Your Best American Girl: A Breakdown
A song that has resonated with me for the longest time is Your Best American Girl by Mitski, which was released in 2016 under her Puberty 2. This song is about Mitski expressing her desire to be in a relationship with a White American, however, her racial identity makes it difficult to achieve. As a fellow Asian, this song hits deep. The lyrics are: If I could, I'd be your little spoon And kiss your fingers forevermore But, big spoon, you have so much to do And I have nothing ahead of me You're the sun, you've never seen the night But you hear its song from the morning birds Well, I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds Don't wait for me, I can't come Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me But I do, I think I do And you're an all-American boy I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl You're the one You're all I ever wanted I think I'll regret this Yo...