Melanie Martinez - LEECHES (Official Music Video)

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Director: Melanie Martinez
Production Company: Dojohouse
EP / Producer: Abi Perl
EP / Producer: Danny Pollack
Director of Photography: Nyk Allen
Production Designer: Arae Webner
1st Assistant Director: Kellie Jotackett
VFX: Ingenuity Studios
Production Manager: Chris San Andreas
Production Coordinator: Emily Shulmanovich
Editor: John Paul Horstmann
Color: Kaityln Battistelli @ Ethos Studios
Key Hair: William Scott Blair
Key Makeup: Laurel Charleston
SFX MUA: Malina Stearns
Costume Designer: Melanie Martinez
Assistant Costume Designer: Marco Morante
CLT: Mathias Peralta
BBE: Jacob Kaster
SLT: Cameron Smith
SLT: Rebekah Lloyd
SLT: Raul Cervantes
SLT: Joe Escandell
Lighting Programmer: Patrick Mattes
Key Grip: Alex Picasso
BBG/Driver: Paul Reynoso
Grip: Andrew Williams
Grip: Luke Barger
Grip: Domonic Picasso
1st Assistant Camera: Erick Aguilar
2nd Assistant Camera: Bryam Aguilar
Steadicam Op: Greg Arch
DIT: Lucas Taggart
VTR: Robert Buckholz
Sound Mixer/Playback: Taylor Haycraft
Production Designer: Arae Webner
Leadman: Darren Cantone
Set Decorator: Tyler Vogel
Set Dresser: Miguel Gregory
Set Dresser: Mikey Cuellar
Set Dresser: Giles Augustine
Set Dresser: Joel Darden
Prop Master Assist: Emily Joe
Special Effects Lead: Arthur Hayes
Special Effects: Carlos Perez
Art PA: Beatriz Arrocha Lanzas
Talent- Little Girl: Mia Rose Castaneda
Talent- Teen Girl: Valeria Aragon Vega
Talent- Dancer/Leech: Judson Emery
Partner/VFX Supervisor: Grant Miller
VFX Executive Producer: Kieley Culbertston
Senior VFX Producer: Tara Acquesta
VFX Supervisor: Krisztian Csanki
On Set Supervisor: Brad Clapper
Comp Supervisor: Pablo Pollaci
CG Production Manager: Aimee Zermeño
Animation Supervisor: Mark Wong
CG Leads: Edgar Pina
Comp Leads: Pamela Navarro & Nathalia Sanchez
VFX Coordinator: Colin Campbell
Comp Coordinators: Lienna Sui & Stella Chandra
Comp PAs: Natalie Valentia
Comp PAs: Mikaela Kristanto
Modeling Artists:
Xinhao Zhou
Sasawat Intakul
Clement Poerwanto
Dwi Rahmat
3D Character Artists:
Xinhao Zhou
Sasawat Intakul
3D Animators:
Austin Ostrenga
David Vander Pol
Dmitry Khudzik
Richie Siu
Harish Pawar
Lead Rigger:
Zhehao (Fred) Qiao
Rigger:
Johnathon Slender
FX Artists:
David Gurrola
Kalpak Deshmukh
Nalla Nallagatla
Sandip Rathod
Lighting Artists:
Carlos Monroy
Fahmi Putra
Mei Miyasaka
Umesh Sawant
Tracking/Matchmove Leads:
Rebecca McKee & Chen Kuang Hsu
Tracking/Matchmove Artists:
Swamy Naidu Vadapalli
Jamie Ball
Emir Assalam
Bramasta Buana
Wildan Thalib
Celline Alverina
Ayu Tesalonika
Mikhael Alessandro
Brian Liando
Tresna Muhammad
DMP Lead: Andrea Conde
DMP Coordinator: Alan Cox
DMP Artists: Matteo Balduzzi, Samiksha Chouhan, Ronald Bowman
Comp Artists:
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Nitheesh Mohan
Hutri Hutri
Thingari Gurunadha
Arjun Jembu Rameshbabu Vethavalli
Prem Kumar Baddam
Adrienne DeLuca
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Adrian Alanis
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Comp Paint/Beauty Leads:
Wei Zhou
Zhuqing Li
Penpicha Jingjungvisuti
Comp Paint/Beauty Artists:
Febra Putra
Raynard Sarumpaet
Safwan Lihawa
Vincentius Davin
Haikal Ishak
Serly Fitalia
Devi Dewi
Timotius William
Jonathan Dharmawan
Faris Salman
Pascal Prima
Borazani Kayla
Ahmad Abdillah
Natasha Evangeline
Roto Leads:
Bryll Ortiz & Suttichai Sripan
Roto Artists:
Dimas Bayu
Yohannes Vino
Lutfi Faisal
Muhammad Ibrahim
Chanif Alchasan
Meuthia Pratiwi
Audrie Avandra
Dhoni Permana
Ibnu Syuhada
Zahra Rindiani
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@maecarissa Ай бұрын

I absolutely ADORE the way it starts small, as something sweet and endearing until eventually, the leech uses her-it’s so reflective of what real life, draining relationships are like.

@eirsarial Ай бұрын

and even though it starts small it's already feeding from her since the beginning 😞

@LucasVFS Ай бұрын

Ikr, its such a genius concept and mv! Love it!

@maecarissa Ай бұрын

Also, the fact that she finds the leech when she’s in a vulnerable state-crying. It makes it easier for the leech to get her attached. Definitely been there before.

