Sessions: Mitski - "Francis Forever"

Sessions are intimate performances filmed exclusively for Portals.
Watch the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Mitski perform Bury Me at Makeout Creek highlight “Francis Forever” in Brooklyn, NY.
Video by:
Daniel Dorsa - Producer / Camera
Eric Littmann - Audio

[@sophianur6532]

mitski i am so stoned and crying

[@evilhag4206]

bitch me too thos is so gorgeous im dending it to my girlfriend wow its ver good

[@AyeshaKhan-uh2gz]

Hope you're okay now

[@AyeshaKhan-uh2gz]

@@sophianur6532 oh well you will find your hill to climb eventually

[@thursday7682]

unless i’ve imagined it i swear you’ve commented this on a ton of mitski videos

[@tobitimesthree]

god the first time i listened to this song i was so high and it was borderline religious amen 🙏🏻

[@Nebulia]

mitski is the only person that can make me cry like my heart has been wrenched out of my chest

[@jordyn5815]

you are everywhere

[@senorita-qh6bm]

Feels like it too.

[@papyrussupremacy]

i see you like at least every 2 months ☠

[@minionmizeravel]

Yes..

[@LuxuriousLenay]

bruh the fact I came here just after watching half of the 3rd episode of squid game

[@slitslit4748]

Do you even see/hear the control in her voice and her playing??? I am so jealous. She is the kind of performer who doesn't need to be loud-- you'll want to stay lean in and embrace every one of her notes no matter how soft or far away.

[@cheriesbows]

right

[@radiohedfan79]

ljhjhhohhhhhjjjjjio

[@radiohedfan79]

OOPSLMFAOO I WAS SLEEPING

[@laplantamichay]

this isn't even the best she has played, but it still sounds so damn good

[@Stxrria]

Dayum

[@PRODUTIONisLIMITED]

Her voice is so pretty, i'm glad Adventure Time helped me find this artist

[@kemeru3659]

Same here.

[@scout691]

Can’t agree more

[@p1nkd0ll70]

For me it’s the opposite. I just found out this song is from Adventure Time and I couldn’t be happier

[@doctora.snakeman1427]

@@p1nkd0ll70 As far as I know it's not from Adventure Time, just featured in it.

[@danaguilar5017]

Same

[@adorableolive]

Something about her just makes me feel so intensely

[@imafood]

same, also hi my names Olive too

[@mishmash3927]

Same

[@jesselizabeth8804]

@@mishmash3927 currently crying to this vid after discovered her 5 mins ago

[@Cat-tg8nk]

she is just an incredible person

[@kaitotrimbleiii3998]

you look at her and you think, "wow, that face has held lots of the crushing psychological experiences of life"

[@AlyssaRueckert]

This version of Francis Forever reached through my screen and slapped me across the face

[@ЕкатеринаЛитвиненко-к8ч]

totally

[@mmarissaa]

Just when I thought the original was sad, I find that THIS version exists

[@zim.is.emo.]

This version exactly is oddly comforting to me. Maybe its the softness in her voice or the guitar shes using, but this is my go-to when I cant sleep.

[@norawilson6682]

got drunk and listened to this 10/10 cried harder than i have in years

[@missalainab]

i’m so sorry :( i hope you’re feeling better. you deserve the world

[@ashgray8884]

Im glad th where able to finally get those emotions out with a good cry

[@annikaa881]

AHHH I want this rn

[@ayxbriii]

mood fr

[@mariesazoe2509]

i've had "bury me at makeout creek" on repeat for days now

[@vinnydeubel8622]

You ok?

[@mariesazoe2509]

@@vinnydeubel8622 I’m doing well thanks

[@orin4654]

its been 6 years. how do you feel.

[@mariesazoe2509]

@@orin4654 I’m doing alright. Hope you are too

[@orin4654]

@@mariesazoe2509 how do you feel youve changed over the past 6 years

[@YarrBr0]

healing is a slow process, and this song excellently captures those moments when you think your pain is just never going to go away. it will! you won't feel this way forever. and at least music like this is here to keep you company when you do.

[@TheNobod3]

Hey man, I know you wrote this 2 years ago, but it's something I really needed to hear right now. Thanks.

[@ewsarah]

YarrBr0 ❤️ thank you

[@sailormoooo]

thankyou very much, your comment gives me hope.

