"Townie" is a song about choosing authenticity and following one's own path, despite the expectations and pressures from their family. The narrator is rebelling against their family convention, by setting out to a party, drinking and searching for fulfillment in something more than the empty, preexisting ideas of what their family has foisted upon them. Despite the uncertainty of the future and the risk of failure, the narrator is determined to remain true to themselves and continue to search for meaning and purpose in life through their own individual journey. Ultima… read more
"Townie" is a song about choosing authenticity and following one's own path, despite the expectations and pressures from their family.… read more
"Townie" is a song about choosing authenticity and following one's own path, despite the expectations and pressures from their family. The narrator is rebelling against th… read more
Mitski Miyawaki (born Mitsuki Laycock) is a Japanese-American singer and songwriter. Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan to an American father and a Japanese mother, she moved frequently while growing up due to her father's job at the United States Department of State, living in Turkey, China, Malaysia, the Czech Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo before settling in the United States. She sang in a choir in high school and was 18 when she wrote her first song on the piano. She self-released her first two albums, Lush and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business, while stud… read more
Mitski Miyawaki (born Mitsuki Laycock) is a Japanese-American singer and songwriter. Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan to an American father and a Japanese mother, she moved frequently while gr… read more
Mitski Miyawaki (born Mitsuki Laycock) is a Japanese-American singer and songwriter. Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan to an American father and a Japanese mother, she moved frequently while growing up due to her father's job at the U… read more