Respectively, the second and last line goes as follows: “So I give it up to you, I hope that’s okay / I give it up to you, I surrender.” By altering the lines, it shows the ultimate collapse of resolve, finally resting and letting herself become one with her issue. By opening the chorus with “There’s nothing I can do, not much I can change,” it emphasizes how the soul can succumb to the effects of not only insomnia but life as a whole. The chorus can be separated into two different parts: the first and third repeating line, and the altered second and finishing line.
The opening verse “I’ve laid awake since one and now it’s four o’clock / Though I’ve held on, can’t carry it much longer” states how the passage of time flows differently for those who can’t push past intrusive late-night thoughts and how taxing it can be for said individuals. You start to lose your way of being as your deliriums become more apparent, and tiredness weighs on your thought process.Īs with many Mitski songs, the lyrics and relatability of the single pair well with one another. The fuzziness of the floating objects, the shifting colors and the transitions between shots all play into how the side effects of insomnia counteract your cognition. Mirroring the story of the song, the video plays with the concept of insomnia and dreams. The midway point of the song, after the crescendo concludes and leaves behind an isolated piano track, will without a doubt get stuck in listeners’ heads. The score feels both haunted and alive, reminiscent of the 2010’s style of horror ballads, with elements of today’s musical score. Yet, the new track doesn’t have the same country-feel, but rather a more “Florence and The Machine”-esque twang. The track opens slow and somber, building in a similar way to the instrumentation of “Working for the Knife”. “Heat Lightning” is the first release, thus far, that excludes a traditional music video, instead substituting the former for a lyric video. Yet, due to the short announcement, fans wouldn’t need to wait long until they could queue up the song. The former focused on the grueling 9-to-5 with a Southern attitude, while “The Only Heartbreaker” was a distressing song masked by its 80s persona. Many also wondered how this song would sound overall, as “Working for the Knife” and “The Only Heartbreaker” were so polarizing. Similar to her previous two releases, fans were both anticipating and dreading the newest song, unsure how emotionally prepared they were for another vulnerable track so soon. 6 to announce her latest pre-release titled “Heat Lighting.” As if the holiday season doesn’t already bring enough joy into the hearts of many, Mitski also gave the gift of an announcement. And the dusty streets of Tinhorn will be awash in blood. It’s clear Tinhorn’s law dogs are doing their jobs a little too well, so Dunellen hires deadly gunslinger Cash Kelly to put the blast them–all the way to Boot Hill.īut unknown to Dunellen, Cash Kelly hashis own reasons why he wants Flint Moran dead.
On the bank of the Neches River, the small community of merchants is just wasting a precious resource that Dunellen’s growing range needs.Īs stray cattle wander into town, followed by rowdy cowboys, Sheriff Flint Moran and partner Buck Jackson start corralling up any man or beast disrepecting the citizenry and breaking the law. His cattle need room to roam and the one-horse town of Tinhorn, Texas is standing in his way. To wealthy rancher Ira Dunellen, the frontier prairie land surrounding his spread is his for the taking. A cattle baron seeking to expand his empire targets a Texas town only to run across a pair of lawmen who can’t be bought-and prefer to deal in lead-in an electrifying Old West adventure that can only come from national bestselling authors William W.
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