[@lerixoff5362]

Pain will go away indeed

[@K.Certiz]

I love this comment

[@reinforcementpandas5502]

I could listen to this forever.

[@reinforcementpandas5502]

And I'm close to forever lol

[@reinforcementpandas5502]

look who's back...

[@enailealmeida1015]

+Reinforcementpandas same

[@fayebulousmonica2823]

same....ive even play this like for 8 pm until i sleep like 11 pm

[@diegomillar]

👽

[@YormanGina]

I think AT should do more covers from indie artists. It's a win-win for both.

[@kokeru]

especially since they have no one to write good song for them anymore we really need more of this lmao

[@bearchildofdeath]

has there been an SU / adventure time crossover yet

[@kokeru]

bob the nice no, and there probably wont be since a) there set in two completly different universe and b) adventure time is ending

[@idunno3370]

the different universes thing shouldn't be a problem as they did cross over su + uncle grandpa we still most likely won't get a crossover but it would've been cool just as a silly little episode

[@kokeru]

i dunno writing on adventure time has now officially ended, so it's def not happening

[@Yu-qp4bx]

She isn’t crying but sounds like crying, which is so beautiful. I will listen to this song again and again!

[@Otra_Chica_de_Internet]

"I look up at the gaps of sunlight, I miss you more than anything" brb I'm gonna cry on the floor

[@pastelgirl6615]

you're everywhere i look ,, EVERYWHERE !!

[@Otra_Chica_de_Internet]

@@pastelgirl6615 jJSJDHDHD SORRY(?? im a very committed mitski stan what can I say ha

[@guitarh3r00]

r u back yet

[@Otra_Chica_de_Internet]

the cold cold floor is my home now, I can't imagine living anywhere else@@guitarh3r00

[@atlastheclown189]

@@guitarh3r00 its mitski, probably not

[@emilyvescio2276]

she is so captivating. easily one of the best artists of our generation

[@lydia4017]

Mitski is such a comfort

[@lucyackerman8235]

fr

[@grrlanachronism6249]

I love watching her sing because you can tell it's so passionate lol

[@druwmurphy]

So is it just me but mitskis music gives off motherly love

[@saw_kon]

same!! thought it was just me w my mommy issues lol

[@hrdscum]

she does

[@iuliahasdeu2305]

It gives tbh and it's comforting bcs it's something i don't get

[@rai.sin5953]

she gives me kindergarten teacher vibes

[@sofiasolteroferreira804]

two days of knowing this song and i can say i really really love it.

[@hugogonzalez1171]

Same, It's a beautiful song

[@notawesternspy4924]

it's been five years of you knowing this song, do you still love it?!

[@rayyy_love]

hope you're doing well

[@NarutoUzumaki-sf5in]

hope youre doing okay

[@-River-.]

İt's been 6 years

[@ph3043]

this woman is an actual lyrical genius. her song are so deep

[@Boolievard]

I've never related more to a lyric than "I don't think I can stand be where you don't see me", among everything I've accomplished sometimes I just want the people who have left to see, more than my partner even.

[@That_Ozian]

She just gives a piece of her soul with every word and even if you can’t really understand what she’s talking about you feel it. It resonates so strongly.

[@dwarrow25]

I don’t know whether to thank this Francis or hit him for giving us these feels

[@mitsk1ontop]

Francis is mitski's middle name

[@pullingdownthemoonforus]

francis is mitski's middle name so choose the first option not the second :)

[@v.bright7123]

😮 today years old finding this tidbit. BTW I associate this song with a different Francis.

[@gulianolihi9197]

I don't know what to do without you I don't know where to put my hands I've been trying to lay my head down I'm writing this at 3 am I don't need the world to see That I've been the best I can be, but I don't think I could stand to be Where you don't see me On sunny days I go out walking I end up on a tree-lined street I look up at the gaps of sunlight I miss you more than anything I don't need the world to see That I've been the best I can be, but I don't think I could stand to be Where you don't see me And autumn comes when you're not yet done With the summer passing by, but I don't think I could stand to be Where you don't see me

[@binlu_]

Like 700 🙀🌷

[@imsunii7210]

@@binlu_ 1k

[@xaraxchnidx]

babe no offence but i don't need lyrics. ive been playing this song on repeat for two hours

[@livelaughlovelain]

@@xaraxchnidx despite listening to this for 2 months, i don’t remember 💀💀 i have the memory of a goldfish bro

[@maxlove8894]

