Bug Like an Angel

"Bug Like an Angel" is a song themed around addiction, specifically alcoholism but can be interpreted into other types of addiction. It was released as the lead single of the album "The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We" on July 27, 2023 accompanied with a music video. In a video posted to Mitski's Spotify: "So my song Bug Like an Angel is basically about addiction, So if you relate to it, then this song is for you and if you don't, that's great too"

[Verse 1: Mitski] There's a bug like an angel stuck to the bottom Of my glass, with a little bit left As I got older, I learned I'm a drinker Sometimes, a drink feels like family [Chorus: Mitski & Choir] Family [Verse 2: Mitski] Hey, what's the matter? Lookin' like your sticker Is stuck on a floor somewhere Did you go and make promises you can't keep? Well, when ya break them, they break you right back Amateur mistake, you can take it from me [Chorus: Mitski & Choir] They break you right back Break you right back [Post-Chorus: Mitski & Choir] Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 3: Mitski] When I'm bent over wishin' it was over Makin' all variety of vows I'll never keep I try to remember the wrath of the devil Was also given him by God [Outro: Mitski & Choir] Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh