Mitski - Last Words of a Shooting Star (Official Audio)

“Last Words of a Shooting Star” from the album Bury Me at Makeout Creek by Mitski.

Listen to Bury Me at Makeout Creek:

Laurel Hell out now.

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We out now.

Lyrics:
All of this turbulence wasn't forecasted
Apologies from the intercom
And I am relieved that I'd left my room tidy
They'll think of me kindly
When they come for my things

They'll never know how I'd stared at the dark in that room
With no thoughts
Like a blood-sniffing shark
And while my dreams made music in the night
Carefully
I was going to live

You wouldn't leave till we loved in the morning
You'd learned from movies how love ought to be
And you'd say you love me and look in my eyes
But I know through mine you were
Looking in yours

And did you know the liberty bell is a replica
Silently housed in its original walls
And while its dreams played music in the night
Quietly
It was told to believe

I always wanted to die clean and pretty
But I'd be too busy on working days
So I am relieved that the turbulence wasn't forecasted
I couldn't have changed anyways

I am relieved that I'd left my room tidy
Goodbye

#mitski #lastwordsofashootingstar #burymeatmakeoutcreek

[foonnotspork]

this feels like a bullet through my heart
"i always wanted to die clean & pretty, but i'd be too busy on working days"
a feeling far too familiar

[moraxss]

im deceased mitski you cant do this to me

[nokkhotro]

My friend mishu, killed herself a few weeks back. . She was brave, she was kind. But life tore her down.She was the one who suggested mitski to me. This song picks me apart, because it reminds me of her, these would exactly be her words. Mishu, idk wherever you are, I hope you are at peace . You are missed, atleast by me.

[raulneto]

Oh Mitski, this song was the soundtrack of MANY of my suicidal moments. Thanks for this, it's so beautiful, so touchable, so sad.

[ichhassealles]

"So I am relieved that the turbulence wasn't forecasted,
I couldn't have changed anyways. i am relived that i left my room tidy, goodbye" hits way too hard

[whos.chiaki]

“And you’d say you love me and look in my eyes, but I know through mine you were looking in yours” makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry

[vithvin]

“They’ll never know how I’d stared at the dark in that room with no thoughts, like a blood sniffing shark” hits way harder than it should. Heavy throwback to the nights where you can’t sleep so you just stare out in the darkness and just. Think. Dangerous shit, man.

[ZionLowery-dz]

“I couldn’t have changed anyways” …bro. HELP ME IM SOBBING…

[Jlovesz]

“theyll never know how i stared at the dark in that room. with no thoughts, just like a blood sniffing shark.” you ripped me apart mitski.

[Howardabby]

This song just reminds me of sitting in school and staring at the wall wearing giant hoodies and huge jeans in the heat but I didn't care as long as my body was covered, it reminds me that no matter how many haircuts I try or how much makeup I wear I will never be the slightest bit handsome or pretty but at this point I'm used to it and have accepted it over time.

[melanilopez]

Lyrics
All of this turbulence wasn't forecasted
Apologies from the intercom
And I am relieved that I'd left my room tidy
They'll think of me kindly
When they come for my things
They'll never know how I'd stared at the dark in that room
With no thoughts
Like a blood-sniffing shark
And while my dreams made music in the night
Carefully
I was going to live
You wouldn't leave till we loved in the morning
You'd learned from movies how love ought to be
And you'd say you love me and look in my eyes
But I know through mine you were
Looking in yours
And did you know the liberty bell is a replica
Silently housed in its original walls
And while its dreams played music in the night
Quietly
It was told to believe
I always wanted to die clean and pretty
But I'd be too busy on working days
So I am relieved that the turbulence wasn't forecasted
I couldn't have changed anyways
I am relieved that I'd left my room tidy
Goodbye

[henglyguerra]

This was the song that got my son through some of his toughest years. He graduated this week. The very next day he found out that the person he liked, the person he had been waiting to reach out to once they graduated passed away. They took their own life. This young person, with their whole life ahead of them. They got the good grades, were the kindest of souls…. The same person that showed my son kindness, compassion and love during a time when my son needed it the most and faced silent battles.

They had grown apart after my son changed schools yet my son never stopped loving them. He was too scared to reach out sooner. And had told me he would do so at graduation. He looked for them through the crowds at graduation practice…

Now I’m here listening to this song… Broken hearted from holding my child through this incredible loss. He thought he had time… He had so much to tell them…

We will honor their memory… I will forever be grateful for the moments of peace and happiness they shared with my son.
All the memories they made together, the laughter, their silliness… it’s all a memory in my head. Oh how I wish time would have allowed them one last moment…
For them to have known how precious they were in my son’s eyes. For them to have known the difference they made!

Hold your loved ones closely. Don’t wait till tomorrow to say what you feel today….

Mitski, thank you for making music that helps many souls!! Sending love to anyone here in need of it!!!

[kysimelani]

I used to listen to this while planning to die clean and pretty. Im glad those days are over but now all those feelings are locked behind this song. Unforgettable piece of myself that in a way got her wish. But im still here.

[thereal_gc]

why is nobody talking about how pretty the song title is? last words of a shooting star is so pretty sounding oh my

[The_swan_god]

To all reading this....please stay safe.

[huji-rfhn]

this song.

this was the song (not really just this, this album really.) thar was my go-to and the background music of my life 2 years ago. i had always felt empty, hollow, and i was in a very, very awful headspace. i just felt like i was surviving and not living.

now when i hear this song i no longer feel dread. instead, i feel comfort. i'm no longer the person i was 2 years ago, and i am happy. this might sound extremely stupid but this album will always have a special place in my mind.

to anyone who feels like ending everything, please stay safe. better days will come. if you think that they won't please don't think that.

[johang]

i understand the lyric “do you know that the liberty bell is a replica housed in its original walls” as feeling like a stranger in your own environment, almost like you dont feel like your self anymore, but you’re “pretending to” (being a replica)

[kiv]

The goodbye will always be mortifying and beautiful to me, this song is forever stuck with me, I always appear to find it whenever I need it the most, thank you for your music mitski, it saves people :')

[pa]

they‘ll never know how i stared at the dark of that room
they won’t ever know

[Moi-llrt]

This one is so dark, but how beautiful...