@Tangobuster32 Ай бұрын

@@maecarissa omg i didnt even catch the correlation of her crying at the beginning!!

@shamziel Ай бұрын

spoiler

@WaltArin Ай бұрын

I liked how after she saw the damage it was causing to her body, she happily adapted, making blood cookies, but the leech didn't want just nourishment, it wanted the feeling of TAKING IT from her.

@meli.maruchan Ай бұрын

Omgggg you're so right!!

@SebasDaviid Ай бұрын

Omg you're so right. I didn't notice they were blood cookies

@meimeilyy Ай бұрын

Muchos nos hemos sentido asi

@qiwnie Ай бұрын

OMG yess

@jjayybiee Ай бұрын

omg i didnt even realize those were blood cookies

@jadahdixon4118 Ай бұрын

This was actually a pretty good representation of how people can use you if allowed

@jayhydramoonwolfrealme Ай бұрын

Yeah, Leeches does explain about being taken advantage off, being used for fame, being used for clout etc. Similarly how piggyback explained s similar history about being taken in the wrong hands

@user-by1uq2vi3m Ай бұрын

🪱

@Alucardcastle-x4q Ай бұрын

🪱

@Leo363615 Ай бұрын

R E A L 😂😂😂😂

@Leo363615 Ай бұрын

Rip verde 😂😂😂

@cookieyay-ns7wd 15 күн бұрын

I feel like an old English teacher trying to find a deeper meaning to this

@cac-c2t 11 күн бұрын

Ahaha fr

@monicaalexandru396 9 күн бұрын

Aww the little worm

@bruuuuzinha7720 6 күн бұрын

same!!

@deadpool-v12 5 күн бұрын

It ain't even that deep barhhhhh🥀

@Estella-k4b 3 күн бұрын

I think it’s ppl taking advantage of you?

@Malfreds_pizzas Ай бұрын

When she said, "We can best friend, and we'll never have to be alone ever again" while it shows her being choked by her only friends is so sad

@Icontrolmylifenotyou Ай бұрын

Yep. That is one of the worst feelings in the world and when it happens when you least expect it.

@briithaweirdo689 Ай бұрын

Bro i was literally boutta cry cuz thats horribleeee

@duvanf.villani Ай бұрын

☹️☹️☹️

@Malfreds_pizzas Ай бұрын

@@briithaweirdo689 Same girly pop

@Malfreds_pizzas Ай бұрын

@Icontrolmylifenotyou Ye it feels so heartbreaking when that happens

@sara-nw1wm Ай бұрын

OKAY IT TRAUMATIZED ME BUT THIS SHOWS HOW TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WORKS GREAT WORK AGAIN MELANIE!

@LucasHebbrecht Ай бұрын

really not that deep

@akuarela444 Ай бұрын

@LucasHebbrecht fr

@BeyondMagical Ай бұрын

@LucasHebbrecht some of yall in these comments showing chronically obsessed behavior

@taiko_crab Ай бұрын

@LucasHebbrecht That's the point of the song wdym 😭

@charley8787 Ай бұрын

@LucasHebbrecht Shut up

@her1563 Ай бұрын

The painting scene is so strong, the drool on the leeches face because it sees her as nothing but something to use. Her painting shows nativity and how she doesn’t see what’s clearly in-front of her, a leech

@RaneIsInsane Ай бұрын

THIS 👏

@Itzezyyyy Ай бұрын

Wow

@WaltArin Ай бұрын

@@her1563 I thought of that with the bow! Projecting something pretty to avoid the fact that it's just a leech

@sealdeep6431 Ай бұрын

@@WaltArin Yup. I also think the bow represents how the girl adores the leech and considers it as her best friend. It symbolises her love and trust 🥺❤️

@K-onMio.2 Ай бұрын

Oh so smart girl ❤❤

@lindseycombs372 14 күн бұрын

I cried for a hour straight after watching this, it’s so sad, disgusting, horrific, and a perfect example of that people can use you if allowed…

@vikaskumar-il6bl Күн бұрын

Exaggerate little but an hour really. 😂

@Jovir-k423 Ай бұрын

I'm speechless 😢 "We are friends, right?" "- Yes, as long as you can give me what I want..."

@cherryincess Ай бұрын

ex behavior

@littlebodybigfarts Ай бұрын

Wait when

@Notatlas112 Ай бұрын

dang...

@last_cadence Ай бұрын

I hate people so much

@vvyx.offical Ай бұрын

sad :(

@fixeee Ай бұрын

This clip is just SO DEEP... I've been in friendships that were exactly like this: They catch you at your most fragile moment, suck all your energy and then discard you until there's nothing left... Please be careful who you call a "friend".

@Samantha-wz3js Ай бұрын

worse when it’s your parent

@josuechoque874 Ай бұрын

Wey porque tan profundo el mensaje de leeches

@sagebm Ай бұрын

Girl please

@vlogsbyluluuu Ай бұрын

@@sagebm”girl please” what?? she’s just explaining to be careful of people like this.. don’t have to judge

@fixeee Ай бұрын

@sagebm I just shared a terrible personal experience, and I don't want anyone to go through it. Of course, the victim is always to blame... always the one who is exaggerating the situation. Because of thoughts like this, many people enter into toxic relationships (friendships or dating), because they think they are exaggerating, but they just want to be treated with more love and respect, and not as something disposable and usable.

