"The Principal" is a song in which Melanie Martinez is criticizing her school's principal. It fits within the theme of her "K-12" project, in which the songstress portrays a character of a student. And her criticisms of the titular character are pretty harsh.
The first verse alone, amongst other unflattering attributes, she labels him as being "greedy", "cruel" and basically a pervert. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. We say this because she further alludes to the idea that his overall aloofness and heartlessness are destroying the lives of the students he has been entrusted with. Or as an encapsulation of all of her feelings about him, she claims that he is "possessed by demons".
And what all of these sentiments boil down to is that, despite being in a position where caring for his fellow man is intrinsically required, "the principal" is only in it for the dough. And by extension, it has been suggested that the purpose of this song is to actually serve as a diss track towards all like-minded people in similar positions of power, i.e. politicians and such.
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The K-12 Album Lyrics and Meanings
AcakHere our the lyrics and meanings of each K-12 song in Melanie Martinez's album :)
