Strawberry Blond | Mitski Lyrics, Meaning & Videos

May 2024 · 5 minute read

Strawberry Blond
Mitski Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴I love everybody because I love you
When you stood up, walked away barefoot
And the grass where you lay left a bed in your shape
I looked over it and I ached
I love everybody because I love you
I don't need the city, and I don't need proof
All I need, darlin', is a life in your shape
I picture it, soft, and I ache
Look at you, strawberry blond

Reach out the car window tryin' to hold the wind
You tell me you love her, I give you a grin
Oh, all I ever wanted was a life in your shape
So I follow the white lines, follow the white lines
Keep my eyes on the road as I ache

Look at you, strawberry blond
Fields rollin' on
I love it when you call my name
Can you hear the bumblebees swarm?
Watching your arm
I love it when you look my way
Look at you, strawberry blond
Fields rollin' on
I love it when you call my name
Can you hear the bumblebees swarm?
Watching your arm
I love it when you look my way

Look at you, strawberry blond
Fields rollin' on
I love it when you call my name
Can you hear the bumblebees swarm?
Watching your arm
I love it when you look my way

Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah
Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah


Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mitski's song "Strawberry Blond" revolves around the feeling of being deeply in love with someone and wanting to share every moment of one's life with that person. In the first verse, Mitski talks about how she loves everyone because they remind her of the person she loves. She describes a scene where the person she loves leaves, and she is left behind, surrounded by the grass where they lay. This scene aches her heart because it's a reminder of the person's absence. Mitski doesn't need anything else in her life but to be with this person and have a life with them.


The second part of the song describes Mitski driving with her loved one, watching fields roll by. She loves every detail about this person, including the way they call her name, the sound of bumblebees when they are together. Mitski enjoys watching the person and basking in the moments they spend together. The song ends with the name "Isaiah" repeated, emphasizing on a particular person, maybe someone she loves or misses.


Line by Line Meaning

I love everybody because I love you
The singer has an unconditional love for the person addressed, that extends to loving everyone


When you stood up, walked away barefoot
The person addressed left on foot, without wearing shoes


And the grass where you lay left a bed in your shape
The person addressed previously laid on the grass, causing indentations in the shape of their body to form


I looked over it and I ached
The artist feels a longing pain in response to seeing the indentation left by the person addressed


I don't need the city, and I don't need proof
The artist does not require validation from an urban lifestyle or evidence to justify their feelings


All I need, darlin', is a life in your shape
The singer desires to have a life shaped around the person addressed


I picture it, soft, and I ache
The singer imagines this life in a tender way and feels a physical pain from their longing


Look at you, strawberry blond
The artist admires the physical appearance of the person addressed, who has reddish-blond hair


Reach out the car window tryin' to hold the wind
The person addressed is reaching out of a car window, symbolically attempting to grasp something fleeting and intangible


You tell me you love her, I give you a grin
The artist smiles upon hearing that the person addressed loves someone else, as they still love this person unconditionally


Oh, all I ever wanted was a life in your shape
The singer reiterates their desire to have a life formed around the person addressed


So I follow the white lines, follow the white lines
The artist travels along the highways, following the painted white lines on the road


Keep my eyes on the road as I ache
The singer continues to ache longingly as they focus on driving


Fields rollin' on
The singer observes the landscape passing by as they drive


I love it when you call my name
The singer enjoys when the person addressed says their name


Can you hear the bumblebees swarm?
The artist references a buzzing sound, perhaps meant to be idyllic or indicative of the surrounding nature


Watching your arm
The artist observes the person addressed's arm


I love it when you look my way
The singer enjoys when the person addressed looks at them


Isaiah, Isaiah, Isaiah
The significance of this repetition and choice of name is unclear without further context surrounding the song or artist


Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MITSUKI LAYCOCK

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