Directly, this song is about a cryptid, an animal that exists in folk, cultural, or societal lore. It describes the cryptid, unable to live up to the expectations of its parents or the people around it, unable to find its own identity, unable to find its own purpose. In fact, the children who its me...
[Verse]
Nice to meet you
I’m a cryptid
I don’t scare off
Many children
They just laugh
It makes me livid
I’m not scary
Like I should be
Play with dolls
When no one’s looking
Dad is bigfoot
Mom is Nessie
Can’t just say
"I tried my best" see
They’re expecting
So much more
I couldn’t care less
But I still try
I’ll go hairless
Grow some more eyes
[Chorus]
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
[Verse]
They see right through me
Can I blame them?
Till I scare 'em
I stay nameless
Movies set the bar too high
I need a win
Before I die
I can’t begin
To want to try
Yes I still do
[Chorus]
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
[Bridge]
At the naming ceremony
Everyone else
Their lives were all forming
But maybe I’ll earn it
At the naming ceremony (I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m)
What if my parents loathe me, disown me? (I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m)
Who am I? Who do I think I am? (I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m)
(Think I am) The naming ceremony (I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m)
Should've been gifted, should've been perfect (I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m)
But I couldn't even learn it (I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m)
At the naming ceremony
Nobody told me "Congratulations"
I didn’t earn it
I don’t deserve it
[Outro]
Nice to meet you
I’m a cryptid
Chose my own name
Now I’m Mildred
It’s no Mothman
Chupacabra
But it’s mine and
I deserve it
It’s my name and
I deserve it
It’s my own name
I deserve it
Cryptid was written by Madilyn Mei.
Cryptid was produced by Scrawny (US).
Madilyn Mei released Cryptid on Fri Sep 29 2023.