@@xaraxchnidx ok👍👍👍

[@luisacostarica]

I had a really bad day and now I’m crying to this song lmao

[@mononoke1926]

i hope u r ok now

[@luisacostarica]

@@mononoke1926 thank you yeah I’m good now

[@Js4ytmusic]

i hope you had a better day today

[@tothebeyond6318]

I just love the "I miss you more than anything" part

[@ceradevera740]

I love how you can literally see how she connects with the music so much

[@infinitecookies1679]

I found mitski like 3 days ago and I’m already in love with her like I’ve known her for years

[@catrinasn8972]

[Everyone felt that]

[@narcsisus]

has it been an year

[@gi0-]

@@narcsisus two years now

[@elijahsates8269]

same with me back November 2021. although i already heard Francid Forever way back 2016 but when U listened to her other songs it felt like home

[@claugzs]

@@gi0-four years

[@pphantomthievz]

I literally just found this song and I’m quite disappointed that I only found Mitski recently

[@criss.sparkle6919]

Same 😭

[@LadyHarley]

I like to imagine Marcy sings this, quiet like this at home alone with an acoustic guitar, to her audio diary. All sad and emotional

[@saulgoodmanshellokittyphone]

she bares her heart every time she sings. She doesn’t have to and yet she does, and I love her for it

[@eleanorbanana8219]

Her music literally goes through my ears and straight to my soul I love her with all my heart and life

[@puppyglock]

2:14 the "staAnd to be"is killing me mitski u are so beautiful thank you mitski

[@Fatasha776]

The control of her voice is unreal. She doesn't need autotune. Her voice is already perfection.

[@oliviaho5435]

came for the adventure time, stayed for the mitski. i just really freakin love mitski now.

[@folklorre]

I CAN'T STOP CRYING FOR THIS SONG MITSKI I PRAY TO YOU

[@kdumbrell]

So true diluc pfp

[@folklorre]

@@kdumbrell diluc is great

[@svnshinee]

screaming, crying, tearing out my hair, slowly sliding down a wall, rolling on the floor rn

[@kayb933]

This is my favorite song by Mitski. The line "I miss you more than anything" is what makes me replay it over and over, just to hear it. It makes me think of one of my previous relationships, which I still hold close to my heart but know I can't have again.

[@Kocutie]

Bro I’m literally so close to ending it all and this is one of the songs holding me above the sink hole

[@enana8834]

bro i hope u okay

[@Kocutie]

@@enana8834 I am surprisingly somewhat okay! thank you

[@Kocutie]

Bro’s back here again

[@Lucy-qv6bi]

Hello,¿how are you feeling dear?i hope you are better if you are comfortable you can vent!!¿did you eat and drink water?

[@amanjii701]

wishing you the best rn

[@enigmaticx326]

I love the folksy sound of this acoustic performance, but god this song is devastating. Few songs have managed to evoke such intense and visceral emotions for me as this one does.

[@RATSCORNERx]

"I miss you more than anything" is too real. If she was still here i hope she would be proud of me. Rest easy, bestie 🕊

[@rizzlord55]

This song (and this version in particular) is so devastatingly sad. One of the few songs worthy of crying to.

[@quincyfulton793]

i’m not even lying i started crying when i got the ad before this video. before the video even started.

[@AndreasLovely]

Beautiful melodic progression

[@MCD183]

mitski is beautiful

[@madisonoznick6874]

mitski is amazing bro i love her so much

[@mrspuffhashadenough4520]

agreed

[@sashakaye8805]

just realized my own best friend never loved me for who i am, gonna be listening to mitski for a while.

[@azrameysa6362]

Real girl

[@midnightfield]

such a beautiful song. also, the lyrics make me think of my father who passed away two years ago in july - before he was done with the summer passing by.

[@cornmono3665]

instrumentaali Heavy. Sorry to hear about your father. Maybe this song will always keep him with you ^-^

[@leobernstein3164]

I wanna get married in the fall and play this song at the reception

[@pictureparlour000mitski]

the most advanced American songwriter

[@ChuutheworId]

japanese american 😏

[@Defnlyx]

she uses the guitar as if it's her feelings, when she's sad, she cuts the guitar down and sings sweetly, but when she's on the gas she puts herself forward. She's a very beautiful and successful woman.

