What is Puberty 2 Actually About?

Mitski"s Album P2 or "puberty 2" is The 4th Mitski album. This is a Puberty 2 Album Analysis. The other albums are called Be the Cowboy, Bury Me At Makeout Creek, Puberty 2, Retired from Sad, New Career in Business and 'lush'.
0:00 intro
0:32 Happy
1:59 Dan the Dancer
3:13 Once More to See You
5:13 Fireworks
7:11 Your Best American Girl
9:28 I Bet on Losing Dogs
10:36 My Body is Made of Crushed Little Stars
12:44 Thursday girl
15:15 A Loving Feeling
16:44 Crack Baby
19:18 A Burning Hill
20:52 The Meaning Of Puberty 2
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#Puberty2
#Mitskifanclub
if you liked ranking mitski songs :0 or what your favorite mitski song says about you, can you guess the Mitski song by the instrumental? and Guess the Mitski Song by The Beginning you might like this video

[@dazey8706]

i took the line "went to your room thinking youd feel something, but all i found was your burning body waiting" to mean she was in search of an emotional connection with the person but found they only wanted a physical/casual relationship

[@32.saibahelal21]

I wish I could like this comment a hundred times, Crack baby is my favorite song but I never was able to decode this line, thank you :)

[@dazey8706]

@@32.saibahelal21 my silly little interpretation feels so valued rn ur so sweet :,) !!

[@ghostlyvisitor]

That is such a good interpretation. I kind of interpreted it as the person in the room had od and died......

[@emmanuelobandodiaz5860]

I interpreted as a disconnection from your own feelings, one can try to go to the room to "feel something" because the room is private and maybe you are more likely to be vulnerable when people are not around.

[@xerilaun]

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[@mthmn9591]

i think this persepctive. It feels to me like Mitski presents all these stories and situations that tend to happen during one's younger ages, especially during Puberty; Short/Silly love, sex, drugs, questioning her position in society. She uses these metaphors to present depression, insecurities, and loneliness. For example one may listen to Dan the Dancer and think that it's of Mitski's first time, which I'd agree with, yet there are so many layers in which one can interpret the true meaning of this story. I believe this album shows Mitski's harmful mindset in her adulthood, reminiscent of the love and emotion shed feel during her young adulthood , calling it Puberty 2.

[@mthmn9591]

i was so high when i made this comment im not even kidding im so sorry

[@artemi-sim4872]

@@mthmn9591 okay but you ate and i agree

[@angela.luntian]

This is probably it. Only that rather than reminiscing, all these things are happening right now in the viewer's adulthood. A sort of late bloom situation. Youve already passed through your biological puberty, and youre only experiemcing these things people associate with puberty late into your 20s.

[@plantyx978]

My favourite mitski shitposter

[@loverman4380]

woop

[@redacted_yt]

@@loverman4380why did bro make two videos and then dip

[@achunikeokafor9242]

“And I’ve been a forest fire, I am a forest fire. And I am the fire, and I am the forest, and I am a witness watching it” is such a beautiful way of saying, I am the problem and I am the victim and I am the bystander altogether. Mitski’s lyrical genius is at work.

[@ladylazarus479]

i love watching depressed people explain an entire mitski album to me, thank u so much

[@juliaherbus2274]

I personally disagree with your interpretation of a burning hill. She's not happy, she's just tired, tired of being disappointed and used. She's going to work, doing boring mundane things and trying to love the little things to fill up that hole. Depression is slowly making her decay she doesn't know herself anymore and doesn't have the energy of doing anything risky because of how scared she is of getting hurt because she KNOWS she wouldn't be able to handle it. She's trying to find happiness in the little things so she doesn't fall apart because she feels she has a responsibility to live and exist but she doesn't feel a purpose

[@lucasb237]

was going to say this- I feel it's the opposite of hope or light, more so a surrender or giving up

[@Elisahilda]

Mitski songs always sound better when you know the meaning.

[@Marushkamon]

Addition to Thursday girl, mitski was born on a Thursday

[@ncoeache]

I love your illustrations they’re very inspiring

[@loverman4380]

its all thanks to jspaint.app

[@jian8813]

I hope that every Mitski album gets this type of video

[@chiasa3311]

CAN YOU POST A VIDEO FOR OTHER ALBUMS TOO?? i've been listening to her music for a long time and since then i believed that the meaning of the songs was personal and it depended on the experiences of the listener but for some songs i cant even build up a storyline and they dont make sense that much so i really wonder the meaning behind them. yes i can look it up but trust me this video was the most clear one compared to what ive read before. ty so so so much!!

