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Yea like “always throwing paper airplanes at me when your around” “you build me up like building blocks just you bring me down” “you can crush my candy cane but you’ll never see me cry”
So the story of alphabet boy was that melanie was dating this guy who knew alot about writing songs and he would try to teach melanie how to write a good song and being all condescending. So melanie was like "eff you. Ya know what? I can write a song. And I'll write one about you" and she did
sippy cup is in fact a continuation of dollhouse. when she says syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup, shes referring to alcohol. the mom catches the dad with his mistress and ends up killing them both which is why a bunch of words related to death are referred. she has a music video for each track so if u choose to watch them make sure to watch them in chronological order in the same way the tracks are. im glad u reacted to this album. melanie is a lyrical genius.
Melanie puts so many details in her music and storyline, it's hard to catch all of it during the first listen but you actually did a really good job of picking up on the overall theme and story of each song which makes me really happy and shows your love for songwriting and storytelling. It doesn't happen often that I watch a whole album reaction but this one I watched all the way through because I was so interested in what you had to say about it. Melanies work is incredibly unique talking about heavy, mature topics while wrapping it in this like fantasy childish package. As you said - it's genius. And there's more of that in k-12, I would even say in that album she touches even more on society issues and not as much on personal issues like in Crybaby. But k-12 is a continuation of Crybaby (also Crybaby is like the main character in that story). What's also really cool is that Melanie literally made a full on movie out of k-12, which is worth watching as well because it helps understand the story even better as her lyrics are sometimes a little tricky to interpret. Anyways, can't wait for your reaction to k-12!!
Tag your it and milk and cookies were put in a double feature music video so they’re connected . Milk and cookies is about crybaby getting revenge on her kidnapper from tag your it.
@@vjaoso2053 I always thought that but wow like for someone else to say it it just makes me so sad and pissed. Some people suck. Nobody deserves to go thru that. But I’m glad she brought attention to it
Cry baby album plots Cry baby is about being sensitive and crying out for no reason.. Dollhouse is about how a family looks different on the outside than how they act inside the walls. Sippy cup is the continued story from Dollhouse. It's what really 'goes down in the kitchen' the Mum is an alcoholic, she tries drowning out the situation that her husband is cheating on her and her on child is on drugs. Melanie seeing the reality of a broken family Carousel is about falling in love with a guy, but it's like a game as Melanie has to chase him to try see if the guy likes her or not. Alphabet boy is about she knew when she was younger. The guy was learning to be a musician and back then Melanie wasn't so good. He would try and teach her, but she didn't like that and calls him out for being aggressive and overtaking her ideas. Soap and Training Wheels are a double feature. Soap is about Melanie telling a guy that she loves him, but it doesn't go well. Turns out the guy doesn't love her and she wants to go back to the moment before she said "I love you". Training Wheels is about Melanie in a new relationship with her boyfriend, Melanie feels like she loves him, but the relationship has gone on for a long time and has progressed too slowly that it makes her feel like this guy is riding a bicycle with stabilisers on. Pity party is about Melanie inviting friends to her birthday party, but nobody shows up, she feels lonely and starts questioning her decision making skills. Tag you're it and Milk and Cookies are a double feature. Tag you're it is about being kidnapped. Milk and Cookies is the continued story from Tag you're it and focuses on the kidnapped child being trapped by her kidnapper and tries to find a way to knock them unconscious and escape. Pacify her takes a step back to relationships, Melanie finds out that a boy likes her, but instead of telling her he goes out with another girl, Melanie then talks to him face to face about how weird the problem between her and his so called girlfriend is and tries to find out more about what really happened between them. Mrs. Potato Head is about being true to yourself and not changing your image. Like many people do, they usually have surgery to change the way they look. Melanie on the other hand in this song convinced others to stay the way they are. Mad Hatter is the final song of the album and is about how being called crazy is ok to her and it's ok to be a little bit strange as it's part of a human to be a little crazy. This is just focusing on how calling someone crazy might make someone feel. And this song also fits perfectly up to the start of the second album K-12 release in 2019
Facts, it upsets me that she's often misinterpreted/ misunderstood most of the time! Glad to see he did his best to understand the songs. Much appreciated. 😍
Her album K-12 is an expansion on the story of her character and its sooooo good! Also, her EP After School is a more personal body of work and has some really mystical and emotional vibes.
@@ms.openhearted1731 Every time I feel like listening to Melanie, It's practically a ritual for me to include Gingerbread Man, lol. I just really love it. I love all of them!
The backstory behind alphabet boy was that this boy was trying to teach her how to write her songs like it was an algorithm, and she wasn’t having it and now she’s so successful
@@Luscent it really shows a lot of struggles with almost growing up, and uncovering topics like TW Eating disorders and grooming, it really is so amazing
I always love seeing your positive and analytical remarks throughout these songs! It actually adds something special to these reaction videos! There's something so natural and genuine about it that I love!
I love Sippy Cup, it’s a big metaphor for alcoholism through a child’s eyes. The sippy cup is a flask and the syrup is whiskey or some sort of other dark liquor.
