Mitski - Working for the Knife (Official Lyric Video)
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"Working for the Knife" from the album Laurel Hell by Mitski.
Laurel Hell out now.
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The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We out now.
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Credits:
Video by Rena Johnson.
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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
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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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKxoza6gnqnLqNI.html Listen to the album: mitski.lnk.to/TLIIASAW
@leaf111
7 ай бұрын
❤️
@dobrafilic7030
3 ай бұрын
yes mother
this song truly shows how mitski can have so much diversity in her songs, but it all leads to this one theme we all know her for.
@moo1584
2 жыл бұрын
yup i love her so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@a1rh3ad
2 жыл бұрын
INDEED
@mialeyxx
2 жыл бұрын
ayo 😈
@shreksgfcourtney
2 жыл бұрын
true
@Anewevisual
2 жыл бұрын
PAIN
I used to be a fan, but after hearing this masterpiece, I'm a whole air conditioner
@plutospoison
2 жыл бұрын
That was a good one I can't lie
@emmal3853
2 жыл бұрын
FR
@rayleakss
2 жыл бұрын
sorry im a washing machine
@Rasinmus
2 жыл бұрын
LMFAO
@yessygarcia9452
2 жыл бұрын
LMAOOO
This song is truely a work of art Heartbreakingly beautiful would be the correct term
@Wusyaname7777
2 жыл бұрын
YES
@d4xn4v
2 жыл бұрын
yep
@whichoneishikaru9151
2 жыл бұрын
literally
“i always knew the world moves on, i just didn’t know it would go without me” it’s amazing how she can word so many emotions out.
@moo1584
2 жыл бұрын
@Novi Novita no
the tour tickets selling out in 2 seconds is my joker origin story
@euge255
2 жыл бұрын
underrated
@vanessaortiz3941
2 жыл бұрын
LITERALLY😭😭
@djwbe2i860
2 жыл бұрын
LITERALLYY 💀💀💀
@candiabi366
2 жыл бұрын
i can't even go because I live half across the globe 😭
@yourmother2425
Жыл бұрын
Really? cuz where I am they still had a ton available on the night of the event lol
"but nobody cared for the stories i had about no good guys..."
Everyone talks about the “I didn’t know it would go without me” part, but the “I always thought the choice was mine, I was right, I just chose wrong” part hits so hard
@Esquizo3000Waza
10 ай бұрын
REALL
@fairyati_
6 ай бұрын
LITERALLY THAT DAMN PARTT 😭😭
anyone who listen to mitski is automatically my friend
@fall_tea8857
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@rayleakss
2 жыл бұрын
so true
@renenuam
2 жыл бұрын
agreed
@thelogIady
2 жыл бұрын
Hell yea
@l3monii
2 жыл бұрын
Hi bestie😩💗
This song is a literal banger.
@yvmihisux
2 жыл бұрын
true true
@vinn3879
2 жыл бұрын
all her songs are
@deeznut5690
2 жыл бұрын
Very
@enigmaticx326
2 жыл бұрын
WTF is a “literal” banger?
@cursedbyday108
2 жыл бұрын
@@enigmaticx326 a really good song
"I cry at the start of every movie, I guess cause I wish I was making things too" god it's like she writes for me
This song literally came out when I needed it the most.
@user-pm9pw6cj4c
2 жыл бұрын
Aliiiiii
@ventingmachine101
Жыл бұрын
found this song when i needed it the most.
Mitski’s comments is full of bilingual queens kings and things😍
@BroonParker
2 жыл бұрын
Full of something. This is a tremendous song - she writes and performs with a directness that is almost shocking and always impressive. But the comments here? I wish I hadn't visited them.
@turyabhatkar
2 жыл бұрын
@@BroonParker why though, it's mostly just positive people expressing their love for mitski's music lol
@BroonParker
2 жыл бұрын
@@turyabhatkar true, but there's love and then there's... sorry, just not my cup of tea. I find Mitski's work so appealing because of its economy, how direct, raw and emotional it is. No gush. I don't enjoy the hyperbole here and find it strangely at odds with Mistki's art. Happy that others are happy, and glad that others love this, but the tenor of this is not for me, that's all. Up voted your very fair comment though.
