Mitski - Me and My Husband (Lyric Video)

"Me and My Husband" the song by Mitski from the album 'Be The Cowboy', out on Dead Oceans.

Lyrics:
I steal a few breaths from the world for a minute
And then I'll be nothing forever
And all of my memories
And all of the things I have seen will be gone
With my eyes, with my body, with me

But me and my husband
We are doing better
It's always been just him and me
Together
So I bet all I have on that
Furrowed brow
And at least in this lifetime
We're sticking together
Me and my husband
We're sticking together

And I'm the idiot with the painted face
In the corner, taking up space
But when he walks in, I am loved, I am loved

Me and my husband
We are doing better
It's always been just him and me
Together
So I bet all I have on that
Furrowed brow
And at least in this lifetime
We're sticking together
Me and my husband
We're sticking together
Me and my husband
We are doing better

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Mitski - Me and My Husband
#Mitski #MeAndMyHusband #BeTheCowboy

[clairedelune]

The best thing about this song is that Mitski didnt cut out the breaths she took between lines,
so you can sing along with her

[shiawasekappukekiful]

In an interview with the 405, Mitski says this about “Me And My Husband”:

…I think a lot of marriages are like that because that’s what it is; it’s no longer about being in love. It’s really hard to stay in love and keep the spark. When you get married and you’re with someone for years and years, it no longer becomes about infatuation or having your heart aflutter. But the song is just about “you know what, this may not be love anymore, and I may be unhappy, and I’m going to die one day and this is just going to be my life.” But then turning around and saying “this is the decision I made, and you’re the person I chose, so I’m just going to stick with you. We have our problems, but this is our life and we’re going to live it.” And that’s what it’s about.

[avanik-rd]

"I’m the idiot with a painted face in the corner taking up space, but when he walks in I am loved" THIS HITS SO FREAKING HARD OMG

[Neon-Starr]

Nobody asked but my interpretation of the song is that she's living a happy yet unfulfilled life. She is a stay at home wife who takes care of the house while her husband is the one who works, she loves him and he loves her but she can't help but feel like she's missed out on what life has to offer. Possibly from marrying at a young age and getting stuck in a routine, she would do things differently if she could go back but she can't so she's resigned herself to this lifestyle.
I get this from the fact that she talks about how she's stupid in a corner until her husband comes home and loves her and about how they will at least stay together in this life.

Sorry for if this comment isn't coherent.

[itsjanolli]

This song can be interpreted as either a sad or happy song.... love that

[graceellison]

In this life, it's just you and Japanese-American indie pop singer Mitski against the world.

[tomobyrne]

I really think this song is about her lying to herself. She's saying she has a perfect husband, a perfect relationship but the sigh at the start says otherwise. She's lying to herself to convince herself that she's fine and that she's happy.

[lumityland]

i know this song is about a (either empty or fulfilling) marriage, but for me it represents the hope in life. life sucks, but holding onto that tiny glimmer of hope, no matter how small, keeps me going.

“but when he walks in, i am loved, i am loved, so i bet all i have on that furrowed brow, and least in this lifetime, we’re sticking together”
if i hold onto hope, i can believe that i am/will be loved, so i will keep going.

when i listen to this song after a tiring day, i sigh with her at the start to release my stress and settle into the upbeat music to remind myself i have to believe things will get better. it’s the kind of mentality mitski sings about: switching between pessimistic and insecure to hopeful and holding onto a better future someday. it’s why this song is my comfort song.

[cs._.]

Petition for me and my husband music video

[emmi_mp]

i cant believe mitski invented what a husband is

[Guguchina]

Jokes on you - I already know all the lyrics from listening on repeat!

[machinfacultatif]

Reading the comments, I was surprised to see that the song is generally considered sad. To me it was always a happy song. Like two people who are struggling in their relationship but still working hard to make it work, not giving up on each other and what they have together. That's how I interpreted the "we're getting better" and the " in this lifetime we're sticking together". Just two lovers dedicated to each other, even in the hard times.

[zainabnuri]

You can’t make a song happy and sad at the same time

Mitski: hold my husband

[gotikegei]

Listening to this to ignore my parents arguing in the other room 😎

[lenny]

And I'm the idiot with the painted face
In the corder, taking up space
But when he walks in, I am loved, I am loved
But me and my husband

[flocordova]

mitski is Therapy and then also the reason why i need Therapy.

[abbylololol]

Mitski really wrote a song called "me and my husband" and it starts with a sigh. I CAN'T -

[txmagotchiz]

I'm the idiot with the painted face

[Tamo]

For me the "when he walks in I am loved, I am loved" feels like shes saying how she feels like she is nothing without him. People dont want to pay attention to her unless he's with her, she's just "in the corner taking up space"

[quibee]

It makes me so sad that so many people are labelling this as a toxic relationship (which is fine, music is up for interpretation), because I don’t see it as being toxic at all.

For me, this song is about a woman who feels insecure about herself, having to have a ‘painted face’ because she has to fake being happy around everyone. But for her, when her husband walks in, it makes her feel loved and genuinely happy.

At the start of the song, she sighs because it relates to the lyrics where she talks about her breathing before she dies, but then the music gets more upbeat when she sings of her husband, because she remembers that, even though her life is difficult, at least she has her husband who loves her.