PORTALS

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2015. 08. 14.

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2집

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2019. 09. 06.

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2023. 03. 31.

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EP 1집

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2014. 05. 19.

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2016. 05. 06.

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2016. 11. 25.

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2020. 09. 25.

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'''Pity Party 싱글 ''' 2015. 06. 02.	'''Soap 싱글 ''' 2015. 07. 10.	'''Sippy Cup 싱글 ''' 2015. 07. 31.


'''High School Sweethearts 프로모 싱글 ''' 2019. 07. 23.	'''Starwberry Shortcake 프로모 싱글 ''' 2019. 07. 23.


'[[DEATH\|{{{-3 {{{#242819,#c39da4 DEATH''}}}}}}]] 싱글 ''' 2023. 03. 17.	'''VOID 싱글 ''' 2023. 03. 29.	'''EVIL 싱글 ''' 2023. 11. 21.

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←	3집 *PORTALS* (2023)	→
EP 4집 *After School* (2020)	3집 *PORTALS* (2023)	미정

<colbgcolor=#242819><colcolor=#c39da4> The 3rd Studio Album PORTALS

아티스트	[[멜라니 마르티네즈\| ]]
발매일	2023년 3월 31일
장르	얼터너티브 팝, 아트 팝, 아트 록
길이	51:33
레이블	애틀랜틱 레코드
프로듀서	The 23rd, CJ Baran, Hoskins, Melanie Martinez, One Love, Pearl Lion, Simon Says, Cautious Clay
발매 싱글	{{{#!wiki style="margin:0 -10px -5px; min-height:calc(1.5em + 5px)" {{{#!folding [ 펼치기 · 접기 ] {{{#!wiki style="margin:-5px -1px -11px"			DEATH	2023. 05. 17.	♫
VOID	2023. 05. 29.	♫
EVIL	2023. 11. 21.	♫	}}}}}}}}}
전곡 듣기

1. 개요2. 발매 과정3. 성적4. 투어5. 싱글6. 수록곡

6.1. Standard Edition

6.1.1. DEATH6.1.2. VOID6.1.3. TUNNEL VISION6.1.4. FAERIE SOIRÉE6.1.5. LIGHT SHOWER6.1.6. SPIDER WEB6.1.7. LEECHES6.1.8. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX6.1.9. THE CONTORTIONIST6.1.10. MOON CYCLE6.1.11. NYMPHOLOGY6.1.12. EVIL6.1.13. WOMB

6.2. Deluxe Edition

6.2.1. POWDER6.2.2. PLUTO6.2.3. MILK OF THE SIREN

7. 여담

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1. 개요


앨범 전면 & 후면

2023년 3월 31일에 발매된 멜라니 마르티네즈의 세번째 정규 앨범.

2. 발매 과정

2019년 멜라니는 같은 이름의 뮤지컬 영화와 함께 두 번째 스튜디오 앨범 K-12를 발표하고 나서 2년 간의 음악 활동을 중단했다. 그 후 모든 인스타그램 게시물을 보관하기 시작했고 2023년 2월 18일에 발매될 예정인 앨범 티저를 올리기 시작했다. 스포티파이에 12초 분량의 노래 일부분을 공개하기도 했다.

2023년 2월 안개가 자욱한 숲 속 버섯의 모습을 보여주는 티저 영상을 공개했는데, 이 버섯의 줄기에는 "RIP Crybaby"라는 문구가 새겨져 있으며 신곡의 일부분이 브금으로 깔려 있다. 이후 여러 티저들이 추가로 게시되었으며 내용은 "부활, 성장하는 배아, 숲에서 알을 품는 것". 한 티저는 "핑크빛 요정 생물로서 알에서 부화하는 모습"을 보여주었다. 이때 공식 웹사이트도 업데이트되어 앨범에 대한 상품이 대중에게 선주문 가능하게 되었다. 앨범의 제목은 공식 웹사이트를 통해 공개되었으며 2023년 3월 31일에 발매되었다.

이 앨범은 'Cry Baby', 'K-12'와 함께 Cry Baby 3부작을 이루는 앨범이자 공식적으로 그 끝을 장식하게 되는 앨범이다. K-12와 같이 전곡이 수록된 형태로 뮤지컬 영화화가 진행될 예정[1]인 앨범이기도 하다.

앞선 두 앨범 모두 Cry Baby의 일생에 치중한 스토리를 다루고 있었던 것에 비해, 'PORTALS'는 그야말로 "죽음"이라는 다소 극적인 소재를 다루고 있다.[2] 이에 따라 해당 앨범에서 확인할 수 있는 멜라니의 음악적 색의 변화 또한 상당한데, 멜라니의 이전 작업물들에선 들어볼 수 없었던 소프트 록, 힙합, 라틴 음악과 같은 장르들과 멜라니가 기존에 다루던 얼터너티브의 융합된 모습을 보이며, 이 덕분에 코어 팬층과 일반 대중들, 두 마리 토끼를 모두 잡을 수 있게 되는 긍정적 영향을 주기도 하였다.

