Melanie Martinez - Nymphology Meaning

Song Released: 2023

Nymphology Lyrics

Call me your nymph
Praise me for martyr, praise me for sin
Call me your muse
A Sprite or an elf you cry to then use
I will not suffer, ah-ah
Cry under covers, ah-ah
I'm not your mother, ah-ah
Ah-ah
It's nymphology, not psychology
Be the...

1. anonymous

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   Jan 28th 2024 !⃝

   to be honest,i was pretty amazed by the song especially when it came to amulet, from what i understand.there are 2 side i felt in the lyrics
   first, i think she was in a bad relationship where she being stuck with a toxic guy who maybe makeshe suffer since in a verse she sang that "i won't lick your wounds today but i'll throw you in the ring gift you with my suffering" which mean she talking about that guy made her suffering.
   on the other side i think is about that she was suffering by the haters but i will got with the first one for sure
2. anonymous

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   May 7th 2023 !⃝

   I think this may be one of Mel’s very clean direct call-outs at Oliver Tree. It’s about getting out of a toxic or one-sided relationship and realising your own worth. There’s the part in the song where it starts saying things about jewellers and diamonds,which are both symbols of worth or money.
3. anonymous

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   May 6th 2023 !⃝

   The song is about the repression of femininity. Nymphs are mystical beings that are highly feminine, ranging from sirens to fairies. This song is a way of saying that change is something we as a society need, and we especially need a change in how we accept the feminine. These people who are demonizing her don't even take the time to understand who or what she is, but instead repress her for her feminine attributes, and because of the way she's being treated, she is treating the people repressing her with the same disrespect, spelling out the word "nymphology", as well as telling that person the difference between being feminine and being psychologically broken. She addresses how women's deaths are often turned into more of a spectacle than a human life's end, by comparing it to something being auctioned at Sotheby's, a company that auctions off fine arts.