[@sianemone]

This was one of my favorite video essays in a while. I loved all of your interpretations, and how you tied them all together with a very distinct editing style (and interspaced humor). I know these videos take a long time to make, but if it means anything I think it was well worth it :)

[@loverman4380]

THANKS!!

[@normalaboutoctavian]

I interpret Thursday Girl very differently, but maybe that's just because I see it through the prism of my own experiences

[@gillian7960]

how do u interpret it?

[@keroline]

to me Thursday Girl is a girl going out partying on thursdays (already) instead of the socially acceptable times like friday and saturday. She is getting lost in the partying/drug scene and she wants someone to stop her for this/ call her out

[@gillian7960]

@@keroline oh wow, that's a very interesting perspective! im not too sure how to interpret this song, so thanks for your input :)

[@waterworks_yes]

the little ms paint drawings that show up now and then are hilarious lmao, nice analysis

[@gray6209]

WAIT I GET TO DO AN ESSAY ON A MITSKI SONG OF MY CHOICE THIS YEAR THIS CAN HELP ME PICK ONE ILY

[@soupster857]

i like to think that the album's title comes from how after all this self destruction, she sort of reinvented herself. it was like a metamorphasis - a second puberty. but that also makes me feel pretty fucking defeated. i'm barely 16 and i've had enough. i'm four attempts in ffs. i've been thinking about my future more often lately and it sucks how you can't just turn 18 and magically mature and stop being sad and unpredictable and horny and impulsive and awkward. it seems like this second puberty lasts for most of your twenties but i've already had enough of my first puberty. the lie of maturity i've been told my whole life is being reconstructed and honestly it sucks. sorry for the rant. i just want to be grown.

[@cynthiasoolihua2410]

hi kiddo!! I don't know if this will help at all, but I'm currently 21 (22 this year) and my childhood/teenagehood was terrible. abuse, bullying, poverty, etc. I was planning on ending at 18 actually. but here I am, three years after and I've come to find my life is extraordinarily better. like, so good I didn't think it would ever be this good. I have a partner, a stable job, a lot of my own personal life goals have been met already and I'm only 21. I'm so unbelievably sorry that you're so young and already so burdened with what life has done unto you. you're allowed to be angry, and frustrated, and resentful. but please keep going, because from one chronically mentally ill person to another, it DOES indeed get better. it will take time but the time WILL come and you will thank your past self for still pushing forward. you're a kid, so don't be hard on yourself. the world is hard enough and you need to be your own safe haven. learn, live, please live. you've got a destiny worth fulfilling and someday you will find yourself staring back at the empty void you escaped with nothing but a garden of hope ahead of you. don't worry about meeting anyone else's expectations; when you find yourself at a point where you're satisfied with life and someone criticises it, tell them this - just because your mountain touches more of the sky than mine doesn't mean mine isn't touching it at all. Extraordinary means different things to different people, and nobody but you knows the full context of your life. you're gonna make it, I know it kiddo. with love.

[@soupster857]

@@cynthiasoolihua2410 this made me cry thank you so much!!!

[@saidhuizar2893]

I feel you SO much. Im also 16, close to 17, and mate is this hard. I dont think ive been through that much in life but I may be underestimating it. I dont even know, tried to write something coherent here and ended up about a lot of stuff, but the important part is that I am now reflecting about some things and it kinda made me realize about some of the ways I damage myself, so thanks for commenting and helping a random person 8 months later do something. And thanks for being alive, because it is worth it, for the good moments, for making a good life. Even if those moments are scarce now, they will slowly become more and more frequent, better, you just gotta live to experience them. If some of this helps a bit im glad. If not, Im sorry, just know there is people that ubderstand you, even tho its 1 am and I should really go to sleep, even if our mother tounge is not the same and we are absolute randoms on the Internet, there are people who can relate to you, who can and are willing to understand you, care for you, try to help you. So live to meet them. Live to listen to the next mitski álbum. Live and keep going. Please, stay alive. Sorry for all of this, Just wanted to say something.

