Across the album Sarah examines her relationship with the church and its lifelong impacts (‘The Way’), confronts dreams - both the type we have when we’re asleep and the ones we hold for our future - (‘Bothering Me’), triumphant farewells (‘Goodbye!’) and promises never to give up on her loved ones, or herself (‘Give You Up’). Elsewhere, she reaches acceptance in her journey to part with the ideas and people that no longer serve her (‘I Can’t Wait Anymore’) and pushes through to new beginnings and mindsets (‘In My Head’).

Backed by unrestrained horns, she revels in all her big, dramatic and inconvenient feelings (‘Emotions’) and pays tribute to her much-loved and dearly missed friend and former tour manager, Greg Weaver, who passed away in 2019 (‘Dream Weaver’). On ‘To Be Alone’ - her most candidly autobiographical track to date - Blasko excavates the divorce she went through in her mid-20s, a split that saw her run from commitment for many years afterwards - until now, where she finds herself happily ensconced in a domestic life once again, mother to two children who help her see the world in new ways. And, finally, on ‘Divine’, Blasko clutches tight to the beauty in the small moments of the everyday. Despite roaming some big subject matter, I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain is a declaration of positivity and hope amidst the difficulty of life, one that recognises the duality in all things, and pushes forward into the light.