Each song is a new part of the story about this girl named Crybaby, she’s going through life and discovering all these dark sad things and yeah the story continues with her Album k12 which I definitely recommend it and it has a movie along with it so it is easier to understand
Crybaby album is about a fairytale character about Melanies darker side of herself. In the album we follow the growth of Crybaby from birth to kindergarten. At first in the album, crybaby is very insecure of herself, and gets called "CryBaby" and nobody wanna come to her birthday. As Crybaby gets older, she learns to accept herself more, and evolves in that way. Melanie says in some interviews that while writing the album, she also got through that same evolution herself. K-12. (The Movie) Kindergarten to 12th grade. She explains some problems she's been throug/others can relate to, through her songs, as she grows she also learns to accept, and she learns (As Lillith from her dream told her) "You have to experience the Physical pain of this world". And Crybaby learns how to take care of herself, and she's being herself. I really love Melanie Martinez. And one last thing. Strawberry shortcake: Is about someone who's "Feeling unsure of my naked body" and the person who's unsure of her body also gets told that it's just how boys act "Got boys acting like they aint seen skin before" as she says. Orange juice: About the person who's tryna help other people with eating disorders. So it's the "helpers" Pov. "i wish i could give you my set of eyes, because i know your eyes aint working" She says in the song, and i think that means something like "I wish you could see yourself through my eyes, because you can't see how beautiful you are from your own eyes" wich i really really respect. I hoped this helped, if some of you have any questions about Melanie, just ask them :D
I relate so much to literally every Melanie song lol, it's just that she really writes about real shit that isn't normally talked about. I remember being 8 years old and listening to "Dad's with a slut" and i was like, oh, my dad's unfaithful too, and then "Mom pulls out a flask" and i was like, oh, mom is drinking alcohol and smoking to forget about dad's infidelity too, and then she's like "Brother's smoking weed" and i was like, is this woman talking about me or wtf? And since then her music is one of the most important things to me cause cry baby really helped me in childhood from being a sad insecure kid with family issues and since i'm 13 (now i'm 15) K-12 who talks about adolescence, is still helping me out so my relationship with Melanie's music is one of a kind.
This video gave me a new point of view for Mad Hatter :0 I never imagined the song actually being about her being comfortable with her differences. I'm subscribing
Alphabet boy: this is about mansplaining, the guy in the song has his “bad poetry” and he’s teaching her about the alphabet and she keeps saying the song “i know my abcs yet you keep teaching me” so to me this is about mansplaining Tag, you’re it: this is about abuse and kidnapping, and to me it feels also like a reference to rape, the wolf man (i think the wolf is a metaphor for how he is a predator) poisons her/ sedates her and kidnaps her, and is a reference to how girls are always thinking about this happening, in my purse rn are like 3 weapons, and in the music video the cashier sees the wolf man and gives crybaby poison, which is a nod to that fact that we are always thinking about that. (Speaking of which, I recommend “boys will be boys” by dua lipa) Milk and cookies: this is a continuation of tag, youre it. In the music video she has to make cookies for her kidnapper, and she puts the poison that the cashier gave her in them, I think it is a similar message to tag, youre it Pacify her: this is about how society puts women against each other. In movies when a guy cheats, u always see the girlfriend fighting the other girl, even if the other girl doesn’t know, and the crybaby is mad at the girl that is dating the blue boy, when the blue boy is the one plotting the two girls against one another. Mrs. potato head: this is about how men kind of force women to change themselves into something that we are not, and in the music video, the girl is very pretty, but then the guy gets her an appointment for a face lift for her birthday, and once she gets the face lift (she cared enough about the guy to do it for him, and society was also pressuring her to do it, with all the notions of “no one will love you if you’re unattractive” ) he cheats on her cause it “doesn’t look very good”. This is just my translation about these songs, i didn’t do all of them because I haven’t obsessed over them long enough to form a well thought out opinion/ translation
I think her "Tag You're It" experience completely changed her. In "Pacify Her", this is the first time we see her powers (music videos). With the combination of her being sensitive (Cry Baby), her family life (Dollhouse/Sippy Cup), all her relationship issues (Carousel, Alphabet Boy, Soap, Training Wheels and Pity Party) and getting kidnapped and escaping (Milk & Cookies), it pushed her over the edge which seems to be why she embraces herself in "Mad Hatter", like yes everyone I've been through some shit and I'm going to be who I am. but I think her powers came out after the trauma of getting kidnapped.
Ahhhhhh I’m so happy I found this. I haven’t seen anyone react to Melanie Martinez music and so long. Thank you for uploading this. Ik I’m a month late but thank you
you should watch the videos, because she also made the story of Cry Baby in every video of this era, in the same order that the album. Tag, you´re it/Milk and Cookies is a doble video because in the first video you see how she was kidnapped and in the other you see how she escaped.
Crybaby is a character, she’s telling a story through crybaby’s POV! All the songs correlate in the order put on the album!! Also she has another album K-12 & two eps, dollhouse and after school, as well as a extended version of crybaby with 4 extra songs!!
Tag you're it and Milk and Cookies are strongly related. I think it is obvious that the first talks about kidnapping, Well, the second is how the victim basically murders the kidnapper. But you did It so well! Love your reactions
Pity Party is my favorite song because I relate to it the most. I had my 8th birthday party, I invited 30 people and one person showed up and then left early. My mother hired a clown, got a bounce house and a pinyata and 30 taco's.....:/
Melanie is amazing, you need to see her videos they are all like a film, as the songs goes in the album it’s also a film. Her second album is a film. And her 3 album she is making is also going to be a film.
