Girl you a re beautiful

can you react to speak to yourself by imogen heap

There’s truly no comparison. Fiona Apple is the best songwriters of this generation, and even calling her that falls short for what great of an artist she is. No adjective can describe what she embodies.

I love the way that she paints hegemonic masculinity as detrimental to everyone in real men. “Real men” aren’t allowed to express emotions, and have to “suck it in” and bottle everything up. Satirically, she claims they “don’t eat ‘cause they’re above that, damn it,” and I think the parallel between not eating and not expressing emotions (both harmful to your mental and physical health) essentially means that in order to be a real man by society’s standards, you have to become inhuman, above basic human needs. Whereas little boys, perhaps on their way to becoming real men but younger and haven’t (yet) lost their emotional capacity, and are able to tell Mitski whatever it is that she wants to hear, and “make [her] feel lovely for a little while.” This ties into a theme of the album which is how women are taught that their value is completely dependent upon their appearance, fertility, and ability to be a worthy side character in the life of a man. I think her vocal delivery in these lines where she is requesting validation from men communicates frustration from the battle between self-awareness that it’s silly to need men to make you feel like you’ve been living correctly and still seeking it out anyway. It’s like she is just sick of it and she is completely over “real men” who think that they are doing her a favor by complimenting her body and physical appearance, whereas “little boys” are who she is seeking validation from because their love maybe feels more genuine but she is just incredibly angry that she is dependent on their validation despite knowing better.

one of my most favorite songs from mitski is Old Friend. idk why but it reminds me so much of Adele. or maybe im thinking of a different artist cause i havent listened to adele at all ever since my childhood. the way she sings "ill take coffee and talk about nothing" is really giving adele (if adele is the right artist im thinking of)

no girl you were right, none of us are okay

your reactions are the best. takes a poet to know a poet!

carry me out, at least in my interpretation, follows a narrator who is still in mourning over someone they lost. whether this be literal or metaphorical is left intentionally vague. The narrator sits on the rooftop, letting down their hair, which is most often done as an act of relaxation, as it “unleashes the night”; this likely points to the narrator watching the sun set as their hair is behind them, so the imagery is that their dark hair is engulfed in the darkness behind them of the night. The mention of “the scent of flowers still in bloom from morning showers” likely is driven by ‘still’ as in something that realistically should be gone, but lingers like the feelings left behind from loss. the narrator experiencing all of these things only intensifying their feelings of isolation. then saying this persons name from the rooftop as it is likely the closest to “the stars” they can get. The second verse is the narrator driving recklessly. They’re out on the road at night. describing headlights as ‘spirits’ and the road as ‘the styx’. This likely infers that the reckless behavior during driving will kill the narrator. The styx is the river that not only separates the mortal world from the underworld, but it is also the river all spirits must cross to reach the afterlife. so by saying “the headlight spirits lead me down the styx” the narrator is saying that those headlights are leading them towards the path to death or of self destruction. lastly the chorus is a resounding and repeating plea to “carry me out” which holds a double meaning. on one end it could be “carry me out of here” as in take me with you away from this place, as the narrator feels as though they are unable to do so themself. alternatively, it could be pleading for someone to acknowledge and end their suffering, the method by which it is done being unknown. carry me out is lyrically one of mitski’s best songs, it has some of her most succinct imagery and not only that, but also combines beautiful vocals and instrumentals.

Stunning!!

What a beautiful human being

Must admit this lady was excellent in reviewing. Genuinely made effort with Lyrics too. I love the way she is attractive but not arrogant --no false laughs showing off her white teeth etc.

I would love to see more Fiona reactions from you. Just a tip - if you put the time stamps in the description of your video KZfaq will automatically add the sections on the video.

I literally had the exact same reaction to Left Alone. Was literally holding back tears she called me out

The person performing after her 😮

"These lines are killing me!" and I'm here for it! It literally is "The moment I knew" - heartbreaking, crushing, completely relatable.

She hasn't made a bad album.... I like Fetch the Bolt Cutters best, because she's at her best when she just doesn't GAF about being commercial. Idler Wheel is maybe my second favorite, for much the same reason. The way she turns a phrase, often with a metaphor that works in a couple of different ways, is amazing... She is fearlessly personal and FIERCELY vulnerable and her expressive voice matches her words.

we love you so much. you're an amazing soul and your light shines through, always. i love your videos, your poetry and your energy ! i've been watching your videos for a few years since the lana reactions. i love your analysis and just everything you have to say about the music. thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, i really hope you're doing good :) sending love and light your way!

love your interpretation on "just a lover" and yes, she was talking about her long time friend, taylor york, who is also the guitarrist in paramore. they're dating now, so cute omg

i eat up all of mitskis lyrics theyre so relatable and i could name all of them that keep me in a chokehold

I like to think that the line 'I am the fire, and i am the forest, and i am a witness watching it' is someone who's a threat to themselves, and is aware of it. Someone who destroys themselves and watches themselves do it.

EVERYONE IS SO GOODDDDD

I have been watching your videos for a while and I just found this. Didn't know you made a reaction vid to a bjork song, so so so coool

thank you so much!! You should totally give "Lullabies in a glass wilderness" by Katie Jane a try, most song (if not all, I'm not THAT informed yet) are basically stories and it would be fun to see you react to a project like that. It's weird, very weird, but very beautiful

i like to believe that 'once more to see you' is a wlw song. the secrecy of the intimacy is in fear of being judged by societies ideals. there has also been a couple instances where mitski hints that she has loved a woman or women before. the pining of living a life thats accepted just as much as a straight relationship kills me each time i listen to the song.

