i don't believe there are "fans" who unfollow melanie because of this new era and aesthetic. Melanie worked at this for years, putting every bit of her into it only to be dismissed like this. I should be grateful to melanie for literally changing my life and teaching me so many lessons. I love melanie and she will always be in my heart ♡♡

"You start in the womb, You end in the tomb" -Mel ( K-12 film)

No because the way Womb ends with "is life is death" on repeat is amazing because it's talking about the womb which is the life, and then Death starts with the same "is life is death" on repeat representing the death part. The best part is that Death is the first song and Womb is the last so when you're finished listening to Womb it basically continues into Death, when the playlist starts over, which is amazing.

This song gives you such a nostalgic feeling that you just died. You're in the womb and someone is giving birth to you during a beautiful event of sun rise beginning. Life goes by like a blink of an eye, you're grown up enjoying your life and diving a car down the highway, catching the sunset.

I’ve been listening to Melanie for years and there have been changes on her music, but I have never doubted her work because she always manages to make something incredible no matter what style it is, I love her so much she’s my favorite artist ever since I found her Edit: just if anyone’s curious, I’ve been listening to Melanie for about 7 years now :]

I'm a person who's very afraid of death but for some reason this album has made me see it in a different perspective now, especially with this song, kinda makes me feel that I should embrace it instead of fearing it

fucking love how the album starts with the loop & ends with it, she’s a fucking genius

I'll never understand why I'm crying from this beautiful song. it's not even a song, it's something most emotional. It cannot be expressed in words 🪷

Lyrics: Ah, ooh Ah, ooh I see the mother in the chosen space for me Little does she know it's free, oh yeah-ah I'm undercover, as they wait for joy I cry On a mission in the dark, ooh, yeah-ah And I know my brother He'll make the journey later on Conversations in the cosmos, yeah-ah And it's all a game now But once I'm in the world, it's lost Memories gone to evolve, ooh, yeah-ah Merging cells and flesh I'm baby building all my insides, bright to see the future Right before my eyes I know What's coming, what's coming In the womb, let me out Not safe but I'm sound Cut the cord, I'm comin' Got the blue belly button, too hard to pull through with it All I know she's birthin' Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I'm pushing out the center, the core I'm sweating through the flower no more, no more All of the plannin' Yet I still feel unprepared Kick and screamin' 'cause I'm scared Ooh, yeah-ah And I know she suffers Contractions with howling death Eyes are bloody, screamin' out, ooh, yeah-ah Merging spirit, mind and body Building all my insides, bright to see the future Right before my eyes I know What's coming, what's coming In the womb, let me out Not safe but I'm sound Cut the cord, I'm comin' Got the blue belly button, too hard to pull through with it All I know she's birthin' Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I'm pushing out the center, the core I'm swimming through the flower no more, no more Life is death is life is death is life, is-

Ah, ooh Ah, ooh I see the mother in the chosen space for me Little does she know it's free, oh yeah-ah I'm undercover, as they wait for joy I cry On a mission in the dark, ooh, yeah-ah And I know my brother He'll make the journey later on Conversations in the cosmos, yeah-ah And it's all a game now But once I'm in the world, it's lost Memories gone to evolve, ooh, yeah-ah Merging cells and flesh I'm baby building all my insides, bright to see the future Right before my eyes I know What's coming, what's coming In the womb, let me out Not safe but I'm sound Cut the cord, I'm comin' Got the blue belly button, too hard to pull through with it All I know she's birthin' Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I'm pushing out the center, the core I'm sweating through the flower no more, no more All of the plannin' Yet I still feel unprepared Kick and screamin' 'cause I'm scared Ooh, yeah-ah And I know she suffers Contractions with howling death Eyes are bloody, screamin' out, ooh, yeah-ah Merging spirit, mind and body Building all my insides, bright to see the future Right before my eyes I know What's coming, what's coming In the womb, let me out Not safe but I'm sound Cut the cord, I'm comin' Got the blue belly button, too hard to pull through with it All I know she's birthin' Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I'm pushing out the center, the core I'm sweating through the flower no more, no more Life is death is life is death is life, is-

My heartaches with how beautiful this whole album is I’m so happy she’s grown and healed ~ she deserves to be safe in her own form

Have you guys noticed this album starts with Death and finishes with a Birth? Because it's the cycle of reincarnation. This is why it starts with "Life is death, is life..." and finishes with it too, so it would be a big cycle of listening the album over and over, like lives we have.

I’m so proud that’s she continues to express herself so confidently. As a fan since late crybaby I just want to express how proud I am of her. She’s such a realiable artist because no matter what you know it’ll be original, beautifully done and so far pink haha!