3. 성적

3월 25일 리드싱글 DEATH를 발매했고, 빌보드 싱글차트 95위로 데뷔하여 멜라니의 첫 번째 빌보드 차트인 싱글이 되었다.
앨범 발매 하루 전인 3월 30일에 두번째 싱글 VOID를 공개, 빌보드 싱글 차트 61위로 데뷔하며 리드싱글보다 더 높은 순위로 데뷔했다. 두터운 팬덤을 지녔음에도 마이너한 음악적 색깔 때문에 빌보드 차트와는 연이 없었던 멜라니가 하위권에라도 데뷔를 했다는 건 그만큼 화력이 세졌다는 뜻이다.
앨범 발매 후 상당한 화력을 보여주며 순수 판매량 99,000장 포함,무려 첫 주 초동 142,000장을 기록하며 빌보드 200 앨범 차트 2위로 데뷔했다. 이는 전작인 K-12의 초동의 3배에 가까운 수치이고 웬만한 메인스트림 팝가수들의 성적에 버금가는 판매량이며 1위를 하고도 남을 수치지만 모건 월렌의 독주로 인해 아쉽게 2위가 최고 순위가 되었다. 그래도 멜라니의 팬덤이 상당히 커졌음을 보여주는 결과.
발매 2주차에는 앨범 차트 5위, 3주차에는 10위를 기록하며 3주 연속 10위안에 진입 시켜 괄목한 성적을 보여주고 있는 중.

4. 투어

자세한 내용은 멜라니 마르티네즈/투어 문서 참고하십시오.

5. 싱글



<rowcolor=#9b9b9b> DEATH 정식 싱글 2023. 03. 17.	VOID 정식 싱글 2023. 03. 29.	EVIL 정식 싱글 2023. 11. 21.

자세한 내용은 멜라니 마르티네즈/싱글 문서 참고하십시오.

6. 수록곡

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^TRACKLIST ||

<colbgcolor=#242819> 01	DEATH
02	VOID
03	TUNNEL VISION
04	FAERIE SOIRÉE
05	LIGHT SHOWER
06	SPIDER WEB
07	LEECHES
08	BATTLE OF THE LARYNX
09	THE CONTORTIONIST
10	MOON CYCLE
11	NYMPHOLOGY
12	EVIL
13	WOMB
PORTALS (Deluxe)
14	POWDER
15	PLUTO
16	MILK OF THE SIREN

6.1. Standard Edition

6.1.1. DEATH

DEATH
5:06

[ 가사 보기 ]: Death is life, is death, is life, is death, is life, is…

They’re carving my name in the grave again, The flowers are fresh and their face is wet
My body has died but I’m still alive, Look over your shoulder, I’m back from the dead

Lighting all your candles to draw me in, saying all the same things, I’m gone this time
Your words mean nothing, so take em back, And meet me here across the plane
The other side, I’m not far

When you aren’t around, I sink into the ground
I try to pretend, I’m closer to you
Never understand it, you’re always on my mind
I cannot help it

I don’t wanna be, carrying the weight on my shoulders
Death has come to me, kissed me on the cheek
Gave me closure, immortal by design, I’ll be meeting you here every time

Back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the
I’m back *whisper*

They’re saying my name in their prayers again, I flicker the lights so they understand
I wont say goodbye, I’m right by your side
We’re screaming and pleading this separation ends
Doing all your witchcraft to pull me in, Burning all your sage to connect our line
I show my presence, you run away in fear of ghosts, I try to talk
The barriers are too strong

When you aren’t around, I sink into the ground
I try to pretend, I’m closer to you
Never understand it, you’re always on my mind
I cannot help it

I don’t wanna be, carrying the weight on my shoulders
Death has come to me, kissed me on the cheek
Gave me closure, immortal by design, I’ll be meeting you here every time

Back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead

Please don’t ever worry
I know it’s morbid but we all die one day

I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back from the dead, back from the dead
I’m back

자세한 내용은 DEATH 문서 참고하십시오.

2023년 3월 25일, 앨범의 수록곡들 중 최초로 싱글컷된 곡이다.
제목에서부터 알 수 있듯이, 직설적으로 Cry Baby의 죽음에 대해 다루고 있다. 뮤직비디오에 등장하는 5명의 댄서들이 K-12 영화에 등장하는 Cry Baby 일행 5명(안젤리타, 셀레스트, 매그놀리아, 플레르, 벤)을 상징하는 것이 아니냐는 추측이 팬덤 내에서 돌기도 하였으나 이에 대해 공식적으로 밝혀진 것은 없다.