Tag your it and Milk and Cookies are joint together. All of them are. Crybaby - the character in all the music videos got abducted and the abtucter was wearing a wolf head, a reference to the big bad wolf. Milk and cookies was when crybaby was in a house and was forced to make milk and cookies. But she put poison in them. Which is also why there are some references to death.
The whole crybaby playlist has kinda a story line that is quite interesting like in doll house when she says “don’t let them see what goes down in the kitchen.” What is going on in the kitchen is actually the music video sippy cup and what is going on in sippy cup is that the mum is killing the dad and crybaby sees it so the mum gives her a drink to make her forget it
In all of melanies albums she plays a character called cry baby, the song crybaby is about her mum saying she is a crybaby at birth so her brother writes crybaby on her birthday certificate, dollhouse is about the dark side of her family and the lyric “don’t let them see what goes on in the kitchen” links to sippy cup which is when her mum murders her dad in the kitchen, carousel is about her becoming love sick and trapped in a love cycle, alphabet boy is about her lover thinking they are superior over her, soap is about her falling deeply in love and saying “I love you” to her lover and she regrets it, training wheels is about her wanting her relationships go onto the next level but her lover is unsure, pity party is about her inviting her friends and lover to her party and nobody shows up, tag your it is about her getting kidnapped after her party, Milk and cookies is about her killing her kidnapper by poisoning some cookies, pacify her is about crybaby falling in love but her crush like this other girl for her looks and pacify her means “get rid of her” her crush end is going for the other woman because they flash him, Mrs potato head is about being forced into plastic surgery but then they person that forced her cheated someone made a article saying this mrs potato head is inappropriate for young girls which it is not, mad hatter is about her getting drugged and basically going crazy, there’s also other songs in the album that aren’t as big such as cake which is about being discriminated against by someone you love. Cry baby- about growing up K-12- about college After school ep- ending school Melanie uses adult situations and puts them in children situations I would also like to thank you for not judging Melanie for her weird type of music! I also recommend watching her film k-12! It’s a very twisted film - a very big Melanie Martinez fan Also! Every song is linkef
Yes crybaby is the character and this album is about her journey through her childhood dealing with a dysfunctional family and boys she liked, sexual assault and unreal beauty standards. K-12 is the second album continuing during crybaby’s high school experience.
Definitely react to Aurora's album "infections of a different kind". Great song writing, strong concepts, and awesome production. Definitely on the same level as this album.
Omg if you did an Aurora video I’d die. 😍 I would love to hear your thoughts about her music. Either way, already subbed and look forward to future uploads. 😊
I love Melaine more then I could put on words I've been listening to her since the voice her Albums are so good but Cry baby will always have a special place in my heart due to how much it helped me cope with my abuse and how relatable it was
Suggestion: FKA Twigs... very avant garde and abstract, but honestly true artistry. Awesome vid 💙 EDIT: I see melodrama in the background and I instantly know you're a man of culture
So basic rundown of each song Crybaby is about her sharing the same feelings of another person. Dollhouse is about Fake Family Happiness. Sippy Cup is more about the mother and her drinking problem. Carousel is about chasing a man she loves around but never getting to reach his love and being stuck. Alphabet Boy us about the same man from Carousel thinking he's much smarter than her. Soap is about her wanting to forget and never talk about her love with "The Man". Training Wheels is about her helping someone who likes her get off his training wheels of love and take it to the next level. Pity Party is about her inviting people to her party and nobody showing up. Tag, You're It is about her getting kidnapped. Milk and Cookies is about her poisoning her kidnapper and escaping. Pacify Her is about her having enough with all the bad in her life and tries to take another woman's man but fails. Mrs Potato Head is about the consequences of Plastic Surgery. Mad Hatter is about her excepting the fact that she's crazy! Also you should react to her K-12 album and her After School ep with some singles she released such as CopyCat and Fire Drill!
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There’s an unreleased song that recently leaked called coloring book it has a different version of the album together with a song called zzz which is kind of the same coloring book was the original leading track of the album but she later changed it to crybaby and zzz is about suicide so one version the character crybaby was probably going to end her life you should react to this songs and give your understanding
k-12 was my least favorite crybaby was my favorite but guys after school episode is just goddd the lyrics hits so hard cuz its such unseen things in society that people start to ignore at a certain age and u can only see those things at that age so its always ignored but she put it into words in such a way that everyone gets a different meaning yet its still the same message just holding onto different categories I loved it and I think it's underrated
pity party is basically what it is about (her friends not showing into her party) but it could also be a metaphor about not getting the appreciation for something you've put your heart onto. in the song, crybaby set everything herself, from pastel ribbons to writing invitations, but ended up having no one to show up which is equivalent to not being appreciated.
training wheels is my favourite because i am in love with the metaphor of this guy has ‘training wheels’ on and he won’t take them off no matter how long they’ve been together. He’s staying in his comfort zone and she’s sort of like ‘it’s not like i’m asking to be your wife’ i just want to go a bit further in the relationship. She’s guiding him through the relationship but he’s so afraid of ‘falling off the bike’ and ‘getting hurt’ that he doesn’t take off the training wheels no matter how much she reassures him that he’s safe and that she won’t let him fall and get hurt. amazing.