@elisep9481 Ай бұрын

It's actually interesting that the girl realizes she was used ONLY AFTER she SEES bigger bite marks unexpectedly. The leech has been sucking her blood at many points throughout the video, insinuating she was ALWAYS used. She just never saw it before because she liked her quality time with him. I've heard that having fake friends and long-term abuse is kinda like this. You never know you're being hurt and have been hurt until they pull the last straw.

@Ticyel Ай бұрын

Real

@Eliza-sh4bg Ай бұрын

Why tf did this actually make me mad (the video) like the leech has a cute ass how why did it have to be ruined😭

@nicollea.gamboal.4373 Ай бұрын

Yes. It's exactly like that...

@Jqlnsnm Ай бұрын

Yeah traumabonds Work Like that....

@s1ckgirl Ай бұрын

Tbh,its disturbing that sfter she realized the leech was sucking her blood,she decided to do blood cookies.

@kinichaf 15 күн бұрын

"Friendships are wonderful at first, but they almost always want something we are incapable of offering." I started crying when she said they would be best friends and would never be alone again.

@TANJIANYITMoe Ай бұрын

Just wait till battle of the larynx gets released, that girl is gonna KILL EM

@ChloeDouglas1234 Ай бұрын

I LOVE BATTLE OF THE LARYNX IM SO EXCITED FOR HER TO RELEASE THAT

@Y3kSun_Moon-.222 Ай бұрын

The girl is already dead...

@Inkyrealme Ай бұрын

@@Y3kSun_Moon-.222.. maybe Melanie's four eyed version come back. who knows?

@YunCrafter109 Ай бұрын

@@Y3kSun_Moon-.222ye💔

@YunCrafter109 Ай бұрын

@@ChloeDouglas1234same🌹 I love BOTL it might be on fire fr

@iisoftiee_ Ай бұрын

I kinda feel like the scene where they’re watering the flower symbolizes something, like the girl is pouring a lot more water into the pot than the leech and it’s kinda showing how she’s putting more effort into the friendship than the leech is

@straightuptrash Ай бұрын

DID I TELL U THAT I MISS U

@heckingracken Ай бұрын

Also it raising itself above her as a symbolism of dominance

@OfficialJalenSmith Ай бұрын

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@onequestion___why Ай бұрын

@@straightuptrash I instantly thought of the song [and a random TOH edit I found on Pinterest last month that had the song]

@BeyondMagical Ай бұрын

I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE SYMBOLISM IN THAT SHOT, THANKS FOR INTERPRETING IT SO ACCURATELY

@EnderbelleRocks Ай бұрын

I love that the leech doesn't completely show it's true colors until the end. It slowly asks more and more until there's nothing she can do about it. Reminds me of a friend I once had...

@KristinaPrasad Ай бұрын

Same…

@ferwasborn4this Ай бұрын

Same

@melissat3473 Ай бұрын

Relatable

@alishaeyre2682 Ай бұрын

Scary and sad. That awful gut punch moment when she sees the person she thought she knew and realises she didn't really know them at all 😢

@melissat3473 Ай бұрын

@@alishaeyre2682 yesss 😭

@notreallylyn 2 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEL!!

@nxyeli_e4582 Ай бұрын

The leech revealed its true nature from the very first bite, but since she was so vulnerable when she met it, she didn’t see it coming. The same goes for friendships in real life-people show us who they are early on, but we often overlook the red flags because we believe the alternative-being alone-feels worse.

@creambun_ny Ай бұрын

Is that the same with relationship?

@darisluna1665 Ай бұрын

@BeyondMagical Ай бұрын

THIS MV AND COMMENT RESONATES WITH ME ON ANOTHER LEVEL CUZ WE RECENTLY HAD SUCH "FRIEND" IN OUR GROUP WHOSE RED FLAGS WE CHOSE TO OVERLOOK UNTIL IT GOT OVERBEARING

@mememachinedesu Ай бұрын

oh man these leeches designs are so unsettling, makes my skin crawl but i can’t stop replaying

@boredlbbh Ай бұрын

@Liamsworld-z3c Ай бұрын

Ikr and also HOW DARE KZbin HIDE THIS FROM ME FOR 2DAYS

@JoeJobs3324 Ай бұрын

Frrr

@LanaQu33n0fDisat3r 29 күн бұрын

Omg fr like it’s grosses me out but I need to see it abt 20 million times

@KopiShadowWolf 28 күн бұрын

i dont want to see those leeches ever again in my life

@HugosUniversalAdventures Ай бұрын

This I made me cry, the ending with the girl’s speech. All she wanted was a friend, and people use us at our most vulnerable and loneliest. 💔

@paigebphatty 29 күн бұрын

I cried too ugh

@Monarch.editsz 29 күн бұрын

Same girl same

@shelly6122 28 күн бұрын

fr same

@ziau.s9283 27 күн бұрын

And sometimes without even trying, cause its also just their nature. I say this cause you and others try to get them to change and be less of a leech and toxic, but they don't. freaking sucks

@mmaya772 25 күн бұрын

I did too.*😭

@Justyourluckydeath 2 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEL MAR!! ITS BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE I LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC AND THEY ALL STILL HIT HARD

@utarasuayngamzsemaalius2094 Ай бұрын

This is why im a Melanie stan, this song perfectly reflects how a toxic relationship can ruin your life. Did you see her clothes (the girl in the mv) change from pink and yellow to grey? That's the girls happiness being used

@marcie0420Reddit Ай бұрын

I dont think the clothes colour changing has a meaning. Cause it was grey when she was small too and then changed to pink.

