people don’t realize that mitski is quite possibly one of the best female artists of our time. like i’d say greatest artists in general tbh. her lyrics are hard hitting and stunning and she just knows exactly what to write. her songs are so personal
I think the most heart wrenching part of this song is the first line in transition to the chorus “In the rear view mirror, I saw the setting sun on your neck And felt the taste of you bubble up inside me” it’s like the feeling of seeing that person and just being captivated in awe of them.. staring in depth with the feeling of desire building inside of you. The anxiety, a good and bad kind of adrenaline, rushing through you just at the thoughts of their presence, how you present around them, and just being with them. Then “but with everybody watching us, our every move, we do have reputations”. So badly you just want to blurt out the words “I am so in love with you” to them and with its reasoning.. yet in the circumstances you find it impossible they would even remotely reciprocate the feeling back. Maybe because you think you’re out of their league or maybe because they haven’t shown any sort of hint that they feel the same So the transition “come inside and be with be, alone with me, alone with me, alone If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses Then I wouldn’t have to scream your name on top of ever roof in the city of my heart” “If I could see you, once more to see you..” it’s like you fantasize giving them every ounce of affection and love they deserve, and them reciprocating the irrational passionate feelings you have for them. But they likely don’t. So you can’t say the very strong words “I love you”, the setting Sun highlighting their neck will have to do it for you, while the feelings you resist only get louder and louder and harder for you to ignore That’s how I interpret it :)
I disagree, I feel like this song has less to do with reciprocating love but rather a secret love. Especially when she sings the line "but with everybody watching us, our every move, we do have reputations" she's bringing in the other person, watching US, OUR every move, WE do have reputations. I think the love is reciprocated, just not in public. "Come inside and be with me, alone with me" the only way these two lovers can be together is in private, alone together is when they can fully show that they love each other. And with the pinky promise kisses line it feels public so acting on that pinky promise kiss wouldn't give her a reason to silently scream within the city of her heart. "If I could see you, once more to see you" is longing yes, but as she said once more so they've done this before, they've met in secret, in private before, Mitski just wants to do it once more.
@@plasticsmile123 i think it's beautiful that this song can be interpreted in so many ways. even if there's a concrete explanation, it's still nice to relate your own experiences to a song.
i swear mitski isnt even a human at this point she legit performs like an angel and sounds like an angel, i love her so much and her voice and her personality and everything about her, shes such a cutie.
I think the studio version is absolutely sublime, but as others have said before me, I don't know how she sang this without getting emotional, because I can't listen to this particular rendition without crying. The simplicity of it really brings the sadness of the song to light.
In the rearview mirror I saw the setting sun on your neck And felt the taste of you bubble up inside me But with everybody watching us Our every move We do have reputations We keep it secret Won't let them have it So come inside and be with me Alone with me Alone With me alone If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses Then I wouldn't have to scream your name atop of every roof in the city of my heart If I could see you Once more to see you Come inside and be with me Alone with me Alone With me alone If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses Then I wouldn't have to scream your name atop of every roof in the city of my heart If I could see you Once more to see you If I could see you Once more to see you
I interpret this song as a one sided love or crush like the line " If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses Then I wouldn't have to scream your name atop of every roof in the city of my heart"
sitting on my roof and listening to this. it's a bit chilly, but i don't mind. i like being up here, just watching the cars pass by as mitski sings. it's beautiful. for once in a while, i feel calm. her music does this to me. edited 9/25/21: since this comment, mitski has blown up so much. i found her 2-4 years ago so seeing her this big now warms my heart. i love her music so much. i hope she is doing alright right now. ( edit #2 ) 6/8/2024: this comment is almost 4 years old i believe, when i wrote this comment i was in a terrible space. this will be my last edit to this comment. i was fourteen or fifteen when i commented this… i’ll be nineteen in 3 months. life gets better… i mean it. if you’re struggling hang in there. - your internet big sis ❤
i’m not allowed to be on the roof and look down below so i just open the window and feel the breeze whenever it starts getting colder. also, mitski recently came out with a new song and i think you’ll really enjoy it! :))
In the album version this songs feel like whispering your feelings, keeping it in your heart but this one it's like screaming what had been hidden for so long at the top of a roof so everyone can see it. While it also feels like begging for someone to stay but all calmly because you'd be happy just for seeing him. It also feels like hurting for a love you couldn't show at that time, as if telling "I love you" would be a cathasthrophic event. The more you keep it in your heart the more it hurts.
