Mitski - Working for the Knife (Official Video)

"Working for the Knife" from the album Laurel Hell by Mitski.
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Credits:
Director: Zia Anger
Production Company: Portal
Producers: Meghan Doherty and Daniel April
Movement Direction: Monica Mirabile
Director of Photography: Ashley Connor
1st AC: Karl Elchinger
2nd AC: Jill Malouf
Gaffer/Key Grip/Dolly Grip: Dan Debrey
Stylist: Tiffani Williams
Stylist Assistant: Audra Gooch
Wardrobe supplied by: Collina Strada
Hair and Makeup: Maria Ortega
Production Coordinator: Joe Stankus Production Assistant: KC Crow Maddux
Editor: Chris Osborn
Sound Design: Joanna Fang
Color: Nat Jencks at Technicolor-PostWorks NY
Stills: Ebru Yildiz
Stills Assistant: Mitchell King
BTS: Lucas Carpenter
Label: Dead Oceans
Camera Package: Talamasas
Grip and Electric Package: Atom Burst
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

[@alguienmasdelmonton711]

❤

[@renisu6521]

I LOVE YOU

[@conorwarren2665]

Hit me with your car.

[@Theher0oftimeIsmyson]

I luv youu

[@PEGoth]

🧛🎌🧛​@@conorwarren2665

[@DAngeloWallace]

She really came back and dropped a whole film scene as a music video... Nobody is doing it like her

[@slopez-ey6bh]

D'ANGELO AND MITSKI OMG

[@yeeoop6774]

2 legends are here 🤩

[@eudora760]

she really is the best

[@fartsmella69420]

DANGELO MITSKI STAN ARC????

[@rody73]

The taste you are featuring on this day

[@claire3695]

This song really makes me think of the physiological implications of basing your whole musical career on the most traumatic and difficult aspects of your life. I really understand why she chooses to not have an internet presence, because I imagine it’d be impossible for her to separate herself from her pain. Making your whole livelihood on expressing your pain doesn’t give you options to heal. Hence “working for” and “dying for” the knife.

[@damysiawalls9070]

Pleaseeee I love this interpretation 😭💛

[@we3zer131]

you worded this so absolutely beautifully

[@kittykatj9132]

Nice

[@wiiwuu3369]

This saddens me because even tho I love her music and it helped/helps me deal with stuff I dont want her to feel pressured to only make songs about her trauma and reliving it constantly. :'(

[@moonfairy2325]

@@wiiwuu3369 I agree, I hope she does whatever makes her happy, she deserves the best ♥

[@bernadene]

broke the whole internet for her comeback, that's some girlboss shit

[@parisgirl516]

fuck that she broke my whole mental health for this comeback

[@gj810]

Mitski Is just in another level

[@ulianadaniv7754]

facts

[@jen22608]

so true

[@chelseadeloeste184]

YES

[@breadrubber]

i just found out that “mitski” means “mythical” in croatian

[@saricesarykiko8213]

She is a mythical goddess presented like a human that is perfect

[@pcplmk]

Wow yeah😍

[@breadrubber]

@@saricesarykiko8213 facts

[@friedlemon5172]

In all of south-west slavic languages actually

[@breadrubber]

@@friedlemon5172 oooh

[@androcruz645]

i love how she's stripping away from her be the cowboy era, and how she reflects upon getting more famous, being perceived as entertainment, feeling as if she needs to give up to her last bone for the crowd. i just love mitski's art so badly.

[@marleyesohe1369]

This!! I also think that scene of the building in the beginning represents her stripping away from bury me at make out creek as well

[@rei3878]

isn’t it sad? even Melanie has made songs about this as well, being scared if she says whats on her mind or shows emotion then they’ll throw her away like a banana peel. I feel so bad for artists when they feel like that..

[@androcruz645]

@@rei3878 i feel like mitski’s art is, in a very technical and professional way, a way to personify and deal with very deep and sad feelings and this just feels so beautiful and fantastic at the same time i cried to sleep last night while watching it, all over again, day after day since it was released. i hope she is okay and she feels better and expresses that and enjoys her art and truth, but i can’t help but feeling thankful she’s at least saying the things she’s saying, otherwise the world would feel so much more weird without it. i feel so connected to this sadness as an aspiring artist myself, and a trans person, and even though the feelings are so different, i’m so thankful. i don’t know, just read your comment and felt connected to it and wanted to connect. thank you for sharing about melanie, i didn’t know about these topics in her songs, i’ll try and listen to them more.

[@user-xh1kx5xi1l]

I like how mitski came back when we all needed her the most

[@nicekittysara3560]

RIGHT? THIS IS WHY I LOVE HER IM SO HAPPY RN

[@laupaai4996]

THIS!!

[@ssenpaijeje]

@@nicekittysara3560 SAMEEE

[@rip_pancakes442]

YESSSS

[@diamond5156]

Literally

[@whorormovie]

it's insane that she's made a comeback and everybody's been wanting it but the song sounds like it's about how hard it is for her to work in the industry

[@whorormovie]

the song is writing itself tbh

[@baylee2035]

i was thinking the same thing honestly,, it makes me feel so bad.