@drinkerofpaint
Жыл бұрын
I love that all the comments I had seen were in English then this one just happened to be sandwiched between Spanish and I think russian
@Alan-qg7rr
3 ай бұрын
@@BroonParkerMitski songs are full of hyperboles wdym?? 😭
“I start the day lying and end with the truth” that line is literally Mitski 101
me when i love mitski
@galaxyseal5081
2 жыл бұрын
so true
@zxvs
2 жыл бұрын
Frr
@mayanvs
2 жыл бұрын
true
@umm5722
2 жыл бұрын
frr
@kb2957
2 жыл бұрын
so true agree Stan
arte en su máxima expresión, te amo Mitski
@umm5722
2 жыл бұрын
sí.
@lia_ap2486
2 жыл бұрын
si
fun fact : mitski invited the world
@solarprogeny6736
2 жыл бұрын
i wasn't invited... :(
@nicekittysara3560
2 жыл бұрын
@@solarprogeny6736 HELP
@umm5722
2 жыл бұрын
yep
@victoria793
2 жыл бұрын
we can confirm that fact by watching the only heartbreaker‼️ stream
One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates. 🎈
@solarprogeny6736
2 жыл бұрын
your comment and channel sound more like a cult than actual interesting thought.
@My2cents.
2 жыл бұрын
@@solarprogeny6736 Lol The goal of the takeaway is to offer a different perspective on seeking, and to introduce Non-Duality. No cult or monetization here.
@solarprogeny6736
2 жыл бұрын
@@My2cents. "the goal of the takeaway"
@BroonParker
2 жыл бұрын
@@solarprogeny6736 pizza maybe?
@sakura9959
2 жыл бұрын
Very relaxing and mesmerizing indeed
whoever listens to mitski is automatically have a good taste
@fairy-typesystem
2 жыл бұрын
TRUEEEEE
@watermelonpineapple3115
2 жыл бұрын
ONG
@umm5722
2 жыл бұрын
exactly
@Mafufuzz
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly
no mitski, the world is moving on with you because you are our genius :( the lyrics of your songs always make me fell so understood, omg. thank you for existing
@REY3727
Жыл бұрын
mitski doesn't know u and will never see this.
@theactualmiuiswaifu
7 ай бұрын
@@REY3727who pissed in ur cereal damn 😟
@blue.ae6568
4 ай бұрын
@@theactualmiuiswaifu "who pissed in ur cereal" LOL HELP💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
ESTOY TAN ORGULLOSA DE ESTA MUJER, TE AMO MITSKI
@beastieboysfaneditsarchive3306
2 жыл бұрын
Nice mitski pfp!
Если я перестану слушать данную песню,то это буду не я
@rayleakss
2 жыл бұрын
i don't know about what you are talking about but i liked it because you are comenting on a mitski's video so i guess what you are saying is a cool thing, because mitski is a cool thing
@sanshine9592
2 жыл бұрын
@@rayleakssthe translation: if i stop listening to this song it won't be me.😪🤲🏻 same here
@camilagc4084
2 жыл бұрын
me
@sentbyangels
2 жыл бұрын
@@rayleakss basically, they were saying how they can't stop listening to this song lol
@rr4m0up37
2 жыл бұрын
Да!!!!
i wish i had the ability to write songs that mitski has. each one is different yet they’re the same. it’s like we’re watching a story go on with each song.
@Ash-gk8jp
2 жыл бұрын
I think you can get there with practice
Fun fact: mitski is god and created everything
@v3n0m71
2 жыл бұрын
💀
@xionqers
2 жыл бұрын
amen 🙏
@solarprogeny6736
2 жыл бұрын
oh interesting i might bring that up at a party
@chapignon2072
2 жыл бұрын
I found my religion
@hallevlogz8976
2 жыл бұрын
🙏🏼
gracias mitski, mis oídos han sido bendecidos
This song feels like doing something over and over again and it becoming repetitive and boring. Like you no longer have a say in what happens because if you choose to quite, all of your hard work would equate to nothing. That you would be nothing. You can’t escape the personal hell that was created for you so you settle on what you have now and try to make it enough, it NEEDS to be enough because what are you doing if it isn’t? You’re living life but are you truly alive? You work til you die, even if it’s something you love doing. Eventually, that too will become a necessity, something you need to do rather then something you love. Because there is no room for love in this industry, money rules supreme and we all die the same. We are all essentially, working for the Knife.
