I know this song got leaked around a year ago but this is my first time listening to it because I know Mel didn't want us to hear it yet but for the people that have listened to it before and were excited when it was getting released, I can see why you guys were excited this song is a masterpiece.

She went from crying over the boys to crushing their spines. *I love it.*

"Thought the cherry would be better than the pie." This feels like healing from Cry Baby. It wasn't her fault and she is taking her power back in this album. Gives me chills

I think TUNNEL VISION represents the way women are viewed. Melanie sings about how women are sexualized, also singing about how she won’t let herself be used for sex. Melanie believes that if you’re in a relationship with someone, they should genuinely like you in every way. She expresses that shes fine with having sex, but not if shes only being used for sex.

lyrics: Follow the tunnel into the portal Lay all your burdens to rest Drink from the fountain, death's holy water Watch as you're put to the test I make them panic, it's satanic How I bend my body Yeah, you can look, but you can't touch I'm not just anybody Caught in a haze and hypnotized And you're too thirsty Open your view and you will find, stop searching Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that, like that That's your demise, yeah You hold me like you're rushing to my thighs Too fast, too fast, fast, too fast But your focus is empty Tunnel vision, then dead me Honeysuckle and fresh meat But I'm more than that, more than that Playing house to distract me But you're no good at acting Obvious what you're after And I'm more than that, more than that And I'm more than that, more than that They always hustle for the pussy So they'll never get it I make them tumble down the hill They climbed, I don't regret it I saw that trick fall out your sleeve And I'm so certain You hum a tune I don't believe And it ain't workin' Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that, like that That's your demise, yeah You hold me like you're rushing to my thighs Too fast, too fast, fast, too fast But your focus is empty Tunnel vision, then dead me Honeysuckle and fresh meat But I'm more than that, more than that Playing house to distract me But you're no good at acting Obvious what you're after And I'm more than that, more than that And I'm more than that, more than that Crossing my heart, I'd rather die (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Than be the needle in your eye (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Show me how far obsession goes (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Could've been more, now we'll never know

I cannot stress enough of how much I love Mel’s songs 😭💗

Lyrics!

I used to be a fan but after listening to this masterpiece I'm a whole air conditioner

LYRICS Follow the tunnel into the portal Lay all your burdens to rest Drink from the fountain, death's holy water Watch as you're put to the test I make them panic, it's satanic How I bend my body Yeah, you can look, but you can't touch I'm not just anybody Caught in a haze and hypnotized And you're too thirsty Open your view and you will find, stop searching Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that, like that That's your demise, yeah You hold me like you're rushing to my thighs Too fast, too fast, fast, too fast But your focus is empty Tunnel vision, then dead me Honeysuckle and fresh meat But I'm more than that, more than that Playing house to distract me But you're no good at acting Obvious what you're after And I'm more than that, more than that And I'm more than that, more than that They always hustle for the pussy So they'll never get it I make them tumble down the hill They climbed, I don't regret it I saw that trick fall out your sleeve And I'm so certain You hum a tune I don't believe And it ain't workin' Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that, like that That's your demise, yeah You hold me like you're rushing to my thighs Too fast, too fast, fast, too fast But your focus is empty Tunnel vision, then dead me Honeysuckle and fresh meat But I'm more than that, more than that Playing house to distract me But you're no good at acting Obvious what you're after And I'm more than that, more than that And I'm more than that, more than that Crossing my heart, I'd rather die (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Than be the needle in your eye (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Show me how far obsession goes (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Could've been more, now we'll never know

the lyrics, the melody, and the BEAT is out of this world.

3:16 is probably the part i think about the most in this song. something about how this feels so dramatic. it feels as if you"re falling through a broken window in slow motion and seeing the glass shards flying past you everywhere. It feels so satisfying

THE LAST PART 🛐🛐🛐🛐 and I totally hate the fact that people think shes satanic because of the part "I make them panic, its satanic how I bend my body" they just dont search the meaning of the song and judge like they're experts I totally love melanie and she deserves my respect to her 💗

The way Melanie saved my life. Her music empowers me and I’m so happy to be a mel fan for 10 years now.

