Melanie Martinez: Bombs on Monday Meaning

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   May 12th 2019 !⃝

   At first I obviously thought it was about world war 2 but then when I really listened to the lyrics I realized that the song must be about someone with cancer “waiting for the news together, an explosion any moment” meant that they were waiting for bad or good news, most likely at a hospital and the worst news could come and ruin their lives at any moment. And “you make moments last forever” meant that they probably didn’t know how long they’d have together and they made every moment count. “I’ll still love your garden, even with no flowers” meant even thought the person had cancer they’d still love them. So yeah that’s just my view on it.

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   Mar 10th 2020 !⃝

   It was said by Melanie Martinez herself that this about the Hiroshima bombing, and it did happen on Monday. "I'll still love your garden even with no flowers" It Can be because of the explosion and radiation, killing the flowers. "Waiting for the news" Could mean that they are waiting to see if they exploded yet. To me, maybe just me, this is the theory that makes the most sense.

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   Feb 14th 2020 !⃝

   My theory is that she’s talking about cancer because of the lyrics “doctors orders, don’t be heartbroken” like chemotherapy, a doctors orders to help. “Never thought that someone thing something, so tragic would happen to our peaceful, little perfect family” they didn’t expect this to happen, “you make moments last for ever” they made amazing moments with them! “Time is still ours” they can cherish the moments while they are still there.. from my experience because someone in my family had cancer and now they’re in a better place
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   Apr 30th 2021 !⃝

   this song is proven my mel that it was about the hiroshima bombing that happened on a monday morning but it could make sense that it could be about cancer or just a family not being able to have children with all the metaphor's.
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   Nov 11th 2020 !⃝

   This song is about a family that, after the Hiroshima attack, was left with only a married couple. "I'll still love your garden, even with no flowers, even with no flowers ..." This phrase uses flowers as a metaphor for the couple's children, and means that they will continue to love each other even if their children are dead.
   
   The second interpretation is about rape. "Bombs on Monday morning ..." means that the family found out about this on Monday morning (don't ask me how, they only found out and the little one confirmed it). "I'll still love your garden, even with no flowers, even with no flowers ...", is the mother or father talking to their son, telling him that it does not matter that he is not a virgin, because it was not his fault that they injured.
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   Sep 29th 2020 !⃝

   I think this song is about a couple, the guy is a soldier, and the woman just survived the Hiroshima bomb. Their kids died in the attack, and they're trying to reassure themselves while also exposing what happened. Maybe I'm wrong but I'm sure about Hiroshima. "Bombs on Monday morning" proves everything( The bomb little boy exploded Monday the 6th of August at 8.55 a.m.)
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   Jul 7th 2020 !⃝

   I thought it was about being infertile “even with no flowers” when a girl looses her virginity it’s also known as de flowering so maybe it means either the woman or the man is infertile

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   Jun 21st 2020 !⃝

   at first I did interpret it as someone as Transgender saying “Pinky promise I’ll still love your garden (body)” “even with no flowers (specific parts of the body)” “even with no flowers.” concerning their partner, but then as i heard the song it did just remind me of any kind of innocent, peaceful family in the midst of a bombing. I was reading into the song so early on and then i finally realized.
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   May 11th 2020 !⃝

   My interpretation is it's about rape, the "Bombs on Monday morning" (for a child under 9) is they're waiting to see if the diagnosis of DID is going to be a yes or no, that news is hard on the family, which I understand, I have a diagnosis of this, and for a child 10+ waiting to see if the child has complexed PTSD, and "I'll still love your garden even with no flowers" is a metaphor of saying "though you're not a virgin, I still love you, it wasn't your fault!"
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    May 4th 2020 !⃝

    I personally think everyone’s are correct but I agree with WWII or the holocaust but also it could be about how someone can’t have kids because like, seeds to grow in to children and the children are flowers
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    Mar 20th 2020 !⃝

    I think bombs on monday is probabaly about 9/11 "an explosion any moment" "waiting for the news togehter (my english is bad sorry) this is just my opinion
12. hii

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    Mar 10th 2020 !⃝

    It was said by Melanie Martinez herself that this about the Hiroshima bombing, and it did happen on Monday. "I'll still love your garden even with no flowers" It Can be because of the explosion and radiation, killing the flowers. "Waiting for the news" Could mean that they are waiting to see if they exploded the entire town or just part. To me, maybe just me, this is the theory that makes the most sense.
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    Feb 1st 2020 !⃝

    I think this song is About the bombing on cry baby’s family which led to the crying and deaths and gardens with no more flowers to her and her family. This was supposed to be on cry baby album so I think she wanted to end it with the death of someone, but cut it in order to continue on with k-12

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    Jan 2nd 2020 !⃝

    Although melanie has told us that it’s about the hiroshima bombing in my opinion it could also be interpreted as a trans person speaking to their s/o or a parent about surgery and telling them their trans.
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    Dec 28th 2019 !⃝

    Melanie has stated herself this song is about the Hiroshima bombing which occurred August 6th 1945 on Monday morning
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    Nov 19th 2019 !⃝

    I think the song is about her parents getting divorced or maybe just a married couple getting divorced. They dropped a “bomb” on the kids one Monday morning meaning they told them they were splitting up.
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    Nov 12th 2019 !⃝

    I think that the song is about a married couple nit able to have children. "Ill still love your garden," such as themselves. "Even with no flowers" as their children "bombs are falling Monday morning" as a sign that they just got the news that they will not be able to have children
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    Nov 10th 2019 !⃝

    I think when she says “ I’ll still love your garden even with no flowers,” is about a family who can’t have children.

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