I passed him on the street the other day after not seeing him for over a year. It only made me realise how strong my love is still. I'm sorry, Micheal.
This song reminds me of my first gay relationship, I liked her more than she liked me and I was scared to fully express my feelings scared to kiss her because of all the homophobia she was in a very religious family that hated me. “but with everybody watching us, our every move, we do have reputations, we keep it secret won’t let them have it” so many people have to hide their sexuality and relationships to save their reputation.
@@necromaeda Aw that’s tough I hope you both stay safe and don’t let judgment or disapproval get to you. Being gay is easy but unfortunately straight people make it hard lol.
i was in a wlw relationship once. this is exactly how it went down. infact, we only lasted a week before her mother found out. thank you for voicing this through a mitski comment section.
The very same happened to me and when she broke up with me she said it was wrong to like girls and couldn't be my gf anymore. That really messed me up in the time
Mitski is definitely one of the best music artists in her genre(s) of music. She only started to gain more recognition for her newest album “The land is inhospitable and so are we.” But I definitely do think she deserves more recognition for her other music and albums as well. I feel like if she had a bigger fan base than she does, she’d produce more music like her new album rather than her older ones. One of the reasons she made “The land is inhospitable and so are we.” Is because it’s a change of a world for her, not only that but she’s also very confident in this album and doesn’t have as many songs you’d consider “Sad.”
i stop breathing everytime i hear this song its so gorgeous and beautiful and sad and i just love it so much and like oh my god the part where she says "if you would let me give you pinkie promise kisses then i wouldnt have to scream your name at the top of every roof in the city of my heart, if i could see you once more to see you" i just like die because its so amazing mitski ily
Same, I bet on losing dogs come closer too By the way, I don't have any friends who listen to Mitski so, could you check the version I've published and tell me if it adds something to the vibe? thank youu
A part of me sees it as a one side relationship dying, a part of me sees it as a relationship ending because both people grew old and one person passed or it’s about loving life until you’re time is out but the love you have will shine even after you’re gone.
On the part where only the bass and very light drums play in the original, she only played single notes. Once she reached the parts where drums get more intense, she turned them into chords. People praise her vocals and lyrics but her skills on other instruments are also remarkable
this song reminds me of fleabag and the priest and even though I haven't been through anything like this, I feel sad and very emotional listening to it. even more with this version
This song is impossible to stop listening to, difficult to continue listening to without singing along and is not easy to sing along without crying. People always wonder why I always listen to these sad songs. But even Edgar allen Poe said that grief and love were most powerful qualities within art. Id put the quote up if I could find it, I’m sorry I can’t stop crying
Mitski (And nirvana but not related) is one of the only artists who's live version of their songs I prefer. Like how can you outdo the original? This version is so magical I love it.
i think its because both of their instrumentals are rly good? sometimes i would listen to mitski and realize that she has the same sort of punk instrumental style as nirvana.
Fell in love at first sight with someone at work, we started talking, and now he's my supervisor (aka, we can't date and he told me so just now, over text). This song hits and it's helping me with the emotional constipation, iykwim. So good, thanks mother Mitski for being my place of comfort and refuge in these trying times
I need to sleep because tomorrow is my final exam, but I can’t stop lying listening to this song and this performance and just thinking. mitski's voice is just incredibly wonderful just as her lyrics ❤
how does she not cry everytime she performs
i’ve wondered this too
@tiru tiru :(
this is probably how she cries
@@yoongisbsf975 STOP 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@yoongisbsf975 wow
people don’t realize that mitski is quite possibly one of the best female artists of our time. like i’d say greatest artists in general tbh. her lyrics are hard hitting and stunning and she just knows exactly what to write. her songs are so personal
plus her vocal control is so amazing
spilled
tbh
This
Real.
how does she not break apart singing this
Ifkr
Its her form of breaking apart
hell yeah this is my crying on public transport jam
real
how did you know i’m crying on public transit rn
how did you know
At school
@@Deadly-r6e take care ^_^
This version is so much more magical than the original
agreed. her voice is so rich.
