Mitski - Stay Soft (Official Video)

[@Nebulia]

the last scene was by far my favourite, mitski is life

[@okmentalhammer]

jinx fan and a mitski listener? me too!! but i think it says something about our mental health... just saying....

[@salvadorsworld]

Hey I’m a 15 year old independent artist and it would mean so much if you could check out my indie-rock song “The last day of June” (the last on my profile) Anyways have a good day and keep listening to the goddess Mitski 🙌

[@Nebulia]

@@okmentalhammer yeah i should really get that checked out

[@dianac1697]

Yes

[@natztea]

@@okmentalhammer fr 😭

[@lilithrei6894]

mitski always gives a performance like it's the due date, she's so real and insane

[@kingorangeblobfish1324]

this song fire tho

[@kingorangeblobfish1324]

@Emerson arya yes? have manners please you dont even make sense

[@kingorangeblobfish1324]

@@nenton_old how so your making me feel uncomfortable im scared im calling the cops on you

[@kingorangeblobfish1324]

@@nenton_old im getting the authorities

[@kingorangeblobfish1324]

@@nenton_old OMG IM CANCELING YOU IM SO MAD RIGHT NOW OMG YOUR GONNA GET IN TROUBLE I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT

[@soupsips]

i think this song is an incredibly fucking complex deconstruction of how objectification and violence can shape a woman's relationship with sex. "stay soft" i think refers to wanting to stay away from it, to stay "innocent". but even THAT doesn't work, because there is always someone who will fetishize you even more for it- along with societal shame to get over it, reframing this mistreatment as just a part of growing up. so instead of going at their own pace and comfort, many women feel pushed to sexualize themselves as a way of reclaimation and "empowerment". so trying to explore make sense of what YOU want, outside of what others tell you to like or put up with, can feel terrifying ("open up your heart, like the gates of hell"). and, like others pointed out, can lead to trauma responses like hypersexuality. this has many more layers to it, with Mitski being a Japanese American woman in a society that both fetishizes and shames her for it. as ppl pointed out with the blonde/blue eyed demons, who watch her from afar before attackinh and forcing her to perform with them maybe i'm wrong lol, but this hits harder than any other media i've seen that covers these same themes.

[@moffee4361]

you are honestly the only person on here who gets it imo

[@turnoutthelight]

woah...

[@999a0s]

let's get this comment to the top! you nailed it.

[@Sheevoe]

this theory was really good, it's something I hadn't thought about

[@brianmaxwell1832]

Omg it's a fuckin song and a shit one at that .complex my arse it's out of tune and I'm embarrassed that she even released it . if ur a fan fare play to you but don't spoon feed urself shit and pretend it's Honey nut loops the video is good reminds me of labyrinth .I really like her but this song is a mess wake up and smell the poppy's.

[@alliedarky]

Mitski, I apologize for all the nasties that gave you shit over you wanting to fully connect to your audience. You got me through really bad times and I’d be lucky to watch you perform and bathe in the moment together

[@josephrodriguez8867]

Who asked 😹💀must suck to be u fr

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Why what happened to her?

[@ккє-о6ц]

@@warpartegia3435 Why is that so wrong? If people don't like those rules then they don't need to come. It's simple.

[@Peculiarpossum]

@@ккє-о6ц and it’s not like most other artists, especially indie and alternative artists, don’t say the exact some thing every time

[@gloriaglore-ms7gk]

U were bathing while listening to her 💀

[@deathbytree5009]

I am 45 years old. My daughter introduced me to this artist last year. Great fan of mitski’s work, very talented. Happy to see her continue her artistry.

[@polly-fe3pq]

thats so wholesome!

[@danas5846]

awesome!

[@melissachallinor4410]

It's like reading about myself seeing your reply as everything you've written is the same for me!❤

[@salvadorsworld]

Hey I’m a 15 year old independent artist and it would mean so much if you could check out my indie-rock song “The last day of June” (the last on my profile) Anyways have a good day and keep listening to the goddess Mitski 🙌

[@mildredx2067]

What an icon

[@osyale]

"Open up your heart, like the gates of hell." ok Mitski, you didn't have to SLAY THIS HARD.

[@francocolon6313]

"to sob, to slay, to serve." the mitski motto

[@biaotoch]

dude, this is hard

[@thecloudscape]

this is why I like mitski she's the only indie pop musician with good lyrics

[@biaotoch]

@@thecloudscape and melodie’s!

[@thecloudscape]

Okay I will admit that I'm being totally facetious

[@BookFreakyTube]

Mitski is a master of showing how painful and hard growing up actually is. "You stay soft, you get beaten / Only natural to harden up" she is talking about how now we are just to scared to open up after heartbreak, so we just try to build new relationships under the image of someone who's detached and distant even though we care a lot and just want someone who cares just as much.

