"Corpse" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was recorded in the sessions for her third studio album, PORTALS, however, it was later scrapped.
The full song was leaked on October 31, 2021.
Background[]
The song is one of multiple scrapped songs developed and partially recorded during a month of isolation with collaborators, Kinetics & One Love. From February-March 2021 during their stay in Hawaii, Melanie stated on her Instagram post:
🍄💕🌙
In my little cave of creation, isolated for a month in Hawaii. Writing a film and album I feel destined to make. No human interaction, just killing dead parts of myself to make room for the new. ✨✨✨✨ When I create it is the only time the past, present and future all meet me at once. Releasing past feelings from past moments and past lives, by keeping the channel open/antenna out in the present, to be able to co-create with the universe something that will be felt, seen, and heard in the future.
Until then 🧚🏼♀️
She then proceeded to post multiple Instagram stories[1]:
I died here, was rebirthed and transformed. The amount of synchronicities I've experienced in this house is staggering. Couldn't have dreamt of a more sacred space to create this album. Only ever coming here to finish this project. 🌻🌷💕
So many deep layers of this album/film were unlocked here🥺 I feel beyond tapped in with my angels and ancestors and truly believe that every melody and every lyric on this record came straight from them.
Theme[]
This song is about accepting oneself and rejecting society's judgments. The lyrics express a reflection on personal imperfections and mistakes. The narrator questions the significance of surface-level beauty and emphasizes the importance of genuine connection. This song explores the desire for authentic acceptance and self-worth beyond superficial appearances.
Lyrics[]
[Verse]
Decomposing shell of mine
Will you accept my wrongs?
Cursed you down to Hell and back
But still you mend my holes
Vessel born to bruise and tore
I've seen this once before
Flesh, intestines, bones
Impressions last for only so long
[Pre-chorus]
Baby, none of this shit matters
Cut the judgment, kill the pressure
[Chorus]
Think you're flawless, you're the hottest?
Boy, you're still just a corpse with a name
Think you're gorgeous on the surface?
But surfaces crumble away
What's a paint job with no inching?
I'm just hoping you still feel the same
The same
Though I'm only a corpse with a name
[Verse]
Decomposing shell of mine
Will you accept my wrongs?
Cursed you down to Hell and back
But still you mend my holes
Vessel born to bruise and tore
I've seen this once before
Flesh, intestines, bones
Impressions last for only so long
[Pre-chorus]
Baby, none of this shit matters
Cut the judgment, kill the pressure
[Chorus]
Think you're flawless, you're the hottest?
Boy, you're still just a corpse with a name
Think you're gorgeous on the surface?
But surfaces crumble away
What's a paint job with no inching?
I'm just hoping you still feel the same
The same
Though I'm only a corpse with a name
Official versions[]
Version | Associated project | Leak date | Producer(s) | Creation date | Length |
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"corpse v0.1" (final) | PORTALS | October 31, 2021 | One Love | March 9, 2021 | 2:07 |
Trivia[]
- This song was recorded in the same session as "Puzzles" and "Mother of Pearl".
References[]
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Featured tracks | DEATH • VOID • TUNNEL VISION • FAERIE SOIRÉE • LIGHT SHOWER • SPIDER WEB • LEECHES • BATTLE OF THE LARYNX • THE CONTORTIONIST • MOON CYCLE • NYMPHOLOGY • EVIL • WOMB |
Bonus tracks | THE HATCHING • POWDER • PLUTO • MILK OF THE SIREN |
Scrapped tracks | Barely Juice • Corpse • Death • Dragon's Blood • Emerald • Fairy Dance • Fingers Crossed • Fragile • Garden • Hawaii Space Guitar • Inconsistent Flame • Jinx • Labyrinth (version 1) • Labyrinth (version 2) • Magnets • Menace to Society • Mother of Pearl • Needle and Thread • Not Dead, Just Expired • Puzzles • Synchronicities • Tunnel Vision • Void • Walkie Talkie |
Related tracks | Gravitate |
Characters | The Creature (Cry Baby) • Masked Dancers • Faeries |
Producers | Melanie Martinez • One Love • CJ Baran • Verde • The 23rd • Pearl Lion • Simon Says • Cautious Clay (deluxe) |
Extras | Egg hatching • Film • Merchandise • Portals Parfums • Melanie Madness |
Tour | PORTALS Tour • The Trilogy Tour |