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grapecinnamon · 1 year

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Rambling and Rating Portals

Guys

I know it's been weeks since Portals was out, but I can't stop thinking about it and I need to talk about all my fave parts about it and rank the songs. Ok? ok. lets go:

DEATH💀🍄

"death is life is death is life..." is everything

I lost a longtime family pet and listening to this was very comforting. I even started tearing up around the pre-chorus

Speaking of which, its the best part of the song! "I DON'T WANNA BE CARRYING THE WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS!" Takes me out every time. I feel like my soul is leaving my body.

The music video. OMG the music video! The scene with Crybaby stabbing her old body was fucking amazing!

And I fucking love the part with her detaching herself from her old body. It's just so good I fnadklsfhiosanfiowrsjaiogfrj-

"PLEASE DON'T EVER WORRY, I KNOW IT'S MORBID, BUT WE ALL DIE ONE DAY!" Yeesssss Mel, tell it like it is!!!!

Overall, it's a really good opener to the song

10/10

VOID⚫

"In the void, in the void, in the void inthevoidinthevoidinthevoidVOIDVOIDVOIDVOIDVOIDVOID!!!" Gets me so pumped

The whole song gives me the feeling of being alone. Like I feel like I'm in a void myself where no one else but me can judge me

The song also kind of reminds me of Ethel Cain

"LIKE A PRIEST BEHIND CONFESSION WALLS, I JUDGE MYSELF" Goes so HARD!

The little high-pitched guitar cords in the verses give me life, I swear they're perfect

9/10, perfect follow up to death

TUNNEL VISION🕳️👁️

It's a shame this one was leaked and around for so long. I never listened to the leak when it came out and I wish more people did too

I love how it's a very erotic song, but the message is how you're more than just your looks

I also turn into such a whore when this comes on istg

The ending where it gets slower is so fucking good and the sound effects and the weird, alien vocals make me so hyped for the next song.

Another 10/10

FAERIE SOIREE🧚‍♀️💙🍄✨

This song is such a vibe

And I love the latin-sounding beat

This song feels like an actual dream. Like it actually feels like something I would dream of

"Lead me away to the faerie soiree" ugh YES

By far the best part has to be the ending where it's just Melanie's vocals

It really gives off the feeling of being disconnected. It's like you're back in the void, but it almost feels more positive

And I like that it implies that Crybaby definitely had a lot more lives before this body

8/10

LIGHT SHOWER☀️🌧️

This song feels like a light shower. It feels like when the sun is out and it's lightly sprinkling. My favorite weather

It's just so gentle and calming, different from the songs before this

And since I'm currently taken, this song hits me harder. I even teared up the first few times I heard this

I also kinda like how it sounds like Stairway to Heaven

Plus "You make me want to plan out my last days on earth eating you" is kind of cute. Like Mel's supposed to be a faerie in a fantasy world, so this weird line is very fitting

7.8/10 I don't always want to listen to this one, but when I do, I'm so entranced

SPIDER WEB🕷️🕸️

This song actually tickles my brain

Like it wiggles in and scurries through the wrinkles on my brain and shakes my skull around when the beat comes in

I can't get over it. It just punches my ear drums in all the right places

Besides that, I like the meaning behind it. I think its about social media, but I feel like it could also be interpreted as getting an addiction to substances, like Power

I also kind of like the explanation on what spiders do to their prey at the end

8/10

LEECHES🩸

Its slow, but it's so powerful

The way the instruments build up to the chorus is amazing

And I love the imagery we get on Mel getting eaten alive by these leeches

It's not just about having one thing taken away from you, its about yourself getting taken advantage of and I like that the imagery shows that. Not just by describing Mel having her blood drawn, but also her flesh until she's just bones

"I GUESS THAT IS THE LUCK OF THE DRAW!" Is another one of my favorite lines

The transition at the end fucking shakes me to my core every single time. I usually skip it when it comes up cause it's too much

8.5/10

BATTLE OF THE LARYNX⚔️🗣️

I needed, I repeat, NEEDED a song like this back when I was in elementary school... and middle... and high...

It brings me back to that time in my life where it felt like everyone was out to get me. And I like this message. I wish I heard this song earlier in life

But it's just so perfect. The guitar, the pre-chorus, the metaphors.

When I think I need to intervein in an online fight, or if someone's trying to provoke me, I just think of this song. I'm better than those trying to get a rise out of me

It's just one of those songs that hits the right and wrong places at once

Again, the transition is also great. I love the imagery of the party and how you can't make out what anyone is saying, like a crowd in a dream

My morbid curiosity really wants to know what shocked those people in the room...

