Mitski - Working for the Knife (Official Lyric Video)

"Working for the Knife" from the album Laurel Hell by Mitski.
Laurel Hell out now.
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The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We out now.
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Credits:
Video by Rena Johnson.
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Lyrics:
I cry at the start of every movie
I guess ‘cause I wish I was making things too
But I’m working for the knife
I used to think I would tell stories
But nobody cared for the stories I had about
No good guys
I always knew the world moves on
I just didn’t know it would go without me
I start the day high and it ends so low
‘Cause I’m working for the knife
I used to think I’d be done by 20
Now at 29 the road ahead appears the same
Though maybe at 30 I’ll see a way to change
That I’m living for the knife
I always thought the choice was mine
And I was right but I just chose wrong
I start the day lying and end with the truth
That I’m dying for the knife
#Mitski #WorkingfortheKnife #LaurelHell

[@mitskileaks]

Mitski's new album 'The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We', featuring the song "My Love Mine All Mine" is out now. Watch the music video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKmXnH-do6uYrtE Listen to the album: mitski.lnk.to/TLIIASAW

[@leaf111]

❤️

[@dobrafilic7030]

yes mother

[@ads.m.j]

the tour tickets selling out in 2 seconds is my joker origin story

[@euge255]

underrated

[@vanessaortiz3941]

LITERALLY😭😭

[@djwbe2i860]

LITERALLYY 💀💀💀

[@candiabi366]

i can't even go because I live half across the globe 😭

[@yourmother2425]

Really? cuz where I am they still had a ton available on the night of the event lol

[@scarlettloveu]

this song truly shows how mitski can have so much diversity in her songs, but it all leads to this one theme we all know her for.

[@moo1584]

yup i love her so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@a1rh3ad]

INDEED

[@mialeyxx]

ayo 😈

[@shreksgfcourtney]

true

[@Anewevisual]

PAIN

[@varvaras.4111]

"but nobody cared for the stories i had about no good guys..."

[@jamison5116]

Everyone talks about the “I didn’t know it would go without me” part, but the “I always thought the choice was mine, I was right, I just chose wrong” part hits so hard

[@Esquizo3000Waza]

REALL

[@fairyati_]

LITERALLY THAT DAMN PARTT 😭😭

[@Obiwankenobi212th]

This song is truely a work of art Heartbreakingly beautiful would be the correct term

[@Wusyaname7777]

YES

[@d4xn4v]

yep

[@whichoneishikaru9151]

literally

[@moo1584]

“i always knew the world moves on, i just didn’t know it would go without me” it’s amazing how she can word so many emotions out.

[@moo1584]

@Novi Novita no

[@yura7027]

anyone who listen to mitski is automatically my friend

[@fall_tea8857]

Thank you

[@rayleakss]

so true

[@renexaa]

agreed

[@thelogIady]

Hell yea

[@l3monii]

Hi bestie😩💗

[@mansi2103]

"I cry at the start of every movie, I guess cause I wish I was making things too" god it's like she writes for me

[@chynabarbieeeeee]

I used to be a fan, but after hearing this masterpiece, I'm a whole air conditioner

[@plutospoison]

That was a good one I can't lie

[@emmal3853]

FR

[@rayleakss]

sorry im a washing machine

[@Rasinmus]

LMFAO

[@yessygarcia9452]

LMAOOO

[@alex-to3oo]

This song is a literal banger.

[@yvmihisux]

true true

[@vinn3879]

all her songs are

[@deeznut5690]

Very

[@enigmaticx326]

WTF is a “literal” banger?

[@cursedbyday108]

@@enigmaticx326 a really good song

[@bb-jm3ti]

Mitski’s comments is full of bilingual queens kings and things😍

[@BroonParker]

Full of something. This is a tremendous song - she writes and performs with a directness that is almost shocking and always impressive. But the comments here? I wish I hadn't visited them.

[@turyabhatkar]

@@BroonParker why though, it's mostly just positive people expressing their love for mitski's music lol

[@BroonParker]

@@turyabhatkar true, but there's love and then there's... sorry, just not my cup of tea. I find Mitski's work so appealing because of its economy, how direct, raw and emotional it is. No gush. I don't enjoy the hyperbole here and find it strangely at odds with Mistki's art. Happy that others are happy, and glad that others love this, but the tenor of this is not for me, that's all. Up voted your very fair comment though.

[@drinkerofpaint]

I love that all the comments I had seen were in English then this one just happened to be sandwiched between Spanish and I think russian

[@Alan-qg7rr]

@@BroonParkerMitski songs are full of hyperboles wdym?? 😭

[@CookingBrownies]

This song literally came out when I needed it the most.