True fans respect her right to change her aesthetic as she pleases. Evolution is a healthy and positive thing, and I’m so excited to see Mel walking new paths 🌹

This is gotta be Melanie's best era for me, because i just love the overgrown, cottagecore, weirdcore, and otherworldly aesthetic she has going on.

The transition from womb to death, her first song makes me feel like we have a new arch coming, crybaby diedx was reborn into out beloved nypmh, and then the nymph died, which this song is melanies possible new charcter being in the womb currently

Correct Lyrics from Melanie’s website⬇️ A seed in mother And I chose that space for me Little does she know it ’s free Oooh yeah I’m undercover As they wait for joy, I cry On a mission, learn and die Oooh yeah And I know my brother He’ll make the journey later on Conversations in the cosmos yeah And it’s all a game now But once I’m in the world it’s lost Memories gone to evolve Oooh yeah Merging cells and flesh I’m baby building All my insides Right to see the future right before my eyes I know what’s coming, what’s coming In the womb get me out now, safe and I’m sound Cut the cord, I’m comin Out the blue, belly water too, hot and cold Through with it oh now she’s birthing Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I’m pushing out the center, the core I’m swimming through the flower no more no more All of the planning, yet I still feel unprepared Kicking, screaming cuz I’m scared Oooh yeah And I know she suffers, contractions of hell and death Eyes are bloody screaming out Oooh yeah Merging spirit, mind, and body Building all my insides Right to see the future right before my eyes I know what’s coming, what’s coming In the womb get me out now, safe and I’m sound Cut the cord, I’m comin Out the blue, belly water too, hot and cold Through with it oh now she’s birthing Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I’m pushing out the center, the core I’m swimming through the flower no more No more Life is death, is life, is death, is life, is

it’s so crazy how this song matches so perfect with death, like the ending like melts into the beginning of death

MELANIE- 100% VOID- 100% VISUALS- 100% VOCALS- 100% LYRICS- 100% CHORUS- 100% PRODUCTION- 100% INSTRUMENTAL- 100% TALENT- 100% INFLUENCE- 100% QUEEN- 100% PROTALS- 100% LET'S SHOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE MELANIE !! 💘💘💘

2:11 THIS PRE-CHORUS IS SO INCREDIBLE!!!!!

QUE HICE PARA MERECER QUE TODO EL ÁLBUM SE LIBERARA JUSTO AHORA, DIOS ERES GRANDEEEE

Start in the womb and end in the tomb. We’ve been with crybaby since beginning- ever since their birth and now they’re reborn. I love this album so much😌. Thank you Melanie. I know this is the third part of crybaby’s trilogy and this is very bittersweet🥲

THE ALBUM IS OFFICIALLY OUT YALL MELANIE WE LOVE YOU, IVE BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE U HELPED ME THRU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU

MELANIE- 100% WOMB- 100% VISUAL- 100% VOCALS- 100% LYRICS- 100% CHORUS- 100% PRODUCTION- 100% INSTRUMENTAL- 100% TALENT- 100% INFLUENCE- 100% KING- 100% SLAY- 100% NEW ERA- 100% PORTALS- 100% LET'S SHOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE MELANIE !! 💘💘💘

IM SO EXCITED FOR THE FULL ALBUM THIS SONG IS A MASTERPEICE

I'VE STAYED UP ALL NIGHT TO WITNESS THE EPITOME OF ART AND I'M CRYING SOBBING SCREAMING HYPERVENTILATING OVER THIS ALBUM RN!! EVERY SECOND OF IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT FOR 4 YEARS!! MELANIE'S ARTISTIC VISION AND CREATIVITY IS JUST UNMATCHED AND SHE'S THE TRUE DEFINITION OF AN ARTIST. IT WAS A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS AND WORDS CAN'T EXPRESS HOW PROUD AND EMOTIONAL I AM RIGHT NOW. *PORTALS IS OFFICIALLY OUT NOW! KEEP STREAMING ALBUM OF THE YEAR*

