diff --git a/mpv_pip b/mpv_pip
index 15063f6..2a90b03 100755
--- a/mpv_pip
+++ b/mpv_pip
@@ -5,20 +5,26 @@ MPV=/opt/homebrew/bin/mpv
 
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") <file|url> [file|url ...]" >&2
-    echo "       $(basename "$0") mpv://open?url=<url-encoded target>" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
-TARGETS=()
-for arg in "$@"; do
-    if [[ "$arg" == mpv://* ]]; then
-        arg=$(python3 -c '
+IFS=$'\n' read -d '' -r -a TARGETS < <(python3 -c '
 import sys, urllib.parse as u
-q = u.parse_qs(u.urlparse(sys.argv[1]).query)
-print(q["url"][0])
-' "$arg")
-    fi
-    TARGETS+=("$arg")
-done
+
+for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
+    for line in arg.splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line:
+            continue
+        if line.startswith("mpv://"):
+            try:
+                parsed = u.urlparse(line)
+                line = u.parse_qs(parsed.query)["url"][0]
+            except (KeyError, IndexError):
+                pass
+        print(line)
+' "$@") || true
+
+[[ ${#TARGETS[@]} -eq 0 ]] && exit 1
 
 "$MPV" --ontop --on-all-workspaces --volume=0 "${TARGETS[@]}" &