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Laurel Helltakes asharp detourfrom the Mitski discography of the past.
Laurel Hellhas been in the works for years, predating 2018sBe the Cowboy.
As Mitskis fifth album,Be the Cowboy, exploded in popularity, Mitskis song Nobodybecame a TikTok mainstay.
Her lyrics were diced up, dissected, and reinterpreted by fans old and new.
People come and go.
But my songs, my writing, it was mine.
Devastate yourself with the MitskiestLaurel Helllyrics below.
The albums opening lyric unfolds like the dark hallway in House of Leaves.
Named after a town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, the song conjures fingerprints gliding across blackened walls.
Comrade Mitski tackles the existential dread of getting older in this anti-capitalist anthem.
Stay Soft
Its why Ive arrived, your sex god
BRB, spontaneously combusting.
You stay soft and get eaten / Only natural to harden up.
Even Mitski cant resist a good innuendo.
Is Mitski referring to the end of a relationship?
The end of the world?
She shuffles through love and loss with the knowledge that they are cyclical.
Still, some things are left behind in the rotation: quiet and scar tissue.
Honorable Mention
This is not a realLaurel Helllyric, but it should be.
a mitski quote i was sad to have to kill: “fuck reagan!”