[@madeleine_eve]

also, not all of her songs are about her personal experiences. I'm excited to see where this fits in the narrative that she'll make in this new phase

[@endermeap6488]

It’s a beautiful song and the video is super well done, but it’s just so heartbreaking to feel the pain in it.

[@azizatokyo8836]

18歳以上の場合 ⤵️⤵️(◠$◕)♪❤ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💜 👉AISURU.TOKYO/AYUANDIRA?[adult18+🇯🇵] KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@twotrucks5405]

Why do i feel like this is how mitski feels a bit pressured to continue being sad to make music, cause thats what she has been doing so far. Like the lyrics about things seeming like it wont change, and "I start the day high, and it ends so low". And she's working for the knife cause if she continues making really sad music it's gonna affect her mental health too.

[@CandyBookGirlz]

I feel like it is that to some degree but I think this song talks about the struggle of making authentic art while dealing with the pressure of making money. Having to pursue the daily grind of getting things done to not be homeless or dead is difficult but the work itself also kills us. “Working for the knife” is literally working a job that exacerbates our suffering. We don’t really have a choice except to die for something while being aware of what it does to us.

[@CandyBookGirlz]

@coda so true 😭 there’s something so satisfying in causing our own pain, like an ED or self harm. We’re all just preforming a endurance test against ourselves and others.

[@CandyBookGirlz]

@coda same here I hope you’re doing alright and beautifully said! I’m struggling much less than I was then, this song just feels so relevant with its references to past trauma and being disenchanted with the adult world. Not to say it’ll be easy but I think we’ll be okay.

[@CandyBookGirlz]

@coda Ah! Thank you for the edit rec. :))

[@usfilms8828]

Working living dying for the knife. I feel like it could be about the industry or just capitalism. March to the sea type beat

[@samuelmiriello2414]

Can’t believe Mitski invented music and cinematography

[@lovbug123]

Shes so strong and brave

[@paytonbusevac5880]

Ikr she’s such a genius! Love her! She’s given so much to the world

[@theowlhouseseason3213]

She's so magnificent and amazing for that Never fails me to surprise

[@sophiazari9643]

And dancing

[@elijahhh514]

ikr

[@nikaburcar6903]

wait i realized that mitski dropping her cowboy hat means that she's done with "be the cowboy" era and that by dropping the hat we're entering a new era 🤠

[@mik5735]

New albummmm

[@heyitslily3473]

oh my gosh you’re right.

[@cyb3rnav20]

@@mik5735 YES PLS

[@MK-cn6ms]

YAYYY NEW ALBUM!!

[@bheesewitamoneysign699]

@@MK-cn6ms 😂 😆 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/apqsk5Wcrch0mrc

[@renjieacob2313]

The sound of her heels deserves a Grammy.

[@nia-fr9lc]

LMFAOOA

[@lanie968]

for real

[@hailey8475]

I’m honestly gonna be mad if they aren’t nominated 🙄

[@sunny_h3ad]

And the little jingle jangle noises, and every other noise shes made in any music video ever

[@jacquelinecastillo965]

👀😂

[@random-ux3pv]

ILY MITSKI PLS DONT BE HARD ON YOURSELF

[@random-ux3pv]

I'll literally cry if something happens to you

[@TheDancingMudkip]

@@random-ux3pv Mitski doesn't know you it's okay

[@rebecca537]

@@TheDancingMudkip and arent these songs like creative work by mitski? Like yea she feels it and all that, but im p sure we dont have to be too worried 🧎🏼

[@danyahabed4293]

but whyd she stop making music

[@heidibrwn]

ok

[@kk0deine]

mitski is the ONLY person i can forgive for leaving for a long time and then popping back up like nothing happened edit: happy 1 year anniversary to this song

[@millow1435]

YESS

[@uepa4986]

im pretty sure the final cinematography is a comparation of what she felt when came back

[@phloapeas]

YES

[@marscarder6430]

the songs about the industry and how tough it is, so I wouldn't say she's acting like nothing happened /nm

[@bheesewitamoneysign699]

@@marscarder6430 😂 😆 😆 kzbin.info/www/bejne/apqsk5Wcrch0mrc

[@TimeBucks]

So wonderful to see Mitski again

[@diegof1719]

Yes

[@jesusmacias8433]

yes it is

[@weirdartist2400]

Ikr

[@sethgwiyo2250]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/omrNkpaMrJZ7fNE

[@jaymoneytv334]

This is 🤯🔥 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nam0oXWpi52DbKs

[@ncalisnotenough]

for me, this song is about how her music career is driven by her traumatic experiences, and how if she tried to write a positive song it wouldn’t sell well. that’s why she said “i used to think i would tell stories but nobody cared for my stories i had” and the last scene was probably there to portray her traumatic experiences.

[@macabre_mess]

the fact that she thinks not being done with her career at 20 and still going at 29 is a negative… it’s so not. she helps so many people and we all love her music so immensely.

[@evilwizards69]

I think ur right !!! "Working for the knife" could mean that she feels like she'll always have to make sad/painful songs for the rest of her life !!