[@user-pm9pw6cj4c]

Aliiiiii

[@ventingmachine101]

found this song when i needed it the most.

[@danielkaufman4114]

“I start the day lying and end with the truth” that line is literally Mitski 101

[@My2cents.]

One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates. 🎈

[@solarprogeny6736]

your comment and channel sound more like a cult than actual interesting thought.

[@My2cents.]

@@solarprogeny6736 Lol The goal of the takeaway is to offer a different perspective on seeking, and to introduce Non-Duality. No cult or monetization here.

[@solarprogeny6736]

@@My2cents. "the goal of the takeaway"

[@BroonParker]

@@solarprogeny6736 pizza maybe?

[@sakura9959]

Very relaxing and mesmerizing indeed

[@bonfiner]

arte en su máxima expresión, te amo Mitski

[@umm5722]

sí.

[@lia_ap2486]

si

[@kzauraa]

i wish i had the ability to write songs that mitski has. each one is different yet they’re the same. it’s like we’re watching a story go on with each song.

[@Ash-gk8jp]

I think you can get there with practice

[@meow2850]

fun fact : mitski invited the world

[@solarprogeny6736]

i wasn't invited... :(

[@nicekittysara3560]

@@solarprogeny6736 HELP

[@umm5722]

yep

[@victoria793]

we can confirm that fact by watching the only heartbreaker‼️ stream

[@v3n0m71]

whoever listens to mitski is automatically have a good taste

[@fairy-typesystem]

TRUEEEEE

[@watermelonpineapple3115]

ONG

[@umm5722]

exactly

[@Mafufuzz]

Exactly

[@Daniela-oo9lg]

ESTOY TAN ORGULLOSA DE ESTA MUJER, TE AMO MITSKI

[@beastieboysfaneditsarchive3306]

Nice mitski pfp!

[@rayleakss]

no mitski, the world is moving on with you because you are our genius :( the lyrics of your songs always make me fell so understood, omg. thank you for existing

[@REY3727]

mitski doesn't know u and will never see this.

[@theactualmiuiswaifu]

​@@REY3727who pissed in ur cereal damn 😟

[@blue.ae6568]

@@theactualmiuiswaifu "who pissed in ur cereal" LOL HELP💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@yura7027]

me when i love mitski

[@galaxyseal5081]

so true

[@zxvs]

Frr

[@mayanvs]

true

[@umm5722]

frr

[@kb2957]

so true agree Stan

[@user-mj4nu9yp9v]

OKAY BUT "i cry at the start of every movie; i guess 'cause i wish i was making things too" i didn't know i can relate to something this hard

[@valeria-jv7pc]

gracias mitski, mis oídos han sido bendecidos

[@clarethecat5199]

Mitski's music is so cool to me because you can really feel how personal they are to her - and she never seems to 'smooth it out' to be more universal/relatable.. very admirable, in my eyes. (Love the visuals, too!)

[@user-qv1rw8ml7v]

Если я перестану слушать данную песню,то это буду не я

[@rayleakss]

i don't know about what you are talking about but i liked it because you are comenting on a mitski's video so i guess what you are saying is a cool thing, because mitski is a cool thing

[@sanshine9592]

@@rayleakssthe translation: if i stop listening to this song it won't be me.😪🤲🏻 same here

[@camilagc4084]

me

[@sentbyangels]

@@rayleakss basically, they were saying how they can't stop listening to this song lol

[@rr4m0up37]

Да!!!!

[@valentita1635]

Fun fact: mitski is god and created everything

[@v3n0m71]

💀

[@xionqers]

amen 🙏

[@solarprogeny6736]

oh interesting i might bring that up at a party

[@chapignon2072]

I found my religion

[@hallevlogz8976]

🙏🏼

[@creamtastic2314]

This song feels like doing something over and over again and it becoming repetitive and boring. Like you no longer have a say in what happens because if you choose to quite, all of your hard work would equate to nothing. That you would be nothing. You can’t escape the personal hell that was created for you so you settle on what you have now and try to make it enough, it NEEDS to be enough because what are you doing if it isn’t? You’re living life but are you truly alive? You work til you die, even if it’s something you love doing. Eventually, that too will become a necessity, something you need to do rather then something you love. Because there is no room for love in this industry, money rules supreme and we all die the same. We are all essentially, working for the Knife.

[@The.Description.of.a.Fool.]

I agree and also it could be seen as a artist envying and wanting to create but since it's a subjective thing there could only be so little value in it and it could just be a constant of envying other people and working yourself dry until you can finally succeed and see a way to change even if it means letting go of your humanity as long as you can survive

[@gabrielasyring]

THIS... EXACTLY THIS

[@mitskigf]

this made me sadder than ever but it’s so accurate 😩

[@louise5478]

you really put it into words. thankyou

[@reneekeerthana841]

I love Jesus and He loves me. I'm not working for the knife

[@nadyavain6759]

i just can’t, why all my friends just don’t know about this genius woman, i have no one to share my happiness

[@navya3469]

its kinda good if u ask me, our beloved mitski can be our little secret, a friend we can go to everytime we feel low or wanna feel something...