[@vickysmashesyouwithahammer]

that could be one interpretation, but it differs per person. for another it might mean developing, 'hardening up'. the lyrics also have sexual undertones, it's about being vulnerable. lots to think about, i love mitski

[@tygersen7513]

you didnt have to describe my current situation like this😭

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Growing up? This is all ages of life full stop.

[@nefelifrida1088]

"You stay soft, you get beaten/ it's only natural to harden up" damn mitski. I think it refers to the feeling of being quite young and longing to be vulnerable and sensitive without being in danger, and when you do try to do that end up getting manipulated or abused, both physically and emotionally. As a result you find yourself in this cycle of wanting to be vulnerable but every time you are something else happens and you have to built up yet another wall, or even another circle, like the 9 circles of hell. ("Open up your heart like the gates of hell") And overall this song has so many references to other mitski songs, especially with her cutting her hand and her lyrics in 'Real men' and 'Me and my husband' where she finds herself in abusive situations yet wants to gain the validation of both herself and the abuser:(

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Why young? This is any age.

[@gc8972b]

@@ellie-tk4jy got carried away

[@nouslisons]

There is no language to express what Mitski's music makes me feel. It's almost like my brain melts with pleasure and comes out with my tears in a best way possible

[@salvadorsworld]

Hey I’m a 15 year old independent artist and it would mean so much if you could check out my indie-rock song “The last day of June” (the last on my profile) Anyways have a good day and keep listening to the goddess Mitski 🙌

[@user-hx4ed6nd3j]

exactly

[@susamogus9172]

i feel like the fact she sings these sad songs to major keys makes it so idk relatable. it’s like masking. you’re happy but your “lyrics” are sad

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Mate, I cried all day today to this song.

[@gravylover]

The only thing that explains it is the song it self

[@AlisterIsInUranus]

my interpretation of this song is this: the plant is a reference to audrey 2 in little shop of horrors who is a plant that feeds off humans. mitski gives all her love to this thing that is hurting her as a child. this makes her feel vulnerable. these monsters are white and have the feautures she has said that she always wanted(blue eyes and blonde hair like she mentions in other songs) they take advantage of her by stripping her clothes and sexualizing her. she finally kills them and this feeds her self harm more which leads to her feeding them to her plant. as a assualt survivor this speak strongly to me wanting to sexualize yourself which further feeds your self harm. and the need and release you think will happen if you did kill your assaulter.

[@thuhavu4953]

Ohh this is so good

[@lumii3252]

this is amazing

[@ninicoh]

EXACTLY what i thought

[@limefroggzoned5112]

This is amazing thank you for this

[@mrtemper85]

Oooh this is deep. Thanks for sharing your point of view

[@NickOwens]

That part when she's being dragged on the floor is such a great marrying of simple camera movement and creative choreography! Love it!

[@cb-wi1cq]

Right? I'm obsessed. So so thankful Mitski invented choreography and cinematography

[@ratrhythm957]

In Mitski we trust🙏🏻

[@mackittymac7269]

I’m so happy she’s making more upbeat songs. Mitski only uses 10% of her power.

[@knifeandtongue]

yesss

[@zombryn]

Couldn't agree more, it blew me away when I saw it the first time and keep thinking about how good it is!

[@M0ldyBubbles]

I love this song, to me it's like she's saying that you are born soft but people beat you up and take advantage of you so you get harder. Opening your heart is like being vulnerable and it's hell. And at the end when she kills it's like she finally snapped and is tired of being used. I'm crying I love this so much.

[@JoaoVitor-rh7zs]

yessss, me and friend had the same idea

[@deprofundis3293]

Check out the top comment! It's a really interesting explanation that I think explains the lyrics and images even better.

[@fatkill7429]

SAMEE OMGGG I listen to it all the time because I relate to it 😭😭

[@gc8972b]

love this gender-free interpretation

[@lucydm6736]

that look toward the camera at the end- caught in a moment of defiance; against what is expected of her, what has been demanded, not just defending herself and refusing to be beaten, but violently lashing out in retaliation. my understanding of her look is her asking the audience "what did you expect?" She shows us she will not make herself small anymore, she will lie down and take it no longer. Fuck i love this video

[@EbonySerpent999]

So relatable.

[@LilMonsterHaus]

I love this, I also got some "you're next" energy when she looks deliberately at us at the end. There are some horror themes throughout the album, namely on Valentine, Texas and Everyone that are such a treat. Mitski's villain arc

[@lucydm6736]

as she should 😌 i like the arc of the album, havent had the chance to fully explore the lyrics of the rest yet but i am so excited to! i also like the implication that we’re next, like “now you know what i’m capable of, so fuck off” kinda vibes. i love it

[@canem7887]

thank god mitski invented music

[@zeynepdurutaskn2156]

right??!! i cant believe!!