@MetriToombs Ай бұрын

@marcie0420Reddit She was alone in the beginning before the leech. That's why it was grey first, then pink.

@un1v.3rs41 Ай бұрын

@marcie0420Reddit yeah cause she was sad😭

@marcie0420Reddit Ай бұрын

@@MetriToombs I don't even meant the beginning. The beginning she was white. I mean where the leech hold her up to get sth in the kitchen

@marcie0420Reddit Ай бұрын

@@MetriToombs i don't mean the beginning I mean in the kitchen. At the beginning the dress was white/pale rose or it looks like rose because of the surroundings I'm not sure at that point.

@Ella-c6v2o Ай бұрын

This is a absolute perfect representation of how people especially fake friends use you and stick around until you stop giving them what they want.

@Andrewmoore-b1w Ай бұрын

Low key news and love the pfp you are two things I look for in a friend a Mel fan and a Percy Jackson fan 💙💙

@lilroseg0l153 Ай бұрын

True I had a experience with that

@Ella-c6v2o Ай бұрын

@@Andrewmoore-b1w ahhh tyyy

@Andrewmoore-b1w Ай бұрын

@ your welcom so Much and you sound so funn!!!

@Andrewmoore-b1w Ай бұрын

@ R u ready for botl mg and pho season 2???

@cbmusic09 Ай бұрын

the fact that we got visuals by melanie AND ariana in the same day is insane

@haven_ella Ай бұрын

That’s what I said when I saw she was releasing it!! (EDIT) THANKS FOR THE LIKESSSS OMG

@realAxtral Ай бұрын

the fact that melanie has a smaller budget and is more creative is INSANE. i love ari but there was no acting, no dialogue, nothing. boring. good camera quality i guess?

@Amberzsz Ай бұрын

EXACRLY HOW I FEEL

@Cupidcoquetteness Ай бұрын

Right so crazy

@isa.6242 Ай бұрын

@RepSwiftie_4EVER 14 күн бұрын

Chill literally come down my spine, MELANIE THREW THIS OFF SO WELL. Like I could tell that it was a friendship getting more toxic and worse until it breaks. What I like about her music is that it's deep but really sugarcoded!

@Asher-d8o Ай бұрын

this mv is so deep, I love how much thought she puts into her videos. It’s like the leech is her childhood best friend and she takes care of it as much as she can, until the leech finds new friends and they turn against her causing the betrayal. this is so insanely deep and it means SO much to me, especially how she got hurt and just let it happen because she had a friend who made her smile. I’m in tears.

@emanj9761 Ай бұрын

Spoke my mind🙌🏻

@delfinamartin7920 Ай бұрын

amo tu comentario pienso igual

@evelinramosmiranda619 Ай бұрын

that leech was bad since the very beginning, not just when it found new friends

@Asher-d8o Ай бұрын

@ yes I know that, I was trying to mention how she didn’t care if the leech hurt her bc it made her less lonely and she had a friend with it

@m1lksh4ke_41 Ай бұрын

@@evelinramosmiranda619I thought it multiplied bc it took more of her blood

@reallyseally Ай бұрын

I love how it shows how much someone can use you and you don’t realise, until it’s too late.

@mateusnascimento6354 Ай бұрын

We can already say that this song is the saddest and most realistic on the album, and this MV came to prove it.

@K-onMio.2 Ай бұрын

One of the best on the album❤❤

@ziau.s9283 27 күн бұрын

honestly, the first few times i heard this song, I cried! cause it felt like I was transported into a time when I related to this and oof

@LoganMaccoyPerry 4 күн бұрын

This actually needs more views, it shows how people use you for gain but don't actually care at all about you.

@edensgraces Ай бұрын

I actually love this representation, how she allows it to use her while seemingly in a mutually beneficial relationship, it slowly takes more and more, until it finally all goes too far and nothing can be done, really does portray being taken advantage of

@jujimaee Ай бұрын

ik a lot of people are taking this as relationships but I like how it can go deeper when we make friends with the enemies in our head or think our illnesses are our friend especially if u suffer from anorexia , bulimia, depression,drugs,alcohol , bad habits, etcs., u get used to thinking its helping you and then ur stuck with despair after so long and many fall victim to death or suicide. thank you melanie for your beautiful interpretation of art and how you allow it to have multiple meanings in such a bittersweet way .

@cryingwatercolours Ай бұрын

I hate (complimentary) this interpretation bc it’s too real 😭😭😭

@ather7804 2 күн бұрын

wait.....this is exactly what I had in mind when I heard the song leeches first. Thank you for reminding me ❤

@Addictedstay Ай бұрын

The beginning of the video is so adorable, I love how it slowly gets to a more darker theme Edit: thanks for the likes guys

@saanasalonen8684 Ай бұрын

thats how it goes when people try to use you. they never come out with it in the beginning, its a slow burn til you realize that its come to that.

@Addictedstay Ай бұрын

@ yeah, going through that is so tough

@Ehmmmmmmmmm Ай бұрын

Leeches are actually a pretty light colour in this.

@NathanielEverette Ай бұрын

This is literally textbook Melanie martinez video.

@sidneiarce464 Ай бұрын

Oi Mel, tá tudo bem amiga???