Lyrics (⁠｡⁠♡⁠‿⁠♡⁠｡⁠) [Intro] Ah, ooh Ah, ooh [Verse 1] A seed in mother and I chose that space for me Little does she know it's free, ooh, yeah I'm undercover, as they wait for joy, I cry On a mission, learn and die, ooh yeah And I know my brother, he'll make the journey later on Conversations in the cosmos, yeah And it's all a game now, but once I'm in the world it's lost Memories gone to evolve, ooh, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Merging cells and flesh I'm baby building all my insides, right to see the future Right before my eyes I know What's coming, what's coming [Chorus] In the womb get me out now, safe and I'm sound Cut the cord, I'm coming Out the blue, belly water too, hot and cold Through with it, oh, now she's birthing Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I'm pushing out the center, the core I'm swimming through the flower no more, no more [Verse 2] All of the planning, yet I still feel unprepared Kicking, screaming 'cause I'm scared, ooh, yeah-ah And I know she suffers contractions of hell and death Eyes are bloody, screamin' out, ooh, yeah-ah [Pre-Chorus] Merging spirit, mind, and body Building all my insides, bright to see the future Right before my eyes I know What's coming, what's coming [Chorus] In the womb get me out now, safe and I'm sound Cut the cord, I'm coming Out the blue, belly water too, hot and cold Through with it, oh, now she's birthing Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I'm pushing out the center, the core I'm swimming through the flower no more, no more [Outro] Life is death is life is death is life, is-

I love that she mentioned her brother ❤

Melanie never fails to make a musical masterpiece, I start levitating whenever I hear they’re voice.

im so proud of her, finally she's back, i remember listen cry baby album with 11 years probably and now im here give all my support in a new album many years later, thanks for everything melanie 🥺💕

I don't care how much she changes I love this woman and honestly this has to be the best song on the album

This is easily one of her best songs to date

As someone whose been a fan since 2016-2017 im really happy melanie is exploring new styles and music. It makes me feel proud because ive never once doubted her choices. And although i may miss crybaby, im really excited for this new character!

THIS ALBUM DID NOT DISSAPOINT, I LOVE YOU MELANIE 😭

WOMB I knew I wanted the album to end on the title "WOMB." This was one of the earliest songs written in 2020. Had a session one day with Omer Fedi as part of a week of sessions I had with different people. Omer started playing these guitar chords that were so beautiful, I asked him to play it on loop while I stared at the corner of the room quickly writing lyrics. CJ and I had Rhys come in and record live drums around 2 years later to complete it. This song was written from the perspective of entering a new lifetime. The feeling of nerves and excitement that arise when you're about to forget everything you know about your true self as a soul in order to let your human experience on earth move your progression forward. - Melanie Martinez

WOMB A seed in mother And I chose that space for me Little does she know it ’s free Oooh yeah I’m undercover As they wait for joy, I cry On a mission, learn and die Oooh yeah And I know my brother He’ll make the journey later on Conversations in the cosmos yeah And it’s all a game now But once I’m in the world it’s lost Memories gone to evolve Oooh yeah Merging cells and flesh I’m baby building All my insides Right to see the future right before my eyes I know what’s coming, what’s coming In the womb get me out now, safe and I’m sound Cut the cord, I’m comin Out the blue, belly water too, hot and cold Through with it oh now she’s birthing Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I’m pushing out the center, the core I’m swimming through the flower no more All of the planning, yet I still feel unprepared Kicking, screaming cuz I’m scared Oooh yeah And I know she suffers, contractions of hell and death Eyes are bloody screaming out Oooh yeah Merging spirit, mind, and body Building all my insides Right to see the future right before my eyes I know what’s coming, what’s coming In the womb get me out now, safe and I’m sound Cut the cord, I’m comin Out the blue, belly water too, hot and cold Through with it oh now she’s birthing Feeling alive, the closer that I get to my life I’m pushing out the center, the core I’m swimming through the flower no more No more Life is death, is life, is death, is life, is

BOTON PARA EXPRESAR LA FELICIDAD QUE DA ESTE ÁLBUM 😭💞

I’ve been here since dollhouse, I remember sitting in my room blasting Dollhouse while my parents fought. Those first songs got me through a lot, I’m so happy for this new era!!

I like how over the years the albums seemed to begin talking about children and their struggles (hinting to Melanie's past too) And then getting to highschool talking about the first love and other problems with society and everything, and then there was the bakery and everything where u feel like it's in adulthood talking about life's meaning and accepting yourself and stuff and getting philosophical, and now we're here at the death and rebirth and then the cycle continues and I believe this is in itself an art form. And how the art and aesthetic changed throughout the years starting from cutsy vintage fashion clothes slowly sliding twords magic, weird core, and disturbing scenery, and fantasy creatures. There's no cutsy dress anymore no baby doll aesthetic because the standards have changed. You're the judge of your own life and now that you've spent all your youth trying to break from the social norms you can finally blossom into a beautiful flower but ultimately life itself with all it's goods and it's bads and it's creepy and it's lovely with keep on going. And you can't sorrow about it forever.