both are perfect
mitski is god
i know right
@@sakuraradio5803 literally
Yessss
You can almost feel the pain through her voice
Up My Sleeves oh I’m feeling the pain
i can even hear it and taste it and smell it
That’s what makes her great
I think the most heart wrenching part of this song is the first line in transition to the chorus
“In the rear view mirror, I saw the setting sun on your neck
And felt the taste of you bubble up inside me” it’s like the feeling of seeing that person and just being captivated in awe of them.. staring in depth with the feeling of desire building inside of you. The anxiety, a good and bad kind of adrenaline, rushing through you just at the thoughts of their presence, how you present around them, and just being with them. Then “but with everybody watching us, our every move, we do have reputations”. So badly you just want to blurt out the words “I am so in love with you” to them and with its reasoning.. yet in the circumstances you find it impossible they would even remotely reciprocate the feeling back. Maybe because you think you’re out of their league or maybe because they haven’t shown any sort of hint that they feel the same
So the transition “come inside and be with be, alone with me, alone with me, alone
If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses
Then I wouldn’t have to scream your name on top of ever roof in the city of my heart”
“If I could see you, once more to see you..” it’s like you fantasize giving them every ounce of affection and love they deserve, and them reciprocating the irrational passionate feelings you have for them. But they likely don’t. So you can’t say the very strong words “I love you”, the setting Sun highlighting their neck will have to do it for you, while the feelings you resist only get louder and louder and harder for you to ignore
That’s how I interpret it :)
i feel exactly the same way about this song. Lovely interpretation.
omvrying
I disagree, I feel like this song has less to do with reciprocating love but rather a secret love. Especially when she sings the line "but with everybody watching us, our every move, we do have reputations" she's bringing in the other person, watching US, OUR every move, WE do have reputations.
I think the love is reciprocated, just not in public. "Come inside and be with me, alone with me" the only way these two lovers can be together is in private, alone together is when they can fully show that they love each other. And with the pinky promise kisses line it feels public so acting on that pinky promise kiss wouldn't give her a reason to silently scream within the city of her heart.
"If I could see you, once more to see you" is longing yes, but as she said once more so they've done this before, they've met in secret, in private before, Mitski just wants to do it once more.
@@plasticsmile123 i think it's beautiful that this song can be interpreted in so many ways. even if there's a concrete explanation, it's still nice to relate your own experiences to a song.
@@plasticsmile123 EXACTLY !!!!!
i swear mitski isnt even a human at this point she legit performs like an angel and sounds like an angel, i love her so much and her voice and her personality and everything about her, shes such a cutie.
I think the studio version is absolutely sublime, but as others have said before me, I don't know how she sang this without getting emotional, because I can't listen to this particular rendition without crying. The simplicity of it really brings the sadness of the song to light.
i wanna go back in time to when she wrote this song to see history be made
You're trying too hard
@@thedoom7028 what?
@@yvmihisux i dont know man, that was 9 months ago lmao
@@thedoom7028 bruh
@@yvmihisux bruh u dud
“But with everybody watching us, our every move, we do have reputations.” I’M SOBBING.
mitski could just yell profanities for 3 minutes and i'd swoon
so real
@@hissifitliterally i don’t smoke
@@ezaanisdead thats good
mitski could just scream into the mic and i would cry (cough cough drunk walk home)
how on earth can this be even more breathtaking than the original? mitski, you amazing creature
In the rearview mirror
I saw the setting sun on your neck
And felt the taste of you bubble up inside me
But with everybody watching us
Our every move
We do have reputations
We keep it secret
Won't let them have it
So come inside and be with me
Alone with me
Alone
With me alone
If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses
Then I wouldn't have to scream your name atop of every roof in the city of my heart
If I could see you
Once more to see you
Come inside and be with me
Alone with me
Alone
With me alone
If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses
Then I wouldn't have to scream your name atop of every roof in the city of my heart
If I could see you
Once more to see you
If I could see you
Once more to see you
YOU'RE A LIFE SAVER
love you, ty❤️
everyone the lyrics are in the video's description too lol smh y'all don't read
Its not @@bonafidemoron
If you have ever felt insecure in a relationship... This is exactly what that feels like my god
this version gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME when she sings city for the second time my brain literally explodes
YES exactly just like scanners
how does she not burst into tears mid-performance
The simplicity of this performance is beautiful. Her voice melts me.
the control on her voice... everything is perfect, mitski is perfect
people wouldn't understand this woman's melancholy
I interpret this song as a one sided love or crush like the line " If you would let me give you pinky promise kisses Then I wouldn't have to scream your name atop of every roof in the city of my heart"
sitting on my roof and listening to this. it's a bit chilly, but i don't mind. i like being up here, just watching the cars pass by as mitski sings. it's beautiful. for once in a while, i feel calm. her music does this to me.
edited 9/25/21: since this comment, mitski has blown up so much. i found her 2-4 years ago so seeing her this big now warms my heart. i love her music so much. i hope she is doing alright right now.
