Nurse's Office
Melanie Martinez Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Into the nurse's office where I float away
I'm pale as the loose-leaf paper they grow
From hollowing out all my lungs in the snow
Yeah, I'm coughing
I'm bleeding, Band-Aids won't heal it
'Cause they hate me, so I'm fakin'
Take me home
Give me that pink slip of permission
This is old
I'm tired of wishing I was ditching
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Teacher, can I sit right there?
This bitch behind me is cutting my hair
"No, just sit your ass down at the chalkboard and stare"
I faked up a seizure and left outta there
Yeah, I'm coughing
I'm bleeding, Band-Aids won't heal it
'Cause they hate me, so I'm fakin'
All, all, all this so they take, take me
Take me home
Give me that pink slip of permission
This is old
I'm tired of wishing I was ditching
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Take me home
Give me that pink slip of permission
This is old
I'm tired of wishing I was ditching
Home
Old
Melanie Martinez's "Nurse's Office" is a song that touches on the isolation and desperation felt by teenagers who are bullied or treated unfairly by their peers. The lyrics describe the singer's desire to escape their tormentors and seek refuge in the nurse's office where they can "float away" from their troubles. The image of the singer being as "pale as the loose-leaf paper they grow" is a powerful one that highlights the toll that the bullying is taking on their mental and physical health. The singer is coughing and bleeding, but Band-Aids won't help as the wounds are deeper than just the surface.
The chorus makes it clear that the singer's desire to escape goes beyond just wanting to get away from their bullies. They want to go home, to a place where they have permission to be themselves and where they don't have to constantly put up a front to avoid being targeted. They're tired of wishing they could skip school and escape their problems. The bridge of the song offers a glimpse of the singer attempting to stand up for themselves by asking their teacher for help, but ultimately being dismissed and forced to fake a seizure in order to leave the situation.
Overall, "Nurse's Office" is a poignant commentary on the struggles faced by teenage outcasts and the lengths they may go to in order to cope with their situation. The song is a call for empathy and understanding for those who may appear to be outsiders.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't cut me, punch me, just let me go
I'm in pain, so please don't hurt me anymore. I need to escape to a safe place
Into the nurse's office where I float away
The nurse's office is my sanctuary, where I can be free from my troubles
I'm pale as the loose-leaf paper they grow
My emotional state has left me feeling drained and weak, like white paper
From hollowing out all my lungs in the snow
Trying to breathe in the cold air outside has taken a toll on me, and I'm struggling to breathe properly
Yeah, I'm coughing
I have a persistent cough, which highlights my misery
I'm bleeding, Band-Aids won't heal it
I'm injured, but normal remedies won't fix it, as the pain is deeper than just physical wounds
'Cause they hate me, so I'm fakin'
I feel persecuted and judged, so I'm pretending to be someone else to fit in
All, all, all this so they take, take me
I'm putting on a show to be accepted, to be taken away from this place of hurt
Take me home
I want to go back to a place where I feel comfortable and loved
Give me that pink slip of permission
I need permission to escape, a tangible release from my struggles
This is old
This cycle of pain has been repeated so many times that it's become unbearable
I'm tired of wishing I was ditching
I'm exhausted from yearning for any excuse to run away from my problems
Teacher, can I sit right there?
I need to move seats because someone is harming me academically, and I need to be in a supportive space
This bitch behind me is cutting my hair
This person behind me is trying to sabotage me, to undercut my confidence
"No, just sit your ass down at the chalkboard and stare"
The teacher has no empathy or inclination to address my struggles, leaving me stuck in my current situation
I faked up a seizure and left outta there
I had to fake a medical emergency to escape. I needed to be taken away from this environment, desperately
Home
I want to be in a place where I am loved, safe, and able to heal from my pain
Old
This should be familiar, comforting. This should be where I belong
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Melanie Adele Martinez, Michael Leary
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
marleya
she is so beautiful
@isabelle5825
Lyrics:
Don’t cut me, punch me, just let me go
Into the nurse’s Office where i float away
I’m pale as the loose-leaf paper they grow
From hollowing out all my lungs in the snow
Yeah, coughing
I’m bleeding, Bandaids won’t heal it
Cause they hate me, so i’m fakin
All, all, all this so they take me, take me
Take me home
Give me that pink slip of permission
This is old
I’m tired of wishing i was ditching
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Teacher, can I sit right here?
This bitch behind me is cutting my hair
No, just sit your ass down at the chalkboard and stare
I faked up a seizure and left outta there
Yeah, I’m coughing
I,m bleeding, Bandaids won’t heal it
Cause they hate me, so I’m fakin
All, all, all this so they take, take me
Take me home
Give me that pink slip of permission
This is old
I’m tired of wishing I was ditching
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Take me home
Give me that pink slip of permission
This is old
I’m tired of wishing I was ditching
Home
Old
@Bloomoftheflames
If y’all don’t know the meaning of the song it’s basically about how crybaby gets bullied and shes hurting emotionally and band aids cannot heal her pain, and she just wants to go home to avoid the bullies
@itsjustPiwoah
And how faking to be sick is the only way to avoid bullies
@vanessabaiza1120
I percieve it to be about drugs...
@itsjustPiwoah
@@vanessabaiza1120 The lyrics didn’t really mention anything about drugs tho
@edgaramemura1571
@@itsjustPiwoah bestie, people can interpret songs any way they want. Just because a song doesn’t explicitly mention something doesn’t mean that’s absolutely not what it’s about.
@edgaramemura1571
@@vanessabaiza1120 mind elaborating? That sounds like a cool interpretation tbh!
@court7843
but no one is going to talk about how the nurses killed that dance
@moondrops1561
they really did
@autumnnicholson
I'm confused ikr xD