0:57 love this part

MELANIE YOU ARE A GENIUS, the loop of womb and death representing that life and death go together, it also explains why death starts with "They're carving my name in the grave AGAIN" don't mind me casually fangirlling

1:20 DANG THAT WAS A DROP

Melanie’s ability to delve into complex concepts so elegantly will forever be my favorite quality of hers. She’s able to conceptualize the birthing process to greater lengths. She’s provided me with a different outlook of life and death and how are physical forms are temporary vessels for us to gather higher knowledge. I will forever be grateful for her insight and work of art. Also can we talk how this song is the perfect way to end an album? Once again, thank you mel for another masterpiece 💗💗

the ending looping to the beginning of death… this woman is such a genius

This has to be my favorite track in the whole album. The guitars feel so satisfying and Mel's vocals scratch the right places in my brain perfectly. I love her for this whole album and I'm so proud to be able to hear her musical transition to this new style as well as her personal healing

This album deserves a lot of recognition!!

Botón para expresar la felicidad del regreso de Melanie y de su nuevo álbum❤

This is actually my favorite song from the new album! it might be the guitar in the background(I am a musician in practice who is working on some guitar and Ocarina songs!) but it has some type of flair with the drum parts, and Melanie’s voice is very soft and angelic and fits this perfectly!

Every time I hear the last part where she says “is life, is death…” makes me want to listen to DEATH and the entire album again

Amo esto, la estética, la temática, como se escucha la voz d Mel, todo! Estoy tan contenta x esto

ESTOY OBSESIONADA CON LO DULCE QUE SUENA SU VOZ AQUÍ 😭😭 te extrañé tanto Mel

1:36 I LOVE THIS

This album is exactly what I needed at this time in my life. Im about to become an adult and its scary knowing in a few months Ill have to take that leap that I feel like Im not ready for. This song reminded me that the end of my childhood doesnt just have to be the death of something, it can also be a rebirth. Thank you Melanie 💕

Yo crecí con melanie desde que fuí una pequeña con problemas por parte de mi entorno ... sus temas eran un alivio que me sacaban de mi agujero Y con el paso de los años aún escuchar sus temas son mi lugar seguro❤

I'm obsessed with the guitar in this song please I love this new era so much

I never hear anyone talking about womb and imo its one of the best on the album

most underrated song in the album, such a banger

I like how so far the songs from her new era have had more of a rock type of feel

It’s crazy I’ve been listening to her songs since I was 8 and I’m now 15 😭😭

If i’m being honest I feel like womb is one of the most underrated songs in the album, it’s so fun to listen to and has such happy and positive vibes to the beat

i used to listen to this song over n over n over after i gave birth to my daughter. i was alone in the hospital meanwhile my daughter was in intensive care unit. but i knew everythings gonna be alright and i keep listening to womb almost the whole night in the hospital. now this song is such a beautiful memory of my daughters birth.❤ . it makes me cry of happiness. this song is a good memory for the rest of my life. i will listen to it when im 80

her music gets better and better with every album 😍✨

this is literally the best song in the album, the 'feeling alive' gets me everyday. i love the beat, it matches the singing so much, when it gets to the the chorus the beat is just amazing, keep you good work up. i love your new era so much, of course i'll miss cry baby, but this era is so amazing. it's probably very difficult to go from one aesthetic from another, but you did it perfectly. i have loved you since i saw the dollhouse music video years ago, you have grown so much.

1:21 YESSSSSS I LOVE THIS

womb makes me so sad, but it’s such a gorgeous song. i know it’s the end of crybaby’s story: the story i’ve been listening to (pretty much) my entire life. i can’t listen to this without crying. at the trilogy AND portals tour, i cried the entire time this song was on. but it is a perfect way to end crybaby’s story.

Botón para saber lo hermoso que canta Melanie

The fact that the first song is called death and the last song is called womb makes some sort of sense like you died and your in the afterlife,and then your rencarnating like your starting a whole new life. Mel is really the genius of cycles

the genius of making the last and first song on the album to loop for the symbolism of rebirth but also very convenient for a seamless transition for the vinyl and CD records

Portals is officially my favourite melanie album ever

I love how Womb transitions back to Death but did you realise that all albums (Crybaby, K-12, etc) all connect with each other? This symbolises that “Crybaby” will have this journey again and again - Dying, awaking in a new form, in the womb. Melanie said: “Womb was written from the perspective of entering a new form/lifetime. The feeling nerves and excitement that arise when you’re about to forget everything you know about your true self as a soul in order to let your human experience on earth move your profession forward.” I really like this song because the tune reminds me of a game show (So random but yeah) and it just gives you a visual of Melanie in the womb and how she feels. 🤍🕯️

The fact that this album loops itself (This song ends with the start of DEATH, "is life, is death, is life, is death, is life, is...") is so DAMN PERFECT 🥹😍

3:21 in the K-12 movie Angelita and Crybaby were having a conversation and it ended with one of them saying, “you start in the womb and you end in the tomb.” And in DEATH in the beginning, there is a voice that says “death is life,” so on and so forth. And the same thing happens at the Enzo of this song. At: 3:21 you can hear the same voice. Just to let everyone know, you start in the womb and you end in the tomb:)

the instrumental is so majestic

I'm imagining how this music video will connect to DEATH

Melanie has grown so much as an artist. I love every single song. They are all so different!