@Ana_kpop7 2 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY POOKIE i meet you 1 year ago, you were 28 years old, i just can’t remember in what moment the time flied like that, i wasn’t proud of myself because “i’m not a real fan, i meet her in portals” now i feel proud of myself for being part of this beautiful community, i love you so so so much, you are the best singer, happy 30 years bestie 💗

@Favourreacts Ай бұрын

ONCE AGAIN, MELA NIE YOU HAVE EXCEDED MY EXPECTATIONS. YOUR ARTISTRY IS 1 OF 1 AND I CONTINUE TO BE SOOOO TAKEN WITH YOUR EXPRESSION.

@raggedyanne9631 Ай бұрын

Favour!! Can’t wait for the video!!

@OMGolly101 Ай бұрын

Favour! It’s nice knowing that you’re recording a video rn😂

@chloequinn7724 Ай бұрын

WOAH HELLO THERE (AGREED,THIS WAS PEAK!!1!1)

@FROGS_4-LIFE-l8o Ай бұрын

I can’t wait for your video 😅

@Kialywashere Ай бұрын

Waiting for ur reactionnn

@solitudexxi Ай бұрын

The way that the young girl put the bow on the leech to make it less “ugly” definitely shows how people tend to overlook / hide red flags, but once the leech grew up, the bow became irrelevant and a lot less noticeable. One of the most unsettling music videos I’ve seen in a while but incredible work!! There’s so much symbolism in this one and it’s so nice to see the newer and rarer aesthetic of PORTALS 🍄🌿🧝🏼‍♀️

@neverhearted Ай бұрын

I love how this represents toxic relationships... the more you try to get rid of them, the more you hurt yourself. They're bringing pain to you, but you can't let them go easily.

@טליהגירל 9 күн бұрын

i really love this representation - the way she lets it use her, like it’s a give-and-take at first, but then it slowly starts taking more and more until it’s too late and there’s nothing she can do. it really captures what it feels like to be taken advantage of

@OLY62011 Ай бұрын

That "STOP BREATHING" part, when the song stopped and screen freezed is just.. UFFF! AMAZINGG?!

@B_s_Vids Ай бұрын

Reall

@BurryBurryto Ай бұрын

I tought that was my pc 😭😭😭

@alannaboldrin Ай бұрын

what about it...

@lila2918 Ай бұрын

They said it was amazing @@alannaboldrin

@k3mar1on Ай бұрын

That’s my favorite part 💓

@Mels_Nymph Ай бұрын

I swear Melanie Martinez’s music videos are like movies. I can watch them over and over again. They are so creative and unique.

@kripsi0 Ай бұрын

Yeah, me too

@lynnwish Ай бұрын

you're right🎉

@Barrazafilms 9 күн бұрын

She did make a movie so

@Novaaskyss Ай бұрын

1:54 i love how the frame stops when she says “stop all your breathing” just a little detail, but still is pretty cool

@Duo-gx7yw Ай бұрын

The way she said it, showing how she died is crazyy

@madeline6821 Ай бұрын

I noticed that too I loved it!

@kai_kai1947 Ай бұрын

I thought it was lag tbh

@Phoebs-t6x 2 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUEEN!!! ❤❤

@Seymaelidokfan Ай бұрын

I LOOOOVE IT! The way he looks at her is like he sees her like a meal. But she sees him as a friend. unrequited relationship. love it.

@ninniie11 Ай бұрын

Yes! I agree! It means unrequited relationship for me too! :3

@Sofyhibiscus5 11 күн бұрын

My ex. Seeing me just as a body for his pleasure. And me seeing him as the only person that could love me (wrong I'm very loved and he in fact didn't love me at all)

@ninniie11 11 күн бұрын

@Sofyhibiscus5 im so sorry

@Sofyhibiscus5 11 күн бұрын

@@ninniie11 thanks. Trying to move on with my life and healing from years today was bad tomorrow will be better

@HnryGio Ай бұрын

It's like starting a toxic relationship innocently and then this person takes everything from you mercilessly... it's scary... and incredible... we love you Melanie💗

@Lady_dromeda Ай бұрын

As someone who was in one, it hits hard. He tried to take my debit cards because he didnt want me buying anything, made me give him $4000 saved up from government childcare checks (in Canada the primary parent, usually the mom, gets money each month to cover expenses the child may have) when I managed to leave, i had to cancel the card that money was one because he took it from me. He took my other card too but i was able to get it back.

@gildedcagecommentary Ай бұрын

Anyone who hates on it saying on its disgusting, creepy, that’s Melanie’s vibe. And your just ignoring the point of the video, letting toxic people into your life letting them get worse and worse but not doing anything.

@Dan1_girl Ай бұрын

who in the world is saying that as a melanie fan?

@Allergy222 Ай бұрын

@@Dan1_girlusually ppl who aren’t her fans say that lol

@genlyyi Ай бұрын

fan o hater wtf

@isabellalovewell1100 7 күн бұрын

This is what the video felt most like. Like I didn’t feel like oh people use me, like no, I LET people use me

@shanazmiah1716 3 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE!!

@angelscurlyhair Ай бұрын

1:30 notice how the leech treats the girl so kindly, helping her reach the plate but once it has helped her it expects something back.

@tikusblue Ай бұрын

It's also interesting how the leech isn't necessarily doing it manipulatively. It's just in the leech's nature, it's following its instincts to feed off the girl.

@Ricanleahh Ай бұрын

Yep

@ziau.s9283 27 күн бұрын

@@tikusblue bruh i just found my people. Like my thoughts exactly!

@Sofyhibiscus5 11 күн бұрын

My ex. Wanting only my body.