[@funkytweekkkk]

'I always thought the choice was mine, And I was right but I just chose wrong' SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND

[@kusx0635]

love mitski for inventing knives and living!

[@nelepajula5119]

the great thing about music is that, it can be whatever you want it to be. this song could potentially be about so many things, like capitalism, growing up and time passing, not being happy with your career or life, about doing so much and nobody caring, being and artist and having to constantly write about pain for other people to be happy, your dreams not coming true, about really seeing what being an adult is like. i love mitski

[@mandovski]

"I always knew the world moves on, I just didn't know it would go without me" get me crying every time.

[@dontescaglione]

“I start the day high, and it ends so low” This is talking about the constant circle that we are entrapped in. We work like assassins that assassinate ourselves. We beat ourselves up so much until we can’t take it, without even knowing it’s ourselves that we are harming. We emotionally stab ourselves every day. We are working for the knife.

[@vermaledeit1799]

nailed it

[@sarahora2866]

I cry at the start of every movie I guess 'cause I wish I was making things too But I'm working for the knife I used to think I would tell stories But nobody cared for the stories I had About no good guys I always knew the world moves on I just didn't know it would go without me I start the day high and it ends so low 'Cause I'm working for the knife I used to think I'd be done by twenty Now at twenty-nine, the road ahead appears the same Though maybe at thirty I'll see a way to change That I'm living for the knife I always thought the choice was mine And I was right but I just chose wrong I start the day lying and end with the truth That I'm dying for the knife

[@arorasaakshi]

"I always thought the choice was mine and I was right, but I just chose wrong. I start the day lying and end with the truth." damn, she didn't have to go so hard and expose me like that 😭😭😭😭

[@melissa7299]

Nice background music for a good cry

[@yvmihisux]

mitski, my beloved

[@fairy-typesystem]

true true

[@oharayuka4562]

Gracias miski por todo tu esfuerzo y desempeño que has puesto en tus proyectos, te amamos!

[@marilindawzx]

LINDAAA

[@armyn793]

Let's go mitski fans, let's cry again!

[@alwayshearteyes]

She has a voice of an angel. I named my cat Mitski bc everytime I would put one of her songs on, she would appear.

[@mako5379]

there's no way another Mitski's song will hurt m- I USED TO THINK I WOULD TELL STORIES, BUT NOBODY CARED FOR THE STORIES I HAD ABOUT

[@applepie5797]

mitski you're the only one whose lyrics carve into my skin and hurt my heart, i absolutely love your music and you, u make me feel so seen and understood. Thanks for everything u do, I would love to see u live but I'm spanish :/ Thanks for helping me through so many breakdowns :))

[@siyadulari-15]

this video is so..... MITSKI IS A DIMENSION O MY GODDGD

[@rabiamirza6821]

i wanna give everyone who listens to mitski a big warm hug

[@dennishernandezlemus1443]

TE AMOO MITSKI 😭

[@saint3356]

turning 31 this year. this song violently hits my head and soul.

[@evelynkaila1216]

Every time I listen to Mitski's songs I am increasingly amazed by the voice and art she brings in her songs 🦋🖤

[@duckster275]

I can't stop listening to this song, my favourite mitski song by far. I also relate to it on many levels

[@ephemeral1571]

yes i literally dropped everything for this

[@farah3655]

SAME I GOT A NOTIFICATIONS AND DIDNT EVEN THINK TWICE

[@yvmihisux]

SAME

[@missfrizzle1717]

chills. honestly I prefer these visuals to the MV

[@triviaaa]

I was a different person when I discovered this song. I found what the truth is since then. This song has become a thousand times better.

[@drea3348]

Thank u mitski 💕

[@Dalbit_Del_Rey]

My favorite Mitski song

[@risboturbide9396]

I'm almost 40 and the road looks exactly the same as 20 years ago... 😢

[@mr.cobaltnova9535]

Is it just me being drunk or is this like the best fucking piece I've ever happened upon in my entire existence??

[@averagecompscienjoyer9729]

how does she always describe feelings i haven't been able to my whole life.