[@mikantsumiki688]

honestly what would we ever do without her

[@canem7887]

@@mikantsumiki688 that’s Exaxtly what i’m talking about

[@mhei2984]

mitski is literally god

[@mitskinotmidski]

@@mhei2984 no cap

[@babiebarbie4020]

SHE'S GOING TO SLAY EVERYONE OF US AGIAN, LUV THAT

[@soundstation8343]

again

[@CannibalisticMothMan]

Slay our hearts again and again

[@roseannelar3578]

@@CannibalisticMothMan 😜😭

[@odile2odette]

the bass in the second chorus has the effect of making the piano sound far more aggressive and louder it's very addicting to listen to

[@shootnut]

YES finally someone said it

[@FaithWasntTaken]

FACTS

[@niteowol]

My interpretation of this song is that you become tougher after bad experiences and standards that life throws at you and I feel like the lyric "sex god" and the fact that throughout the video the monsters take her clothes off is a reference to a kind of sexual awakening as a defense mechanism. Also, maybe the carnivorous plant represents her innocent self at the end feeding of the violent death of the monsters

[@nina.robbs565]

yeah, this could totally be about hyper-sexuality caused by trauma, that's a good analysis

[@salvadorsworld]

Hey I’m a 15 year old independent artist and it would mean so much if you could check out my indie-rock song “The last day of June” (the last on my profile) Anyways have a good day and keep listening to the goddess Mitski 🙌

[@deprofundis3293]

@@nina.robbs565 Their analysis said nothing about hypersexuality due to trauma.... (But I do feel pretty sure that's the actual meaning.)

[@nina.robbs565]

@@deprofundis3293 they discussed a sexual awakening as a defence mechanism... which is commonly presented as hypersexuality as a way to cope with trauma

[@strawberry_bibi8487]

Obrigada por existir mitski, Linda perfeita

[@moonspacee9104]

Concordo

[@Jwwxz]

Yo

[@ugu_]

sim

[@kaguehira]

vdd

[@cakecapevara1053]

Sim

[@ryohry]

She opens up to us, and she is always real. That’s just how she enlightens us to be better beings - whether she intends to or not. Her music makes this world a better place.

[@mariposavioleta3488]

Imo this song is about how a very common response to rape, sexual assault or even just being sexualized is sexualizing yourself, internalizing all of what's happened as something you ""wanted"". Becoming her abuser's "sex god", masturbating thinking of him, how the chorus (you stay soft, get beaten, only natural to harden up) could be interpreted as sexual arousal, are all common responses from survivors, which leads to guilt because you feel like you "deserve" it. At the same time, the chorus themselves can be interpreted as how, after so much trauma, you've internalized it and dissociated yourself from it.

[@estefanorius6583]

The song, the production, the concept, the expressions, the emotion, the editing, everything just FLAWLESS

[@thomasfrancomusic8852]

This song hits hard for me. I'm 16 year-old queer teen and lost my virginity to a guy years older than me, and at first, the thought of sexual intercourse, made me agitated, excited and curious, so I said yes. It wasn't a good experience, rather it was traumatizing for me. I was overstimulated. It felt so painful and uneasy, yer all he said is that it's okay and it's normal. After that, I was like a blank paper, just staring at the wall, with regrets why did I even said yes. But with all that, I need to toughen up and pave the way for everyday, I'm just ashamed that I gave myself to a person who never really cared about me. I felt like I have to stay soft. That I have to act the way the society wants me to be, disregarding the conditions I've experienced. It was so dehumanizing and it felt like it will take me a very long time to regain self-worth again. I hope this will be a lesson for all of us.

[@ichigonom]

I'm so sorry, I know that I can't do much but I hope you are okay, that person didn't deserve you.

[@ufinc]

I'm so sorry you got sexually exploited and abused I really hope this person will face real justice one day....

[@glershemaevargas4628]

I'm actually having a same age as you. Yet, I still feel that I'm in my toddler stage which I shouldn't. Though, I'm so innocent to commit love. I don't know if it was a good or bad thing. I'm so sorry for what happen to you. May you have a good and peaceful life that you deserve. I wish that for you.

[@BlueOwlsFly]

As someone who also lost my virginity as a teen to a guy much older than me, I also had blamed myself for many years. I felt so gross and ashamed of myself. I thought it was all my fault because I agreed to it at first. It ended up being deeply traumatizing . But now that I’m 25 I see that a predator had taken advantage of my youth and naivety. Predatory people often target those who are inexperienced and vulnerable. That’s why they make advancements to young kids and teens. It is very sick. As you grow up you’ll see it’s not your fault. They were a predator who took advantage and assaulted you. Even if you verbally agreed to it I’m guessing there was a lot of pressure. Plus you are also under age and simply can’t consent to an adult. There should never be pressure and It should never hurt or feel painful. A caring partner will always make sure you feel safe and comfortable. I hope you can find healing and forgiveness for yourself. You are absolutely not to blame for what that horrible Creep did to you.