Milk and cookies is the continuation of the tag you're it and it's about how she runs away from the person who kidnapped her in tag you're it. I recommend watching her music videos.
I love the vibes in here! Love the feedback after each song! Love that you are giggin to it like this! You understand it please do a reaction video watching her music videos!
@@Luscent she said they're based off a character she created named Crybaby. she's like the child version of her, but with all the knowledge of how the world is now, if that makes sense. you should definitely watch her film "k-12" on youtube. it's very very good.
So, her second album "K-12" has a film with all of the songs of the album in it! (The music videos are the film itself) You should react to the film, we would love to see your reaction to it!!
Watch the music video i feel you would really like them because they give you a look at what she's singing about and some songs actually go together so they might make more sense that way too ☺️ love her!!
You should listen to Play date, Teddy bear, and Cake! And think it’s the deluxe album but all three have cool meanings in the songs. Btw love your vids!💕
Is it just me or is there 2 types of song on the album Type 1 Crybaby Dollhouse Carousel Tag, You're It Milk and Cookies Mad Hatter Type 2 Sippy Cup Alphabet Boy Soap Training Wheels Pity Party Mrs. Potato Head Pacify Her is somewhere in the middle I can't explain it but yeah
to answer your question :) milk and cookies is a continuation of tag you're it. she gets revenge by killing her attacker. the double music video for them is cool but really creepy
I agree with what you said about dollhouse it's so true especially here on TH-cam you never know what someone's going through that's why I'm not too upset when someone doesn't upload or whatever I'm just worried
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Alphabet boys lyrics in order actually go from A, B, C, D in her verses
Ohhhmg that is so cool!!
I came down to comment this too 😂😂😂 it’s one of my favourite songs lyrically
I listened to it again today and lost my mind a little bit
@@Luscent 😭✋
Yea like “always throwing paper airplanes at me when your around” “you build me up like building blocks just you bring me down” “you can crush my candy cane but you’ll never see me cry”
This album defined my early teen years good lord
And now I feel old 👴🤣
it defined my later teen years and helped me find myself as an adult as well as made me an overall more confident person
@@Luscent hey! I’m a new subscriber! Can you react to melanie’s “the bakery” music video? I’d love to see it! You are awesome❤️❤️❤️
Saaaaaaaaameeeee
I still listen
So the story of alphabet boy was that melanie was dating this guy who knew alot about writing songs and he would try to teach melanie how to write a good song and being all condescending. So melanie was like "eff you. Ya know what? I can write a song. And I'll write one about you" and she did
Omg amazing I love that!
I keep seeing people with pfp’s like yours, what’s about that?
@@bread2452 picrew, a website where you can make characters-- that specific maker is fairly popular
soap is about her confessing her feelings for someone and then regretting it because that person may not feel the same way
Ohh ok that makes sense!
That so meee
@@micaarts2Fr
You should listen to the four extra songs of this album:
-Play Date
-Teddy bear
-Cake
-Gingerbread man
I think they're super good too
YESS cake is soo good
@Bintang Naufal extra clutter not dollhouse
They're literally all amazing. I hope he does hear more.
Is Copycat even in an album? cause I'm confused
@@erinpoppens4154 CopyCat is just a single, it was gonna be in After School but idk why they took it out
sippy cup is in fact a continuation of dollhouse. when she says syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup, shes referring to alcohol. the mom catches the dad with his mistress and ends up killing them both which is why a bunch of words related to death are referred. she has a music video for each track so if u choose to watch them make sure to watch them in chronological order in the same way the tracks are. im glad u reacted to this album. melanie is a lyrical genius.
Wooow I didn't realize the story went so deep!
the mom didnt try to kill crybaby, the alcohol was made to have just mkae crybaby go to sleep, so crybaby never died ♡´･ᴗ･`♡
When in the actual fact, the whole album was in a single story of CryBaby, following her second album which was also the continuation of that story...
@@Madi.starsss yes i know. when i said both i meant the dad and mistress.
time stamps
cry baby 2:10
doll house 4:49
sippy cup 8:03
carousel 10:43
alphabet boy 12:44
soap 14:43
training wheels 16:59
pity party 18:35
tag, you’re it 20:53
milk and cookies 22:40
pacify her 25:00
mrs potato head 26:17
mad hatter 29:28
thanks!!
Thanks
K-12 next please 😭
It's on my list ☺️
@@Luscent yay, field trip is such a calming song to relax to! It’s my favorite album and the music videos are STUNNING! I think you’d enjoy it
@@femboyleftist8298 that's part of the after school ep
@@femboyleftist8298 That's After School
Plzzz
I was obSEEEESSED with this album when it came out
I can see why!!!
Sameee, cry baby, blurryface, born to die, ultraviolence, badlands, Electra heart, vessel, AM and wiped out were my whole 2015
@@wonderland4515 I was OBSESSED with blurry face and badlands like unhealthily obsessed
I'm STILL obsessed XD
@@wonderland4515 WIPED OUT, yess. I was so hoping you'd add The Neighbourhood to that list!