6.1.2. VOID

VOID
4:07

[ 가사 보기 ]: In the void, in the void, in the void, in the void

Baby
I’m spinning round the corner
It’s tasting kinda lonely
And my mind wants to control me

Ah-Ah-Ah-Empty
There’s rotten things left in me
Injected by society
No one here but me to judge me

Pipe down with the noise, I cannot bear my sorrow
I hate who I was before
I fear I won’t live to see the day tomorrow, someone tell me if this is hell

I Got to escape that void, There is no other choice, yea
Tryna turn down the voices, The void ate me,
Look at the mess I’ve done
There is nowhere to run, yea
Holding a loading gun, the void

Like a priest behind confession walls, I judge myself
Kneeling on a metal grater
Bloody like a body that has died and it’s myself
Tangled in my own intestines

I Got to escape that void, There is no other choice, yea
Got to escape the void

So strange, I’m trying to find a doorway
My eyes are staring at me, and they seem so damn unhappy
C-C-C-Collect my fickle insecurities, and turn them into beauty
Alchemize the dark within me-eee

Pipe down with the noise, I cannot bear my sorrow
I hate who I was before
I fear I won’t live to see the day tomorrow, someone tell me if this is hell

I Got to escape that void, There is no other choice, yea
Tryna turn down the voices, The void ate me,
Look at the mess I’ve done
There is nowhere to run, yea
Holding a loading gun, the void

Like a priest behind confession walls, I judge myself
Kneeling on a metal grater
Bloody like a body that has died and it’s myself
Tangled in my own intestines

I got to escape that void, There is no other choice, yea
Tryna turn down the voices, The void ate me,
Look at the mess I’ve done
There is nowhere to run, yea
Holding a loading gun, the void

DEATH에 이어 두 번째 싱글로 발매된 곡이다.
첫 번째 트랙인 DEATH가 Cry Baby의 죽음 그 자체만을 다루고 있었다면, VOID는 죽음 이후 사후 세계에서 방황하는 모습을 담고 있다. 멜라니의 디스코그래피 중 최초로 멜라니 본인이 작사 작곡 모두를 맡은 곡이며, 그래서인지 각종 인터뷰가 있을 때마다 유난히 VOID를 띄워주는 분위기이고 프로모 또한 PORTALS 앨범 전체보단 이 곡 하나에 초점을 맞춰 진행한다.
뮤직비디오가 2023 VMA에 "Best Visual Effects" 로 노미네이트 되기도 하였으나, 아쉽게도 본 상은 테일러 스위프트가 Anti-Hero의 뮤직비디오로 수상하게 되었다.
정식으로 발매되기 전, 이미 몇 차례 데모 버전이 팬에 의해 유출되었던 적이 있다.#[3]

6.1.3. TUNNEL VISION

TUNNEL VISION
4:44

[ 가사 보기 ]: Follow the tunnel into the portal
Lay all your burdens to rest
Drink from the fountain, death’s holy water
Watch as you’re put to the test

I make them panic, it’s satanic
How I bend my body
Yeah you can look but you can’t touch
I’m not just anybody
Caught in a haze and hypnotized
And you’re too thirsty
Open your view and you will find, stop searching

Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be
Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that
like that
That’s your demise, yea
You hold me like you’re rushing to my thighs, too fast, too fast
Fast, too fast

But your focus is empty
Tunnel vision then dead me
Honeysuckle and fresh meat
But I’m more than that, more than that
Playing house to distract me
But you’re no good at acting
Obvious what you’re after
And I’m more than that more than that
And I’m more than that more than that

They always hustle for the pussy so they’ll never get it
I make them tumble down the hill they climbed I don’t regret it
I saw that trick fall out your sleeve and I’m so certain
You hum a tune I don’t believe
And it ain’t workin

Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be
Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that
like that
That’s your demise, yea
You hold me like you’re rushing to my thighs, too fast, too fast
Fast, too fast

But your focus is empty
Tunnel vision then dead me
Honeysuckle and fresh meat
But I’m more than that, more than that
Playing house to distract me
But you’re no good at acting
Obvious what you’re after
And I’m more than that more than that
And I’m more than that more than that

Crossing my heart, I’d rather die
Than be the needle in your eye
Show me how far obsession goes
Could have been more now we’ll never know

멜라니가 눈 네개의 크리처로서 첫 모습을 보인 앨범 티저 영상 #에 삽입된 곡이기도 하다.
어떤 사람들은 이 곡을 듣고 느리게 배속된 "The Bakery" 샘플이 들린다고 한다.

6.1.4. FAERIE SOIRÉE

FAERIE SOIRÉE
2:43

[ 가사 보기 ]: The blue stars runnin on my forehead, cold wings fluttering and moving
Mushrooms everywhere I’m turning, laced with love intensive grooving

They said, they said, I know how to make you go crazy everyday (oooh ah ooh ah ahhhh)
Tease your mind and trick you, you really want to stay (oooh ah ooh ah ahhhh)
I know the way to make you lose your pace, your trace, your trace
If you wanna ride with the magic
Lose sight of the gravity of weight

Lips of sugar, I’m breathing the pheromones again
Hands are tied and miranda rights don’t mean nothin
Led me astray to the fairy soiree alone, alone
Now I wanna ride with the magic
Lose sight of the gravity of home

The blue stars runnin on my forehead, cold wings fluttering and moving
Mushrooms everywhere I’m turning, laced with love intensive grooving

They Said, They Said,
They Said

Somewhere on Venus, they’re searching for me
While I’m covered in muck from the earth and the sea
Scratching this carcass like dogs with the fleas
I keep leaning to dying in all of my dreams

Gather me, all of we, everyone
I’ve been the boys and the girls
And everyone in between
Gather me, all of we, everyone
I’ve been the boys and the girls
And everyone in between

곡 중 의미하는 FAERIE는 보이다시피 'Fairy'와는 다른 의미라는 것을 알 수 있다.[4]
뮤비 1분 40초 쯤 주사를 투입하는 장면이 있으므로 시청에 주의 바람.