[@blablabla5463]

This is exactly why I hate “Call me by your name” move, it makes experiences like this look romantic but in fact its so traumatised So sorry for you. Hope you healing and happiness.

[@justinleano5892]

Mitski makes me feel such a full range of emotions it’s absolutely amazing. Such a talented artist. This video was fun, scary and whimsical all at the same time. Every song and music video associated with this album release has been absolutely incredible. All are instant classics.

[@salvadorsworld]

Hey I’m a 15 year old independent artist and it would mean so much if you could check out my indie-rock song “The last day of June” (the last on my profile) Anyways have a good day and keep listening to the goddess Mitski 🙌

[@justinleano5892]

@@salvadorsworld hey I checked it out, you have a great sound. You clearly put a lot of work and passion into it, never stop. Would appreciate it if you’d check my channel out as well (:

[@skritbox]

u can really see mitskis degree in videography when u watch her music videos. she had originally gone to school to study videography but instead chose to change her major to music. love that she did but i cant get over how amazing her videos are

[@HIVEMINDTV]

incredible song

[@salvadorsworld]

Hey I’m a 15 year old independent artist and it would mean so much if you could check out my indie-rock song “The last day of June” (the last on my profile) Anyways have a good day and keep listening to the goddess Mitski 🙌

[@mxyioo9192]

i swear its impossible for mitski to make a bad song, she's so talented

[@brianmaxwell1832]

This is a bad song I really like her but this song is a bloody mess don't drink the cool aid cus you like her it's out of tune

[@kellyseveride2628]

@@brianmaxwell1832 No, it's beautiful. Long time in yuh sight, the girl make yuh hold her hand! Sean Paul, brra-dong ba-dong ba-dong-bong! And you and are di girl dem doin'! *party music*

[@amnaocean]

FR

[@natan8031]

@@brianmaxwell1832 say what do you want bit try to fucking call stay soft a bad song and im gonna find you

[@playpgr7637]

@@brianmaxwell1832 no

[@mossycryptid]

My interpretation of this video (I have yet to really read through the lyrics) is that Mitski had let herself be "soft", and had been vulnerable in her kindness to the plant (she is seen cutting herself happily in order to keep the plant fed, which could be seen as altruism to the point of self-destruction), which represents just one entity out of a whole garden of those who would take advantage of her kindness, and use it to harm her. I think her realization is that she can't protect herself from people who would take advantage of her and still stay soft. In the end, I think she was feeding bits of the masked people of the garden to the flower as if offering it a taste of its own medicine perhaps.

[@saltycracker2933]

i love this song so much and i don’t think i’ll ever be tired of it. the lyrics themselves have so many meanings while the music video adds an entirely new context. the lyrics describe what it’s like to be sexualized in society despite pressure to stay innocent, but combined with the music video, we see that it involves the fact that Mitski is Japenese and how that has effected her relationship with sex. it’s very common for asian women to either act very timid and be the victim of the story in movies, which is why she is feeding her plants her blood in the beginning and being the innocent caregiver, but when the blonde/blue eyed “americans” capture her and tear off her clothes, it’s like they got tired of her just being an innocent little victim and wanted her sexually as well, despite her trying to please herself earlier (“i am facedown on my bed…”) and being dragged away as punishment for being independent. eventually she kills the monsters and tries to go back to being innocent (feeding the plants blood again at the end) but she’s too far gone, she’s not a victim anymore. there are so many layers to this mitski is a genius the end. i hope i explained this right lol

[@MOMO-ov5go]

omg thank you, im french and on some songs I have trouble interpreting the meaning despite the lyrics

[@saltycracker2933]

@@shannonsmith6806 it’s obvious you haven’t listened to many of her songs, a lot of her work focuses around the struggles of being asian-american and the stereotypes surrounding her and her constant battle between being true to herself and her culture and “americanizing” herself to please others

[@saltycracker2933]

@@shannonsmith6806 look it up!! i’m not “demeaning” anything by pointing out obvious references to how she feels/has felt and how she’s been treated based on her race in the past. i am filipino myself and i can relate to many of her lyrics and her visuals. just because this particular song’s lyrics don’t have clear references to her race doesn’t mean it’s not something she has ever mentioned. just look at the lyrics to “your best american girl”

[@saltycracker2933]

@@shannonsmith6806 i’m one of the biggest mitski fans around, of course i don’t see it as a one trick pony subject. i’m just saying this particular video resonates with me as an asian american and the way we’re sexualized in the media. of course not all of her work is about her race

[@bandagedballs9543]

Fury, pure and silver You grip it tight inside Like a knife It glints in your eye It's why I've arrived, your sex god Here to take you where You need to go To where the dark remembers you Open up your heart Like the gates of hell You stay soft, get beaten Only natural to harden up You stay soft, get eaten Only natural to harden up I am face down on my bed Still not quite awake yet Thinking of you I tuck my hand under my weight Just tell me what you want to do Tell me what you want To burn away 'Cause I could be your stoker Open up your heart Like the gates of hell You stay soft, get beaten Only natural to harden up You stay soft, get eaten Only natural to harden up You stay soft, get beaten Only natural to harden up You stay soft, get eaten Only natural to harden up

[@seraphimyahweh]

UP

[@holandda]

Thanks!