10/10 don't battle with my larynx on this one, it's great and you KNOW IT

THE CONTORTIONIST🦴📦🪢

The bone cracking... the bone cracking is intense, and I love it

Mel really gets a kick out of songs that make people uncomfortable and I'm living for it

This always gets me to dance! A lot of these do but mainly this one and Nymphology. I like to dance like my body's contorting in strange ways

again, the pre-chorus (I'm noticing a pattern) is soooooo goooood! The layers really make it stand out from the other songs

And the laugh! I can't forget that laugh, like Mel's really snapping (lol)

It almost reminds me of an Ashnikko song

9/10

MOON CYCLE🩸🌒🐺

I'm not gonna lie. I couldn't make this up for the life of me. I loved this song the MOMENT I heard the snippet. Not even kidding

I really wish this song didn't get that much hate. I get why it makes people uncomfortable, but that's the purpose of this song

And, again, I like that Mel isn't afraid to write a song about this

She even mentions period sex in this song and makes it sound so intimate

And I love that she disses her ex in this song, something she does a lot on this album

I love the message about how periods don't make you weak. Not letting a period get you down is so empowering (even though I let it get me down lol)

"Making roooooom for blessings" is so CUTE!

10/10, judge me all you want, idc

NYMPHOLOGY✨🌳🌬️☁️

This song is a lot. It's ethereal, it's majestic, it's beautiful, its everything!!!!!!

I feel like I'm listening to a goddess sing and not just cause Mel's on the track

Another great feminist song, mainly about men who objectify women and always think they're (men) right

Oh, and I CANNOT ignore the one lyric "Put your penis into your mouth" That took me out the first time I heard it. I had to stop the song to collect myself

And Amulet... THE AMULET SECTION! It goes so damn hard!

And I love that the lyrics came from an unreleased song called Emerald (my fave unreleased song)

and the way that transitions into Evil. It so good and makes me hyped for the song

10/10

EVIL😈👿

God how many amazing songs on this album?

I can't get over Mel's flow, especially in, you guessed it, the pre-chorus

And the way she sounds so angry

And how she says so much mean shit like yeessssss

"This time I reFUSE!" is perfect

I'm loving all these rock songs on the album. It's nice seeing Mel try out different genres

9/10

WOMB🤰👶

I feel so connected to this song, like my soul is bound to it

It might be because I had a dream where I literally heard the beginning melody BEFORE the album dropped

I'm not even kidding, I don't know how I did it

But yeah this song feels so personal, it's like a happy version of Where Do Babies Come From?

The way Mel talks about a fetus about to be born, she really knows how to make birth sound magical

And that BEAT! The BASS is fhoiwihafioherknfioernj

And let's not forget, we CANNOT forget the ending.

"Life is death is life is death..." gives me goosebumps every! single! time!

10/10

POWDER👃🩸

This song makes me sad. It almost kind of hurts to listen to, but that's what I like about it

It hurts knowing that people have family and friends who are drug addicts. It makes me think of one of my family members

I like the detail of the deep voice. I know not a lot of people like that but I like it. It's another detail that makes the song stand out, much more than the others

7/10 Not my most favorite, but the message is really powerful

PLUTO🦋🐛🪐😈

Probably my fave song from the deluxe edition

I love the melody, it sounds very carnival esque, like Carousel

I feel like this song is basically a summary of the album as a whole. It seems like it's about transforming into a brand new you and leaving all your burdens behind

The chorus, yes the regular chorus this time, has to be the best part. I like the moments on this album where Mel sounds like she's isolated, or like there's not a lot going on around her and the world seems to slow down

Also, Mel's voice sounds so good. As much as I like the uses of the different voice filters, it's great hearing Mel's regular vocals every once-in-a-while

10/10

MILK OF THE SIREN🥛🧜‍♀️

I'm so glad I didn't listen to this song when it was leaked

It's so FUCKING GREAT!

Again, another feminist song about the mistreatment of women throughout history

And the beat is so fucking ethereal, especially when Mel screams "LET THEM DROWN!"

9/10

Please don't get mad at these rankings (they're mostly positive anyway). I just wanted an excuse to talk about Portals and how much I loved it. Gotta be one of my fave Melanie albums

#melanie martinez #melanie portals #portals #mm3 #mm3 portals #rip crybaby

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