@The.Description.of.a.Fool.
2 жыл бұрын
I agree and also it could be seen as a artist envying and wanting to create but since it's a subjective thing there could only be so little value in it and it could just be a constant of envying other people and working yourself dry until you can finally succeed and see a way to change even if it means letting go of your humanity as long as you can survive
@gabrielasyring
2 жыл бұрын
THIS... EXACTLY THIS
@mitskigf
2 жыл бұрын
this made me sadder than ever but it’s so accurate 😩
@louise5478
2 жыл бұрын
you really put it into words. thankyou
@reneekeerthana841
2 жыл бұрын
I love Jesus and He loves me. I'm not working for the knife
OKAY BUT "i cry at the start of every movie; i guess 'cause i wish i was making things too" i didn't know i can relate to something this hard
Mitski's music is so cool to me because you can really feel how personal they are to her - and she never seems to 'smooth it out' to be more universal/relatable.. very admirable, in my eyes. (Love the visuals, too!)
i just can’t, why all my friends just don’t know about this genius woman, i have no one to share my happiness
@navya3469
2 жыл бұрын
its kinda good if u ask me, our beloved mitski can be our little secret, a friend we can go to everytime we feel low or wanna feel something...
'I always thought the choice was mine, And I was right but I just chose wrong' SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND
the great thing about music is that, it can be whatever you want it to be. this song could potentially be about so many things, like capitalism, growing up and time passing, not being happy with your career or life, about doing so much and nobody caring, being and artist and having to constantly write about pain for other people to be happy, your dreams not coming true, about really seeing what being an adult is like. i love mitski
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 twenty Now at twenty-nine, the road ahead appears the same Though maybe at thirty 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
“I start the day high, and it ends so low” This is talking about the constant circle that we are entrapped in. We work like assassins that assassinate ourselves. We beat ourselves up so much until we can’t take it, without even knowing it’s ourselves that we are harming. We emotionally stab ourselves every day. We are working for the knife.
@vermaledeit1799
Жыл бұрын
nailed it
love mitski for inventing knives and living!
LINDAAA
Gracias miski por todo tu esfuerzo y desempeño que has puesto en tus proyectos, te amamos!
"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." damn, she didn't have to go so hard and expose me like that 😭😭😭😭
"I always knew the world moves on, I just didn't know it would go without me" get me crying every time.
there's no way another Mitski's song will hurt m- I USED TO THINK I WOULD TELL STORIES, BUT NOBODY CARED FOR THE STORIES I HAD ABOUT
I'm almost 40 and the road looks exactly the same as 20 years ago... 😢
Let's go mitski fans, let's cry again!
Nice background music for a good cry
mitski you're the only one whose lyrics carve into my skin and hurt my heart, i absolutely love your music and you, u make me feel so seen and understood. Thanks for everything u do, I would love to see u live but I'm spanish :/ Thanks for helping me through so many breakdowns :))
She has a voice of an angel. I named my cat Mitski bc everytime I would put one of her songs on, she would appear.
turning 31 this year. this song violently hits my head and soul.
mitski, my beloved
@fairy-typesystem
2 жыл бұрын
true true
yes i literally dropped everything for this
@farah3655
2 жыл бұрын
SAME I GOT A NOTIFICATIONS AND DIDNT EVEN THINK TWICE
@yvmihisux
2 жыл бұрын
SAME
this video is so..... MITSKI IS A DIMENSION O MY GODDGD
i wanna give everyone who listens to mitski a big warm hug
Every time I listen to Mitski's songs I am increasingly amazed by the voice and art she brings in her songs 🦋🖤
chills. honestly I prefer these visuals to the MV
I was a different person when I discovered this song. I found what the truth is since then. This song has become a thousand times better.
