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Melanie Martinez – MOON CYCLE
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“MOON CYCLE” is a song by singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez, featured as the tenth track on her third studio album, PORTALS. “MOON CYCLE” was firstly released as a snippet, and
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Melanie Martinez – Play Date
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“Play Date” is a song that paints a picture of adult situations within childlike settings. It tells the story of Cry Baby feeling like she’s nothing more than a friend to someone
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Melanie Martinez – DEATH
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“DEATH” was originally teased as a 12 -second snippet released exclusively to Spotify announcing the return of Melanie Martinez, after she began her musical hiatus after releasing
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Melanie Martinez – VOID
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In “VOID,” Melanie describes the cruelty of her intrusive thoughts, taking experience from her hypnotherapy experiences. The song is meant to continue the concept of the afterlife
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Melanie Martinez – Test Me
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Melanie describes the meaning of this song on an Instagram post, saying:
“Test Me” is a song about accepting the challenges of life as tests from the universe that build strength
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Melanie Martinez Is Reborn On New Song “DEATH”
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It’s the lead single off her forthcoming album ‘PORTALS.’
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Melanie Martinez – EVIL
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“EVIL” is the twelfth track on PORTALS by Melanie Martinez. The first snippet circulated on March 10th, 2023 when Atlantic Records sent an edible egg with a USB in it with a
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Melanie Martinez – Dollhouse
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“Dollhouse” is about a family that appears to be perfect on the outside looking in, yet it’s far from it. It was later revealed that it serves as a prequel to “Sippy Cup,” in which
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Melanie Martinez – Soap
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In an interview with ELLE, Melanie Martinez stated that the “Soap” is about being vulnerable, and also explained its background:
Everyone is allowed to be vulnerable. I think
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Melanie Martinez – LEECHES
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[Verse 1] / Leeches surrounded, conscience is throbbing / They can't sleep at night, hold their pillows tight / Caught in the river of the tears that I cried / Bountiful harvest
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Melanie Martinez – High School Sweethearts
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“High School Sweethearts” is the twelfth track from Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12. The track is about Cry Baby wishing to have a lover who is honest with her and truly
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Melanie Martinez – Carousel
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“Carousel” exemplifies a love that goes in circles—Melanie sings about chasing after someone that she can never truly reach.
This is Cry Baby’s “first love encounter,” making her
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Melanie Martinez – Angels Song
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“Angels' Song” is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez.
This song was found on September 6th, 2019, being played faintly in the background of the opening scene in K-12. This
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Melanie Martinez – Cake
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“Cake” is a metaphorically sweet song about Melanie standing up to a toxic sexual relationship lacking a specific ingredient–love. The track was one of the three featured tracks
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Melanie Martinez – The Principal
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“The Principal” is the third song on Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12. The Principal character in the K-12 movie, and the subject of this song, are a reference to The 45th
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Melanie Martinez – Cry Baby
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“Cry Baby” is about people, including Melanie Martinez, who are extremely sensitive and tend to be upset easily, consequently ending in tears. It is the opening song and title
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Melanie Martinez – TUNNEL VISION
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“TUNNEL VISION” is the third track on her third consecutive album, “PORTALS”. The song was teased on her official Instagram account on February 22nd, 2023.
The song was leaked in
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Melanie Martinez – Pacify Her
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“Pacify Her” follows “Tag, You’re It,” which covers the topic of sexual assault. Melanie told VICE that “Cry Baby” becomes a different person after that experience and embraces her
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Melanie Martinez – Alphabet Boy
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After being stuck on a carousel of a relationship, Cry Baby decides to break things off.
Melanie Martinez told VICE that “Alphabet Boy” is her and Cry Baby’s break-up song:
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Melanie Martinez – Tag, You’re It
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“Tag, You’re It” covers the topic of sexual assault, utilizing the children’s game, “Tag” as a metaphor. In an interview with Noisey, Melanie said the following about the track: “
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Melanie Martinez – SPIDER WEB
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On “SPIDER WEB" Martinez describes spider-like actions as a metaphor to specifically sing about how everyone’s “merging” into the internet and getting addicted to social media. The
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Melanie Martinez – Mad Hatter
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In an interview with Artist Direct, Melanie said “Mad Hatter” is about “being okay with being crazy”:
[Cry Baby] wouldn’t have it any other way. That is who she is and cannot
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Melanie Martinez – You Love I
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“You Love I” is a song that Melanie Martinez wrote for her Cry Baby album, but the reason why it didn’t make it into the album is that Melanie couldn’t find a place to set the song
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Melanie Martinez – Pity Party
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“Pity Party” revolves around Cry Baby getting upset because nobody came to her party, resulting in an emotional breakdown, accompanied by a brass section and an hip-hop beat.
The
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Melanie Martinez – THE CONTORTIONIST
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Martinez teased this song on their instagram February 19, 2023. On TikTok, the caption of the video says the title of the song. When translated, the caption translates to “Do not
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Melanie Martinez – Glued
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On “Glued”, backed up by sweet, fairy-tale instrumentals, Melanie sings about attachment and detachment, and how it’s important to find a balance between the two.
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Melanie Martinez – Milk and Cookies
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“Milk and Cookies” follows the fantasy story of the Cry Baby character being assaulted in “Tag, You’re It.” In an interview with VICE, Melanie said that she offers the wolf
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Melanie Martinez – Brain & Heart
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On “Brain & Heart”, Melanie Martinez reflects on the separation of emotion (the heart) and thought (the brain), forced by society’s expectations. Accompanied by minimal beats and
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Melanie Martinez – NYMPHOLOGY
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In “NYMPHOLOGY,” Martinez boasts her identity as a nymph, which is a divine female spirit from ancient Greek mythology. As a nymph, she rejects being objectified and instead
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Melanie Martinez – Strawberry Shortcake
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“Strawberry Shortcake” is the seventh song from Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12. The song was teased through an advertisement for the K-12 Tour on Facebook and Instagram
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Melanie Martinez – Field Trip
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On “Field Trip,” a breezy snapback with instrumentals reminiscent of her 2015 song “Pacify Her,” Melanie references their Hispanic heritage and shows off her zodiac signs. As she
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Melanie Martinez – LIGHT SHOWER
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LIGHT SHOWER is a song teased by Melanie Martinez on February 20th, 2023 on Instagram as “Developing…”. After the tracklist reveals in accordance with the track numbering, the name
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Melanie Martinez – Show & Tell
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“Show & Tell” is the fourth track from Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12. The track details Melanie’s struggle with becoming a public figure and being forced into the
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Melanie Martinez – Recess
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“Recess” brings Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album K-12 to a sweet, fairytale close. In the album’s accompanying film, “Recess” plays during a nightmarish ball, where K-12 students
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