Songwriter Reacts to AFTER SCHOOL EP ~ Melanie Martinez 

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this EP is overlooked by a lot of people, but it really is one of her best projects. Numbers is my favorite song she’s ever made, the tempo changes, the distortion, and that transition from 4/4 to 12/8 halfway through makes me want to go back to the song all the time!

🌟notebook 2:23 🌟test me 4:29 🌟brain & heart 7:10 🌟numbers 11:05 🌟glued 14:08 🌟field trip 16:11 🌟the bakery 20:12

I love how you had this very deep interpretation about The Bakery when Melanie was just like "yeah I used to work in a bakery and it was boring af, here's a song about it"

Melanie posted about what each song means. Here is a copy and paste from her post ❤️ "I’ve been working on the After School EP since 2017. Over the course of these 3 years I’ve learned a lot and each of the songs act as a marker/screenshot for a certain emotion/lesson I was dealing with. 💗Notebook is a very emotionally raw breakup song from 2017 about setting boundaries after being taken for granted. (Queen of swords energy) 💗Test me is a song about accepting the challenges of life as tests from the universe that build strength and wisdom. It is also about understanding that your experiences in life/school teach you more than the actual classes themself. (Strength Energy) 💗Brain & Heart is about the importance of being balanced in your decision making. Using an equal amount of logic & emotion. (Temperance Energy) 💗Numbers is about feeling underpaid and overworked In a system that treats you like you’re disposable. (10 of wands Energy) 💗Glued is about attachment/detachment. When you’re completely attached you have the potential to get hurt but you are able to feel the depth of love. When you’re detached you save yourself from potential hurt but never get to feel that level of love. (Devil/Lovers Energy) 💗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) 💗The Bakery is a song about unenthusiastically working at a bakery in high school because I needed to make money to invest into my art and my music. (8 of pentacles Energy)"

"Is it necessary, detachment is scary", that's what she says in Glued, so the song is kinda about attachment to people, and it's scary because you scare to be too attached, but when you are, you just can't let go and "detachment is scary". That's my interpretation :)

i fully agree this is her best music but so many fans disagree

In Glued, the lyrics are “is it necessary? Detachment is scary”

This EP is personal to Melanie herself. Here is the meanings posted by Melanie herself when the EP came out. Notebook is a very emotionally raw breakup song from 2017 about setting boundaries after being taken for granted (Queen of swords energy) Test me is a song about accepting the challenges of life as tests from the universe that build strength and wisdom. It is also about understanding that your experiences in life/school teach you more than the actual classes themselves (Strength energy) Brain and heart is about the importance of being balanced in your decision making. Using an equal amount of logic and emotion (Temperance energy) Numbers is about feeling underpaid and overworked in a system that treats you like you're disposable (10 wands energy) Glued is about attached/detachment. When you're completely attached you have the potential to get hurt, but you are able to feel depth of love. When you're detached you save yourself from potential hurt, but never get to feel that level of love (Devil/Lovers energy) 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 an Scorpio placements. The contrast between what my mother was going to name me before I was born (Katarina- Pure light) and what she ended up naming me when I was born (Melanie- Darkness) and also a reminder that whatever imaginary box people put me in I always find a way out (Empress energy) The bakery us a song about unenthusiastically working at a bakery in high school because I needed to make money to invest into my art and music (8 of pentacles energy)

Actually the lyric is “is it necessary detachment is scary”

“Scorpio, b*tch, with a sharp a** sting” Luke: “Me too!” Me: **screams in pure happiness** “Me too!!!”

Personally, I find this to be the best work that Melanie put out so far. It’s so personal for her and her vocals are lot more raw so you can hear the small little voice cracks and such. I find myself resonating with this EP because of how truth-telling it is. It helped me get through my senior year of high school and to look forward to college and adulthood rather then dreading it. My favorites are The Bakery and Test Me❤️

Her songwriting just keeps getting better. She is a true artist and im so excited for her next full album and movie!

I've always thought of the practical effects of "Test Me" to resemble sounds heard within chemistry labs such as beakers/test tubes, mortal and pestle, and titration machines. So the rattling sway you're describing is the titration of a test tube or beaker. And the ending sound is it shatter (as it is made of glass).

I completely concur on the sentiment that is "After School contains some of her best work". The songs are tailored more to her, and less to what people experience. This of course doesn't take away the relatability of each track. It may have been written from her perspective but it still reaches out to some experiences of others. The complex writing accentuates her strong suit when it comes to methaporical themes and double entendres. The EP essentially showcased her personal life, like you said in the vid. I just wanna say, I luv how you almost hit the interpretations of the songs in the head. I can't wait for her next album and film, and what will be your reaction to them! Also she kinda foreshadowed the theme of her upcoming project in the songs, test me, and the bakery. In test me, you hear how she's pointing out her mortality and the struggle of being one. Whilst in the bakery, there's a lyric that goes, "Sent me to purgatory"; which is very indicative of what's to come next. Melanie Martinez is such a genius creative! I adore her for that! Thank you for reacting to it! Truly enjoyed your analysis once again.