[@karina-ie1hq]

on thursday girl: she was also born on a thursday (on my birthday) so that could add another layer of destiny and maybe breaking it? at least wanting to... but rather than being triumphant in some glorious (ha) battle, shattering some cross-cultural barrier (what would happen if ybag was resolved), she concedes and take the mundane (littler things) path.. i am so incredibly and respectfully in love with this woman

[@mellamotina5100]

Puberty 2’s lyricism reminds me a lot of Tidal by Fiona Apple… not necessarily how it’s written but it’s vulnerability. I think it’s just that they describe intimacy with words like “taste” 😅

[@asghoststpd]

yes!! both are some of my fav albums ever

[@jackickingandsobbing1742]

I think the best part of happy is that the actual part with happy in it lasts only about 30 seconds, with the remaining time being Mitski wishing about him. It’s the same as the fleeting feeling of happiness (or orgasm) after a night with someone

[@Tipsy_Turby]

My Body is Made of Crushed Little Stars and Burning Hill will always make me cry. My God Mitski is amazing. Beautiful video essay and lyric analysis. :D

[@-satanicpanic-]

As a Mitski enjoyer I appreciated this greatly. I'd love to see you annalyse her other albums but I'd definitely understand if you don't want to, they are heavy as fuck.

[@Sp1cyP3pp3r]

im 14 and this is so deep

[@katelyn4109]

actually real💀💀💀

[@echnezaliuh668]

unironically yes

[@SiN.raN.home.]

i do love these interpretations, though i think ascribing them to being autobiographical in most cases can be misleading. in an interview, mitski has said that when she writes, she focuses on a specific feeling and the songs are written to express that feeling as best as possible (rather than pulling from lived experiences) also: this analysis made me realize how much of a heteronormative lens ive been viewing her songs, i didnt even consider a queer perspective on once more to see you but it makes sm sense woah

[@greydub1414]

pleas please PLEASE do an interpretation of Bury Me at Makeout Creek, I feel like it's got some of mitksi's best songs and some really cool interpretations could be made with them.

[@Claavin]

Just found this channel and watched both of your videos, really good work honestly. Perfect mix of humor and also smart analysis. Definitely earned a subscriber and I’m excited to see what you do in the future if you choose to continue :)

[@MITSKILush]

Iloveyou pleas continue on doing videos cus icant live without you them

[@trinityguiao370]

mitski content i click

[@jncarvajal]

omfg FINALLY an actual analysis to this album!!! great video

[@guic1760]

please make a video like this for every album

[@tabioca]

if only i could make sense out of math like this bro what a sexy, sexy analysis

[@sentrenade1244]

The way I’ve interpreted Thursday girl is that she in a hypersexual point in her life and the only way she can feel connected to people is sex but that’s all anyone wants from her they won’t tell her no and sit down with her to find out what’s wrong the on her knees in my head referring to sex but probably also praying

[@pobster]

absolutely obsessed with this video.. it was so good pls keep doing them omg

[@geoxoxo2414]

These videos are so so good ty!!!!!

[@aikoa.asatovalencia8721]

I should be doing homework, but... Great video, btw :))

[@Claavin]

Ugh literally same

[@mana-yo8sw]

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks!

[@clixhe]

Love the video 10/10 recommended to watch again

[@jambo6817]

this is incredible, please make more

[@angelaor6930]

obsessed with this, please make one for the other albums

[@xypher437]

i loved this video bro PLS do her other albums too

[@dollbelt4147]

i love this video/analysis so much GREAT EDITING I LOVE IT SO MCUH

[@cassdraws06]

I went in expecting nothing and learned so many meanings, of course there's things I don't agree with but this was very well done and thank you sm for making it

[@andressasala9441]

this entire album reminds me so much about Aiko Tanaka. it's really sad that she couldn't get away from that rabbit hole and all her story it's hopelessly catastrophic, as well as the rest of the Oyasumi Punpun mangá, in most parts. me as a Mitski fan have a place in my heart for this manga and if you like Mitski as well I recommend you to read it, unless you have some triggers or are in a rock bottom phase of your life, cause it will destroy you, certainly.

[@rzy_strwbreez]

I’m spending my saterday watxhing and hour long video about the meaning of Mitski’s songs and mitski covers and mitski interviews and mitski concerts

[@kimmberlycs]

This made my day 100% times better, please do more 💕

[@m00nlove]

i interpret Thursday girl as losing yourself in others, pleasing them to find approval (hence walking on her knees)

[@minimeal9353]

i love this video. thanks for making it

[@abigailbobosikova]

thank you, for now i have an even better understanding of our queens songs 😼😼

[@furamingo1390]

for years ive been trying to find out more ab this album, i know every words but nvr fully saw the whole picture. great analysis

[@noorz5895]

very entertaining video, looking forward to more content from you! (assuming you're planning on making more videos)

[@earth2angell]

best youtube video I've seen by far, I love Mitski and love this channel def subscribed!!