Melanie puts so many details in her music and storyline, it's hard to catch all of it during the first listen but you actually did a really good job of picking up on the overall theme and story of each song which makes me really happy and shows your love for songwriting and storytelling. It doesn't happen often that I watch a whole album reaction but this one I watched all the way through because I was so interested in what you had to say about it. Melanies work is incredibly unique talking about heavy, mature topics while wrapping it in this like fantasy childish package. As you said - it's genius. And there's more of that in k-12, I would even say in that album she touches even more on society issues and not as much on personal issues like in Crybaby. But k-12 is a continuation of Crybaby (also Crybaby is like the main character in that story). What's also really cool is that Melanie literally made a full on movie out of k-12, which is worth watching as well because it helps understand the story even better as her lyrics are sometimes a little tricky to interpret. Anyways, can't wait for your reaction to k-12!!
Amazing and thank you for watching the whole way through!! I'm super excited to do k-12 a lot of people seem to be very passionate about that album!
@@Luscent It's a really good album, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
"kinda like she's singing to a brother or sister." oh sir... no- 😂💗
Hahahahahahhahaha lol
I'm like uh did you hear the part where she says "fully undressed no training wheels left for you"
@@Luscent sweet home Alabama sir
Tag your it and milk and cookies were put in a double feature music video so they’re connected . Milk and cookies is about crybaby getting revenge on her kidnapper from tag your it.
Wow I need to check out these videos!!
@@Luscent she also was rapped in tag you're it "grabbed my hand, pushed me down took the words right out my mouth"
@@vjaoso2053 I always thought that but wow like for someone else to say it it just makes me so sad and pissed. Some people suck. Nobody deserves to go thru that. But I’m glad she brought attention to it
you actually did so well interpreting it. there's a story book if u want to learn more but you weren't far off at all
Thank you! Wow there's a book too?? She really went all in on the concept didn't she
@@Luscent Honey, there's a whole movie for her other album
@@Luscent The book is at www.melaniemartinezmusic.com/ and it comes with a CD
Cry baby album plots
Cry baby is about being sensitive and crying out for no reason..
Dollhouse is about how a family looks different on the outside than how they act inside the walls.
Sippy cup is the continued story from Dollhouse. It's what really 'goes down in the kitchen' the Mum is an alcoholic, she tries drowning out the situation that her husband is cheating on her and her on child is on drugs. Melanie seeing the reality of a broken family
Carousel is about falling in love with a guy, but it's like a game as Melanie has to chase him to try see if the guy likes her or not.
Alphabet boy is about she knew when she was younger. The guy was learning to be a musician and back then Melanie wasn't so good. He would try and teach her, but she didn't like that and calls him out for being aggressive and overtaking her ideas.
Soap and Training Wheels are a double feature. Soap is about Melanie telling a guy that she loves him, but it doesn't go well. Turns out the guy doesn't love her and she wants to go back to the moment before she said "I love you". Training Wheels is about Melanie in a new relationship with her boyfriend, Melanie feels like she loves him, but the relationship has gone on for a long time and has progressed too slowly that it makes her feel like this guy is riding a bicycle with stabilisers on.
Pity party is about Melanie inviting friends to her birthday party, but nobody shows up, she feels lonely and starts questioning her decision making skills.
Tag you're it and Milk and Cookies are a double feature. Tag you're it is about being kidnapped. Milk and Cookies is the continued story from Tag you're it and focuses on the kidnapped child being trapped by her kidnapper and tries to find a way to knock them unconscious and escape.
Pacify her takes a step back to relationships, Melanie finds out that a boy likes her, but instead of telling her he goes out with another girl, Melanie then talks to him face to face about how weird the problem between her and his so called girlfriend is and tries to find out more about what really happened between them.
Mrs. Potato Head is about being true to yourself and not changing your image. Like many people do, they usually have surgery to change the way they look. Melanie on the other hand in this song convinced others to stay the way they are.
Mad Hatter is the final song of the album and is about how being called crazy is ok to her and it's ok to be a little bit strange as it's part of a human to be a little crazy. This is just focusing on how calling someone crazy might make someone feel. And this song also fits perfectly up to the start of the second album K-12 release in 2019
Awesome thanks for so much detail!!
I have to do a presentation about my fav musician (Melanie) and you helped me so fkn much! TYSM
As a melanie Stan it makes me so happy seeing people understand her music and genuinely enjoy her music , 🥺❤️
Facts, it upsets me that she's often misinterpreted/ misunderstood most of the time! Glad to see he did his best to understand the songs. Much appreciated. 😍
This, Badlands, and Electra Heart is all I listened to in 2015 lmao
SAMEEEE
@@armystayblink9865 Yesss, and btw I love your username 💜
Me af 😅
when it was 2015 I was still a kid playing video games💀
The death grip those albums had on me at that time is ridiculous
Melanie is so good with metaphors. Her songs also has a different meaning depending on who is listening.
Yeah definitely!
Her album K-12 is an expansion on the story of her character and its sooooo good! Also, her EP After School is a more personal body of work and has some really mystical and emotional vibes.
Awesome I'm really excited to check them out!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
There were some extra songs in the deluxe album, they were teddy bear, playdate, and cake. If you could react to them that would be cool.
