Pasir di antara jari kaki jadi gambaran pertama yang muncul begitu “Most of It” diputar. Katie Buchanan menulis lagu akhir musim panas ini tentang jatuh cinta sambil tahu betul semuanya akan berakhir, dibungkus lewat gitar akustik yang hangat dan ketukan padat yang tiba-tiba masuk di menit pertama.

Aransemennya bergerak dari intim menjadi megah. Vokal berlapis dan koor gitar mengangkat lagu ke titik yang lebih luas, seperti mobil yang melaju kencang menuju cakrawala kota di tengah malam.

Liriknya jujur soal ketidakkekalan. Saat Katie Buchanan menyanyikan “I know heaven doesn’t exist, but you make me wish that it did”, itu bukan pengakuan naif, melainkan cinta yang dipilih sadar meski tahu batasnya.

Lagu cinta biasanya berusaha terlalu keras untuk terdengar abadi. Katie Buchanan justru memilih jujur soal keterbatasan waktu, dan itulah yang membuatnya terasa lebih nyata dibanding kebanyakan lagu cinta musim panas lainnya.

Lirik Lagu Katie Buchanan – “Most of It”

We went to the coast and we took off our shoes
Sand in my toes, only for you
Head on my shoulder
Hand in my hand
The curve of the earth
Starting over again

I don’t know how you found me, the state I was in
But for once in my life I won’t question it
Head on my shoulder
Heart in your hand
We were just kids
Starting over again

I know heaven doesn’t exist
But you make me wish that it did
I would follow you to the end
Over again, over again
But there’s no point in playing pretend
There are rules and there are reasons
This one go around is all that we get
So I’m gonna make the most of it

I remember the late nights, the yellow cabs home
Waking up downtown no longer alone
Head on my shoulder
Heart in my hand
Another year older
Starting over again

I know heaven doesn’t exist
But you make me wish that it did
I would follow you to the end
Over again, over again
But there’s no point in playing pretend
There are rules and there are reasons
This one go around is all that we get
So I’m gonna make the most of it

We went to the coast and we took off our shoes
The end of the road it was just me and you
Head on my shoulder
Hand in my hand
The curve of the earth
Starting over again

I know heaven doesn’t exist
But you make me wish that it did
I would follow you to the end
Over again, over again
But there’s no point in playing pretend
There are rules and there are reasons
This one go around is all that we get
So I’m gonna make the most of it