Mitski – Because Dreaming Costs Money, My Dear lyrics

Mitski – Because Dreaming Costs Money, My Dear lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can still smell the fire
Even though it’s long died out
The smoke still hangs in my hair
And on some quiet evenings it burns my eyes

[Chorus]
So darling, play your violin
I know it’s what you live for
Darling, play your violin
We will manage somehow

[Verse 2]
I once lived in the sea
Bring me to your ear, you can hear
The tide where I used to be
Though now I’m but a shell
Oh babe
Don’t say sorry

[Chorus]
Darling, play your violin
I know it’s what you live for
Darling, play your violin
We will manage somehow

[Post-Chorus]
Don’t dare regret anything
Remember what you’re here for, you
Just play your violin
And we will manage somehow

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Songwriters: MITSUKI LAYCOCK

Because Dreaming Costs Money, My Dear lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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Personally, I'd like to think that this song is about feeling guilty or responsible for a parent or loved ones struggles with money or happiness, or both, hence the "Oh babe / Don't say sorry" lyric. I think that the narrator is the loved one from the authors perspective. Another example of this guilt would be the lyric "I once lived in the sea / Bring me to your ear, you can hear / The tide where i used to be / Though now I'm but a shell". This implies that the narrator gave up something they loved (the sea) for the author to pursue something they enjoyed (violin) and now the narrator is simply a shell of a human. This lyric also comes immediately before the "Dont say sorry" lyric i referenced earlier, which provides further evidence that the author feels responsible for this loved ones sadness. The narrator also says "We will manage somehow" at the end of the chorus which implies struggles with money.

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