MOM, am i still young?
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The Inspo
class of 2013 lyrics by mitski
There's something about the last two lines of this song that get me:
"Mom, am I still young? Can I dream for a few months more?"
As soon as I heard this, there was an immediate vision for a painting in my head. I knew I wanted to keep the first line, asking my mom if I am still young. For the second line, the words "can I play a little longer" popped into my head.
This painting is bright and nostalgic and sweet. I wanted it to look and feel like a dream. I wanted to capture the memory of childhood in the way it exists in my head - it's soft and a little blurry, but the feeling always remains.
“I am so grateful for the childhood I had, my parents made it into something I will crave forever. As I get older I will continue to ask myself the same question periodically, hopeful that maybe one day, somehow, I will open my eyes to my mom tucking me into bed, with a smile on her face as she tells me I am young and I can play all day tomorrow.”