( edit #2 ) 6/8/2024: this comment is almost 4 years old i believe, when i wrote this comment i was in a terrible space. this will be my last edit to this comment. i was fourteen or fifteen when i commented this… i’ll be nineteen in 3 months. life gets better… i mean it. if you’re struggling hang in there. - your internet big sis ❤
@@peedotcom hi honey :* i hope you are doing okay
that sounds beautiful
i think i'm gonna cry
i’m not allowed to be on the roof and look down below so i just open the window and feel the breeze whenever it starts getting colder. also, mitski recently came out with a new song and i think you’ll really enjoy it! :))
did u let your dark hair unleash the night though
In the album version this songs feel like whispering your feelings, keeping it in your heart but this one it's like screaming what had been hidden for so long at the top of a roof so everyone can see it. While it also feels like begging for someone to stay but all calmly because you'd be happy just for seeing him.
It also feels like hurting for a love you couldn't show at that time, as if telling "I love you" would be a cathasthrophic event. The more you keep it in your heart the more it hurts.
2:32 kills me
Literally
YES, LITERALLY BREAK MY HEART DUDE-
I passed him on the street the other day after not seeing him for over a year. It only made me realise how strong my love is still. I'm sorry, Micheal.
THIS IS HER BEST FCKING SONG
This song reminds me of my first gay relationship, I liked her more than she liked me and I was scared to fully express my feelings scared to kiss her because of all the homophobia she was in a very religious family that hated me. “but with everybody watching us, our every move, we do have reputations, we keep it secret won’t let them have it” so many people have to hide their sexuality and relationships to save their reputation.
Oh hey twins! Im currently in my first wlw relationship and her parents found out😂😂🙏
@@necromaeda Aw that’s tough I hope you both stay safe and don’t let judgment or disapproval get to you. Being gay is easy but unfortunately straight people make it hard lol.
i was in a wlw relationship once. this is exactly how it went down. infact, we only lasted a week before her mother found out. thank you for voicing this through a mitski comment section.
The very same happened to me and when she broke up with me she said it was wrong to like girls and couldn't be my gf anymore. That really messed me up in the time
She is literally an angel, she can't be real
Mitski is definitely one of the best music artists in her genre(s) of music. She only started to gain more recognition for her newest album “The land is inhospitable and so are we.” But I definitely do think she deserves more recognition for her other music and albums as well. I feel like if she had a bigger fan base than she does, she’d produce more music like her new album rather than her older ones. One of the reasons she made “The land is inhospitable and so are we.” Is because it’s a change of a world for her, not only that but she’s also very confident in this album and doesn’t have as many songs you’d consider “Sad.”
i think this song is one of the best ones in puberty 2
t4ththis and thursday girl
Bruh so beautiful
And that's a rock fact
dear Mitski, thank you so much for being alive
I haven't heard a song as deep as this in a long time. Thank you Mitski.
someone needs to take this video away from me cause I bawl every time I hear it yet it's so good
mitski i’m sobbing
Same same
her voice is so emotional oh my heart
dawg week been so hard im rawdogging through mitski's music alone tonight chat
why did you say it like that lmao
i need this live version tattooed inside my heart
It's crazy how she manages to sound so raw and beautiful live. The studio versions are great but live she's truly something else
i feel like this is her most heartbreaking song
possibly tied with class of ‘13
@@chrrybrry22 and crack baby
@@chrrybrry22 you get it
i stop breathing everytime i hear this song its so gorgeous and beautiful and sad and i just love it so much and like oh my god the part where she says "if you would let me give you pinkie promise kisses then i wouldnt have to scream your name at the top of every roof in the city of my heart, if i could see you once more to see you" i just like die because its so amazing mitski ily
Screaming shaking banging my fist repeatedly as my belly lays flat on the ground and my face is twisted in rage and pain
shes my favorite artist forever, MITSKI SAVED ME.
i could write essays about this song
声が良すぎる…新曲のworking for the knifeも大好きです
you again......God bless you fellow mitski fan
seeing her playing guitar and singing live makes me want to live more
mitski is literally the definition of perfection.
