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Washing Machine Heart

Song · 2018 · Mitski. Album: Be the Cowboy

for when you'd take even pretend affection 🌀

Who it's for

Mitski's 'Washing Machine Heart' from Be the Cowboy is a short, off-kilter song about longing for someone emotionally unavailable.

Longing, self-aware→Seen, less ashamed

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What it is

"Washing Machine Heart" is a 2018 song by Mitski from her album Be the Cowboy, released on Dead Oceans and produced by Patrick Hyland. It was never released as a single but became one of her best-known songs. Some critics read it as a narrator pleading for intimacy and affection that goes unmet.

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