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Mitski “Once More To See You”

“Once More to See You” is built upon the “Be My Baby” beat, an easy signifier of aching romance in pop music. But it’s slowed just enough that you hang on every hit, anticipating something that you know is coming but still somehow feels slightly too far away. That theme carries over to Mitski’s words as she sings about a passionate love that’s being kept secret, and the agony of biding time until they can be alone together again. It’s a very melodramatic sentiment, but the song is rather understated overall, with the strongest feelings expressed in the spaces between words and sounds.

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