Trees

The fourth single from Mima Merrow's debut album, Almost Home. Released 27th January 2023. Video by John McDiarmid. Filming support from Alex Meyer. Production support from Nicola Denman. Choreography by Jade Adamson - www.jadeadamson.com Music: Written, performed and recorded by Mima Merrow. Produced by Inge Thomson Featuring Inge Thomson on backing vocals and Louis Abott on drums and percussion. Mixed by Garry Boyle - Slate Room Studios. Mastered by Dean Honer - The Bowling Green. A huge thank you to all the performers - Rosetta, Joy, Mags, Rebecca, Wendy, Nicola, Fatma, Asma, Ciara, Shobhita, Paula, Aileen. Thank you to Glasgow Theatre Arts Collective for donating rehearsal space and to the Friends of Southern Necropolis for welcoming us to their beautiful city of the dead. Support me by joining my mailing list : https://www.mimamerrow.com/contact Or buying me a coffee : https://ko-fi.com/mimamerrow Funded by Creative Scotland and Help Musicians UK Lyrics: Make no mistake love The great oak is watching Broad leaves protecting you from harm The Yew is long living In graveyards it listens to regrets Don’t eat the berries They’ll leave you for dead They’ve whispered to Annie Told Jane to run Laughed with Jemima Helped sharpen her tongue Turn left at Derriachy Ciara will be waiting She lives in hazelnuts Has eaten their wisdom She knows the mountain Ash That ward of pishogues Lie down in the dry rods And learn to dream They’ve whispered to Mary Told Maeve to run Laughed with Shobhita Helped sharpen her tongue They’ve screamed with Christina Watched Wendy hunt Wrapped bark around Aoife and soaked up her blood They know what it took for you to be here. They’ve whispered to Etta Told Clare to run Laughed with Iona Helped sharpen her tongue They’ve screamed with Fiona Watched Kerry hunt Wrapped bark around Nula and soaked up her blood They’ve cried with Dorothy Tasted Una’s hate Carried warnings and mournings on scattered leaves Housed plotting and planning Marked birthing and loving. Know that there’s nothing you can be controlling Know that there’s nothing you can be controlling Know that there’s nothing you can be controlling They know what it took for you to be here. They know what it took for you to be here.