6.1.5. LIGHT SHOWER

LIGHT SHOWER
4:27

[ 가사 보기 ]: You are the light, I’ve been searching for forever
Feels like man I’ve really never felt the rain
Buried in the desert didn’t think I’d push through the dirt
You just cleansed me like a waterfall you came

I’m screaming like a kettle on the stove, you cranked the heat up
I was cold, my past grew mold around my heart,
And all my anger, sadness, regret, disappeared, it’s madness,
I’m not used to all this water love, it’s true

But you, make me want to, plan out my last days on earth eating you
Oooh the, tips of your teeth fit perfect in me
You’re the shower of light I’d devour
Any day of the week, baby cleanse me

I was surprised to see heaven in your eyes
I never once was treated right, you’re what I’m missing in my life.
As bright as the sun, give me your Vitamin D
Let’s run, into another dimension, you make me feel like I’m on drugs

I’m screaming like a kettle on the stove you cranked the heat up
I was cold, my past grew mould around my heart
And all my anger, sadness, regret disappeared, it’s madness,
I’m not used to all of this water love it’s true

But you, make me want to plan out my last days on earth eating you,
Oooh the, tips of your teeth fit perfect in me
You’re the shower of the light I’d devour
Any day of the week, baby cleanse me…..

But you, make me want to plan out my last days on earth eating you
Ooh the tips of your teeth fit perfect in me
You’re the shower of light I’d devour any day of the week baby cleanse me

이 노래는 사랑을 고백하는 곡 같지만 사실 죽은 사람에게 내려주는 빛이다.

6.1.6. SPIDER WEB

SPIDER WEB
3:03

[ 가사 보기 ]: I move like a moth or a butterfly, craving a change in the wind
I swirl by all the insects and all the flies, watching the cycle they’re in
Better off dead than wasting my hours, flying where I shouldn’t be
Flexing like pricks with their stolen power, they’re just who the spider will eat
*Crunch*

Spinning all your silk and moving all of your 8 legs to build a web that’ll spread through the world
Feeding off our highs and lows, and curious to see us struggle
No one can leave once they merge
Oh No one can leave once they merge
Oh No one can leave once they merge

I’m hiding myself from the enemy, I wish to not be perceived
Didn’t ask for this dangerous visibility, I’m feeling too scared to sleep
Better off dead than stuck in a maze, the center may seem like a gift
Once you arrive, it’ll strip you of your life and you’ll wish that you never did

Spinning all your silk and moving all of your 8 legs to build a web that’ll spread through the world
Feeding off our highs and lows, and curious to see us struggle
No one can leave once they merge
No one can leave once they merge
No one can leave once they merge

Big bite, they liquify the insides first
Then wrap them tight
Securing their spot in the spider web
Up all night, bound to their addiction to it
Lifeless eyes, they die in the pit of the spider web

Spider Web은 인터넷 중독과 관련된 곡으로, 월드 와이드 웹을 거미줄에 비유한 곡이다. 인터넷에 과도한 시간을 낭비하고 각종 이슈를 따라다니기 시작한다면 절대 인터넷을 떠날 수 없다는 의미를 내포하고 있다.

6.1.7. LEECHES

LEECHES
3:20

[ 가사 보기 ]: Leeches surrounded, conscience is throbbing
They can’t sleep at night, hold their pillows tight
Caught in the river of tears that I cried
Bountiful harvest, they flock to my garden
Push their way inside, I go run and hide
They lift all the covers, pull me into their sight

Slimy and superficial,
Straining their artificial
Yapping to seem official
Making it beneficial to their cause

How much blood, can you draw
With your claws, from a flesh that’s not yours
My hands aren’t yours and
Gnaw on my bones no marrow
Left to keep you enthralled
I guess that is the luck of the draw

Let all their friends in, the enemy’s present
They don’t think too hard about your fragile heart
They eat off the table that you set, so you starve
Stop all your breathing, no don’t let them see you
They find any way, just to make you stay
Right where they want you in their piss-covered games

Slimy and superficial,
Straining their artificial
Yapping to seem official
Making it beneficial to their cause

How much blood, can you draw
With your claws, from a flesh that’s not yours
My hands aren’t yours and
Gnaw on my bones no marrow
Left to keep you enthralled
I guess that is the luck of the draw

6.1.8. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX

BATTLE OF THE LARYNX
5:28

[ 가사 보기 ]: Falling asleep by the arcade
Liquor it jumps off your tongue
You used all your words for a quick game
Blew it all before you won

I speak in cursive, I’m poignant, assertive
There’s musical chairs in my teeth
Poke me to battle, I’ll jump on the saddle
I’ll smile as you fall to your feet

And they talk without thinking, they bark while they’re shaking
With teeth that are round and dull
And they yell while they’re chasing, while I’m steady pacing
My syllables hit the floor

How stupid, selfish baby
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight
I’ll wreck you, if you chase me
But I’ll be silent til you cross the line
The line, the line
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight
So crude and selfish, baby
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight

Call all your guys in the dive bar
they’ll give you the validation
Your daddy could never bestow you
while bloody they’ll tell you you’ve won

And they talk without thinking, they bark while they’re shaking
With teeth that are round and dull
And they yell while they’re chasing, while I’m steady pacing
My syllables hit the floor

How stupid, selfish baby
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight
I’ll wreck you, if you chase me
But I’ll be silent til you cross the line
The line, the line
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight
So crude and selfish, baby
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight

And they talk without thinking, they bark while they’re shaking
With teeth that are round and dull
And They yell while they’re chasing, while I’m steady pacing
The syllables hit the floor

How stupid, selfish baby
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight
I’ll wreck you, if you chase me
But I’ll be silent til you cross the line
The line, the line
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight
So crude and selfish, baby
Don’t you battle with my larynx tonight

LARYNX 는 후두를 뜻하는데 제목에서 알수있듯이 BATTLE OF THE LARYNX 는 후두전투이다 이 노래의 해석을 보면 오늘밤 내 후두와 싸우지마 라는 가사가 있고 ''오락실 옆에서 잠들어", "난 너가 선을 넘을때까지 침묵할거야"라는 가사를 보아 이 노래는 게임을 하는데 욕을 하는사람을 보고 만든곡이라고 말이 나오고있다.

6.1.9. THE CONTORTIONIST

THE CONTORTIONIST
3:20

[ 가사 보기 ]: Twisted all my limbs for you, two of them in knots, and two of them in loops
Ribbons tied around like a noose, wonder if I’ll ever get it loose

I don’t wanna bruise for you, holding back my words until my face is blue *gasp*
I don’t really care bout your crew, you can tell em what you wanted to

Bones are crushing, bones are crushing (pushing me)
Body’s touching, body’s touching (lovin me)
Blood is pumping, blood is pumping (Pulling me)
Feeling nothing, feeling nothing (Fucking me)
Bones are crushing, bones are crushing (crushing me)
Body’s touching, body’s touching (touching me)
Ahuuhh

I’m done, I’m done
Done doing backbends I break and I snap
It’s no fun, no fun
Pushed myself into a box while you held out a gun
I’m done, ha ha haha ha ha haaaa
I’m done, I’m done, ha ha haha ha ha haaaa

Twisting all my bones like screws, stretching my self worth just like you usually do
Caught you like the cold or a flu, Ah-choo! Praying that I’ll someday be immune
Got me like a bad tattoo, always under skin even when it gets removed
Never get a chance to undo, positions that you forced my way into

Bones are crushing, bones are crushing (pushing me)
Body’s touching, body’s touching (lovin me)
Blood is pumping, blood is pumping (Pulling me)
Feeling nothing, feeling nothing (Fucking me)
Bones are crushing, bones are crushing (crushing me)
Body’s touching, body’s touching (touching me)
Ahuuhh

I’m done, I’m done
Done doing backbends I break and I snap
It’s no fun, no fun
Pushed myself into a box while you held out a gun
I’m done, ha ha haha ha ha haaaa
I’m done, I’m done, ha ha haha ha ha haaaa

Bones are crushing, bones are crushing (pushing me)
Body’s touching, body’s touching (lovin me)
Blood is pumping, blood is pumping (Pulling me)
Feeling nothing, feeling nothing (Fucking me)
Bones are crushing, bones are crushing (crushing me)
Body’s touching, body’s touching (touching me)
Ahuuhh

'CONTORTIONIST'는 곡예사를 의미하는데, 가사의 내용과 연계하면 굉장히 섬뜩한 내용의 제목이된다. 연인과 관계를 가지면서 기괴한 체위를 강요받고, 그걸 억지로 하는 과정에서 온몸이 뒤틀리고 부러지는것을 마치 서커스의 곡예사 같다고 비유한 표현.[5] 노래 중간중간에 삽입되어있는 '우지끈'하고 부러지는 소리가 포인트다.

6.1.10. MOON CYCLE

MOON CYCLE
2:32

[ 가사 보기 ]: Why you always act so serious
I said, baby boy you know I’m on my period, Yuh
He bit the cherry down, he’s delirious
Seeing red figures in his mirrors and
Acting like a real tough, furious
Blood swimming turned him amphibious
He says he doesn’t care, that he’s into this
It happens every time the new season hits

Skin ready for my heavy daily creme
I keep it handy, womb shedding any lessons
Making room for blessings
Juice melting like raspberry pomegranate
It’s so scary how my aura got him howling
At my moon cycle baby

Now he kissing on the ground that I walk on
Tryna get another taste but I’m all cramped up
Pain like a blade on the front lawn
But I don’t give a fuck cause I’m so strong
I don’t gotta act I’m Ethereous
I could win a fight on my period, matter fact
Right now, I could build a pyramid
You’re messin with my cycle, that is dangerous

Skin ready for my heavy daily creme
I keep it handy, womb shedding any lessons
Making room for blessings
Juice melting like raspberry pomegranate
It’s so scary how my aura got him howling
At my moon cycle baby

