Stay Soft
Mitski * Track #3 On Laurel Hell (Rough Trade Exclusive Edition)
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Stay Soft by Mitski
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MitskiProduced by
Patrick HylandWrited by
MitskiAbout
“Stay Soft” sees Mitski describing an unhealthy sexual relationship to a dance beat. The chorus of “stay soft, get eaten / only natural to harden up” sees her pushing herself to harden her emotions.
She described it as a song
about hurt people finding each other, and using sex to make sense of the...
Stay Soft Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Fury, pure and silver
You grip it tight inside
Like a knife
It glints in your eye
[Verse 2]
It's why I've arrived, your sex god
Here to take you where
You need to go
To where the dark remembers you
[Pre-Chorus]
Open up your heart
Like the gates of Hell
[Chorus]
You stay soft, get beaten
Only natural to harden up
You stay soft, get eaten
Only natural to harden up
[Bridge]
I am face down on my bed
Still not quite awake yet
Thinking of you
I tuck my hand under my weight
[Verse 3]
Just tell me what you want to do
Tell me what you want
To burn away
'Cause I could be your stoker
[Pre-Chorus]
Open up your heart
Like the gates of Hell
[Chorus]
You stay soft, get beaten
Only natural to harden up
You stay soft, get eaten
Only natural to harden up
[Outro]
You stay soft, get beaten
Only natural to harden up
You stay soft, get eaten
Only natural to harden up
Stay Soft Q&A
Who wrote Stay Soft's ?
Stay Soft was written by Mitski.
Who produced Stay Soft's ?
Stay Soft was produced by Patrick Hyland.
What did Mitski say about "Stay Soft"?
In a press release, Mitski said,
‘Stay Soft’ was a more straightforward rock song when I wrote it on guitar, but the darkly sexual lyrics sung in that context felt too heavy and melodramatic. So we couched the depressing lyrics in an inviting dance beat, which is a trick people have used for hundre...