She self-released her first two albums, Lush and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business, while studying studio composition at Purchase College's Conservatory of Music. The albums were originally made as her senior project. Her third studio album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, was released in 2014 on the label Double Double Whammy.
Mitski signed with Dead Oceans in 2015 and released Puberty 2, Be the Cowboy and Laurel Hell , the last of which made the top ten in several countries. In 2022, The Guardian dubbed her the "best young songwriter" in the United States. That same year, she co-wrote "This Is a Life" for the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Her seventh studio album, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, was released in 2023.
949795
Mitski Lyrics
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As I went a walking
One morning in spring
I met with some travelers
On an old country lane
One was an old man
The second a maidThe third was a young boy who smiled as he said
"With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There′s a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind."
So I asked them to tell me their name and their race
So I could remember each smile on their face
"Our names, they mean nothing...
They change throughout time
So come sit beside us and share in our wine"
"With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There's a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind."
So I sat down beside them
With flowers all around
We et from a mantle
Spread out on the ground
They told me of prophets
And peoples and kings
"We′re traveling to Glaston
Over England's green lanes
To hear of men's troubles
To hear of their pains
We travel the wide world
Over land and the sea
To tell all the people
How they can be free..."
"With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There′s a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind."
So sadly I left them
On that old country lane
For I knew that I′d never see them again
One was an old man
The second a maid
The third was a young boy who smiled as he said...
"With the wind in the willows
The birds in the sky
There's a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie...
We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine
To share on our journey with all of mankind."
The lyrics to Mitski's song "949795" tell a narrative about a chance encounter with three travelers on an old country lane. The song opens with the singer walking in the spring and meeting the travelers, consisting of an old man, a maid, and a young boy. The young boy joyfully remarks about the beauty of nature and their simple provisions, like bread, fishes, and a jug of red wine, which they share with all of mankind on their journey. The travelers emphasize that their names are inconsequential because they change over time, inviting the singer to sit and join them, to be part of their shared experience.
Sitting beside them in a meadow with flowers surrounding them, the singer learns about the travelers' purpose. They are on a quest to Glaston, traversing England's green lanes to hear about the troubles and pains of men, to spread knowledge about how people can be free. The song presents the travelers as prophets of sorts, spreading wisdom and compassion, and aiming to bring liberation to all.
However, the encounter ends with a tinge of sadness as the singer realizes they will never see the travelers again. The song concludes with the young boy repeating his earlier joyful declaration about the wind in the willows, birds in the sky, and the warmth of the sun, along with their shared provisions to be offered to all of mankind.
Overall, "949795" reflects on the fleeting nature of human connections and the potential for shared experiences and knowledge to bring freedom and harmony to the world.
Writer(s): Richard Blackmore
Contributed by Carson D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@AngelCat748
Sometimes I listen to this song and it reminds me of my mom.
She never listened to this song, but it reminds me of how she was.
She died suddenly due to a pulmonary embolism eight months ago. There was nothing anyone could do to save her.
I was about to turn eighteen at the time and I was going to plan a great party with my friends, and learn how to cook, and have a plan with college and learning how to do all these grown up things.
But now I feel as if I have no motivation for these things, and I want my life to be just over already so I can see my mom again.
I miss my mom. I love her.
Update: It just turned a year now, and I still miss her and I love her. I don't think I'll ever not miss and love her, and that's ok.
@ririsprklz
Lyrics:
My baby, my baby
You're my baby, say it to me
Baby, my baby
Tell your baby that I'm your baby
I bet on losing dogs
I know they're losing and I'll pay for my place
By the ring
Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down
I'll be there on their side
I'm losing by their side
Will you let me, baby, lose
On losing dogs
I know they're losing and I'll pay for my place
By the ring
Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down
I wanna feel it
I bet on losing dogs
I always want you when I'm finally fine
How you'd be over me looking in my eyes when I come
Someone to watch me die
Someone to watch me die
I bet on losing dogs.
(Don’t thank me:)
@TaylovesMITSKI
Lyrics:
My baby, my baby
You're my baby, say it to me
Baby, my baby
Tell your baby that I'm your baby
I bet on losing dogs
I know they're losing and I'll pay for my place
By the ring
Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down
I'll be there on their side
I'm losing by their side
Will you let me, baby, lose
On losing dogs
I know they're losing and I'll pay for my place
By the ring
Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down
I wanna feel it
I bet on losing dogs
I always want you when I'm finally fine
How you'd be over me looking in my eyes when I come
Someone to watch me die
Someone to watch me die
I bet on losing dogs
Reminder: Ily.. random stranger.. i love you
@M0TH-AM0X047
mitski means a lot to me, due to the fact that she helped me cry it out by listening to her music. i don't know if i was saved or became worst.
i didn't feel safe in my house, my wrists are in the risk of having a chance of being harmed, everything's been shitty but when I found mitski, i felt like her music embraced me warmly
i felt so scared and trapped in my home since my mom isnt the gentle type in punishments, it's those memories that doesn't stay temporarily when thinking about it
but if I find a way out of here, i'll try to life my way and make sure im not active alot in public since there's no doubt that my family is going to reach out
thank you so much, mitski
i'll cherish the times you helped me during the darkest times
@sarahany1984
“I always want you when I’m finally fine” WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE MENTAL ASYLUM WITH THIS LINEEEEE🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣‼️‼️‼️‼️💯💯💯💯
@Clownmacesart
REAL
@ghost_toast2
FR
@Ella-li3sd
WE MAKIN IT OUTTA THE PSYCH WARD 🗣🗣🗣❗️❗️❗️
@qiesforever
REAL REAL🔥🔥
@Niahxii
This made me chuckle😭
@tasheve3015
i think this is genuinely one of the most devastating songs ever written
@bobsbigboy_
lol
@aaabreakfast
wait till u hear class of 2013 and other mitski songs
@ty3d3vi1
Lol really did you hear baby shark lol