STREAM WOMB FOR MOTHERS DAY❤❤(BOOST THIS❤)

Prepárense porque se viene Álbum del año!

I know nobody is gonna see this, certainly not melanie, but this song means so much to me. I was born with chronic illness, and I only recently made the realization that I've been living on autopilot for the majority of my life. WOMB made me realize that, as soon as I was born, I may have been living with chronic conditions that I can't get rid of, not truly, but I can learn to live with and have a happy life. I can finally "feel alive" because this motivated me to open up to that idea. Thank you so much Melanie. You helped me through my familial trauma with my mom with Dollhouse, and now you've opened my eyes to being able to truly live a life I'll be proud of.

i don’t get why so many people hate on melanie because of how her character has developed and the new aesthetic of her songs. she worked tirelessly for 4 years to give us this and so many of you guys are so rude and think that it’s horrible. and i have a very strong feeling that the haters haven’t listened passed fairee soirée. i just find it very disappointing that yall hate on her because of who she is now. portals will forever be my fav.

Let's all take a moment and step back. And look at how far she has come. Just, look at her. She's so beautiful and shes come so incredibly far, her music genuinely tells a beautiful story. I will always hold you close to my heart, Melanie. Even if i just recently became a fan, i love you.

Guys this is amazing..I’ve been listening to Mel since I’ve been soo young

3:18 i didnt realise 😮❤

Love this song! People who unfollowed you because of you're new aesthetic aren't true fans. Thanks for another great album!

This song is so comforting to me, it’s like a warm blanket, or better yet, the womb.

A person in my class said "I used to love Melanie Martinez, until portals" I told him that she's still the same its just a new era, I even asked him "if portals never existed and it was still 2019 would you like her?" He said "mistakes can never be undone." Me and my Melanie fan group/friend group called him out for being a fake fan.

Something I noticed is that some songs in this album have common themes of basically not reducing your self-worth. And the cool thing is that it all ends with this song. WOMB itself is not connected to the theme of self-worth, however, about this song, Melanie stated, "...you're about to forget everything you know about your true self as a soul..." Cool thing is, empowering your self worth is A LOT like soul consciousness, realizing you're a soul and not even your body; and realizing that life on earth in your human body is pretty much a game/fixed drama.

Estuve desde Dollhouse y ahora, me emociona tanto ver los cambios. JODER QUE BUEN ALBUM, AME, MEL NUNCA DECEPCIONANDO♡♡♡

0:18 - 0:32 This part feels weirdly nostalgic and familiar to me, like I've heard it somewhere before, and I love it

Amo que melanie haya evolucionado pero sin perder su estilo 💓✨🧚

My 12yo daughter introduced me to Melanie and she’s amazing! Now we are going to her concert together. She’s a lyrical genius! ❤

this song is my absolute favourite

my friends dont listen to mel so i sometimes feel alone, but seeing the HUGE community makes me say: "YOUR NOT ALONE!" ♡♡

This song is amazing. The lyrics, instrumentals, voclas are just golden. My life has changed since i found about Melanie. Whenever I feel depressed or sad /Sucidial i always listen to her. She's the only artist that gave me a reason to live.

All these songs eat up she never disappoints .it's so great to hear her with a new album after 2 years 😍😩

Todo lo que hace Melanie es arte.

This is so beautiful, amazing work on the rithms, letters, visualiser, notes, idea, is so beautiful

I love that wierd-fairycore aesthetic, it happend to be weird at first but i LOVE IT SO MUCH it is so much Melanie style that I couldn't care less, what is important the most right now is that Melanie is happy about who she is and I am not complaining, couse her music is great and still I can somehow relate and feel everything. ♡ Who's with me then I'll wait in comments :3

Dios amo la nueva estética de melanie es perfecta 🍄🕯️🧚

the whole album better play at my funeral or else i’m not dying!

I love the transition at the end and how it fades into death again over and over again because it's saying that you die and then are reborn. I love this sm!!!!. Melanie you made me feel better about death