Sher youre a light in this world! The brilliance of your smile and your words leave me in awe after every video. Take care ❤

You might know Dylan Thomas’ Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night. If not you should definitely read it. It’s awesome.

Another amazing video ❤

You are so good!!

I interpreted “The neighbor’s brother came home in a box-But he wanted to go so, maybe it was his fault” as unaliving as well.

Did she just say tortured poets society? 😂

I love coming back to your channel and watching these videos! You connect the dots so well! I just hope you’re doing alright! Give yourself time to rest and treat yourself when you can! If you wanted to react to full albums and just post an unedited video, I’d still watch it haha!! But of course, if you’re just not in that place right now, we understand. Wishing you the best!!! ❤ P.s. I really think you’d love: The Albatross, How Did It End?, The Prophecy, and Peter! “The Anthology” has so so so much beautiful poetry, so even if you don’t do a full react, I really think you’d like it!

Even 15 days later, I still feel like there's so much to digest and interpret and understand... TTPD was not an album that I loved on the first listen... Differently than Midnights, evermore, and reputation, this was an album where I spent a good thirty minutes going: "What the heck is going on here? What am I listening to? What is she trying to tell?" - However, from the second listen onwards it started growing and I think there hasn't been a day I haven't listened to the full album at least once. I think that the similarities to other songs: mastermind, begin again, bejeweled, mirrorball, call it what you want, death by a thousand cuts, etc. Can be viewed as either juxtaposing what the previous song said, or she's explaining further what she meant in those songs or she's finally getting closure of that longing she sang about. I believe TTPD is the ending of an era (and all of the previous ones too). Going further, we probably won't see glimpses of the "old Taylor". She's moving on (and I am here for it). I also enjoyed the fact that the "muse" of some songs is not easily identifiable. Some songs tell us a story of the two of them at the same time. In "but daddy I love him", I think she's singing about three different people throughout the song - when she says 'even my daddy just loves him', it makes no sense she's talking about the same man she did at the beginning of the song. To be honest, most of the time I do forget the guy between the actor and Travis. I wasn't expecting him to be mentioned at all, and I try my hardest to NOT revolve Taylor's creativity and art around the men in her life, so I focus on the feelings and emotions she conveyed in the songs. At the end of the day both of them have hurt her immensely the only difference being the time they got to do it. My friends and I also thought that the two starting songs "Fortnight" and "TTPD" weren't connected to the remainder of the album. So while conversing the night away we came up with a hypothesis: the album's concept is a poetry book, so the two opening songs are the prologue of the narrative: the love story ending in TTPD and she remembering how it happened in Fortnight. Those two encouraged her to write the 14 other poems to tell us about the fortnight (the period of time) when it unravelled. Then in the Anthology, she brings another fortnight of stories based on her own suspicions and suppositions to themes of her past (including the romantic relationships). Whilst in the first album she tells us what happened on the outside (even though she pretty much shows what she was feeling), the second album shows us what was going on inside her head and heart. That is backed up by TN and TS posts asking us to listen to the 5 stages playlists so we could review/remember the past and when Tay said 'only a fortnight til TTPD' asking us to focus on the present/future. So, I'd advise everyone to listen at least once like this: Fortnight and TTPD. Then My boy only breaks his favorite toys followed by the black dog; down bad and imgonnagetyouback and so on. (Beware though, cause the combo: loml, the prophecy, I can do it with a broken heart and Cassandra is BRUTAL). The Manuscript is the epilogue... wrapping up this poetry book she wrote. Closing the chapter of her life and moving on. TTPD is a DENSE album. You finish it tired. She makes us feel everything she felt during those times. And I think this is what she meant, give us a glimpse of how she felt whilst she was conquering the world, hitting her marks with her broken heart.

I love your reaction videos. I hope you can react to the whole anthology or whatever songs you choose

Your interpretation of Taylor’s lyrics is so interesting. I feel like there’s a strong psychological element in her music and you’re so good at dissecting it!

In Florida she’s referencing I can fix him… by mentioning “the shit-storm back in Texas”

It comes from dating toxic/abusive men as a teenager!

My boy only breaks his favorite toys is literally a grownup version of the saying girls got told. That boys who hurts us only does so because they love us..

you should react to the anthology!!!

Will you be doing 17-31? Those are more like Folklore and would be right up your alley.

The Florida girl in me was 😮

Your analysis is so good!! I could listen to you break Taylor’s songs down for hours. I’m so sorry about Mandisa but thank you for sharing your real emotions with us. as cheesy as it is, music brings people together and connects us 💕

Sounds like alien abduction

Loveeee your analysis always ❤

I was so excited for this yayyyy❤ Also, Mandia’s death made me so sad too😢 May she rest.

Oh no Mandisa!!! I love her story!! Unfinished!!

please how did it end from the anthology!!

The black dog,The Manuscript and I look in people's windows. You will love these 3 songs from the anthology.

Your videos always brighten my day, I hope you have something for yourself that does the same <3

Thank you again!

The prophecy