[@th3yluv_v33]

i needed this 😭 thankssss

[@marsecore]

don’t know what to expect from this one but i’m already screaming edit: WHATTHEFUUGFJKJJHJBJBG I AM IN TEAARTSSGSGSSBS

[@carmelita6811]

**crying** **screaming** **smiling** *laughing* **dancing** i donno how to describe what i feel when i'm listening to mitski, but it's a unique very pleaser feeling !!!

[@moyaduplessis1092]

it just tickles that little part of my brain

[@Mr.Loverman_n]

I can't explain it but this song just sounds the most mitski to me like the way her voice here just voices yk like like her voice does that little thing where it voices LIJRE YK TK TGE THINGY IDK MAN I CANT EXPLAIN ITTT

[@밥먹는알파카]

Agreed this song just sounds most mitski. I also cant explain it haha

[@--haydee--9448]

Just when this song was published I was going through a difficult situation because my dad has cancer and I was in the hospital all that day and the simple fact that my favorite singer published a music video made me very happy, the song is beautiful and the video too. ❤

[@spookyho5994]

I hope you and your dad are doing okay, sending love ❤️

[@Nayy.yrocks]

I hope your dad gets better

[@iwillburnyourhouse]

i hope your dad will be okay, i'm facing a similar situation right now i can understand you well, take care

[@getlostalready]

I hope your father gets well soon :(

[@aditrie]

Wishing him speedy recovery 💕 once he gets discharged pls make sure to take great care of him and Yourself too😊 stay strong

[@yikesmsmsmsm]

Hooooly shit. I am going to go on a ramble to an audience of zero here because this album is insane. More of a twitter guy and that site doesn't really do long-form thought streams but if I don't vent some of this shit then thinking about this record is going to make me explode. Laurel Hell is of the harder listens in her catalogue and I mean that in the greatest, most thought-provoking way. Every song is like this conscious address to camera. It wrestles with fame and fandom in an uncomfortably real way. Obviously all these songs are multi-layered but I cannot shake the feeling that there's a certain resentment for the audience. Not out of malice or disrespect to the fans but because performing feels like exploitation. The camera flashes during the stage scene, the smize down the lens as she's dragged away - we are complicit as listeners and viewers in the commodification of her, either her trauma or her stories or just her in general. Even after she grants us our wish - dramatic violence, revenge, catharsis - the camera lingers. The sincerity of the moment with the plant is soured, we are still intruding, and she stares right at us for doing so. And it's very much not just this song, the other MVs (except maybe Heartbreaker) are so deeply rooted in this same thinking. That making music is a messy, perilous act of submission and exploitation, that her art is something she gives up to us because she has to and she is pulled back in line to make more no matter how hard she tries. The closest I can get to a positive on this is on I Guess and That's Our Lamp, where we reflect on the times we had with Mitski the artist and how much we loved her. Goddddd. I'm very glad to hear new music from her but it scares me when it feels so laser-focused on how miserable this cycle is making her. But truly she is peerless for managing to present that in a way that speaks to more than just her experience, that connects with all of us. Fandom is parasocial. We feel we love her and that she sees and speaks for us when she sings but we do not know her. We are not owed access and that's obviously okay but it's bizarrely discomfiting to hear so deeply meditated on in pop form. A lovely little contradiction. I'll be a little sad if this is her last album but I understand as best a fan can. Hearing her so cynical about music makes aspiring to be on her level of art deeply terrifying. This is like the corniest overanalytical text blob I've ever written I swear but like holy shit

[@bonknana]

Don't apologise for this wonderful stream of consciousness! I really resonate with everything you're saying and sometimes that takes a lot of words

[@RASKORPUS]

Why did the flower die?

[@rin-rin4078]

damn can't believe i read all that

[@neoniastarz]

"making music is a messy, perilous act of submission and exploitation" 100%

[@nightm1me]

just wanted to say this was very interesting to read, i like your style of writing

[@Leroisoleill]

The way she moves is so natural, we can feel her, mitski, ur my everything, thanks for existing

[@_Peridot_]

Aside from all the heavy themes and stuff, I just wanna say: what did she put in this song? I’m actually addicted to it. Idk why but I’m having a hard time stopping listening, this shit actually hits different

[@juliafreeman955]

as always, the direction and choreography are on top. mitski is the creator of everything beautiful

[@Harkinless]

This is giving me such Emotion (1966) by Nobuhiko Obayashi vibes... Living for the new visual era of Mitski so much. So refreshing to see her grow after the years. I'm certainly growing together.