Moon cycle baby
Moon cycle baby
Moon cycle baby
Moon cycle baby

Snippet으로 곡의 인트로가 공개되었던 시점부터, 가사가 전 애인인 올리버 트리를 은연중 디스하는 것이 아니냐는 추측이 나돌았고 앨범 발매 이후엔 팬덤 내외로 해당 추측이 거의 정설처럼 받아들여졌으나, 이후 멜라니 본인이 해당 추측과 관련된 TikTok 영상에 직접 해명하는 댓글을 작성하고, 인스타그램 스토리를 통해서도 "올리버와 나는 좋게 끝맺었다.", "그 곡(MOON CYCLE)은 올리버에 관한 것이 아니며, 그 누구를 비방하는 곡도 아니다." 와 같은 언급을 몇 차례 하며 이와 같은 추측은 거짓임이 공식적으로 밝혀졌다.

6.1.11. NYMPHOLOGY

NYMPHOLOGY
5:06

[ 가사 보기 ]: Call me your nymph
Praise me for martyr, praise me for sin
Call me your muse
A sprite or an elf you cry to then use

I will not suffer (Ahhhh)
Cry under covers (Ahhhh)
I’m not your mother (Ahhhh, Ahhhh)

It’s nymphology, not psychology
Be the manic pixie dream girl that you fucking ought to be
Damaged oddity bought by sotheby’s
Auctioned to a selfish man who thinks that he’s the prophecy

You can’t even spell but you’re an expert in nymphology
N-Y-M-P-H-O-L-O-G-Y that’s nymphology

I’m not fiction, I’m not fae
I won’t lick your wounds today
But I’ll throw you in the ring
Gift you with my suffering
I’m not crazy, I’m not wild
You’re just stupid, little child
Get your image off my back
I’ll give you a heart attack

I will not suffer (Ahhhh)
Cry under covers (Ahhhh)
I’m not your mother (Ahhhh, Ahhhh)

It’s nymphology, not psychology
Be the manic pixie dream girl that you fucking oughta be
Damaged Oddity, bought by Sotheby’s
Auctioned to a selfish man who thinks that he’s the prophecy

You can’t even spell but you’re an expert in nymphology
N-Y-M-P-H-O-L-O-G-Y that’s nymphology

Don’t treat me that way, yeaaa-aaa
You’re acting like a wanna-be
I won’t be ashamed, yeaaa-aaa
For loving you so honestly
You’re in a spell and it worked
And I’m returning the hurt
I’m kicking your ass out
Flutter my wings while I pout
Push your penis into your mouth
I’ll make you choke on your doubt
Cut you off, watch you die
Just a fairy with a knife

It’s nymphology, not psychology
Be the manic pixie dream girl that you fucking oughta be
Damaged oddity, bought by Sotheby’s
Auctioned to a selfish man that thinks that he’s the prophecy

Call me your nymph
You can’t even spell but you’re an expert in nymphology
Call me your nymph
N-Y-M-P-H-O-L-O-G-Y that’s nymphology

Diamonds and rubies, the star in all the movies, wears me out, big pockets
I am her favorite locket, keeps them drooling
The semi-precious stones ain’t as cold and they’re curious
Where did I get refined, get my cuts and my polishes?
I am too many karats for your budget, ask the jeweler
Your boyfriend tried me on, wore me out, made him cooler
Like moldavite or emerald from columbian andes
It will be the brightest, the brightest green you’ve ever seen
Ancient and it’s protective, an expensive rarity
So rare it is offensive, I think you will agree

6.1.12. EVIL

EVIL
4:06

[ 가사 보기 ]: You called the other day, I stayed away
I left your shit on read, four times today
And it felt like bliss, used to miss your kiss
Now I’m hop, skip, jumpin over narcissists
Throwin all your stuff into the abyss
Now the role is reversed, told you I’m a switch
How you like my spit, that’s for all the piss
That you left me in
See the horns on my head
They’re from goddesses, goddesses
On God

(NOOO)
I never knew what it meant, what it meant
To be content with you
Everything I expressed, I professed
It never quite made it through
Said, it’s all in my head, all in my head
Whenever I spoke my truth
No, I won’t defend you to all my friends
This time I refuse

If you bite my hand again, I will never feed you, you can call me evil
Take it to the grave if you wanna play pretend
I won’t be mistreated, please call me conceited
Took me way too long to put this to bed
Loving you was lethal, guess that makes me evil
(evil, evil, evil, evil, evil)

Remember when you smiled right to my face
As all my little tears of oxalate
They made a shape, revealed a snake
Now I’m stop drop rollin over all your jokes
Every time you tell a lie, I’m praying that you choke
Should’ve listened to the signs and the horoscopes
Hope you never cope, hope you slip on soap
Crack your head like an egg, wanna see the yolk
You were such a hoax

(NOOO)
I never knew what it meant, what it meant
To be content with you
Everything I expressed, I professed
It never quite made it through
Said, it’s all in my head, all in my head
Whenever I spoke my truth
No, I won’t defend you to all my friends
This time I refuse