[@starpiecrust]

@@evilwizards69Not now!The land is inhospitable and so are we is focusing on positive as she’s moving forward from her sad girl era.I love her so much she deserves to be so happy!!

[@jennypxl]

the symbolism of her dropping the cowboy hat… i definitely agree with most this is about the major shift in career & the deep hurt & struggle mitski must feel in trying to get her work out there the opening line alone knocks the wind out of me

[@meowmeowmeowmoews]

She will no longer be the cowboy

[@anne.8756]

@@meowmeowmeowmoews So we must Be The Cowboy🤠

[@mdunn8096]

seeing "16 minutes ago" on a new mitski song feels like showing up right after an explosion

[@user-pw1dp6uc2d]

that’s how i felt watching the premiere i thought i was going to die

[@sophiazari9643]

“I cry at the start of every movie because I wish I was making things too” HELLO? MITSKI THIS IS LITERALLY A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE ?

[@t.l.e.e.]

the artist never feels like it’s enough

[@ghofranbelhaj9272]

crying, throwing up, banging my head on a wall, hysterically screaming, vomiting violently, sobbing my shit out

[@silas26.]

relatable

[@idkidk7033]

So true

[@monday4582]

LMAOAO

[@biohazardviolence]

yeah tbh

[@tecitodecanelaa]

Tbh

[@foxywombat616]

I seriously can't stop listening to this. I just turned twenty nine- and I couldn't find a way to express the melancholy I've been feeling. But my girl came in clutch and wrote a song that hits the nail on the head and drives it all the way home. Thanks Mitski, please keep making music.

[@Elly339]

same. but did she really had the right to fuck me up like that? this song just hits every nerve for me

[@SlavLatino]

things will get better

[@claudiamaidana04]

like replik, an argentinian rapper, said: "music is telekinesis", so beautiful :')

[@neoniastarz]

the best thing about turning 30 (and beyond) is being so old you forget how old you are ...youll be ok :)

[@MissRandomComment]

Same girl. Bawling my eyes out. Guess it's necessary to wake me up. But I hate this feeling.

[@Nebulia]

guys did you know that mitski created living edit: all jokes aside.... "I always knew the world moves on, I just didn't know it would go *without me* " _ouch_

[@starkamuala]

it's a world-known fact tbh

[@thiaramv6824]

the one and only yes

[@Hln_brd]

And pure heaven

[@raystingray3415]

and dying (brand new city)

[@16thrifle]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2GmfImYmt9pp80

[@user-kz5yr3kl5h]

"You're coming back, and it's the end of the world. "

[@aki4791]

ILY FOR THIS

[@piercedtheveilll]

YESSS OMG ILY

[@hazel-cc8sg]

Omg

[@niniluvr4066]

Speechless oml

[@Mowell_]

Yes

[@Kuroshuro_w]

she LITERALLY did the mitski shuffle at the end, mariyuh did the dance well bro

[@imissmybae]

you saw it too😭

[@kaoruseta3600]

no u saw it too?...

[@caseyitago5321]

so true

[@adebayoomolabakeazeezat3491]

Yes ma’am you you are in ph on on the grace side and I don

[@lyukikb]

LMAOOO

[@StrawberryNinja1296]

Everyone has their own interpretation of this song but for me as a recent college grad it's really about going through the monotonous day to day routine of working a 9 to 5 and how quickly you get disillusioned, thinking you would feel accomplished by the time you reach a certain age when in reality the "the road ahead appears the same". "My day starts high and it ends so low" trying to motivate yourself every morning to only come home feeling dead tired ti and drained. "I cry at the start of every movies cause I guess I wish I was making stuff too" feeling like you have no creativity left in you to explore any hobbies.

[@lekishagoel6610]

That is how I interpret it too!

[@Lara-ke3wg]

exactly how i feel

[@Carolll9]

Me toooooo

[@megatronwq758]

I think she meant when she said ı thought ıd be done by tweny that she would killed herself but now she's 29 and the life it's still same and she want to kill herself again but also there's a hope that Future is may bright

[@Peculiarpossum]

She did say in an interview this song is abt capitalism so ur right!

[@malcxvm]

Let's be honest, Mitski returning just made 2021 a whole lot better Edit: April 2022 and i'm still not over this iconic comeback she ate all of us up!!! Edit Again: October 2022!!! Laurel Hell still has me on a chokehold rn especially Love Me More, Stay Soft, and Heat Lightning. I love Mitski’s music sooo much

[@aaa4_aa]

sure

[@karelvarbuchta3635]

Yes.

[@rin-qk8sd]

Agreed

[@user-if1yr2od7j]

Yes.

[@epocanostalgica9911]

Thissss

[@ilyc4m]

omg I just realized how mitski slowly sheds her cowboy fit into new clothes. it’s like she’s transforming into a new era god i love her so much 🔪

[@taviasmith1150]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGioiKCGmbNlj7eJ

[@naechan1779]

noT tHe kiTcHEn kNifE

[@yourunhappychildhood]

@@taviasmith1150 guys don't click on this link

[@pulina2909]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIXHiZ-JrM17nZY ???

