From what I can gather, Strawberry Blonde is about jealousy, specifically towards a "strawberry blonde", a white girl. As much as she loves this person she can't seem to be completely happy with herself or enjoy her time with this person fully, watching this person and saying "I love it when you look my way/call my name" but also "all I ever wanted was a life in your shape- I picture it soft and I ache"
I like the Juxtaposition of soft and ache in the same sentence.
The upbeat tempo is slowed towards the end of the song, with Mitski longfully singing "isaiah", exposing her vunerability that was originally half hidden behind a upbeat song and lyrics with an undertone of sadness.
From what I can gather, Strawberry Blonde is about jealousy, specifically towards a "strawberry blonde", a white girl. As much as she loves this person she can't seem to be completely happy with herself or enjoy her time with this person fully, watching this person and saying "I love it when you look my way/call my name" but also "all I ever wanted was a life in your shape- I picture it soft and I ache" I like the Juxtaposition of soft and ache in the same sentence. The upbeat tempo is slowed towards the end of the song, with Mitski longfully singing "isaiah", exposing her vunerability that was originally half hidden behind a upbeat song and lyrics with an undertone of sadness.