"Field Trip" is a song by Melanie Martinez that is featured as the sixth track on her fourth extended play, After School EP. The song is also featured as the nineteenth track on the deluxe version of Melanie's sophomore album, K-12.
The pre-release mix of the song leaked the day before it was released.
Theme[]
In an Instagram post, Melanie revealed the theme of this song,[2]
Field Trip is a more personal song about some of the intricacies of who I am as a human. Being an empath, a life path 11 (bridge between the divine and the material) The duality of my Triple Taurus and triple Scorpio placements. The contrast between what my mother was going to name me when I was in the womb ( katarina- pure light) and what she ended up naming me the minute I was born (Melanie - darkness) and also a reminder that whatever imaginary box people put me in I will always find a way out. (Empress Energy)
Melanie Martinez
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
You know I'm not one to take orders from ya
I'll drop another clue for you, peek-a-boo, now do you get it?
You always wonder why I just say, "Forget it"
'Cause talking to a brick wall gives me headaches, headaches
[Pre-chorus 1]
Spread your lies while I stretch
Spread my legs and do the splits
Yell at me on your screen
While I send love to your being
You're not real, just like me
We were never our bodies
We're just us, energy
Hot like melting icy crеam
[Chorus]
Tryna bring the mystical into the material
Bitch, I'm an еleven life path, I'm ethereal
I'm the definition of dichotomy, duality
Katarina in the womb for nine months till she birthed me
Look at her, she's a bridge and on her bridge, I'll take a shit
Fuck it up, you get lit, let's get deep if not I'll dip
I'll be riding solo on my field trip
[Post-chorus]
Ooh, ooh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh
[Verse 2]
I'm never gonna be what you had envisioned
You said "Blanquitas feel more Latina than you, ¿Ahora lo entiendes?"
You always say you're woke, it's your aesthetic
But is your empathy actually authentic, is it?
[Pre-chorus 2]
I am shy but I do speak only when I truly need
To say some shit that hopefully
Will reach the ears it's suppose to be
I try my best to show them me
My rising sign is all they see
Scorpio bitch with a sharp ass sting
I got a Taurus sun, moon Mercury
[Chorus]
Tryna bring the mystical into the material
Bitch, I'm an eleven life path, I'm ethereal
I'm the definition of dichotomy, duality
Katarina in the womb for nine months till she birthed me
Look at her, she’s a bridge and on her bridge, I'll take a shit
Fuck it up, you get lit, let's get deep if not I'll dip
I'll be riding solo on my field trip
[Post-chorus]
Ooh, ooh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh
[Verse 1]
You know I'm not one to take orders from ya
I'll drop another clue for you, peek-a-boo, now do you get it?
You always wonder why I just say, "Forget it"
'Cause talking to a brick wall gives me headaches, headaches
[Pre-chorus 1]
Spread your lies while I stretch
Spread my legs and do the splits
Yell at me on your screen
While I send love to your being
You're not real, just like me
We were never our bodies
We're just us, energy
Hot like melting icy crеam
[Chorus]
Tryna bring the mystical into the material
Bitch, I'm an еleven life path, I'm ethereal
I'm the definition of dichotomy, duality
Katarina in the womb for nine months till she birthed me
Look at her, she's a bridge and on her bridge, I'll take a shit
Fuck it up, you get lit, let's get deep if not I'll dip
I'll be riding solo on my field trip
[Post-chorus]
Ooh, ooh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh
[Verse 2]
I'm never gonna be what you had envisioned
You said "Blanquitas feel more Latina than you, ¿Ahora lo entiendes?"
You always say you're woke, it's your aesthetic
But is your empathy actually authentic, is it?
[Pre-chorus 2]
I am shy but I do speak only when I truly need
To say some shit that hopefully
Will reach the ears it's suppose to be
I try my best to show them me
My rising sign is all they see
Scorpio bitch with a sharp ass sting
I got a Taurus sun, moon Mercury
[Chorus]
Tryna bring the mystical into the material
Bitch, I'm an eleven life path, I'm ethereal
I'm the definition of dichotomy, duality
Katarina in the womb for nine months till she birthed me
Look at her, she’s a bridge and on her bridge, I'll take a shit
Fuck it up, you get lit, let's get deep if not I'll dip
I'll be riding solo on my field trip
[Post-chorus]
Ooh, ooh, oh
Ooh, ooh, oh
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Release date | Producer(s) | Creation date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | Final | After School EP • K-12 (After School - Deluxe Edition) | September 25, 2020 | Michael Keenan | 2018-2020 | 3:02 |
| Instrumental | Unreleased | December 9, 2020 (leaked) | Michael Keenan | 2018-2020 | 3:00 | |
| Demos | ||||||
| "05 Field Trip.mp3" (pre-release mix) | Unreleased | September 24, 2020 (leaked) | Michael Keenan | 2018-2020 | 3:00 | |
Live performances[]
"Field Trip" was performed at:
- CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12 (debut performance)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Melanie has stated that "Field Trip" was the hardest song to record on the EP since it's very wordy.
- This track, along with "Glued", almost didn't make the After School EP.
- Melanie slows down the tempo of this song in CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12.
- Melanie features Spanish lyrics in this song: "Blanquitas" which means "White girls", and "¿Ahora lo entiendes?" which means "Do you understand now?".
- This song, "Copy Cat", "MILK OF THE SIREN", and "FAERIE SOIRÉE" are the only known songs by Melanie to feature words or lyrics in another language.
- "Field Trip", "Copy Cat" and "NYMPHOLOGY" are the only released tracks to contain Melanie rapping.
- This song has never been sung in front of an audience, as Melanie has only performed it on the virtual show CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12.
References[]
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v • e  | |
|---|---|
| Featured tracks | Notebook • Test Me • Brain & Heart • Numbers • Glued • Field Trip • The Bakery |
| Scrapped tracks | Absorb • Clockwork • Copy Cat (ft. Tierra Whack) • Erase Her • Fire Drill • Function • History • Lost & Found • Paper Cut • Spin The Bottle • Trophy • Under The Desk |
| Related tracks | Chrysalis • Maze • The Tunnel |
| Characters | Abuelita • Bunnies |
| Producers | Blake Slatkin • Melanie Martinez (exec.) • Michael Keenan |
| Extra | K-12 • CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12 • All Hallow's Eve • Merchandise |