[@KSHills]

Would probably kill for the tabs to THIS EXACT VERSION or perhaps a video that stays on her hands in not smart enough to figure it out on my own :( ugh

[@rangshi]

Same😭

[@zynerd]

looks like it's drop c#, the rest should be pretty easy to figure out from watching

[@kokohai6044]

i know you posted this 3 years ago but theres a video on youtube with a tutorial, she also drops down the low E to a D and barres the fret when it gets to the intense part

[@vivianpollak2233]

Oh how sublime this is !!

[@yaboi-km2qn]

i think she's in open c# here. put the video on half speed and look at her hands.

[@mszoeexx]

I discovered mitski in the summer of 2016 and I probably watched this video about a thousand times. So glad it got recommended to me again, I had almost forgotten about it, what a gem. She has been a favorite of mine for 5 years now I can't believe it's been that long!

[@sillydaphne]

AUTUMN COMES WHEN YOU'RE NOT YET DONE WITH THE SUMMER PASSING BY

[@StarCastersUniverse]

for some reason this song made me cry but hearing her doing it acoustically you can really hear the raw emotion slipping out - like the sad memories that come through with this song, you're amazing mitski

[@g0r3c0r3z]

Right before I go to bed, I play this song every night. It reminds me of a lullaby that I never got to listen to as a baby. This song calms me and saddens me in a way I can't really comprehend. I love you mitski, you've been the biggest inspiration to me. 🫶🏻

[@aurora3207]

Thank you mitski today me and my best friend got sexually assaulted it was horrible and I was shaking and crying and I feel so disgusting and when I got home I didn’t told anybody and it felt weird that everyone just kept going with their lives while me and my friend traumatised, I am sorry for just dumping it on you but the point is thats it’s your music that helps me every time ily. (Sorry for the bad English I’m from foreigner country)

[@ein8153]

You aren't disguting, please tell anyone about it. You guys aren't alone, we're on your side!! Keep the spirit, i'm so sorry to hear that

[@neole05]

hey aurora 3 i hope you and your best friend are okay, im unfortunately a victim of sexual assault too so i can relate to you, i hope you get better it feels very disgusting and it makes me get so mad that it makes me cry when i remember the times ive been sexually assaulted i hope your doing so much better and please dont be sorry there are many people on the internet wanting to help people they relate too. i wish the best for you aurora

[@gaypride571]

what a beautiful person. You could feel her heartbreak just by watching her play. Mitski is my spirit animal.

[@jodi1890]

mitski i literally cant do this tdy yk i love u but not tdy its to much. THE RAW PAIN AND ENOTION IN YOUR VOICE

[@graysondeprat2945]

probably one of my all time fav songs, has been since it came out

[@raylol4291]

she's so pretty omg

[@halformedgirl]

AND AUTUMN COMES WHEN YOURE NOT YET DONE WITH THE SUMMER PASSING BY

[@Its_me_yourboi]

Good lord, this version made me cry...

[@nugg3t.z]

her timing is so perfect she is like a little metronome

[@nugg3t.z]

i was just ab to like this but it’s me

[@Safak9088]

@@nugg3t.z💀

[@ve_xxy]

Every time I hear this version of this song I burst into tears. She put so much of her heart and soul into this and it shows, I can just feel the energy radiating from this video

[@hcaprice4150]

she's so perfect, everything couldn't be better

[@JohnstonR]

There is someone I lost recently in my life and whenever I miss him I just listen to this song. It perfectly sums up grief and those moments when it feels like the grief is never going to leave. My uncle passed the first day of autumn and the line, "Autumn comes when were not yet done with summer passing by." perfectly sums up everything. Currently my favorite song.

[@rockmonst3r]

I have a huge crush on her! Love how real she is 💜 I also feel if Cobain was still around they would make an epic duet together.

[@luisacostarica]

I love her sm I’m crying her voice is so beautiful

[@l.s1606]

Adventure time cover had marveling with a stronger voice background, while the original is softer and more heartfelt in my opinion. Original for the win!!

[@itsDandyLion]

This isn't the original, it's the singer but it's acoustic, the original is with a band.

[@dariusurs2375]

Marcy s cover was better în my opinion

[@StupidSmut]

+Darius Urs nah fam

[@writbanalim2715]

The version sung for Marcelline felt more like it was coming from actual emotion and pain TBH. This one feels more lullaby-ish. I love both though, just the one with the stronger, more felt vocals, more.

