Mitski - I'm Your Man (Behind The Song)

Mitski explains her new song "I'm Your Man" off of her album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, out now.

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[lukequezada]

What a privilege for us to get so much insight into this work of art and the care that went into creating it

[demidevildonnie]

hearing mitski describe the song as sort of a "patriarchal voice" in your head is so interesting, kind of feels similar to the themes in Real Men from Lush.

this is one of my fav songs off the album, and i love that she specified its not really about a "bad man" but moreso embodying the real toxic mindset. love these videos sm!

[jaysailsthesea]

“Pirates say yo ho” Mitski I would do anything for you

[Cat_zillaa]

I hope she's not worried about these videos being too long for our sake, bc I'm sure the majority of us could literally watch a 4hr documentary about this album and still want more

[lenlen]

mitski thank you for destroying and rebuilding my life

[kmme]

easily one of my favs because of the dog and outdoor sounds. its so unique and special to me. i really feel the care and emotion that went into creating this song.

[TheDreamingJune]

I adore this song. It's some of the most haunting imagery Mitski's ever written. And i love the use of dogs barking by the end.

[ewelinaadamska]

no video of you talking could ever be too long queen

[theocustard]

Oh my God when I first listened to this song I found myself crying and I couldn't really understand exactly why. Since it was my first listen I hadn't grasped much of the intention behind the lyrics and music yet, but it was so impactful lyrically and sonically. The explanation behind the song and the patriarchal voice in one's head tied everything together so ingeniously. The way the storytelling, the choral singers, bug sounds, barking, and that final false cry all comes together is so so beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us, Mitski ❤

[davidpendergrass]

If these videos where 5 hours long I’d be sat and attentive

[cuddlefishnui]

this song rearranged my dna thank you mitski

[olivermceldon]

I love the dog sounds and the night ambience, it brings me back to the line "I'll meet judgement by the hounds". The whole song had me floored as a man myself

[aimeemathie]

6:34
“So thank you to Fowler Toads.”
I love her 😭

[Moonsong_]

this song (one of my faves) transitions perfectly with Hard times by Ethel Cain and I'm UNWELL. The dogs in the end are such an amazing idea and this whole explenatory video is as well.

[nichotchkiss]

i absolutely adore the choir in “im your man”, it really brings the whole song together, and i find it so moving!!! choral pieces always make my heart swell and you wrote it so beautifully, and knowing it’s significance only makes it more impactful. the dogs barking and the ambient outdoor sounds are so sick too, it was such a cool experience listening for the first time, especially with the toad scream at the end!!! definitely one of my favourites off the album, this was so interesting to watch! :’)

[solgast]

Throughout my years, I have felt I have had an inner matriarch within me instead, telling me she is my woman. Truly wonderful, Mitski. To me, it just sounds natural. A genuine integration of the process of the shadow. The big and small, the male and female aspects. The anima and animus. To me, this was too short! One does not have to excuse oneself when you explain your inner world. I could sit for hours talking about the creative process and transformation in art or creations. Also, one can never have too much tea.

[vforvaleriie]

seriously, i love all of the songs from mitski. she inspired me to get into poetry. i am obsessed with these behind the songs videos! —also this song is so relatable! i really do feel like i have a man in my head!!

[ukjlvtn]

My favorite song on this album 🧡 It resonates deeply. The teacup symbol all makes sense now !

[LettaLeeJoy]

I love this song from you so much. It's one of the few songs that always makes me cry when I hear it. Specifically when the barking dogs come in. My read on it personally (I know this isn't correct obviously) is it's about a person in a relationship who inevitably hurts the other person, knows they hurt the other person, is so hopelessly sorry that they hurt the other person, and knows that one day they're either going to abandon the other person in one final act of betrayal, or the other person is going to snap and tear them apart. And when that latter one happens, they won't fight back or resist because they know they deserve it.

When the dogs come barking, I picture two different things at once. The first is the person leaving and the dogs barking desperately for the person to come back and not abandon them. The second is the dogs all turning on this person and mauling them, completely tearing them apart against the backdrop of a setting sun. I kind of picture the whole thing as a Western setting too. I interpret the dogs as getting either more and more desperate as the barking goes on, or as them getting more and more frenzied. And the choir comes across to me as the melancholic howling of the dogs, singing like angels on earth in their hurt and sense of betrayal. (The "you're an angel I'm a dog" and "you believe me like a god" lines make that connection stronger for me)

Like I say, I know this is incorrect, but the song touches my heart and this is what it conjures for me. I don't know why I felt the need to express all of this, but I guess I just in a nutshell wanna say, thank you for making something that's so touching and sad to me. My interpretation may not be correct, but it really does mean quite a bit to me anyway. Enough that I went and started a short story inspired by it.

[ysis_mitskisversion]

GUYS HOW DO THE FROGS FEEL WHEN THEY KNOW THEY ARE GETTING THANKED BY MITSKI?