Kelsea Ballerini put the final nail in the coffin of her marriage to Morgan Evans in November 2022. She was young, free, and single — but she headed to the studio, not the nightclubs. The result of her turmoil, “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” is filled with self-reflection as she mourns the end of their relationship. So, what’s the real meaning of “Mountain With A View” by Ballerini?
Well, it’s about Ballerini being alone in the home she shared with Evans and realizing that things are over. “It’s 7 A.M., and I’m on a mountain with a view. I’m the only one alone at a table meant for two,” she sings in the son’s intro. “Big Sur looks beautiful this morning. And I should be missin’ you. I should be missin’ you.”
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On the track, Ballerini confesses she feels like the two have stopped trying to save their marriage. “I’m wearin’ the ring still, but I think I’m lyin’,'” she croons in the chorus. “Sometimes you forget yours; I think we’re done tryin’. I realize you loved me much more at twenty-three. I think that this is when it’s over for me.” As Ballerini tells herself to walk away, she ponders if Evans even realizes how she’s feeling. “I think that this is when I cut the ties. I think that is when I set myself free. One day you’ll ask, ‘When was it over for you?'” She pipes during the song’s bridge.