[@writbanalim2715]

Look dude, it is as it is. I don't decide how I feel. I don't decide how a song feels to me. Songs are emotion incarnate, both to the singer and the listener. I don't know how the singers felt because I'm not either of them, but as the listener, I liked more than the other. Now if that's insulting in your opinion, that's too bad. Maybe the voice actor for Marcelline has just refined her voice more. Who knows.

[@Darkbulb1]

best musician ive heard in such a long time

[@CristianLeonardoNS]

I don't know what to do without you I don't know where to put my hands I've been trying to lay my head down But I'm writing this at 3am I don't need the world to see That I've been the best I can be, but I don't think I could stand to be Where you don't see me On sunny days I go out walking I end up on a tree-lined street I look up at the gaps of sunlight I miss you more than anything I don't need the world to see That I've been the best I can be, but I don't think I could stand to be Where you don't see me And autumn comes when you're not yet done With the summer passing by, but I don't think I could stand to be Where you don't see me

[@chrisy534]

Much appreciated :)

[@santosdlaura]

she is so talented, I could listen to this all of my day

[@yenleaks]

Im so obsessed with this version I memorized the tabs just looking at them

[@cat-ve2yv]

all of mitski's songs make me cry in the middle of the night

[@TheGamefreakgame]

Happy new year! May 2021 bring better things! This song is the best, and I wouldn't have found this without adventure time. Me and my friends love this and I find myself singing this from time to time. This song makes me wont to learn guitar.. I honestly didn't realize the meaning until the love of my life left me. The entire year without him I had this stuck in my head.. We are now engaged. He is my world. Thank you Mitski for making this. It resonates with many people whether you know it or not..

[@lita9942]

how are you doing???

[@にゃんい-t2k]

2021 is about to end, i hope you and ur fiancé is having a great life!

[@gateitogototo8976]

Her performance is so sincere... Thank you!

[@erinthepigeon904]

It's incredible how good her voice is and how controlled it is

[@late_spring]

mitski our beloved

[@dimitriisov1262]

Something about how she doesn't look up at the end and just clasps her hands makes me think she really was feeling something as she sang. She seems shy, sad, or unsure

[@p0tat018]

the fact that she sings it exactly the same like the studio version shows how talented she is

[@misscornicat]

She fr sings better than studio version a lot of the time

[@alemariemora]

maybe one of the saddest songs i have ever heard, mitski i love you. every single lyric hits i-

[@zim.is.emo.]

THIS WOMAN HAS HELPED ME THROUGH SO MUCH I CANT ANYMORE AND THIS VERSION IS SO COMFORTING TO ME ANDI HAVE NO IDEA WHY

[@Eunice-aguilera]

mitski you are the only one who makes me vent and feel better, thanks for your songs.

[@felix_feliz1]

IKR thank you mitski

[@macncheeselvr]

crying rn

[@mikewalker4486]

amazing performance an artist with fortitude and conviction i will always support

[@itsmuffintime1341]

In my opinion, she's perfect, she's my angel I love her voice, it's beautiful

[@cienna6052]

I wish she was still making songs she was and still is so amazing :/

[@Technodreamer]

I can't get this damn song out of my head. It's too good.

[@susheetofu]

her voice chewed me alive and spat me out like it’s nothing

[@kortneyalexis]

I love everything about this

[@emilypamenter5101]

this is so beautiful omg

[@ipekozkan45]

Mitski having a heart break to channel all our pain in a song🥹😩😭

[@certifiedcoolgirl99]

i’m sobbing thank you

[@m00uni]

Just went through a break up for some reason it makes me feel so much better

[@summer-kj2pk]

i love you mitski

[@cytrynowynate]

this is really beautiful

[@insomniacfrog]

Yeah right?! :D

[@infectedboof]

I love listening to this after a long day, it's comforting in a way

[@nataliechavez8723]

I never realized this song was in AT till yesterday. I'm still shook since I've been following mitski forever

[@ulissegarnerone]

Mitzki, you are a great genius. Period. Thank you

[@PKNire]

oh hey! It's you! I came across a short song you wrote and posted on tumblr a long time ago! The one you worked on at like 3am. lol. Glad I got to find more of Mitski's stuff through Adventure Time.

[@catarinaferreira8712]

maybe a burning hill?? crazy to think people know her from tumblr

[@ainsleymiller6353]

Her voice is so gentle

[@maddieatkinson1527]

this song hurts more everytime i listen to it