I dont think i can sleep it off anymore
Screaming crying sobbing throwing uo on my knees I love this song so much-
i adore her, may she be happy
this is my favorite mitski song of all time. it captures that feeling of loving someone so much you’d let them ruin you.
Same, I bet on losing dogs come closer too
By the way, I don't have any friends who listen to Mitski so, could you check the version I've published and tell me if it adds something to the vibe? thank youu
I cant even think of this song without crying how does she not sob performing it
mitski i swear to god i cant do this tonight
mood 🚬
Mitski magic
A part of me sees it as a one side relationship dying, a part of me sees it as a relationship ending because both people grew old and one person passed or it’s about loving life until you’re time is out but the love you have will shine even after you’re gone.
On the part where only the bass and very light drums play in the original, she only played single notes. Once she reached the parts where drums get more intense, she turned them into chords. People praise her vocals and lyrics but her skills on other instruments are also remarkable
HOW IS SHE THIS GOATED????
Imagine Kate Bush and Mitski harmonizing together. Literally heaven
both of their voices are angelic, it would be amazing if they could both collab
the most beautiful melancolic
i haven’t seen the live version of any of her songs so i’m kinda excited i’m already crying
i need more people talking about how mitski is actually a lyrical genius. she can put things into words when i cant even process those things myself
Sobbing to this song is free therapy
the tower she builds in this video is so beautiful and haunting this is definitely one of my favorite pieces of music
I have never listen to this song without crying. 7 years
sobbing rn
literal perfection
pressing on a mitski song is like a free depression ticket
mitski you are the prettiest human alive
i love how her live performances always have more emotion in them
So good it makes my eyes glossy..
This is actually one of the few songs I can cry my heart out to
this might just be the best song ever
this song reminds me of fleabag and the priest and even though I haven't been through anything like this, I feel sad and very emotional listening to it. even more with this version
If I actually heard this I might burst into tears
this music makes me wanna cry so bad
I live for her voice omg!!
I love you so much mitski youve helped me understand how i feel so much literally i feel so much better with mitskis music
you hear that? that’s the sound of mitski ripping my wig CLEAN OFF my bald ass head.
another drainer that listens to mitski? 👀😌
this song usually makes me cry but this performance KILLS ME.
“come inside and be with me, alone with me, alone.” somebody pass me the bottle
this actually brought me to tears wtf
This song is impossible to stop listening to, difficult to continue listening to without singing along and is not easy to sing along without crying. People always wonder why I always listen to these sad songs. But even Edgar allen Poe said that grief and love were most powerful qualities within art. Id put the quote up if I could find it, I’m sorry I can’t stop crying
using this 2 fall asleep tonight
This song does something to my spirit. I literally wanna cry when I hear it
this makes me want to sing and dance but also breakdown and cry
the raw emotion in this ..
2:30 I love mitski so much.
Mitski (And nirvana but not related) is one of the only artists who's live version of their songs I prefer. Like how can you outdo the original? This version is so magical I love it.
i think its because both of their instrumentals are rly good? sometimes i would listen to mitski and realize that she has the same sort of punk instrumental style as nirvana.
The most amazing woman in the world. THIS SOMG SENDS ME INTO A MANIC EPISODE
crying in my pillow i loveyou mitski
i love you mitski
Fell in love at first sight with someone at work, we started talking, and now he's my supervisor (aka, we can't date and he told me so just now, over text). This song hits and it's helping me with the emotional constipation, iykwim. So good, thanks mother Mitski for being my place of comfort and refuge in these trying times
I'm crying
This version is simply heartbreaking
Mitski is perfect
i love her
I need to sleep because tomorrow is my final exam, but I can’t stop lying listening to this song and this performance and just thinking. mitski's voice is just incredibly wonderful just as her lyrics ❤
i live for you mitski
I like her a lot! Great songs.
whio is this breath taking captivating diva