ButterflyBones

Sippy Cup?! Ooh no.. Easily one of the best on Cry Baby, production+lyrics. I get lost in that instrumental and don't want to be found, lol.

I feel like this video would've been fine for a Portals virtual live show like 'Can't Wait 'Til I'm Out of K-12', but as the actual music video for one of the most popular songs she's ever made(that had already gone viral before she even officially released it), it's so weak. Knowing that the better version she planned on using for the film is probably never going to happen, I'm especially disappointed.

Not sure if I'm just tasteless or if the Tunnel Vision music video was legitimately a letdown.. she could've done so much with that, but instead we got "graphic design is my passion" motifs with a side of badly used CGI.

JFC. Here we go again, for the millionth time.. @ Twitter stans--

When the Jingle Ball show was first announced I was really excited and hoped she'd either show up in full prosthetics or just go on as herself. But instead we just got the same half-assed costume as the tour shows, with a handful of Portals songs that she struggled to sing(if it weren't for backing tracks her touring career would've ended years ago). It just feels like we've been seeing the same thing all year and I really feel like she missed an opportunity to do something more unique from her current shows. And it didn't have to be anything flashy or expensive.. just her going on stage and doing a stripped acoustic set in a plain white T-shirt and jeans would've had Twitter screaming for months.

I've seen too many immediate complaints for it all to be a coincidence, so where's the "luxury quality" Melanie was going on about when fans were criticizing the design and price tag for the perfumes? "It takes a lot of time and money to make high quality, meaningful products/art for you guys!" she says, as she feeds us an era full of the lowest quality shit she's ever put her name behind. She keeps trying to make every bad decision sound like high art that we're just too stupid to understand, too. Even the bottle that came out looking like one of these, with toy potions inside(and they don't even look like real metal, but spray painted plastic). So yeah.. it's gotten old. This whole era in general has been such a letdown compared to what she's truly capable of creating.

It looks so cheap and ugly?? For $200+.. I do not understand anything about this fucking era at all anymore

Omfg-- I don't know what's in those mushrooms she's been taking, but no. Just.. holy fuck, no.

'Tis the season, y'all (BTW, this Gingerbread Man is my sleep paralysis demon)

You mean you don't like hearing an immortal being sing diss tracks on Oliver Tree and make multiple piss references? You really don't want your penis pushed into your mouth? Sad for you (Kidding, but seriously what the fuck are some of these lyrics.. release Fingers Crossed already)

And now she posted this, probably because she's oversensitive to criticism and doesn't like how many people vocally hated the 'EVIL' visualizer. What did she honestly expect? This era has been a mess. She's always pulled the "clearly you just don't get my art" card though, so I guess I'm not surprised. Like girl, what the fuck are you talking about.. you literally make art for consumption. It's YOUR JOB.

If she didn't just mean that she was waiting on outside funds, I'm confused. Because it almost sounds like she's saying she doesn't care to flesh out the era if she can't make the film, and is only putting out 13 MVs to get it over with now/match her past numbers. I know compromise isn't her thing- but come on. She could've just cut the script to fit 13 slightly longer MVs, solving the "problem" and negating her need for 13 unnecessary, plotless placeholders. PORTALS is already a 1hr6m album, each video backed by thousands at least, so it's crazy that she's acting like there's not enough time or money to execute her ideas in MVs. Other artists don't even get more than 1 or 2 videos per album.. It's odd seeing her waste her opportunities.

That Trilogy teaser, man.. I'm not enjoying this era at all anymore, and cannot believe we're nearly a year into it now and it still has almost zero substance. I'd rather see a 3 minute video of her talking, without the mask, and get nothing else for months than be fed crappy CGI teasers and bad music videos with a dash of boring, faceless live shows. I was listening to DEATH yesterday too, and all I could think of was how wasted its potential was! She could've made her most powerful, heartfelt and beautiful MV yet(same with VOID) but instead it felt overdone and underdone all at once. I'm confused at what she's trying to achieve here, and I definitely don't want to know what a Portals movie would look like if the MVs can't even land. Just disappointed with this era all around.

She said it was her favorite video she'd planned so it sucks we never got to see it. Bakery was probably a lot easier/cheaper to make though(+covid restrictions), so I get it. Maybe her ideas can be reused someday if they weren't too specific to the After School theme? If not, eh. Just add it to the "our losses" pile, lol.

No you're right, I'll rep Eraser with you. It doesn't seem to be very well liked here I guess, but it means a lot to me despite the.. K-12ness? Of the lyrics. And I'm sure a lot of us here can relate to the idea of wishing that you could just erase abuse, suffering, and memories of people who hurt you from your life, but knowing you just have to carry it with you. Easily one of the better leaks from that era, with a really nice instrumental(closer to Cry Baby than the rest of K-12 IMO).