THE ALBUM IS OFFICIALLY OUT YALL MELANIE WE LOVE YOU, IVE BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE U HELPED ME THRU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU

I keep coming back to this one, it's so catchy and the beat in so unique. Mel is INSANE

i just want to give melanie a huge hug for everything she’s gone through, especially all of the hate from changing. i don’t care if she’s famous, i just want her to feel loved :(

I'm so glad I don't listen to leaks because it's so much more rewarding or better in a sense to hear it from Melanie herself. It's so much better to wait and be patient. To hear it when it's actually meant to touch your ears. Every song is great Melanie, you did a gorgeous job on this album. Thank you for your music. 💌❤

This song is similar to The Contortionist but Melanie is saying to know your self-worth and empowerment. This song states how someone is confident in themselves and refuses to be objectified for someone else’s pleasure. The lyrics also suggest that you shouldn’t settle for anything less than you deserve. Melanie is such a genius with these meanings 💗🕯️🫶🏼

This song literally brings me back from the dead.

We can all agree Melanie=therapy

I should be sleeping but NO. I NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE ALBUM

This song is so hypnotic, i can't stop relisten it. Her voice is so angelic and soft, i feel like to listen a lullaby 🥰

TUNNEL VISION Wrote this song while in Hawaii in February 2021 with Kinetics & One Love. We were surrounded by coqui frogs singing to us, the sound of rain hitting the roof, and pure connection. I wanted to make a song to describe the stage of moving through a tunnel of familiar hymns and imagery to ease the transition into the other side while also writing something with multiple meaning that people can relate to in a more earthly way. This song was leaked through a drop box hack the same year, and it took everything within me to not trash it. I couldn't rewrite a better tunnel song so it stayed.

4:00 the ending the endding!! I CANTT I LOVE THIS WHOLE ALBUM

am i hearing a lil slowed down sample from “the bakery” in here??? melanie never disappoints! i’m also gonna need the entire album to be injected into my veins bc listening isn’t enough 😩💗

shes never brought us a bad song.. WE LOVE YOU MEL 😭💘

“I make them panic, it’s satanic how i bend my body” “you can look but you can’t touch, im not just anybody” i could never agree more.

did anyone else notice tunnel vision instrumental sounds like the crybaby (the song) intro? I just noticed this and i'm freaking out, cause now I can't unhear it lololol btw mel did some apocalyptic, oblivious, delicious, dreamy, amazing and word taking job with this song, i'm obsessed. kisses from Brazil, we love you, Mel

The frogs in the background 😍 so so cool. After learning how she wrote this song it’s just so cool to hear the small sounds added. The wind howling, rain falling. It makes you feel like you fell down Alice’s rabbit hole.

3:18 that beat drop right there is filthy af and I love it

MELANIE- 100% TUNNEL VISION- 100% VISUAL- 100% VOCALS- 100% MELODY- 100% LYRICS- 100% CHORUS- 100% PRODUCTION- 100% INSTRUMENTAL- 100% TALENT- 100% INFLUENCE- 100% KING- 100% SLAY- 100% TRANSITION- 100% PORTALS- 100% LET'S SHOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE MELANIE !! 💘💘💘

I wasn't sure if i liked mels new aesthetic at first, but i think its growing on me! Im glad she can embrace her style

Watching this I feel so nostalgic, having been here since the "somewhat" beginning to see Melanie grow into the artist she is today makes me cry tears of joy. Shes doing so amazing and seeing her make music she loves makes me so proud and listening to it feels like a reward!

She doesn’t need an award an award needs her

I’ve read that this is written about the response to The Bakery music video. It makes sense because while a lot of fans were sweet about it, some people kind of sexualised her (“it’s satanic how I bend my body… you’re too thirsty”) but Melanie is saying their “focus is empty” and she’s “more than that” as they focus more on her body than her artistry.

appreciation to everyone who didn’t see the leaked version. Either they chose not to or they didn’t know about it like me 😿

Melanie is fucking smart. The end of almost every song on the album is like an interlude, so when you listen to it, it smoothly transitions into the next. Now SHE is an ARTISTE

FINALLY THE DAY HAS COME!!! PORTALS IS OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!! I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW EMOTIONAL I FEEL RIGHT NOW! WE'VE WAITED FOR THIS MASTERPIECE SINCE 4 YEARS AND IT'S FINALLY HERE 😭💗