You should react to the live stream she made last year(you can find it on RU-vid) she sang songs of the EP and some of K-12. It's called "CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I'M OUT OF K-12"

Fun fact: “The Bakery” doesn’t have a deep meaning, it’s a song about how mel used to work at a bakery and got fired after 4 days for dropping a lot of cannolis

Glued up is my favourite because i can kinda relate. This ep came out during a time where i dissociated alot and had alot of intrusive thoughts. Idk if melanie had this in her mind while writing this song but that's how I interpret it. "Im glued to the thoughts in my mind". This song has a special place in my heart.

Adele stealing camera half the video 😭

Girl test me is the moment

my favorite are Brain and Heart and Test me

OMG THE BEST PIEVE OF WORK EVEEEEEEEERRR

My fave is numbers

I was shocked when I listened the j-lo sample! It was unexpected

4:23 Notebook 📘 6:29 Test Me 📝 9:10 Brain & Heart 🧠&❤ 13:05 Numbers 🔢 16:10 Glued 📍 18:16 Field Trip 🤬 22:12 The Bakery 🎂

YAS I LOVE THIS EP SO MUCH!! ESPECIALLY BRAIN & HEART AND GLUED

I just realized that Billie eilish and Melanie Martinez made a new album with just their perspective of the world

This person is so kind.

"Maybe in a trip as in awoooo."

Literally so true

Song meanings :3 Notebook : "Notebook is a very emotionally raw breakup song from 2017 about setting boundaries after being taken for granted. (Queen of swords energy)" Test Me : "Test me is a song about accepting the challenges of life as tests from the universe that build strength and wisdom. It is also about understanding that your experiences in life/school teach you more than the actual classes themselves. (Strength Energy)" Brain & Heart : "Brain & Heart" is about the importance of being balanced in your decision making. Using an equal amount of logic & emotion. (Temperance Energy) Numbers : "Numbers is about feeling underpaid and overworked In a system that treats you like you’re disposable. (Ten of wands Energy)" Glued : "Glued is about attachment/detachment. When you’re completely attached you have the potential to get hurt but you are able to feel the depth of love. When you’re detached you save yourself from potential hurt but never get to feel that level of love. (Devil / Lovers Energy)" Field Trip : "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)" The Bakery : "The Bakery is a song about enthusiastically working at a bakery in high school because I needed to make money to invest into my art and my music. (8 of pentacles Energy)"

Brain and heart it's just so clever lyrically and the rhythm is so chill, my favorite one so far

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS AFTER SCHOOL EP!!

Field trip part in spanish is abt ppl calling her gringa when she was a child because she was latina but didnt know any spanish so she made field trip

Test me is my favorite🛐

I like how you break down each song in details I heard this album when it first came out and liked right along with the first three albums. So far I did a few covers to the dollhouse ep and after school ep and put it together as as one mixtape freestylling to the songs I like I'm thinking going back and add on k-12 and cry baby basically it'll be me rapping or singing to different songs from both of her older albums. I'm going to finish watching your Adel videos.

Blanquita‘s means white girls or Hispanic girls or Latina girls that are lighter skin than her So she’s basically saying that people think that just because she’s latest skin and she doesn’t speak as much Spanish as other people as I don’t think she does people think that they’re much more Latina and they represent Latino people much better

Cant wait!!!! ÆĀĀĀÆĒĒ!!! :)

My favourite from her ep album is test me and field trip ❤️ur vids are nice btw

The ep is about Melanie not the story with Cry Baby and the Movie (:

its “is it necessary detachment is scary”

Brain & Heart has the beat of “if you had my love” by JLO! Great EP! 🖤

PURRR

I think the sound in test me is actually glassware in a lab! At least that’s what it sounds like to me as a chemistry student 😂

FINALLY YASS

YSEESSSSSSS

The sound of this ep, for some reason reminds me distinctly of Steven universe, even the lyrics.

I'm starting to see a connection with Billie eilish and Melanie Martinez they both started off with creepy and dark music but then a few years later came out with that album was completely different music. In which their albums really impacted their lives but in completely different ways...

LISTEN TO I DISAGREE BY POPPY OR THE NORMAL ALBUM BY WILL WOOD PLEASE OR EAT ALBUM BY POPPY

LINGGGGGGGG

Great reaction as always :) can you please react to Lately I feel EVERYTHING by willow smith

Can you react to cant wait till im out of K-12?

"maybe her future will let go of some scary things" that didnt age well (jk I love portals)

PLEASE REACT TO FROOT

Where’s fire drill-

I really am in the minority that I don’t like this album at all