[@averagecompscienjoyer9729]

this song came one day after my 18th birthday and I swear it described exactly what I was thinking its insane

[@Idontwantachann]

“i start the day a lie, and it ends with the truth” hits too close to home

[@KimGhidorah]

I love the subtle shoegaze elements in this song 😍 Mitski is really in a league of her own among mainstream artists. The lyrics and visuals are killer too! 🤘

[@eusuntcatnap]

Mitski got me crying

[@bubulalaya]

Fav song ever

[@tiraeye]

Crying shaking throwing up shedding tears running feeling eating dying standing sitting separating laughing dancing bawling my eyes out on the floor

[@lysydomisy]

"i used to think i will tell stories but nobody cared about the stories i had" so real i will cry

[@theowlhouseseason3213]

The circle in the middle to me represents presence that remains with us through the whole trip of existence

[@ahrykitsune]

Her voice is so amazing 💗🥺

[@leaveamericayouwont7869]

“I start the day lying and end with the truth that I’m dying for the knife.” Is a line I don’t think people appreciate enough

[@janettherrera7525]

mitski is a really good artist, i don't know why people takes hate to her

[@v3n0m71]

People are hating on her?

[@maepicnic2460]

I use this song to cope. I had a true taste of love. Intimate…after such hardships…it was like magic…a miracle to me…I chose wrong so many times when I thought I was choosing right…so I lost it. And it’s gone. He’s not even dead. Mental illness…trauma from childhood…it bleeds into every aspect of life and the pursuit of happiness. I was so understanding for him but he couldn’t be for me…he’s not even a jerk it’s just we couldn’t see each other cuz we both have no money. Can’t see each other. Yet we have a whole kid together…this is too cruel. The world really does go on without my love story getting played out…the truth really is that I’m dying each time for another taste of love. Meaningless life is without it. Idek why.

[@ashli658]

Gracias a llorar, te quiero mitski

[@plumixx]

i love you mitski

[@antoniaruiz7810]

mitski te amo 💗

[@melaolimao7544]

Brasil te ama muito, mitski deusa

[@rayleakss]

SIM SIM BRAZIL LOVES YOU MITSKI

[@aleinadomi7222]

I love ur music so much mitskiiii, so glad ur getting the attention u deserve these days ❤️❤️❤️

[@sucodemiojo3860]

I recently started a new job. I'm 17, so i work 10 hours a day, and then at night i study. I'm also an artist and i really wish i could do what i love, but not only i don't have the time for what I love, i need money, so i exchange my time, sacrifice what's left of my teen years for a little bit of money. It hurts to lose all my motivation to make art, to go out and see the world. And it hurts even more to know all my efforts are worthless. Working harder won't make the world wait for me. It will discard me when i'm too broken to keep it up. Thank you mitski for making a song so many of us can relate. It brings comfort to my soul knowing that i'm not the only one who feels heavy because of my job.

[@sosolikesyt3580]

absolutely amazing. Can’t wait to see your show next year Mitski!!!

[@katitax508]

The graphics are fantastic and go so well with the song

[@Moxxis_luvr7]

damn meatski really working hard to buy a knife

[@high54me]

Gorgeous video. Mitski, don't ever feel alone. Thank you for joining us with your music 🖤

[@sakura9959]

Love it. The visuals, I don’t have the words for it but it looks awesome, I’m just in love. I can’t wait to analyze the lyrics a bit more too.

[@l4ranja]

ÍCONE

[@uticaliz]

bold of you to assume i don’t have the lyrics to this song etched into my brain

[@user-io6yj9kv2t]

I thank mitski everyday for existing.

[@hello-rg2ww]

This has to be my favorite song ever

[@sarah7505]

i love you.

[@maferarlert3711]

mitski your music is amazing

[@speaksoslightly]

its insane how she can say the thoughts and feelings that i have no idea how to express so beautifully and in such perfect wording

[@suzaine2791]

I LOVE YOU MITSKI

[@elvenleif]

This is my new favorite song by mitski, it is a work of art and the lyrics are just so relatable for me :")

[@angelyusuke]

Mitski

[@ag-jo1hi]

mitski coming back and creating music again is the highlight of my entire year 💞

[@rio-um7im]

the music is so beautiful, so many relatable lyrics this is a masterpiece

[@gadeac.s.1438]

Mitski invented knifes and music... Wow, such a hardworking woman

[@Nikimylove09]

This is a masterpiece

[@Kitty_Kel]

Thanks for releasing some of the best songs I’ve ever listened to Mitski

[@jasaray]

one of my favourite mitski songs tbh

[@wozibwald8780]

Such a good song, thank you Mitski!!!

[@NorthStarMagic_]

This song finds you when you need it most.

[@vermaledeit1799]

a def✌🏻

[@ynes_TSAGOR]

Best song of mitski.

[@urafool8367]

mitski i adore you and your albums u are so so so talented and wish more people knew you i wish you had tickets to miami or fl in general because i would love to see you there! keep working hard and creating bangers