새 앨범 노래 하나하나 들을수록 전에 나온 노래들 전부 생각나고 추억 돋음.. 오래오래 노래 해줬으면😊

she sings,she acts,she writes her own music and lyrics,she gave us new character and new story behind it,only thing i can say ab Melanie is that she is PURE PERFECTION AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT HER AND HER ART AS MUCH AS WE CAN SO YALL STREAM PORTALS SO HARD TO SHOW MELANIE THAT WE LOVE HER!!!🌬🕯🤍💐

She always releases music when I need it most

This is such a beautiful song, Melanie is a lyrical genuis. She talks about promblems without talking about them. I still have to do lyrical analysis but so far "Void" sounds alot like battling depression.

TUNNEL VISION and MILK OF THE SIREN give me the same energy 🧚🏼‍♀️💗✨️

She’s beyond brilliant. Her mind is one of a billion kind.

I love the ending with the dark creepy “oh,oh,oh” it’s so prettyyyy her voice is so angelic ❤️

tunnel vision is definetly my favourite track on the album ♡.°♧◇

Cake: Who are you? Tunnel Vision: I am you, but stronger

2:07 "I saw the chick'fila at your sleeve"

estamos de acuerdo q está nueva etapa de Mel es hermosa como toda su estética😻?

This just really feels magical and heavenly. It is like some tunnel I'm passing through while resting my soul and transform to a better persona.

BRO THE MEANING OF THIS SONG IS REMINDING ME OF STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

this song got leaked but i never even knew it existed. So this is my first time i’ve listened to it!!! I AM OBSESSED. I cannot stress enough how much I love this, this gives me the bakery vibes!! The don’t is about having a partner that only wants you for your body.

I would follow this song off a cliff…. Can we agree Melanie is a siren? She could lure anyone anywhere with her voice 😍😭💗💓

The way I’m up at 12 am listening to all these songs 💕

I really felt the part where she said *AND I'M MORE THAN THAT!!!*

i cant describe how this touches my soul like I WANNA BUST A MOVE

I'm so happy that they decided to release this masterpiece after people leaked it she has truly never released a bad song.

3:12 OMG THIS PART GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS THE SWITCH UP SOUNDS SO ETHEREAL

She went from crying over boys to making boys cry.

In the outro, she is chanting the word "birth" in Portuguese. And in the reveal snippet of PORTALS, which shows the egg hatching, it plays the song TUNNEL VISION. This all makes perfect sense. Since DEATH is when Crybaby dies VOID is when Crybaby's spirit is self-reflecting and TUNNEL VISION is when she was reborn.

LYRICS TUNNEL VISION Follow the tunnel into the portal Lay all your burdens to rest Drink from the fountain, death’s holy water Watch as you’re put to the test I make them panic, it’s satanic How I bend my body Yeah you can look but you can’t touch I’m not just anybody Caught in a haze and hypnotized And you’re too thirsty Open your view and you will find, stop searching Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that like that That’s your demise, yea You hold me like you’re rushing to my thighs, too fast, too fast Fast, too fast But your focus is empty Tunnel vision then dead me Honeysuckle and fresh meat But I’m more than that, more than that Playing house to distract me But you’re no good at acting Obvious what you’re after And I’m more than that more than that And I’m more than that more than that They always hustle for the pussy so they’ll never get it I make them tumble down the hill they climbed I don’t regret it I saw that trick fall out your sleeve and I’m so certain You hum a tune I don’t believe And it ain’t workin Eyes on the prize, thought the cherry would be Better than the pie, you like that, like that, that like that That’s your demise, yea You hold me like you’re rushing to my thighs, too fast, too fast Fast, too fast But your focus is empty Tunnel vision then dead me Honeysuckle and fresh meat But I’m more than that, more than that Playing house to distract me But you’re no good at acting Obvious what you’re after And I’m more than that more than that And I’m more than that more than that Crossing my heart, I’d rather die Than be the needle in your eye Show me how far obsession goes Could have been more now we’ll never know

Agradezco a todos lo cherubs/cry babys que llegaron aquí sin apoyar música filtrada y apoyando siempre a Melanie, admito que jamás había escuchado esta hasta ahora, y es muy buena, agradezco que a pesar de filtrarse la publicó.