[@adr3kii]

i loved this sm pls do Bury Me At Makeout Creek, ur shits fire bro

[@annie-ud7zy]

you need to do more albums i love thiss

[@gleegleeg]

I have been waiting YEARS for a video like this tysm ur the best

[@user-wd3gu6pl5w]

Damn man great videos we just need more please

[@xenogendarlings]

i love all the shitty little pixel drawings so much

[@stargirl42]

oh my god i absolutely LOVE lyric analysis' so much. this video is acc so good you should make some of these for other mitski albums

[@ggg-kj9je]

love this analysis one of my favorite albums ever 💗💗

[@pixelrotz]

thank you for mitski analysis very cool enjoyed

[@cx0b1n]

this is such a nice video, I adore mitski because she not only makes beautiful music but also because she is not afraid to talk about topics that some people aren't comfortable with and/or people don't want to accept

[@reanluimstra6960]

I relate so much to crack baby

[@manglequeen5616]

Dude please make one for every album you are amazing

[@Simplystf_23]

I realy loved your analysis on this album,cried for at least half of the video lol, I am susbcribing,hoping you will make a video about her other albums.

[@sk_lxr2920]

this analysis is so well done I thought you were a famous KZbinr... Great job!

[@fckitiloveyou]

yea this is EXACTLY what I look for when I open this silly little app! Thank u

[@bwaluvr7]

phenomenal pls make mor

[@periodslayidk]

I love this so much! Please do lush it's my favorite mitski album

[@gardencorpse]

wow so amazing this was great and yippee!!

[@block4u]

Don't call me out for procrastination

[@sleekyissleepy]

amazing video

[@statsy150]

Omg thank you for this I never analyse her lyrics cause I’m dumb so this was such a helpful video

[@ashy_inking1476]

Great video, I watched till the end

[@gabriellucas_animations]

Awesome! Please made a Bury Me at Makeout Creek Analisys!

[@lilcupcake2646]

Honestly i feel like many people interpretating Your best American girl forget that another important thing in that song is how it speaks about being raised by a toxic mother.

[@ciaosonovale8765]

great video

[@Isabisamisa]

Puberty 2, especially fireworks is without a doubt her masterpiece, I always recommend Puberty 2 to anyone who is new to Mitski because I know that the overpowering emotion and incredible lyricism in every song will completely swallow them. Absolutely her best album.

[@izzyyy_y9282]

istg you will never understand how much i loved this video

[@cailleach8416]

I love the random fucking GI clips with lyrics on top of them 😭

[@n9cole480]

the editing really spoke to me

[@claugzs]

this is literally my thought process every time i listen to her

[@AW-hn6ro]

Please make more videos, you’re really funny in a dry kind of way.

[@souvzrs7148]

underrated album and underrated channel

[@arcturus116]

sobbing while listening to this‼️

[@amumu2989]

could you do this from your favorite album which is bury me at makeout creek

[@indyraweng777]

YESS

[@dckie3564]

PLEASEEEEEEEE

[@kristopherkraft]

The best album of all time so true

[@asseater5916]

i’ll go apeshit for that video 🙏

[@angelikit4515]

Loved this videoooo, if you make a similar one for bury me at makeout street I'll owe you for the rest of my life.

[@ebie]

PLEASE do bury me at makeout creek- ur other video does such a good quick analysis i need to hear it more in depth

[@miguelgaleos9453]

Now you need to do one for every album

[@PINEFAWKINTREECUNT]

This album has saved my life so many times genuinely

[@882tiptoe4]

Beautiful

[@justsomeguy9583]

love the video, but I think you slightly skimmed over the meaning of Dan the Dancer. I think unlike the rest of the album, it does present sex as something positive in "Clifton"'s life - the whole thing about his "bedroom dancer". beyond the obvious sexual metaphor I think it could also represent some sort of emotional intimacy and closure he finds in his partner.

[@loverman4380]

yeah i think your right there is a whole aspect to that song i skipped over (the whole virginity / intimacy part) i guess i forgor

[@dootdoot644]

Need one of these for lush my fav album

[@someteyms682]

i love this

[@living____room]

Plzzz come back i miss you I am nothing without you🥺🙏🙏

[@lluviadestrellas_]

que buen video ojala pudiera entender todo lo que dices!!

[@riv8432]

one of my fav albums fr

[@emilinikolov6782]

this video essay made me really happy

[@MalarikFilms]

Yeeeeeeee thank you sm

[@lucalower]

simplesmente incrivel

[@fi3103]

THIS CHANNEL IS THE LOML FR FR

[@paolor.6912]

My mitski obsession is slowly coming back..

[@cherrryia]

i love this, please do it with lana's new album it's so lyrically complex and genius lyrics cannot do it justice. this is amazing!