I'll look them up!
@@Luscent and gingerbread man
@@ms.openhearted1731 Every time I feel like listening to Melanie, It's practically a ritual for me to include Gingerbread Man, lol. I just really love it. I love all of them!
The backstory behind alphabet boy was that this boy was trying to teach her how to write her songs like it was an algorithm, and she wasn’t having it and now she’s so successful
Yeahh I'm glad she doesn't follow the rules!!
YOU SHOULD TO TEACT TO HER SECOND ALBUM "K-12" it also had a film! React to the film too plss😍
It's definitely on my list!
@@Luscent it really shows a lot of struggles with almost growing up, and uncovering topics like TW
Eating disorders and grooming, it really is so amazing
@@Luscent NOBODY ELSE IS ASKING BUT PLEASE DO AFTER SCHOOL!!! it’s really a different sound for her that I love I think you should listen
@@stevens4641 true! true!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Fun Fact : the song carousel was featured in american horror stories
That's cool! It definitely fits haha
I always love seeing your positive and analytical remarks throughout these songs! It actually adds something special to these reaction videos! There's something so natural and genuine about it that I love!
Aw thank you!!!
i loved this album's production for how unique and experimental it is, and that made me a huge fan of hers!
Yeah it's super cool so inspiring!
you should definitely listen to this album with the visuals, all songs have music videos :)
Yeahh a lot of people said the videos are all part of the experience!
Melanie is literally my life Fr
I love Sippy Cup, it’s a big metaphor for alcoholism through a child’s eyes. The sippy cup is a flask and the syrup is whiskey or some sort of other dark liquor.
Yeah I guess from a child's perspective it would look like syrup and they wouldn't know any better
Each song is a new part of the story about this girl named Crybaby, she’s going through life and discovering all these dark sad things and yeah the story continues with her Album k12 which I definitely recommend it and it has a movie along with it so it is easier to understand
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
You NEED to listen to her K-12 studio album, she also has some really good songs on her EP After School!
I'm excited for it!!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Crybaby album is about a fairytale character about Melanies darker side of herself. In the album we follow the growth of Crybaby from birth to kindergarten. At first in the album, crybaby is very insecure of herself, and gets called "CryBaby" and nobody wanna come to her birthday. As Crybaby gets older, she learns to accept herself more, and evolves in that way. Melanie says in some interviews that while writing the album, she also got through that same evolution herself.
K-12. (The Movie)
Kindergarten to 12th grade. She explains some problems she's been throug/others can relate to, through her songs, as she grows she also learns to accept, and she learns (As Lillith from her dream told her) "You have to experience the Physical pain of this world". And Crybaby learns how to take care of herself, and she's being herself.
I really love Melanie Martinez.
And one last thing.
Strawberry shortcake: Is about someone who's "Feeling unsure of my naked body" and the person who's unsure of her body also gets told that it's just how boys act "Got boys acting like they aint seen skin before" as she says.
Orange juice: About the person who's tryna help other people with eating disorders. So it's the "helpers" Pov. "i wish i could give you my set of eyes, because i know your eyes aint working" She says in the song, and i think that means something like "I wish you could see yourself through my eyes, because you can't see how beautiful you are from your own eyes" wich i really really respect.
I hoped this helped, if some of you have any questions about Melanie, just ask them :D
Thanks for all the info!!!
I relate so much to literally every Melanie song lol, it's just that she really writes about real shit that isn't normally talked about.
I remember being 8 years old and listening to "Dad's with a slut" and i was like, oh, my dad's unfaithful too, and then "Mom pulls out a flask" and i was like, oh, mom is drinking alcohol and smoking to forget about dad's infidelity too, and then she's like "Brother's smoking weed" and i was like, is this woman talking about me or wtf?
And since then her music is one of the most important things to me cause cry baby really helped me in childhood from being a sad insecure kid with family issues and since i'm 13 (now i'm 15) K-12 who talks about adolescence, is still helping me out so my relationship with Melanie's music is one of a kind.
Carousel was featured in a horror show!
~American Horror Story: Freakshow~
so yes it did go in a horror thing-
Yeah that makes sense hahahaha
totally going to subscribe. 10/10 reaction, diving into the lyrics, metaphors, practical effects
🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘
Definitely excited for this. This album is iconic
Albums I recommend:
After School (by Melanie Martinez)
Demidevil (by Ashnikko)
Worldwide Torture (by Jazmin Bean)
Slayyyter (by Slayyyter)
I'm pretty sure Worldwide torture is a EP but Jazmin is making an album rn!
oh btw this album has visuals for each track! it's a visual album and the videos are making them connected
That's so cool can't wait to check them out!!