[@wingsofkuiper1841]

@@naechan1779 ITS THE KNIFE SHES WORKING FOR OMG !!

[@westernhemlock]

“I cry at the start of every movie/I guess ‘cause I wish I was making things too” mitski accessing hidden emotions again

[@user-pw1dp6uc2d]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT TOO STOPPP

[@fangirlm3811]

Ive been thinking,,,,,,,she was a film student right??

[@julia-db-x9255]

“I cry at the start of every movie because I wish I was making things too” I kinda interpret it like the feeling of being behind on everyone, wanting to catch up but just keep watching the movie and start a new one no matter how much I try

[@HIVEMINDTV]

i relate to mitski songs before i even fully know what they're about

[@liz046]

Alye

[@junoblackwood5447]

Felt that

[@raeleelol]

I could be wrong, but my interpretation is that it's about working until you're dead. Struggling to do what you love while also making money. A take on capitalism if you will.

[@aleng986]

yo

[@amayavargas7359]

@@junoblackwood5447 OMG Tiene sentido en especial desde su punto de vista que ella si no estoy mal ama hacer música y que se dio un tiempo

[@zirrcon2210]

" 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 " literally crying and sobbing

[@stars19735]

@KZbin Deleted my Other Account for Mean Comments real subversive and provocative stuff, keep it up

[@user-gj5et3zy5o]

@KZbin Deleted my Other Account for Mean Comments Kinda cringe

[@user-up1xn7bk4e]

@KZbin Deleted my Other Account for Mean Comments you need to stop. Really.

[@bugsinricepudding.]

@KZbin Deleted my Other Account for Mean Comments nice name lol

[@calabiyau9269]

god i hate getting old

[@chenwingsee]

Mitski out here licking handrails like we aren't in the middle of a pandemic. We stan a fearless Queen.

[@cc-do2df]

Covid is too scared to touch our queen

[@jade517]

Wow 😳 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIuciZyQf72NqZI

[@Remo50Calx2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIXKnaRmed18eNE

[@narutoshippuden5210]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3TVc56lZbCgfck ... . . .

[@yuuklka]

VERY TRUE

[@anetti5469]

i interpret this video as not wanting applause and/or praise anymore. Being praised for delivering a message you initially didn't want to spread with your work. that's why she's dancing the way she is at the end, to remind people that her art and music is not supposed to be easy to swallow, but be moved and almost disturbed by it. That she can convey strong emotions, good or bad. i love mitski so much.

[@xtinaonthemoon]

for the record, mitski: i care about any story you have to tell.

[@haleighsmoot1616]

i care about ur mom

[@Edible_Kittens]

@@haleighsmoot1616 Lol nice one bro.

[@shartgov]

Literally nobody is doing it like mitski. So happy she’s back

[@kainpepetwoohoo]

I JUST STOPPED BY TO SAY THIS BUT YES

[@maryam062]

NOBODY yk NOBODY..

[@siennaraelene9566]

nobody nobody nobody get it ?

[@jinorism]

@@maryam062 and happy too

[@pulina2909]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIXHiZ-JrM17nZY ???

[@dailydiatribes]

She deserved the break, and if she decides to fully come back that is on her but she is her own person and we shouldn't feel like we need anything from her.

[@pho0biax577]

AMAZING

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Exactly! She should come back on her own terms.

[@dailydiatribes]

@@Missjunebugfreak yes! this!

[@rabanito4632]

“I always knew the world moves on, I just didn't know it would go without me” bro, that's so personal

[@leila2686]

"i always thought the choice was mine and i was right but i chose wrong" YOU CANNOT BE DOING THIS TO ME MITSKI

[@elicruz6367]

The best thing about mitski is when I’m always thinking that I’m the only one with certain feelings but when I see mitski doing songs about those feelings I don’t feel that alone

[@narutoshippuden5210]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3TVc56lZbCgfck ... . .

[@killermitchu]

yes 🙏

[@martinsmartini44]

... yeah. Yeah.

[@lucy5819]

“i always knew the world moves on i just didnt know it would go without me” another mitski verse ill cry with

[@juliafreeman955]

I kept trying to figure out what kind of knife this song is about. and then one day I remembered that Mitski is of Japanese origin. In ancient Japan, a master sharpened a knife throughout his life, the culture of working with metal was brought up by the Japanese for centuries! This is the real philosophy of the knife. This is art. This song actually has a very deep meaning. Mitski is just a genius!

[@kolapon6832]

"I used to think I'd be done by twenty Now at twenty-nine, the road ahead appears the same" Mitski can't keep getting away with these lyrics 😫

[@insertacooluserhere_8829]

I READ THIS AT THAT PART 😭

[@TheJonathanRivers]

It's so good. Because she isn't even 29. She's 31, but there's that common trope for women to say they're "29" in your thirties to hide their age. More of the masterful lyricism I expect from Mitski!!!

[@kateditz]

@yuitr loing ur

[@seekdiscomfort4746]

Here at 33 the road ahead appears the same... life on repeat repeat repeat.....

