Near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Harkin and her partner were staying in Hudson, NY. In the midst of the beginnings of the pandemic, they decided to leave and return to the UK. The song is about that moment of leaving Mt Merino, a mountain in Hudson, and the beguiling power of its natural bea...
Baby it's time to go
Say goodbye to Mount Merino
But it's the sunniest day of the year
It's the sunniest day of the year
Sunlight floods my eyes
Trick of the light, trick of the light
Do we really have to leave here?
On the sunniest day, the sunniest day
Oh the ancient part of my mind
Tells me everything is alright
The ancient part of my mind
Says everything's fine
What a lie
Baby it's time to go
Say goodbye to Mount Merino
Do we really have to leave here
On the sunniest day of the year?
Oh Mount Merino
That's where I wanna go
Sell 'em high and buy 'em low
Mount Merino take me home
Take me anywhere
This is everywhere
The place you miss, it doesn't exist [x6]
Baby it's time to go
Say goodbye to Mount Merino
The car is almost here
The ancient part of my mind
Tells me everything is alright
The ancient part of my mind
Says everything's fine
Mt. Merino was written by Harkin.