My Love Mine All Mine

Album

Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, The

Label

Dead Oceans

Genre

Indie pop

Composer(s)

Mitsuki Laycock

Entered Chart

Oct 7, 2023

Peak Date

Nov 4, 2023

In "My Love Mine All Mine," Mitski yearns to send her heart to the moon so when she dies, she lives on in the timeless moon's light. Then her lover will continue to feel her love forever. The opening verse finds Mitski addressing the moon, a celestial constant that has graced the sky long before her and will continue to do so after her time. 'Moon, tell me if I could, Send my heart up to you? So, when I depart, as I must, Could it radiate down from your view?' In the chorus, Mitski explains what makes her love so special. It's the one thing that truly belongs to her. 'Cause my love is mine, all mine I love, my, my, mine Nothing in the world belongs to me But my love, mine, all mine, all mine Amid the ever-changing tides of her life, Mitski's love for her romantic partner remains the steadfast anchor. In the second verse, Mitski directs her words to her beloved. She holds onto the hope that even after her passing, her love will continue to radiate as a guiding light. My baby here on earth Showed me what my heart was worth So, when it comes to be my turn Could you shine it down here for her? Mitski has long maintained an enigmatic stance on her sexual orientation, evading labels when questioned by her fans. This lyric hints at a same-sex romantic partner in this song. In some of her other compositions, she has also woven allusions to her sexuality." In "Cop Car" for instance, recorded for the soundtrack of the 2020 movie The Turning, Mitski sings: I've loved many boys, I've loved many girls Mitski wrote the slow dance herself and recorded it with her longtime producer Patrick Hyland. The song includes a full choir of 17 people that she arranged. Among the choir members are singer-songwriters Caitlin Rose, Erin Rae and Tristen Gaspadarek.

Moon, a hole of light
Through the big top tent up high
Here before and after me
Shinin' down on me
Moon, tell me if I could
Send up my heart to you?
So, when I die, which I must do
Could it shine down here with you?

'Cause my love is mine, all mine
I love, mine, mine, mine
Nothing in the world belongs to me
But my love, mine, all mine, all mine

My baby, here on earth
Showed me what my heart was worth
So, when it comes to be my turn
Could you shine it down here for her?

'Cause my love is mine, all mine
I love, mine, mine, mine
Nothing in the world belongs to me
But my love, mine, all mine
Nothing in the world is mine for free
But my love, mine, all mine, all mine