[@Mausmr]

This comeback was so internet demanding, the internet crashed so Mitski could upload it.

[@BadBoy-xw7sz]

Ohhhhh kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIS2d5qNoamVgLc ………….

[@baltasaar]

YEAAAA

[@baltasaar]

mitski is too much for the internet hahahah

[@blurduende3465]

I love the transition of her sitting being part of the audience and as she closes her eyes she becomes the performer

[@sleekyissleepy]

Genius

[@sophia-hc1dx]

i’m physically ill in the corner of my room in pure darkness waiting for this song to come out so i can experience joy again for the first time in months. mitski id die for u

[@dandelion6557]

You, I like you.

[@r0guehavenn]

Yeah we like you

[@dazaisteponmepleasedaddy]

Same

[@arleengonzalez4524]

Felt!

[@60s70s.Loverr]

same

[@G4br13lle]

MITSKI I MISSED YOU IM SCREAMING

[@MermeladaPodrida]

ME

[@nugget7330]

ME

[@dhayannerojas9787]

ME RN

[@faiyrien]

ME

[@ahice3821]

ME

[@hani6183]

CONFIRMED: I'M JUST A BUNCH OF MITSKI LYRICS GLUED TOGETHER

[@rockhunk22]

aren't we all

[@chrissycicle7976]

LITERALLY SAME

[@quuvj11]

SAMEEEE

[@Lydiakabysh]

Felt KSJDKSJ

[@TayutauMau]

That's really good for the artist. I feel identify with akira yamaoka lyrics

[@angiel1c_arts]

3:50 is literally me dancing listening to music in my headphones and making up fake stories to go with the music 💀 This song is really great though, it gives me 80's vibes in some weird way. And I'm so mad at myself for not listening to mitski so much more sooner!

[@biggiecheese1378]

mitski: *breathes* everyone: wow, just wow. this is easily my favorite song

[@jaeyisna7712]

thinking about living longer just to hear more of mitski's music. so glad shes back

[@evilwizards69]

FRR I RLLY WAS ABT TO OFF MYSELF BUT THEN MITSKI REACTIVATED HER ACCOUNTS AND IM LIKE "damn i guess i gotta stick around and find out" ... lord and savior fr

[@vintque2215]

we live for mitski 🧎‍♀️

[@rainyrainrenee]

staying for m6

[@nohema]

exactly

[@macncheeselvr]

she’s a god, she’s talent, she is THE moment.

[@BadBoy-xw7sz]

Ohhhhh kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIS2d5qNoamVgLc …………..

[@Hola-ux2js]

YASS

[@ivantvmichi7137]

EL JUEGO DEL CALAMAR - LAS MEJORES ESCENAS Y LA MEJOR MUSICA kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWjOfoymgrKgarc

[@ratbones620]

2:09 the fact that this unlocked a repressed memory of me licking the dining room table to see how it tasted when I was little 💀

[@account6530]

the way we’re all excited about her come back yet the song talks about how hard it is to work and live in show business.

[@BadBoy-xw7sz]

Ohhhhh kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIS2d5qNoamVgLc ………….

[@xxketxx5682]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3TVc56lZbCgfck ... . . .

[@thiskid990]

I think it’s more about working for corporations as a whole

[@jacobren9616]

I KNOW IT HIT SO HARD AS SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO WORK THERE BUT THE WORKING CONDITIONS ARE HORRIBLE AND IT MADE ME CRY SO MUCH

[@abi22222]

Fun Fact: Mitski created the earth so everyone say thank you mitski😁

[@pigeom4693]

Thank you mitski !! (Louder then everyone else)

[@nikjay6139]

thank u mitski

[@bacho0218]

thank you mitski

[@richie7291]

thanks mitski

[@jaydavis579]

THANK U MITSKI

[@emmaatkinson7379]

Mitski: *licks bannister, stomps on stage, panting* Me (tearfully): no one is doing it like her, truly. We don't deserve it but we're getting it anyway

[@una9906]

i don’t remember where she said it but i think in some interview mitski explained that “a knife is a perfect analogy because it’s cold and sharp and it doesn’t care about you” and something else i took away from that is a knife’s function, intentional or not, is to hurt. anyway banger song on a banger album live laugh mitski

[@notamelie5340]

A living legend, that comes back when everyone need her to most.

[@jharkfli25.00]

YEAH, I CAN'T WAIT!!

[@firedragon4564]

Mitski's music has been introduced to me at the worst point in my life and has literally helped me get through my emotions these past 6 months...Finally going to college next week...got over my break up...excited to start over in a new state, which is literally my escape...I've listened to all her songs everyday while I was working at two dead end jobs...she literally couldn't have come back at a better time

[@allisonsmith9343]

[@pubic.roaches]

rip your notification

[@will14m88]

that is so cute

[@abrilgtf7797]

can’t wait to go to therapy after finishing this song

[@jan_yx]

Fr fr

[@sid-fu3dn]

hows therapy going

[@bish0p96]

One of the best songs I have heard in a long time. It actually brings me to tears sometimes, because this is exactly how I feel at 20 years old. It's such an overwhelming, oppressive feeling, knowing you could have done something else with your life, but you're stuck in a hard, exhausting path with little to no fulfillment or chance of escape. I don't think any other musician has been able to encapsulate that feeling quite like Mitski.