[@Samjbtz]

Yes!! The final shot reminds me so much of the last scene of Hausu!

[@miatrm7545]

this is such an interesting take! could you maybe elaborate on it? tbh, i don't think i fully understood Emotion, so I'd love to hear which specific parts of Stay Soft are reminscient of Emotion :)

[@tobiaskaikuranta2424]

WOW this is her best MV to date, it's truly amazing. In a way, I think that we (her audience) are the "Venus Flytrap". She makes a sacrifice for us, she bleeds for us to "feed us". She feels as it has become an obligation to make music just to please us, as she fights her own deamons/struggles as we see in the video, to reach the ultimate goal of realising an album that keeps up with the high expectations due to her previous work. Her entire career has been dictated by how we as the public react to her "confessional" lyrics/songs; methaforically we've become dependant of her and her music in a way that's not healthy for neither of us. I truly (but sadly) believe that this will be her last album.

[@uroojfatima7318]

This is her last album ??????

[@tobiaskaikuranta2424]

@@uroojfatima7318 Yes, she quitted music in 2019 but she still had to make one more album because of her contract with her record label

[@uroojfatima7318]

@@tobiaskaikuranta2424 that's , depressing I really love her songs :(

[@tobiaskaikuranta2424]

@@uroojfatima7318 ikr :(

[@guilhermeshiba3135]

you can see that in love me more too!! a lot of the songs are about fame and how she deals with it

[@toastmustbetoast]

I listen to this in the shower with my clothes on after a breakdown and move how I please as if no one is watching, this specific song is so……I have no words it’s just so perfect

[@toastmustbetoast]

OPEN UP YOUR HEARRRTTT LIKE THE GATES OF HELLLLLLL YOU STAY SOFT GET BEATEN ONLY NATURALLY TO HARDEN UP YOU STAY SOFT GET EATEN

[@cocoisnothuman1322]

Mitski releasing her album on my birthday is a blessing from the gods

[@frogfran]

same, ive been on a high all week from it lmao

[@utenaten]

Im in love with all of Mitski's songs, they're all perfect 💗

[@lia-uo3bg]

i cannot believe mitski created the feeling of softness. what a powerful woman.

[@EgoKillerPodcast]

Mitski saves lives 😭 Writing this 2 years post exit plan, very thankful for this woman ❤

[@saff3r705]

Fury, and silver You grip it right outside Like a knife it glides in your eye It's why I've arrived, your sea god Here to take you where you need to go To where the dark remembers you Open up your heart Like the gates of hell You stay soft, get beaten Only natural to harden up You stay soft, get eaten Only natural to harden up I am face down on my bed Still not quite awake Thinking of you I touch my hand under my wright You tell me what you want to do Tell me what you want to burn away I could be your anchor Open up your heart Like the gates of hell You stay soft, get beaten Only natural to harden up You stay soft, get eaten Only natural to harden up

[@qrino]

Thanks!!!

[@moo1584]

Are these the lyrics

[@urmom-bb8fb]

How do you already know the lyrics

[@julzharvey1619]

These aren't quite right but pretty close lol

[@macabre_mess]

@@urmom-bb8fb some people got her album early due to stores selling them before they were supposed to tomorrow 😒 meanwhile my preorder isn’t expected to be delivered until monday. 🙃

[@giselle111]

La producción, se nota que hubo un gran trabajo detrás, como siempre. Es una buenísima canción, QUE GENIA. Gracias por tanto. Por plasmar mis sentimientos en canciones y encontrar más significados, además de disfrutar de ello. (ˊ˘ˋ*)

[@denastiya0]

Было неожиданно увидеть очередной великолепный трек за такой короткий промежуток времени. Это так чудно, что не описать словами. Я рада, что такая исполнительница живёт со мной в одно время. Обожаю всё её существующие произведения!!

[@beelan71]

Это то, что да, она действительно очень талантлива, и она вошла в мою жизнь по чистой случайности, я люблю ее.

[@wiizys2778]

только факты!!

[@koizhu]

Это прекрасно

[@НикаБулка-ф8м]

@@VladCarpenter72 очень много хороших клипов вместе с ним!

[@youmustbeaweasley7044]

согласна, она просто потрясающая!

[@holliegolitely6245]

She's so creative and talented. I love when artists aren't afraid of trying new things and expressing themselves in ways that are true to themselves.