This video gave me a new point of view for Mad Hatter :0 I never imagined the song actually being about her being comfortable with her differences. I'm subscribing
Glad you got something from it!! 🥰
Alphabet boy: this is about mansplaining, the guy in the song has his “bad poetry” and he’s teaching her about the alphabet and she keeps saying the song “i know my abcs yet you keep teaching me” so to me this is about mansplaining
Tag, you’re it: this is about abuse and kidnapping, and to me it feels also like a reference to rape, the wolf man (i think the wolf is a metaphor for how he is a predator) poisons her/ sedates her and kidnaps her, and is a reference to how girls are always thinking about this happening, in my purse rn are like 3 weapons, and in the music video the cashier sees the wolf man and gives crybaby poison, which is a nod to that fact that we are always thinking about that. (Speaking of which, I recommend “boys will be boys” by dua lipa)
Milk and cookies: this is a continuation of tag, youre it. In the music video she has to make cookies for her kidnapper, and she puts the poison that the cashier gave her in them, I think it is a similar message to tag, youre it
Pacify her: this is about how society puts women against each other. In movies when a guy cheats, u always see the girlfriend fighting the other girl, even if the other girl doesn’t know, and the crybaby is mad at the girl that is dating the blue boy, when the blue boy is the one plotting the two girls against one another.
Mrs. potato head: this is about how men kind of force women to change themselves into something that we are not, and in the music video, the girl is very pretty, but then the guy gets her an appointment for a face lift for her birthday, and once she gets the face lift (she cared enough about the guy to do it for him, and society was also pressuring her to do it, with all the notions of “no one will love you if you’re unattractive” ) he cheats on her cause it “doesn’t look very good”.
This is just my translation about these songs, i didn’t do all of them because I haven’t obsessed over them long enough to form a well thought out opinion/ translation
I think her "Tag You're It" experience completely changed her. In "Pacify Her", this is the first time we see her powers (music videos). With the combination of her being sensitive (Cry Baby), her family life (Dollhouse/Sippy Cup), all her relationship issues (Carousel, Alphabet Boy, Soap, Training Wheels and Pity Party) and getting kidnapped and escaping (Milk & Cookies), it pushed her over the edge which seems to be why she embraces herself in "Mad Hatter", like yes everyone I've been through some shit and I'm going to be who I am. but I think her powers came out after the trauma of getting kidnapped.
Ahhhhhh I’m so happy I found this. I haven’t seen anyone react to Melanie Martinez music and so long. Thank you for uploading this. Ik I’m a month late but thank you
This was literally my first album I've ever listened to and it's what introduced me into music, it's so underrated.
Wow what a cool first experience!! It's one of those albums that is like wow this is what music can be
the videos for each song on this album really help tell the story
Yeah I've heard that's so cool what an artist!
Pity party was a literal pity party she had where almost everything went wrong and Very little people came
Aw I know that feeling!!
you should watch the videos, because she also made the story of Cry Baby in every video of this era, in the same order that the album. Tag, you´re it/Milk and Cookies is a doble video because in the first video you see how she was kidnapped and in the other you see how she escaped.
Yeah I defo will!!
Crybaby is a character, she’s telling a story through crybaby’s POV! All the songs correlate in the order put on the album!! Also she has another album K-12 & two eps, dollhouse and after school, as well as a extended version of crybaby with 4 extra songs!!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Tag you're it and Milk and Cookies are strongly related. I think it is obvious that the first talks about kidnapping, Well, the second is how the victim basically murders the kidnapper.
But you did It so well! Love your reactions
Yeah a few people have mentioned that! I'll have to watch the MVs to gtk the full story
Pleease, react to K-12 by melanie martinez💕🌼
second this!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Pity Party is my favorite song because I relate to it the most.
I had my 8th birthday party, I invited 30 people and one person showed up and then left early. My mother hired a clown, got a bounce house and a pinyata and 30 taco's.....:/
Melanie is amazing, you need to see her videos they are all like a film, as the songs goes in the album it’s also a film.
Her second album is a film. And her 3 album she is making is also going to be a film.
React to k_12 it's an album who matches with school life but at the same time with our daily life
It sounds awesome!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Tag your it and Milk and Cookies are joint together. All of them are. Crybaby - the character in all the music videos got abducted and the abtucter was wearing a wolf head, a reference to the big bad wolf. Milk and cookies was when crybaby was in a house and was forced to make milk and cookies. But she put poison in them. Which is also why there are some references to death.
The whole crybaby playlist has kinda a story line that is quite interesting like in doll house when she says “don’t let them see what goes down in the kitchen.” What is going on in the kitchen is actually the music video sippy cup and what is going on in sippy cup is that the mum is killing the dad and crybaby sees it so the mum gives her a drink to make her forget it
Woah crazy!
I love your personality so much, watching your reactions is so entertaining! You're so sweet xx
Aw thank you!
Melanie is so underrated she deserves much more😭💖
Yeah I agree! It's kinda crazy that I've never heard her on the radio or anything
In all of melanies albums she plays a character called cry baby, the song crybaby is about her mum saying she is a crybaby at birth so her brother writes crybaby on her birthday certificate, dollhouse is about the dark side of her family and the lyric “don’t let them see what goes on in the kitchen” links to sippy cup which is when her mum murders her dad in the kitchen, carousel is about her becoming love sick and trapped in a love cycle, alphabet boy is about her lover thinking they are superior over her, soap is about her falling deeply in love and saying “I love you” to her lover and she regrets it, training wheels is about her wanting her relationships go onto the next level but her lover is unsure, pity party is about her inviting her friends and lover to her party and nobody shows up, tag your it is about her getting kidnapped after her party, Milk and cookies is about her killing her kidnapper by poisoning some cookies, pacify her is about crybaby falling in love but her crush like this other girl for her looks and pacify her means “get rid of her” her crush end is going for the other woman because they flash him, Mrs potato head is about being forced into plastic surgery but then they person that forced her cheated someone made a article saying this mrs potato head is inappropriate for young girls which it is not, mad hatter is about her getting drugged and basically going crazy, there’s also other songs in the album that aren’t as big such as cake which is about being discriminated against by someone you love.