[@catherineshaw1122]

Stop, lol. You're 20. With an average life span, you have 5 decades left to grow and explore. In your 20s, you know nothing and want everything. That's everyone. Let that go. This is the time to plant seeds, that's all. Take the pressure off of yourself.

[@_daki]

@@catherineshaw1122 it’s not that easy though

[@catherineshaw1122]

@@_daki it really is.

[@_daki]

@@catherineshaw1122 cool because everyone lives the same way as u do

[@catherineshaw1122]

@@_daki lol, no one needs to live like me for truth to be truth. People make things complicated that just aren't. But if you enjoy that, as you say, "cool."

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I love how expressive she's become with her movements. She's an incredible talent.

[@flowervein3151]

im glad mitski took a break, she needed time to take care of herself first before music. now that she's back my week has gotten better. thank you mitski!!

[@nashaliflores.4909]

yes this!

[@keziadel3157]

YEAAAA!

[@hanjisbelovedtwink7902]

Yesss

[@marleeexists]

Yes!

[@Pachitaro]

Fischl 💪

[@Ayerohknee]

This woman is a living, breathing, truly authentic work of art.

[@unofficial_beats_2562]

near the end it's almost as of mitski is alone with her thoughts, she does many different dances but they all seem to be in another setting, like a reflection of all the times she wished she could have made other choices or been a better version of herself to mesh better with what society views as socially correct. Instead she's left with these vivid memories and the time alone to reflect on them. Honestly this is so well thought out a masterpiece.

[@CookingBrownies]

She came back with a masterpiece honestly, im still crying about it

[@tam2280]

MEEE

[@fort7702]

LTRLY

[@tanya580]

FR OH MY GOD

[@pauspoe]

literally

[@io-ms2gp]

FOR REALL

[@_k1llj0ys]

I can’t even describe how excited I am. Mitski’s music helped me through a really bad time in my life and kept me going. Her music is apart of my life and saved me from the depression I went through. I am glad she is coming back

[@anaclararibeiropereira8012]

i think this song is about her career. in the very beginning she makes it clear that she is prevented from enjoying some things or living situations because she is working for the knife. the knife would be the music industry, in the part where she says she had stories to tell but no one cared to listen to them would be her ideas that were ignored or discarded. she also shows in the song that she is very dedicated to her work no matter how frustrating it is

[@twins8860]

Well that was basically heartwrenching

[@dumb2470]

As a person who needs and survives off of attention and praise the ending hit me the hardest. When you lose that attention, that validation, and you're doing everything you can, even making a fool out of yourself, just to get that feeling of being seen and apreciated back and it doesnt work.

[@penelopeclaire539]

I love that the youtube comments for her songs always have people trying to interpret the artistry. I like reading all the different takes. I feel like I have to dig a lot more for interpretations on other artists' work, but the mitski fans are always writing long heartfelt paragraphs about what the song means to them. It's wonderful and I love it.

[@moomew9999]

As someone that cant always articulate what i feel, i appreciate coming down to the comments to see that someone has already said what i felt in a much better way than i probably could !

[@Sunflower-xx4fs]

Same, I love how everyone has different interpretations of her songs, I love that people can relate to them and not feel pressered to believe in only one interpretation💗💫

[@Sunflower-xx4fs]

@@moomew9999 same 👍

[@flowerhead8134]

Words can't explain how much I am happy right now, Mitski is literally my favorite artist ever She has helped me through the toughest of times

[@mao7399]

KAORU

[@vanessalordinateur3518]

Puberty 2, track 1

[@mora2564]

i like ur pfp

[@Nnnmyy8]

SAMEEEEEEE

[@karina5875]

AHHH LETS GOOO😭😭

[@levimeow8528]

this shit is gonna go so fucking hard that the tears ill be crying will be swept away by the sheer talent that she has EFIT: I AM CRYUNG IT WAS SO GOOD

[@anna-bs7ox]

typical shinji pfp

[@popsy1100]

@@anna-bs7ox LMFAOOOOOO

[@levimeow8528]

@@anna-bs7ox NOOOOO STOP

[@katlisaa8896]

shinnie moment

[@leamonlol]

@@anna-bs7ox LMAO

[@sarak6514]

perfect pandemic fatigue song...working for the knife has never felt more real. the exploitation of the individual, the artist, the woman for an industry that feels nothing except a desire for more money.

[@ash-gi3su]

my mental state is already plummeting down and she hasn’t even premiered the song yet

[@dettonchristopher732]

LMFAOO

[@dollstrap]

i hope mitski knows how much she is loved. how much her music is appreciated and how much her lyrics are felt.