TE AMOO MITSKI 😭
I can't stop listening to this song, my favourite mitski song by far. I also relate to it on many levels
Brasil te ama muito, mitski deusa
@rayleakss
2 жыл бұрын
SIM SIM BRAZIL LOVES YOU MITSKI
I use this song to cope. I had a true taste of love. Intimate…after such hardships…it was like magic…a miracle to me…I chose wrong so many times when I thought I was choosing right…so I lost it. And it’s gone. He’s not even dead. Mental illness…trauma from childhood…it bleeds into every aspect of life and the pursuit of happiness. I was so understanding for him but he couldn’t be for me…he’s not even a jerk it’s just we couldn’t see each other cuz we both have no money. Can’t see each other. Yet we have a whole kid together…this is too cruel. The world really does go on without my love story getting played out…the truth really is that I’m dying each time for another taste of love. Meaningless life is without it. Idek why.
ÍCONE
My favorite Mitski song
Crying shaking throwing up shedding tears running feeling eating dying standing sitting separating laughing dancing bawling my eyes out on the floor
Is it just me being drunk or is this like the best fucking piece I've ever happened upon in my entire existence??
mitski is a really good artist, i don't know why people takes hate to her
@v3n0m71
2 жыл бұрын
People are hating on her?
Gracias a llorar, te quiero mitski
“I start the day lying and end with the truth that I’m dying for the knife.” Is a line I don’t think people appreciate enough
“i start the day a lie, and it ends with the truth” hits too close to home
Mitski got me crying
how does she always describe feelings i haven't been able to my whole life.
@averagecompscienjoyer9729
2 жыл бұрын
this song came one day after my 18th birthday and I swear it described exactly what I was thinking its insane
"i used to think i will tell stories but nobody cared about the stories i had" so real i will cry
I love the subtle shoegaze elements in this song 😍 Mitski is really in a league of her own among mainstream artists. The lyrics and visuals are killer too! 🤘
Fav song ever
The circle in the middle to me represents presence that remains with us through the whole trip of existence
中毒性がすごい!毎日聴いてる…
mitski te amo 💗
Her voice is so amazing 💗🥺
Thank u mitski 💕
damn meatski really working hard to buy a knife
this song is everything
bold of you to assume i don’t have the lyrics to this song etched into my brain
I love ur music so much mitskiiii, so glad ur getting the attention u deserve these days ❤️❤️❤️
mitski coming back and creating music again is the highlight of my entire year 💞
absolutely amazing. Can’t wait to see your show next year Mitski!!!
This is my new favorite song by mitski, it is a work of art and the lyrics are just so relatable for me :")
Such a good song, thank you Mitski!!!
the music is so beautiful, so many relatable lyrics this is a masterpiece
Gorgeous video. Mitski, don't ever feel alone. Thank you for joining us with your music 🖤
i cry at the start of every movie
Love it. The visuals, I don’t have the words for it but it looks awesome, I’m just in love. I can’t wait to analyze the lyrics a bit more too.
love this song
Ahhh i love this song sm
Mitski=god te amo bella preciosa ☹️
mitski I love you, I love you too much, your songs make me feel very happy and very melancholy, the songs you do are definitely art.
i love her sm
I recently started a new job. I'm 17, so i work 10 hours a day, and then at night i study. I'm also an artist and i really wish i could do what i love, but not only i don't have the time for what I love, i need money, so i exchange my time, sacrifice what's left of my teen years for a little bit of money. It hurts to lose all my motivation to make art, to go out and see the world. And it hurts even more to know all my efforts are worthless. Working harder won't make the world wait for me. It will discard me when i'm too broken to keep it up. Thank you mitski for making a song so many of us can relate. It brings comfort to my soul knowing that i'm not the only one who feels heavy because of my job.
The graphics are fantastic and go so well with the song
mitski invented music
In love with this
this is amazing, mitski is a mazing, im happy shes finally back here with her amazing songs
This is a masterpiece
TE AMO MITSKI
I love this songggg
this song is amazingg