If you bite my hand again, I will never feed you, you can call me evil
Take it to the grave if you wanna play pretend
I won’t be mistreated, please call me conceited
Took me way too long to put this to bed
Loving you was lethal, guess that makes me evil
(evil, evil, evil, evil, evil)

If you bite my hand again, I will never feed you, you can call me evil
Take it to the grave if you wanna play pretend
I won’t be mistreated, please call me conceited
Took me way too long to put this to bed
Loving you was lethal, guess that makes me evil
(evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil, evil)

멜라니의 설명에 따르면 과거 자신이 겪었던 이기적이고, 자기중심적인 사람과의 관계에 대한 노래라고 한다. 이 설명에 기반해서 MOON CYCLE과 마찬가리로 올리버를 언급하는 곡이라는 추측이 있었는데 MOON CYCLE은 멜라니 본인이 딱 잘라서 아니라고 직접 해명한 것에 비해, EVIL에 대해서는 별다른 언급이 없었기에 팬덤 내에서는 여전히 올리버 디스곡으로 여겨지고 있는 중이다.
앨범 발매 당시에는 프로모 싱글이였던 DEATH와 VOID에 밀려서 다소 묻힌 경향이 있었으나, 발매로부터 어느 정도의 시간이 흐른 뒤부터 서서히 주목을 받기 시작했고, 2023년 하반기 기준 수록곡들 중 가장 롱런하고 있는 중이다.

6.1.13. WOMB

WOMB
3:31

[ 가사 보기 ]: 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

WOMB은 자궁이라는 뜻인데 이전 앨범 K-12 영화에서 나온 대사 "엄마 자궁에서 시작해서 무덤에서 끝난다"라는 말이 있다. 그리고 첫 타이틀이 DEATH이고 마지막곡이 WOMB이니 크라이베이비가 다시 살아날것이라는 추측도 나오고 있다.

6.2. Deluxe Edition

6.2.1. POWDER

POWDER
3:58

[ 가사 보기 ]: Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder

[Verse 1]
Don't wanna know where you go when you're on the run
I'd rather stay naive, too much to believe
Blood falling out from your nose and I'm wonderin', "How?"
You glamorize your pain, wear it on display

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's a cry for help, go help yourself
I opened a million doors, you never go
It's past point of no return, when will we learn?
Alert me, when this shit is over

[Chorus]
Lying loud (Through it all)
Cut your face (From the fall)
When you're hurt (Who'd you call?)
I can't answer now
Spent the rent (On a high)
One-way street (To thе sky)
Clean it up (Watch you die)
It's yours to decidе

[Post-Chorus]
Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder

[Verse 2]
Show me a picture you paint of someone else
Lived a double life, wish I was surprised
Eyes rollin' back to your head, and I'm wonderin', "How?"
I recognize our faith, put it all to waste

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's a cry for help, go help yourself
I opened a million doors, you never go
It's past point of no return, when will we learn?
Alert me when this shit is over

[Chorus]
Lying loud (Through it all)
Cut your face (From the fall)
When you're hurt (Who'd you call?)
I can't answer now
Spent the rent (On a high)
One-way street (To the sky)
Clean it up (Watch you die)
It's yours to decide

[Post-Chorus]
Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's a cry for help, go help yourself
I opened a million doors, you never go
It's past point of no return, when will we learn?
Alert me, when this shit is over

[Chorus]
Lying loud (Through it all)
Cut your face (From the fall)
When you're hurt (Who'd you call?)
I can't answer now
Spent the rent (On a high)
One-way street (To the sky)
Clean it up (Watch you die)
It's yours to decide

[Post-Chorus]
Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder
Powder, pow-pow-powder

POWDER은 가루라는 뜻을 가지고 있지만 다른 의미로 마약 이라고 해석이 된다 노래를 들으면 엄청 웅얼거리고 듣기어려운데 이것은 마약한 사람의 청각 상태를 표현했다고 한다.

6.2.2. PLUTO

PLUTO
3:01

[ 가사 보기 ]: I'm hauling an outdated show
Help me let go
The walls around me are so close
Cavin' in, oh no
Some of the friends that I thought were forever
And now wanna sever the ties
The seats have been spotted, I'm no longer doubtin'
I think that it's finally time

[Chorus]
Pluto, destroy me
Kill me off slowly
I'll bathe in my ashes
Rise like a phoenix
Show me who I am becoming
Pluto, transform me
Turn off my lonely
I'll sit with my silence
Fix all my conflict
Show me the demons I'm hiding

[Verse 2]
I'm turnin' to еxpired routes
Help mе move on
There's nothing in this tired town
For me no more
What once was a home is a hell I can't manage
So send me to packin' it up
Everything's blurry, I don't wanna worry
The pain from this growing is rough, oh

[Chorus]
Pluto, destroy me
Kill me off slowly
I'll bathe in my ashes
Rise like a phoenix
Show me who I am becoming
Pluto, transform me
Turn off my lonely
I'll sit with my silence
Fix all my conflict
Show me the demons I'm hiding

[Outro]
(Show me the demons I'm hiding)
(Show me the demons I'm hiding)
Show me the demons I'm hiding (Pluto, destroy me)
Show me the demons I'm hiding