[@maya_ruiz]

mitskiii you’re coming back for everyone’s seasonal depression

[@missgirl1271]

Omg i love your gojo pfp

[@maya_ruiz]

@@missgirl1271 thank youuu

[@paumndzr]

I feel like the "knife" that the song talks about could be society, how we live as society says we should live. How tiring its working for society and its standards, we lie to be "accepted" in society, but deep we know the truth. " 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" In this part it talks about the time when society doesn't need you anymore, and with that rejection we stop fitting in and with this, "we die for the knife" I really loved this song and how everyone interpreted it differently, I hope you liked this song too

[@noone-ng5dd]

Crying violently, sobbing on the flor, histerically shaking over how this made me feel

[@mika9132]

this is me

[@thatunstablefriend5377]

yes

[@hadrian2049]

same

[@heavenly.c3537]

this

[@thepoppyzone5004]

Hey queen. Girl, you have done it again. Constantly raising the bar for us all, and doing it flawlessly. I’d say I’m surprised, but I know who you are. I’ve seen it up close and personal. Girl, you make me so proud! And I love you

[@narutoshippuden5210]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3TVc56lZbCgfck ... . . .

[@enyaaaa5907]

Rt!

[@ILOVEFRANKOCEAN123]

Mitski stawberry crepe hours

[@splatube5342]

My exact reaction

[@sssydneyfree]

THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE

[@sunny-zh1wr]

The way she holds a frozen pose, the way the lyrics are grudgingly melancholic, this is a masterpiece. Thank you, mitski

[@riabeabae]

SO TRUE

[@sownya__1351]

YES

[@amayavargas7359]

TRUE

[@vecnussyy]

"I always thought that the choice was mine - and I was right but I just chose wrong" the regret is hitting so hard in this one

[@nedisahonkey]

Mitski has an uncanny ability to release music whenever I'm about to be homeless again.

[@ceased2692]

Hey, are you okay? You can talk about it if you want. I'm concerned

[@charliesnyder4185]

You okay?

[@your_dad5934]

You good bro??

[@anikafrfr]

This doesn't sound good I hope you're okay

[@aiyleemitchell8213]

She times it

[@maxxie1405]

nobody is like mitski, all his songs are literally all perfect, it's like listening to an angel sing, mitski is like a different angel, I love everything about her, in short she is perfect

[@ancho1449]

His?

[@dingIeberry]

@@ancho1449 it was a spelling error

[@ancho1449]

@@dingIeberry yea i got that already thx

[@dingIeberry]

@@ancho1449 its ok, have a nice day

[@ancho1449]

@@dingIeberry u too

[@WhoTookSpecimen]

Mitski's back, I am forever satisfied, I need nothing more than this. Update: It was BEAUTIFUL but is she okay? Is everything okay queen?

[@lirovst287]

True

[@danii.000]

Same

[@trumps-ushy-gushy-pouthey64]

If she is going on tour i will spend my organs to see her

[@hashkeeper]

mitski is fantastically multitalented, this was stirring for sure.

[@Tia-dd3qs]

I know that Mitski's songs usually have different interpretations but i see this as how capitalism means that she is constantly working and striving for something more even if it doesn't exist in the real world. I think the line about crying at the start of movies may relate to the media portraying 'success' but we can never reach it. Also at the end she is still performing even though the music has finished, I think this relates to always feeling like she has to do more and more and more but it's never enough. This is just my opinion based on listening to it once and there's obviously other meanings/interpretations too edit: i also had another idea that the line/title 'working for the knife' could mean that sge has lost control over her career. When you have a knife you are the one controlling it however the fact that she's working for it makes it seem as if it has control over her and may be dangerous.

[@gj810]

This is so good That's how it feels

[@kenneththeg742]

I'm just going to bop to it

[@Tia-dd3qs]

@@gj810 thanks

[@Tia-dd3qs]

@@kenneththeg742 same

[@marina7119]

She's the artist that makes me feel seen, every song of hers speaks to my soul

[@angelyusuke]

1.8k likes and no comments? I’ll take that

[@_JustJoe]

Fr 😭

[@geniusme707]

same

[@cody3665]

Gingers don’t have souls

[@cody3665]

Just listened to this nonsense and damn if you have a soul it’s definitely deaf dumb and blind that’s forsure 😂😂

[@kazuhasredhairstreakk9550]

“I start the day high and end so low” describes a lot of peoples days so much because they start the day convincing themselves something good is going to happen or something good is going to change, but throughout the day you realize nothing is going to change and your just going to work your entire life. Working for the knife. Mitski you never fail to amaze me

[@7thsense97]

honestly the most real song ever 😭

[@makingitsacred]

Mitski is the only artist that has really truly made me feel seen and heard. I’ve found so much solace in her music, especially recently due to a heartbreak, she came when I needed her the most 🤍

[@laceyylmao8315]

Mitski is my hero

[@moffin3258]

rightt

[@anotherszastan]

Right?! Somehow Mitski perfectly captures allll the emotions I go through. And they're a LOT.

[@siyadulari-15]

HI LITERALLY SAME HERE

[@bwifpunish]

Yeah bro

[@lolah_]

I love the way Mitski expresses the exhaustion, the exhaustion that people expect, in fact, she puts a lot into this clip about the industry itself, and the way that sometimes artists need to call attention, like, the way that everyone om the top want them to be, i rlly love how mitski says a lot of things on her art.

