The K-12 Album Lyrics and Meanings

Nurse's Office: Meaning

In "Nurse's Office," Cry Baby is being so poorly treated and abused by her classmates that she resorts to faking illness, even a seizure, to get away from them. The lyrics use dark imagery in the same way the song uses samples of coughing and crying. They both convey a suffocating and exhausting environment. "Nurse's Office" is a heartbreaking song. The amount of pain and bullying that might cause someone to fake being seriously ill is staggering. If you, or anyone you know is being bullied, there are people who care and who can help. Though the teacher in "Nurse's Office" is apathetic, most teachers will be understanding and helpful. If they aren't, go to others who can help. Friends in the class, other teachers, and especially parents. You are valuable and you never deserve to be mistreated. You should never be abused the way Melanie Martinez's character is, or feel that faking sickness is your only escape. It's my hope that none of you experience bullying of any kind, but if you do, please know that you don't deserve it. You are worth standing up for, no matter what you're told. You are worthy of love, no matter how you're treated. You are loved and infinitely important, no matter how you feel or what anyone thinks of you. I hope there are people telling you that all the time, but if there aren't, it's still just as true.