6.2.3. MILK OF THE SIREN

MILK OF THE SIREN
4:25

[ 가사 보기 ]: [Chorus]
Drink from the leche of sirens
Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of decidin'
Which ones deservin' to drown

[Verse 1]
Engraved in our memory, the harm that was done
Our mothers, the witches they banished and burned
All of our sisters were killed and abused
By sword-swingin' men who would always accuse
The worst of a woman who fights for our right
To be where we belong at the front of the line
Tired of silence and bein' politе
Your legs turn to shimmerin' scales in thе night

[Chorus]
Drink from the leche of sirens
Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of decidin'
Which ones deservin' to drown
Don't feel bad when these fuckers all drown

[Post-Chorus]
Let them drown
Let them drown
Let them drown

[Verse 2]
Tenderness worn on the skin like a dress
Nurture these men, pull them out of their mess
They steal the resources, destroy all the land
Belittle the power of the feminine hand
The milk from the rivers of every moon
Cradle you tight like you're back in the womb
Bury their souls in a cove by the light
Celestial dip, all that ego and pride

[Chorus]
Drink from the leche of sirens
Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of decidin'
Which ones deservin' to drown

[Post-Chorus]
Let them drown
Let them drown
Let them drown

[Outro]
Nothin' wrong with a little havoc
It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shoutin'
"Cut 'em off, leave waters red"
Nothin' wrong with a little havoc
It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shoutin'
"Cut 'em off, leave waters red"
Nothin' wrong with a little havoc (Drink from the leche of sirens)
It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shoutin' (Summon the sailors in town)
"Cut 'em off, leave waters red"
Nothin' wrong with a little havoc (Strangle the fear of decidin')
It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shoutin' (Which ones deservin' to drown)
"Cut 'em off, leave waters red"
(Don't feel bad when these fuckers all drown)

7. 여담

해당 앨범 활동기의 멜라니는 뮤직비디오, 앨범 자켓, 공식 석상은 물론 라이브 무대 또한 눈 네 개의 분홍색 크리처의 모습으로 등장하는데, 이에 대해서는 팬덤 내외로 다소 의견이 갈리는 편이다. 앞선 두 앨범 모두 나쁘지 않은 성적을 보이며 멜라니의 얼굴이 브랜드로서의 가치를 가졌음에도 (본인의 얼굴을 전부 가리는 분장을 한 채)이를 완전히 뒤엎고 새로운 모습으로 대중들 앞에 나선다는 실험적인 행보에 응원을 보내는 이들도 있고, 그래도 라이브 공연 등은 멜라니의 모습을 보고 싶은 팬들이 참석하는 곳인데, 얼굴을 전부 가린 채 감정 전달도 제대로 되지 않는 모습으로 공연에 임하는 것은 것은 옳지 않다며 비판적인 시각으로 보는 이들도 있다.
첫 싱글인 DEATH가 빌보드 차트에 95위로 데뷔함으로써, 멜라니 커리어 사상 처음으로 핫100에 진입한 싱글을 배출한 앨범이 되었다.
2024년 1월 21일 이 앨범의 투어에서 내한 공연을 할 예정이다. 장소는 인터파크와 예스24에서 진행 예정. 11월 15일 수요일 낮 12시에 인터파크 티켓팅, 12시 5분에 예스24 티켓팅이 열렸었다.[6]

[1] 2023년 중순 팬의 영화화에 대한 질문에 멜라니는 "시나리오는 완성되었으나 아직 투자금을 받기 전 단계다." 라는 답변을 내놓았다. 물론 무산된 여지도 없진 않지만, 시나리오가 완성되었다는 언급도 없었다. 그러나 포탈즈도 스토리적 요소가 가장 많이 가미된 앨범인 만큼 실제로 영화화가 진행될 가능성이 높다고 볼 수 있다.[2] 포탈즈 발매 이후로 멜라니의 유튜브 동영상 썸네일들이 모두 R.I.P. Cry Baby라는 사진으로 바뀌었다.[3] 들어보면 알겠지만 다루는 주제와 제목만 같을 뿐 완전히 다른 곡이다.[4] FAERIE: 가는 곳마다 나쁜 일을 일으킴. Fairy: 가는 곳마다 좋은 일을 일으킴.[5] 구글이미지에 'contortionist'라고 검색해보자.[6] 한국에선 인지도가 높지 않은 편인지라, 티켓팅이 매우 빡세진 않았다.

PORTALS

1. 개요

2. 발매 과정

3. 성적

4. 투어

5. 싱글

6. 수록곡

6.1. Standard Edition

6.1.1. DEATH

6.1.2. VOID

6.1.3. TUNNEL VISION

6.1.4. FAERIE SOIRÉE

6.1.5. LIGHT SHOWER

6.1.6. SPIDER WEB

6.1.7. LEECHES

6.1.8. BATTLE OF THE LARYNX

6.1.9. THE CONTORTIONIST

6.1.10. MOON CYCLE

6.1.11. NYMPHOLOGY

6.1.12. EVIL

6.1.13. WOMB

6.2. Deluxe Edition

6.2.1. POWDER

6.2.2. PLUTO

6.2.3. MILK OF THE SIREN

7. 여담

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