Songfacts®:

• In "My Love Mine All Mine," Mitski yearns to send her heart to the moon so when she dies, she lives on in the timeless moon's light. Then her lover will continue to feel her love forever.
• The opening verse finds Mitski addressing the moon, a celestial constant that has graced the sky long before her and will continue to do so after her time.
  
  'Moon, tell me if I could,
  Send my heart up to you?
  So, when I depart, as I must,
  Could it radiate down from your view?'
• In the chorus, Mitski explains what makes her love so special. It's the one thing that truly belongs to her.
  
  'Cause my love is mine, all mine
  I love, my, my, mine
  Nothing in the world belongs to me
  But my love, mine, all mine, all mine
  
  Amid the ever-changing tides of her life, Mitski's love for her romantic partner remains the steadfast anchor.
• In the second verse, Mitski directs her words to her beloved. She holds onto the hope that even after her passing, her love will continue to radiate as a guiding light.
  
  My baby here on earth
  Showed me what my heart was worth
  So, when it comes to be my turn
  Could you shine it down here for her?
  
  Mitski has long maintained an enigmatic stance on her sexual orientation, evading labels when questioned by her fans. This lyric hints at a same-sex romantic partner in this song. In some of her other compositions, she has also woven allusions to her sexuality." In "Cop Car" for instance, recorded for the soundtrack of the 2020 movie The Turning, Mitski sings:
  
  I've loved many boys, I've loved many girls
• Mitski wrote the slow dance herself and recorded it with her longtime producer Patrick Hyland. The song includes a full choir of 17 people that she arranged. Among the choir members are singer-songwriters Caitlin Rose, Erin Rae and Tristen Gaspadarek.
• Mitski explained the meaning of "My Love Mine All Mine" in a video.
  
  It started with her reflecting on the impermanence of material possessions, recognizing that everything eventually fades away - lost, broken, stolen, or deteriorated, even her own body in death. In this contemplative moment, Mitski searched for something truly lasting, something that can't be taken away.
  
  "I know this is corny, but I was really thinking it's this love I feel in me, that I've created in me, that I've built in me, that I've held on to, and it's mine for as long as I want it, for as long as I don't give it up or let the world take it from me," she said. For Mitski, this love is the most remarkable and beautiful achievement in her life, surpassing any song or accolade.
  
  Mitski longs for a way to leave this profound love behind in the world after she's gone. She yearns for a legacy that transcends her own mortality. "So, I wanted to write a song about how I wish that when I die, I could at least leave all this love behind in the world," she concluded.
• The song went viral on TikTok as users uploaded clips featuring the tune to soundtrack their romantic tales and much more.
• The Consequence website writers chose this as their Best Song of 2023. They wrote: "Leave it to Mitski to write one of the loveliest melodies of the decade, set it to tear-inducing lyrics and instrumentation that destroys cynicism with surgical accuracy, and then keep the tune to a brisk two minutes and change."
  
  The Genius community also chose "My Love Mine All Mine" as their #1 song of 2023. It was ranked among the best songs of 2023 by many other publications, including Billboard, NME, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone.