The single Void is the second single to be released by Melanie Martinez from her upcoming album Portals, due for release on March 31. Several days previously, she had released a song entitled Death, which discussed the next phase of her life and artistic career. Fans were interested in learning more about Void, which also has a deep meaning.
There is a strong sense of insecurity and voice within Void, a song that deals with the singer’s insecurities. In truth, the void is nothing more than the power of her inner voice. Nonetheless, Melanie Martinez intends to fight: she expresses that it is time to leave the void behind.
There is something wrong inside the protagonist of the song, as the song commences with an accusation and an awareness. In some respects, it may not be all her fault; she blames society for the aspects of herself that pushed her into the void, but the judgment cannot be avoided. We cannot avoid judging ourselves simply because we are aware of it.
In the void, in the void
In the void, in the void
In the void, in the void
In the void, in the void
In the void
Baby, I’m spinning ’round the corner
It’s tasting kind of lonely and
my mind wants to control me
Ah-ah-ah-empty, there
are rotten things left in me
Injected by society, no one
here but me to judge me
Pipe down with the noise,
I cannot bear my sorrow
I hate who I was before
I fear I won’t live to see the day tomorrow
Someone tell me if this is Hell
I got to escape that void
There is no other choice, yeah
Tryna turn down the voices
The void ate me
Look at the mess I’ve done
There is nowhere to run, yeah
Holding a loading gun, the void
Like a priest behind confession
walls, I judge myself
Kneeling on a metal grater
Bloody like a body that
has died and it’s myself
Tangled in my own intestines
I got to escape the void
There is no other choice, yeah
Got to escape the void
So strange, I’m trying
to find a doorway
My eyes are staring at me, and
they seem so damn unhappy
C-c-c-c-collect my fickle insecurities,
and turn them into beauty
Alchemize the dark within me-ee
Pipe down with the noise,
I cannot bear my sorrow
I hate who I was before
I fear I won’t live to see the day tomorrow
Someone tell me if this is Hell
I got to escape that void
There is no other choice, yeah
Tryna turn down the voices
The void ate me
Look at the mess I’ve done
There is nowhere to run, yeah
Holding a loading gun, the void
Like a priest behind confession
walls, I judge myself
Kneeling on a metal grater
Bloody like a body that
has died and it’s myself
Tangled in my own intestines
I got to escape that void
There is no other choice, yeah
Tryna turn down the voices
The void ate me
Look at the mess I’ve done
There is nowhere to run, yeah
Holding a loading gun, the void