@nevergoingtogiveyaup Ай бұрын

The fact that she met the leech when she was vulnerable and crying. It didn't want her, it only wanted what she could give it. And once it wasn't enough, it disposed of her after all those years. It's tragic

@t1redblueboy Ай бұрын

Melanie is such a artist

@ILOVEBILLIE2006 Ай бұрын

FIRST I LOVE UR CHANNLELLLL❤

@t1redblueboy Ай бұрын

@ thanks

@theyluvgemma_000 Ай бұрын

would never of guessed😭

@Subfightr Ай бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken

@t1redblueboy Ай бұрын

@@theyluvgemma_000never guess what?

@notreallylyn 2 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEL!!YOUVE LIVED IN 30 YEARS💓

@somewhatofademigod8928 Ай бұрын

i like how the girl’s dress changed from pale pink and yellow to gray when she found out what the leech was doing by using her edit: HOLY SHIT IVE NEVER GOTTEN THIS MANY LIKES BEFORE

@The-only-ollie Ай бұрын

I js noticed that! The attention to detail is extremely impressive:)

@BeyondMagical Ай бұрын

And the fact that melanie designed the costumes herself! Ughh her mind! Even the tiniest of detail portrays something

@marcie0420Reddit Ай бұрын

It was grey when she was small too. I dont think it has a meaning

@The-only-ollie Ай бұрын

@marcie0420Reddit It was a pale Pink or Blue, which I think are both in the more colorful side- (I think idrk tho)

@marcie0420Reddit Ай бұрын

@@The-only-ollie it's literally the same colour. I mean where she was reading the book or was in the kitchen. Later as an teen when she wakes up the colours are the same

@Urbanearthling Ай бұрын

The last part with the little girl talkin gave me goosebumps Edit:I've never gotten that much like in my life tysm love Mel

@qllyns Ай бұрын

it was so haunting

@michelebutler1838 Ай бұрын

Same!

@Ririi.m0on Ай бұрын

frrrr

@Starsarecloserr45 Ай бұрын

ME TOO

@Leo363615 Ай бұрын

Ay yo ain't no way 😂😂

@KIKO_STARZ Ай бұрын

That was beautifully demonstrated of a toxic relationship, but who is she! Is she a new character that helps cry baby or is she connected with crybaby, basically being her vessel?

@miringuinasanchez9176 Ай бұрын

Crybaby is death

@XDPPBOI Ай бұрын

WAIT WHAT IF THIS IS A CRYBABY PAST LIFE??? or just some poor girl :(

@JuliaGiancola Ай бұрын

I was gonna say it looks like Angelita but now I think about it it really doesn’t

@sejisakai Ай бұрын

I wanna know too lol

@CanePull Ай бұрын

Im 99% sure its crybaby in one of her past lives.

@Urlocallittlehelper 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for KZbin recommending me this music video, now I can’t go to bed normally :D!

@moon_Muffin-s7d Ай бұрын

A leech will always be a leech; no matter how much you think they have changed, they were always after something in the end.

@DeanMartinJr-l1d Ай бұрын

So real I used to think leeches are cute now when I see them i hate them for life

@DeanMartinJr-l1d Ай бұрын

Fake leeches fake friends 😭

@HorrorBrownie_ Ай бұрын

Real..

@AlessioMelanie2013 Ай бұрын

Fake friends? Do you mean lunchbox friends?

@Flower_h34rts_fl0w3rs Ай бұрын

THAT WAS ACTUALLY SO CUTE BUT THE END WAS SAD :C

@BryannacattleyaChanloeza Ай бұрын

REAL

@Venxtea Ай бұрын

Real

@CRY_BABY_FOREVER Ай бұрын

Tears were shed.

@BeyondMagical Ай бұрын

I'm speechless. Have to watch it a thousand times more to process

@bunniemels Ай бұрын

The song is very emotional and heartbreaking. I love this song, it's my favorite, so I was definitely waiting for a completely obscure and dark MV. This one looks softer than what I've imagined, but knowing what the song talks about...I was expecting the worse. Beautiful MV, I'm flattered.

@destinyfreitas1696 Ай бұрын

Holy.... never thought a mv could make me cry over a friendship involving a literal leech.

@n3ptun3s.sm1l3r Ай бұрын

SAME LMAOO

@ANXIETYPRIMEISUNCANCELABLE Ай бұрын

LITERALLY.

@crazykids4965 Ай бұрын

Right?!😭

@mirachi-q7v Ай бұрын

FRRRRR

@beyoncecarvajal2270 Ай бұрын

Same

@daniellesilva8139 2 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE

@RileyThePoptart Ай бұрын

This is really sad.... It may seem like its just about leeches, but its about you thinking someone is your friend, but they only use you for your profit..

@neptune.9054 Ай бұрын

It's literally about that.🥲

@arethurmolefe8352 Ай бұрын

You forgot to mention the traumatising part

@RileyThePoptart Ай бұрын

@arethurmolefe8352 thats the profit part

@yoshie4242 Ай бұрын

It's so cool seeing Melanie still makes music videos w/ the cutesy aesthetic she was known for. As much as I *LOVE* her new album and the aesthetic that came with it, I couldn't help but miss this whole vibe. I'm happy to see it again :]

@Popstan001 Ай бұрын

It’s SO portals x cry baby! I love it!!!!!