[@antoniacatalina1214]

“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” MITSKIIIII WHY WOULD U SAY THAT??? this hits too close to home

[@omnia8271]

In my opinion, this song is absolutely for the working class. They don't have time to indulge in the things they want and are constantly either working to feed their families or can't afford/ have the time to do the things they really want to do. In this music video, for the character mitski is playing, it would be an aspiring actress. Mitski Is portraying a young woman who wants to act and has dreams of it, hence why she is onstage to an empty crowd, but instead of fulfilling those dreams and having the money to, she's "Working for the knife" aka, most likely a 9-5 job. In the role she is playing, she also doubts that she will be a breakout actress because she says, "I used to think I’d be done by 20/ Now at 29 the road ahead appears the same." Meaning she thought she could be a huge, popular actress and be well off for the rest of her life, but sadly, she is not- and is still working as a slave to the system. My last observation would be at 1:40 when she puts a fake cigarette up to her lips, she looks longingly into the distance. She just yerns for the day she could see herself on stage and not struggle anymore.

[@Edible_Kittens]

Whoa. Love your interpretation of her as an aspiring actress. I’m so glad people are already theorising and putting so much thought into her music, bc she puts so much thought into it for us.

[@grotesquerie_]

This is an incredible analysis of the song tysm for sharing this.

[@phoetryghostmais]

As someone working class, let's claim this please!!!!

[@honeyjoonie_]

as someone who is also struggling i see your depiction of the song so perfectly, i think this one resonates w me the most from what ive seen already :)))

[@rainyrainrenee]

thank you for sharing your thoughts, i love this.

[@wrl8587]

i am shitting my stomach out rn but i just couldn’t miss this

[@miyavgel_]

i think mitski broke the internet

[@nanaomg]

LMAO

[@staaychris6823]

LMFAOO PLS

[@hayatzor6249]

pls-

[@isaiah8581]

I FELL ASLEEP IM GOING TO CRY

[@ChicagoDeepHouseHead]

I saw her at the pitchfork music fest in chicago. I have never been so captivated by an artist more than her. Her performance and moves were superb. I have never crushed on any artist but Mitski has captured my heart.

[@Lara-vo6rp]

If you don't mind me asking when did the festival happen

[@meredithreaves2769]

omfg i can’t believe i’ll be able to say that I was here during the premiere

[@kirainnit5656]

samee

[@laya3550]

SAME?

[@ana-qh1xh]

SAMEE

[@rio5404]

Same omg

[@honeypiebakes5100]

SAMEEE LMAO

[@Sam-rs4ve]

It's Mitski's world we're just living in it 🤲🏼

[@albertoandrademontalvan7348]

Amen

[@rip_pancakes442]

True

[@vonzer61]

Preach

[@Yushiroou]

So true

[@Carol-hm8zg]

amen

[@bronzfrogg]

in 17 hours i hope to feel THAT Mitski feeling that i think we all experience when listening to her songs for the first time. it's happened with every single one of her songs, so i don't doubt it will happen with this..

[@bronzfrogg]

update: it happened.

[@olivia-yl1mi]

"i always knew the world moves on, i just didnt know it would go without me" UGH GETS ME EVERYTIME!!!😭😭

[@idontlikebroccoli4778]

this hurt so much. the ending was so relateable, in a weird way. thank you mitski for making such good music

[@bluntforcetraumahead6898]

Ikr!!

[@urmom8082]

“I used to think I would tell stories, but nobody cared for the stories I had about *NO GOOD GUYS*”. That’s what most of her songs are about, even though it’s in the lyrics, it might feel like people were hearing her songs but weren’t listening. So the stories turn into just words, words selled and consumed by the media, it’s interpretation being the knife. It might feel like it’s about her music career becoming as like a job, something that can be manufactured by the industry, for the industry’s own tastes; so from a passion, it becomes a routine, something you must learn to live with and strive for, to leave an impact in a place where everything is consumed without appreciating it for it’s true value. Feeling trapped with no way out by a choice that’s already made, as you’re made to go on with things the way they are. “Starting days high” and “ending them low” as every day might be a chance for a new beginning, for finally changing things, but ending them just like every other day, serving the same purpose you were always meant to serve, “dying for the knife” that is.

[@halliemyers7623]

the one thing mitski would always instill in every interviewer who spoke with her, was that she was creating art and she wanted people to ask her about it- not about her. there was also an interview (i think) with kexp where she speaks about making music and the realization that she almost doesn’t have a choice but to make it her career because she doesn’t feel like she can do anything else. i feel this song isn’t negative, it’s more a like her looking at her career now in a different light. OR it could be a persona she is going to encompass and will carry it out through other songs.

[@Phantom_Red]

Mitski is truly a white knight in shining armor, she came back when we all needed her the most, thank you for everything Mitski.

[@Jam_Toaster]

Red Hood PFP me-wow

[@Phantom_Red]

@@Jam_Toaster someone noticing and having the guts to reply to a two year old comment about it, me- wow :0