[@zazathebeast]

Every song that Mitski makes is amazing and touches my soul

[@tillymiles7366]

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE, the song is beautiful and the production and concept is a work of art, Mitski you are amazing

[@beni7240]

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 :,)

[@fkl770]

Horrible comment. you should be ashamed of your self.

[@Skelisima]

@@fkl770why? The comment seems fine

[@fkl770]

@@Skelisima You've done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all And doing it flawlessly. - Thats what it should of been Hey queen is mongrophantasia & silly. Also they whole saying i love you is rather Sahided aswell i wanna jump of a bridge give me some latitude and longitudes of a good bridge to jump from. Again horrible comment. you should be ashamed of your self.

[@Skelisima]

@@fkl770 what does mongrophantasia even mean??

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

@@fkl770 wtf-

[@loudmoons]

mitski's acting is underappreciated

[@cinthiasofiafernandezosori706]

thanks mitski for writing these wonderful songs that touch my soul, you make my life better with your songs, you have no idea how much you have helped me with your songs, I had never felt so identified, thanks for existing and for create your music

[@1UniversePrincess]

Time to replay it until the full meaning sets into me. You can never just listen to the songs once.

[@lunaryll]

mitski perfeita nunca errou

[@cass9666]

O primeiro Br que vejo aqui

[@borellinda]

a mais lenda

[@haru-ih6wy]

a maior

[@wiviansilva2385]

if mitski didn't exist, i'd probably be dead

[@lailabear]

real

[@AspenEmrys]

Same.

[@marsecore]

mitski i haven’t recovered from ‘love me more’ yet, go easy on us queen.

[@ladlevi]

THE STYLE KIND OF REMINDS ME OF LABYRINTH

[@mariscmanga]

every piece of your music makes me feel less alone and less scared to live my experiences! thank you so much for this

[@lexii8897]

Her lyricism is unmatched

[@kateb9830]

I know these recent songs probably have a different, more fantastic meaning than how I'm interpreting them, but at the moment during one of my lows, they're really speaking to me and how I'm feeling--especially about my experiences and how it affects everything around me and how I feel about them--all things that are hard to describe, yet she nails them. love you and your work mitski, thank you💕

[@antowook9779]

Razón para seguir existiendo: mitski gran voz, producción y composición

[@FakePixiPayasita]

Maybe music already existed, Mitski just perfectionated it.

[@dazey8706]

theres so little that i love as much as i love watching mitski perform, it pulls me in like nothing else, i wonder if she makes up the choreography because it looks so so good with the way its shot, and i think she directs her music videos, maybe idk, but anyway i love how she dances and i love her facial expressions shes such a fun person to watch shes so theatrical i hope she knows how fucking cool and incredible she is

[@therealslimshady343]

I missed the premiere but I just have to say, your music is glorious Mitski. It just stands out and I love it for that.

[@nellies]

It's nice to see that real artists still exists, this video is literally art. This song is just amazing, many people have been doing this 80s revival thing for years now and I'm getting tired of it, but she's different and has originality.

[@MichaelTurner856]

You mean the genre of synth pop

[@wywy4817]

i love how her music is so artistically written that everyone has their own theory as to what not only the song is portraying, but also this beautiful music video. her lyrics are historic

[@angelicfires]

“Open up your heart, like the gates of hell. Stay soft, get beaten, only natural to harden up.” This part hits so hard for me. The way I see it is someone being taken for granted, ‘beaten’ referring to all sorts of things such as bullying, etc. this would lead the victim to be more cautious and aware, building anger and a ‘tough persona’, which is where I think the line “only natural to harden up” comes in.

[@bellamorts]

1:37 to 1:55 is pure art, the best part visually and musically

[@McMickieDees]

it's about the ✨hands✨

[@artorstar]

I am truly astonished by every music video that is made. All of them, the visuals completely match the songs in a way I would never imagine so elegantly. Thank you mitski

[@stinkyrahrah]

how can someone be this good at making music that finds a place in your heart that has needed music to so perfectly depict it in the way that her songs do, it’s truly astonishing

[@antowook9779]

DIOSAAA PLIS TOUR POR LATAMMMM!!!

[@iqng4y]

Siempre que la estoy pasando mal, llegas a alegrarme la vida con una nueva canción. Gracias, Mitski. (⁎˃ ᴗ ˂⁎ )♥︎

[@chyul.936]

aaaaa yo Igual, #felis [💜]

[@michirufukuroi9314]

Si

[@BakuGOD0820]

yo

[@ludmilaalbornoz7464]

Me pasa lo mismo ♡

[@alejandraperezh.9768]

totalmente ciertoooo(*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡

[@troncoraivoso3324]

mitski linda perfeita 0 defeitos nunca errou me atropela

[@green_sapphire4245]

mitski é deus mitski é tudo🛐

[@suellen929]

sou assim

[@tearslikethesea]

eu

[@almondwaet7966]

mn ver tanto fa brasileiro dela ta me dando esperanca na humanidade de novo, amem

[@gattootaku1203]

Omggg

[@graaasleep8647]

омг, какое же прекрасное творчество у митски люблю ее :з

[@luluffyy777]

TE AMO MITSKI CARAJO

[@barbara-mx4qs]

eu te amo tanto mitski. tudo que você faz e incrível, sua voz e tão bonita que eu poderia ouvi-la por toda a eternidade!!! obrigado por simplesmente existir

[@arianadelmoral4351]

1:38 will forever be played in my mind until I die.