@Abyssal_insanity Ай бұрын

I'm utterly traumatized. Hold on, I'm gonna watch this like 10 more times rq-

@EspressoTaylorsVersion Ай бұрын

Sameee

@microwavedforks971 Ай бұрын

literally me RN bro I'm ngl this vid made me cry (granted it's that time of the month for me) BUT DAMN THIS VID IS SENSITIVE

@Broken-x8j 15 күн бұрын

No one stops you from taking care of yourself 💔 At the end of the day, everyone has their own circle, a specific target. That's why I left the circle a long time ago. Being alone is so peaceful ❤️

@Sofyhibiscus5 11 күн бұрын

I left toxic ex friends too. I'm trying to be peaceful again❤ starting again with me and my family ❤❤

@NishelleAlba Ай бұрын

I really like how it highlights the progression of abuse starting with minor acts like throwing or breaking objects nearby and gradually escalating to being physically violent.

@colorchangingring Ай бұрын

this!!!! and then the leech blaming her for not giving it *exactly* what it wants and ganging up on you for it

@stoopygurl Ай бұрын

omg. THE CHILLS THE END GAVE MEEE so, the leech became her friend, but the friendship required her blood. as they grew up, they grew apart. then, the leech got new friends, so they tricked her, so she died. this is exactly what happens in real life, just a different visual!

@Cibilik1234 Ай бұрын

“We can be bestfriends if you wanna be but only clock hits to three” it reminded me this line from lunchbox friends

@ameliadurann Ай бұрын

omg wait you have a point

@galaxyofpluto1134 Ай бұрын

omg imagine this happened in like 3 in the morning

@robertcarter3836 Ай бұрын

the fact that the video is 3min and 33sec

@itsurfavlayla Ай бұрын

@@robertcarter3836the number is 222 but good point!

@cottoncandyheartxx Ай бұрын

“Some of the friends that I thought were forever I now want to sever the ties”-PlutO JEAR ME OUT.

@enzoliveirass 3 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIEEEEE!!!! ILY SO MUCH, THANK YOU FOR 10 YEARS OF ART ❤❤❤❤

@kinggirlz8611 Ай бұрын

putting together a truly beautiful visualized story together with THESE lyrics in only 3 minutes & 32 seconds?? melanie is BEYOND talented.

@IdleFinger Ай бұрын

they’re not that cohesive lol average glazer

@mystikittii Ай бұрын

I love Melanie but don’t glaze

@BeyondMagical Ай бұрын

Ikr the her talent and artistic vision is unmatched, ain't no one doing it like her

@iamcharaaaa Ай бұрын

@@IdleFinger new gens when they see someone appreciating talent

@silly_morningglory Ай бұрын

can we appreciate how cute the the leech was in the beginning? the bow was frickin adorable when it was a baby

@Stargirlysj Ай бұрын

She so cute!! 🎀🎀

@RaneIsInsane Ай бұрын

Lol for me the minute I saw it I was like DAYUM THAT THING IS UGLY- 😭

@Xmels.numbersX Ай бұрын

@whitenoise896 Ай бұрын

thats how they get u..

@Menodorah Ай бұрын

Nah it looked freaking disgusting to me lol

@Vermitude Ай бұрын

I feel like this mv is symbolising fake friends bc it’s giving I’ll be friends with you until I dont want to

@Alissa_FellowArtist Ай бұрын

Yep, it's exactly that

@fierypassion Ай бұрын

OMG REALEST THING SAID

@niyadabesttt Ай бұрын

yes, ma’am, Melanie is so creative with her videos, I swear

@Loving_Is_She Ай бұрын

just fake relationships in general

@Fyodor_Plush Ай бұрын

Exactly. And then you’re so manipulated by them that you just let them completely devour you

@SigmaKippy 2 күн бұрын

Happy birthday Mel! 💗🎀

@Gonebutnotforgor Ай бұрын

As a person who has been used before multiple times by multiple people. I understand this song completely. It hurts you. just want someone to love you so badly that you'll let anybody do what they want. They take from you. They hurt you, but you just wanna feel loved. Even just a little bit. Just to feel something.

@nichellesworld1360 Ай бұрын

And the conclusion is SICKENING. 😣

@KellyJohnson-sm6xx 21 күн бұрын

Frrr

@harper-chicken 24 күн бұрын

“and we never have to be alone ever again” i legit almost started crying.

@Tamika_58 22 күн бұрын

Real

@C4SS13-11 22 күн бұрын

I started crying bc the meaning of this video is so deep..

@nusaibahsongstress7153 20 күн бұрын

Reading this while having tears in my eyes... I just had the flashback how i loved and cherished my man, always was there for him.. Then he left me for another woman

@janicebaum5964 16 күн бұрын

As soon as the leeches started doing stuff to her, I immediately started crying

@stepasp 14 күн бұрын

😩😩😩

@crystalcharofficial Ай бұрын

I love this era of Melanie, I never understand why people complain about it, it's just as beautiful as her older ones!

@nichellesworld1360 Ай бұрын

They just don’t get the point about the themes that are portrayed in this music video…🤷🏻‍♀️

@kwm777 Ай бұрын

I don’t think they went through a dark night of the soul to understand

@crystalcharofficial Ай бұрын

@@nichellesworld1360 I agree, I feel like a lot of the people who noticed her from stuff like tiktok just don't get it because they didn't look further into her old music and their deeper meanings lol

@karleynicole55 Ай бұрын

I was a fan during her cry baby and k-12 eras. The way she's portrayed herself lately has honestly just kinda creeped me out, with her costumes and stuff lol but this is the first I've listened of hers really since k-12 and this is insanely good.