“one thing i will say” “why are you listening to my unreleased songs”

🌹✴︎the honey suckle ✴︎🌹 language of flowers,"The bond of love" and "devoted love" are named for the way watermelons grow as they wrap their vines around other plants and trees.

I LOVE THIS FREAKING ALBUM

Me honra decir que nunca escuché ninguna canción filtrada, porque quería llegar a este momento tan lindo y único ♡

My number one favourite song for sure ❤

The first part “Follow the tunnel into the portal. Lay all your burdens to rest.” Reminds me of last night whenever I had my first ever hypnotherapy session type ordeal. The lady said that whenever I opened the door, I would follow this long tunnel towards a light. She said whenever I made it to that light, I would be visualizing myself in that past life. This is really well written :))

Mi vida va mejor desde que la reina volvió 😻😻😻

You can tell by the lyrics in this album compared to her earlier work how much shes grown 💗

3:18-3:45 is so beautiful. One of my fave parts of the entire album. I would so love it if she made a full song like that!

This song makes me drift away from reality because it's just so mysterious in a way and beautiful- I can finally go to my happy place! Thank you so much for making this beautiful album to enjoy ❤

Botón para expresar la emoción del regreso de melanie ,💕💕💕

best song on the album. I have been listening to this for hours I can’t stop 😭😭😭

It’s good to know I never listened to this song when it leaked. I can remember the first time I heard it when she released it, this album still slaps @ I hope you’ll be here in 2024 :) :) 🫵🏼

I hate when people leak Mel’s music it hurts me and I know it hurts her too, it’s stupid how people leak peoples music without their permission I don’t think anybody wants their music leaked anyway.

I cannot even explain the amount of LOVE i have for melanie martinez, shes such an inspiration to me and she kind of in a way raised me. I love her so much

Escucho melanie desde que era pequeña, y simplemente no hay álbum o canción de ella que no ame, ella es tan original, talentosa y linda, simplemente amo todas sus etapas y su esencia, es un ejemplo a seguir 😿😿💘

✨Death's Holy Water✨ The BEST song of Portals

💥Everyone be simping for the end of the song but here I am simping for the Full TUNNEL VISION.💥

I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW HAPPY THIS MADE ME, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU MELANIE YOU'RE AMAZING🥺💗✨

Gente que isso ? A cada música a Mel adiciona uma sonoridade diferente que dá um quê mais místico, detalhista e foda a canção! Sério só música boa!!!!

I miss your crybaby era and your crybaby perfume, but I love this era too

I CAN'T SEE THE CLIP FOR THIS MUSIC!!, IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT

Mels voice is so soothing and sounds like shes singing a lullaby to us omg keeping this album ON LOOP 💗💗💗💗💗💗

Se dan cuenta que cada canción de este álbum no sabes elegir cuál es tu favorito porque todas son perfectas🫶🏻😭

This song has a hypnotic quality to it. I listened to it during a bus ride and I felt transported somewhere else- the melody is extremely all encompassing. I love it.

So happy, just booked a ticket today to her portals tour in Düsseldorf (Germany)

4:01 is so underrated istg 😭

Soy lágrimas de alegría y emoción, gracias Mel por crecer junto conmigo y darnos todo tu arte🥺💗

this track has been growing on me recently. i think it's a hidden gem on the album tbh

melanie came to ate, and left no crumbs

MELANIE NUNCA DECEPCIONA 💟

This album is pure ART 🌌🧚🏼🖤🌙

4:02 says “parida pari’a” which means to “Birth” in spanish. So, when the moment of the transition happens the birth of the creature, Crybaby’s new form. Melanie possibly modified the orginal audio so non spanish speaking audience think its an alien language.

AAAAHH I LOVE DOING CHOREOGRAPHY TO THIS SONG!! ITS SO PERFECT!!

3:17 i love this part

3:11 THIS PART IS SOOOO GOOODD

I just wanted to come towards how this song has changed me mentally and how the theme is strong so proud of you Melanie!!!

Turning this ALL the way up, with headphones is the best thing i have ever heard, i 1000000% recommend it is PERFECTION It feels like ur on drugs (idk what that feels like), you just cant stop it is too good to be true