[@user-nt2nw8qi9w]

Mitski’s songs are always a bop every single time.

[@ami_lovser3050]

This video has me, I can't stop thinking about it and its representation, the rhythm and the lyrics make me vibrate and every time I return to see this masterpiece, without a doubt I could see it and listen to it forever.

[@gc8972b]

same here Tails

[@silhouette1847]

I love how talented and creative Mitski is. Not to mention how beautiful her vocals sound and how much they match with the back. Keep up the great work mitski.

[@nazreenthawoos1]

I mean whats else is there to say.Its only natural to harden up. Most songs or media sensationalise toughening up as a necessary growth or even portray a character coming out of their toughing up phase as something badass but honestly though is it really something to appreciate? When something loses its purity it should be mourned. That melancholic tune is reflected well in Mitski's song. Love your work~

[@spiff4367]

her art is hard to make sense of sometimes but it’s beautiful, as is her music

[@graysonhubbard3979]

this song is about the expectations set upon her, mostly sexually in this song specifically. and the monsters are trying to get her and take her clothes off at certain points so they’re slowly beating her, so she can’t stay soft so she has to “harden” and get tough. but she kills the expectations in the end, bc they pushed her over the brink

[@hintTinfoil]

This song is currently my tether to sanity. Thank you Mitski, without this jam I'd be toast.

[@anaferre5405]

Esto se ve como el nuevo éxito del año , QUE GANAS

[@lesliecats8023]

Larga vida a mitski

[@Andy-gf5ub]

Estoy feliz de haber estado en el estreno de esta gran obra de arte, su ritmo como también el vídeo es muy bueno y disfrute mucho está canción, espero que mitski siga brindándonos más canciones bellas como está 💗

[@chyul.936]

amén

[@burnskray5767]

amén

[@maxel2811]

MITSKI!!

[@raphaeliasoulaki2926]

I'm so glad I'm alive to experience Mitski's art, she and her art are some of the most important things that were created in this world

[@valentinamartin7434]

God, mitski releases music when i need her the most.

[@vitoruguim1417]

Mitski linda maravilhosa perfeita

[@keldeleine]

UPPPPPPPP

[@conyoa]

you're right, mitski is all good in life.

[@cass9666]

O segundo Br que vejo aqui

[@bimboism2340]

she is actually the most gorgeous woman on this planet

[@kirinschlabitz4085]

This is one of those songs that when it comes on I just have to repeat it like 3-8 times to really get my fill because it's so good. Many Mitski songs are like that, but this one especially has so many layers of feeling to it that I just have to repeat it for a few different vibes.

[@kata3808]

TE AMOO MITSKIII 💖

[@jessewoodrum8571]

I was searching for gardening videos. Not disappointed.

[@cindyterenzano7622]

No puedo creer que me haya perdido esta hermosura de canción, la amé demasiado

[@Cosmic_Horror]

All this time I thought it was "Stay soft- get eatin'", and having Mitski passionately telling me to eat food genuinely helped with my ED- I only just actually googled the lyrics and realised it was "get eaten", but *fuck it*, if it works it works- thanku Mitski for helping me feed myself lol 🖤🖤

[@amaddicted1234]

That's the beauty of mitski. She can be interpreted in different ways :D

[@D4NC3Rable]

Big fan of misheard lyrics over here... Hell yeah stay soft get eatin'

[@deprofundis3293]

Haha, love this comment. And congrats on taking control over the ED! (I'm recovered from that myself)

[@LO0NAT1Cx]

ty for existing

[@anissaknight3250]

This is so symbolic It’s like toxic love- you destroy yourself to keep the love alive. You know the relationship you’re in isn’t healthy, but you could care less if you get hurt because you care about them so much. Even though you get hurt, you’re convinced that it is worth the pain because that’s how you’ve been taught what love is. You’ve been convinced into thinking that you are nothing without that other person, and that no one will ever love you without a price. You’re so afraid to lose this love- so paranoid- that in the end you hurt the ones that really do love you, even if you didn’t mean to. Amazing work as always mitski

[@hollisrut.8759]

1:57 me on my way to fall back into my mitski phase after laurel hell

[@isahei]

i absolutely love how this mv was kind of like a “horror-ish” type. especially at 1:01 with those keys!! 😻