@Sally-rw6fo 3 күн бұрын

This music video is very cool, I love how it kinda has the lyric "every thing was so sweet until you tried to kill me" from Teddy Bear vibe and happy birthday King Mel

@marjoriesegura687 Ай бұрын

This is incredible, the feeling that you know they are taking advantage of you but you allow it because "You love them" is sad.

@snowy-l9h 29 күн бұрын

the leech was so cute at the start but then it slowly started getting bigger, and overall scarier. representing how friends slowly reveal themselves being fake. (just a theory)

@Ellezzy 27 күн бұрын

In fact, the leech showed who it really was from the beginning, the reason for that is that it sucks your blood from the beginning.

@ziau.s9283 27 күн бұрын

cute? bruh i was hurrling but i knew I had to watch this music video!

@snowy-l9h 27 күн бұрын

@@Ellezzy exactly

@The.best.samara 26 күн бұрын

@@ziau.s9283nooo it was cute! 😭

@idorus 16 күн бұрын

@@Ellezzy Yeah but it was small and she was a kid so she didn't realize what was going on she just wanted a friend and it didn't seem like a big deal to let the leech suck her blood

@shehasoneheart Ай бұрын

Melanie you’re so unpredictable, this is literally art.

@RosaleeXXroblox Ай бұрын

Ikr??

@ChocoGwenn 11 күн бұрын

It's honestly sad how the girl probably had the sinking realisation that the 'leech' was never truly lonely with her. She never noticed the signs because she thought that the 'leech' and her could be lonely *together*, which is why she never saw the signs. The leech slowly gets the life off of her. And finally, at the end, everything about her is taken, not only by the 'leech' but the friends that it had. She tries to escape, but it's too late, she has nothing left. The 'leech WAS NEVER LONELY.

@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241 10 күн бұрын

And it's crazy because the leech probably talked trash about her to its friends.

@Itsintheway23 Ай бұрын

That ending really got me 😢 portals is not about happy endings, it's about serious realizations. If you don't get away from the leeches they really will take everything from you, no matter how beneficial you remember the beginning

@Adricbb Ай бұрын

The contrast at the end when the girl says "we can be best friends" while the leech str4ngles her is insane.

@fujixo_ Ай бұрын

Oh my God the cover, I'm crying

@XxfxiryalyssaxX Ай бұрын

❤

@Crybaby-s1h 3 күн бұрын

Happy birthday Melanie ! ❤️🫶

@HEY_POOKIE3 Ай бұрын

I love how this actually represents how a leach (as in person) can just use you for themselves, then you realize how much they're hurting you but, when you try to cut them off they hurt you even more... Also, its soo cute how they just grew up together before the y'know what

@Xmelaniexoffical Ай бұрын

This is so true. Fake friends suck ur happiness out and ur energy. This is so true

@silly.simsim Ай бұрын

I feel like this really represents what one sided relationships can be like. The girl was giving the leech everything , love , her blood , her room. But the leech still ends up betraying and hurting her , eventually killing her.

@justaminicheezit 14 күн бұрын

this was a smooth way to represent betrayal within a loved one. you think they love you and will never do you any harm, but then it turns out they were a fake friend all along.

@Lazy--Gamer Ай бұрын

This is actually pretty relatable when it comes to friendships. As someone who grew up neglected and bullied heavily in school, I never figured out what a healthy relationship was. So after graduation I made "friends" that were, well, toxic. But I didn't know any better, I thought that's just what friendship was. After years of mental break downs, bending over backwards and walking on broken glass for these people, I stopped making friends. Currently in therapy right now trying to heal from ptsd. I don't know if I'll ever open up again, but we'll see.

@edenethereal Ай бұрын

Same baby. I can't help, but for me ketamine treatment has saved my life and i also have a counselor, psychiatrist and DID specialist. I really do recommend seeking someone in your support system to talk to. Our stories are different but very similar Good luck to you, Survivor. I recognize you. Thank you for sharing this so raw.

@Sofyhibiscus5 11 күн бұрын

Me too I have PTSD from leeches= an ex ( a first relationship sexual trauma) and toxic ex friends. I'm trying to heal but I have relapses. I hope tomorrow is going to be better ❤❤

@murkystarlight2023 27 күн бұрын

If the song itself wasn't enough to hit you with what it's about, the music video definitely did

@sillystars-eh 25 күн бұрын

Fr it made me cry sm

@Hannahs_haunted_dolls 20 күн бұрын

It truly did

@melaniesniper Ай бұрын

The end almost made me cry omg

@starryeyedicon Ай бұрын

REAL

@dalilstrawberrylover Ай бұрын

Same

@YunCrafter109 Ай бұрын

It made me remember my bff left me and bullied me with her new other friends 💔😭

@paristaylour Ай бұрын

sameee

@Lunajbunni Ай бұрын

Almost? I’M SOBBING RN lol!!!

@Eldaradik 3 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIVA!

@therealauji Ай бұрын

Melanie you're absolutely outdoing yourself. love you.

@theguy-111 Ай бұрын

The fact that i never know what melanie’s songs mean until 8 finally watch the MV just shows how good they are.

@Imnot_insane Ай бұрын

I love how it shows the leech getting bigger the more she keeps letting it in and feeding it blood and how more leeches show up showing how toxic it is getting

@itsme-d3r7l 2 күн бұрын

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELAINE

@Sp4rklyG4ts Ай бұрын

The end made me cry because this is how fake friendships are. They keep taking and taking from you and you don't realize until it's too late to do anything.