The Lemon of Pink is the second album by American musical duo The Books, released October 7, 2003 on the Tomlab record label.
Initial critical response to The Lemon of Pink was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 86, based on 9 reviews. The online webzine Pitchfork Media placed The Lemon of Pink at number 20 on their list of the top 100 albums of 2000–2004.
While track 1 & 2 are different songs, both are called simply "The Lemon of Pink".
"That Right Ain't Shit" was used as the soundtrack in an advertisement for a Hummer vehicle.
The lemon of pink
Flowing velvet
The lemon...
of pink
(whispered) ... subtle details ...
Hey. Hey. Hey, nigga! (laughter)
Who's working ...
We went through hell
We went through hell
All's well that ends well
Well, well, well, well
I told you
A roof but ...
Was always smokers ourselves
Was always smokers ourselves
We went through hell
We went through hell
All's well that ends well
Well, well, well, well
Well, well
Sometimes
I feel