Cry baby- about growing up
K-12- about college
After school ep- ending school
Melanie uses adult situations and puts them in children situations
I would also like to thank you for not judging Melanie for her weird type of music! I also recommend watching her film k-12! It’s a very twisted film
- a very big Melanie Martinez fan
Also! Every song is linkef
Yes crybaby is the character and this album is about her journey through her childhood dealing with a dysfunctional family and boys she liked, sexual assault and unreal beauty standards. K-12 is the second album continuing during crybaby’s high school experience.
Her and Marina gave me so much confidence in myself now and idk why but "tag you're it", "dollhouse", "playdate", and "mad hatter" hit hard for me
Definitely react to Aurora's album "infections of a different kind". Great song writing, strong concepts, and awesome production. Definitely on the same level as this album.
Ooh ok yeah I've fancied doing Aurora for a while actually
Omg if you did an Aurora video I’d die. 😍 I would love to hear your thoughts about her music. Either way, already subbed and look forward to future uploads. 😊
I love Melaine more then I could put on words I've been listening to her since the voice her Albums are so good but Cry baby will always have a special place in my heart due to how much it helped me cope with my abuse and how relatable it was
Suggestion: FKA Twigs... very avant garde and abstract, but honestly true artistry. Awesome vid 💙
EDIT: I see melodrama in the background and I instantly know you're a man of culture
So basic rundown of each song Crybaby is about her sharing the same feelings of another person. Dollhouse is about Fake Family Happiness. Sippy Cup is more about the mother and her drinking problem. Carousel is about chasing a man she loves around but never getting to reach his love and being stuck. Alphabet Boy us about the same man from Carousel thinking he's much smarter than her. Soap is about her wanting to forget and never talk about her love with "The Man". Training Wheels is about her helping someone who likes her get off his training wheels of love and take it to the next level. Pity Party is about her inviting people to her party and nobody showing up. Tag, You're It is about her getting kidnapped. Milk and Cookies is about her poisoning her kidnapper and escaping. Pacify Her is about her having enough with all the bad in her life and tries to take another woman's man but fails. Mrs Potato Head is about the consequences of Plastic Surgery. Mad Hatter is about her excepting the fact that she's crazy! Also you should react to her K-12 album and her After School ep with some singles she released such as CopyCat and Fire Drill!
Me: *sees Born This Way cover behind him*
Also me: *Suscribes*
Happy BTW 10th Anniversary!
listen to the deluxe! play date is one of my faves from the album
You should watch the music videos in order (there’s one for every song) and watch her movie for her second album k-12 you would love it
Yeah I really need to check them out!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Carousel was actually featured in American Horror Story, Freakshow! I think it’s... season 4?
Of course you guys recommended this album for me!! I'm the biggest cry baby out there!! 😭🤣
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Yasssssss K-12 🔥🔥🔥
There’s an unreleased song that recently leaked called coloring book it has a different version of the album together with a song called zzz which is kind of the same coloring book was the original leading track of the album but she later changed it to crybaby and zzz is about suicide so one version the character crybaby was probably going to end her life you should react to this songs and give your understanding
I luv your speaking voice it's so sweet 💖
Aw thanks!
I had the same reaction for Mad Hatter lol 😅
k-12 was my least favorite crybaby was my favorite but guys after school episode is just goddd the lyrics hits so hard cuz its such unseen things in society that people start to ignore at a certain age and u can only see those things at that age so its always ignored but she put it into words in such a way that everyone gets a different meaning yet its still the same message just holding onto different categories I loved it and I think it's underrated
Cool I'm excited to listen to it!
carousel was actually used for american horror story: freak show!
pity party is basically what it is about (her friends not showing into her party) but it could also be a metaphor about not getting the appreciation for something you've put your heart onto. in the song, crybaby set everything herself, from pastel ribbons to writing invitations, but ended up having no one to show up which is equivalent to not being appreciated.
Yeah I like that interpretation!
training wheels is my favourite because i am in love with the metaphor of this guy has ‘training wheels’ on and he won’t take them off no matter how long they’ve been together. He’s staying in his comfort zone and she’s sort of like ‘it’s not like i’m asking to be your wife’ i just want to go a bit further in the relationship. She’s guiding him through the relationship but he’s so afraid of ‘falling off the bike’ and ‘getting hurt’ that he doesn’t take off the training wheels no matter how much she reassures him that he’s safe and that she won’t let him fall and get hurt. amazing.
oh noo, you really need listen to the deluxe tracks!! Great reaction btw, always love your interpretations!
Yeah I didn't have much time to edit this week so decided to just to the regular version I'll have to check them out another time!
Can you react to the deluxe version? There’s 4 additional songs. Which are Teddy, Cake, Play Date and Gingerbread man.
Milk and cookies is the continuation of the tag you're it and it's about how she runs away from the person who kidnapped her in tag you're it.
I recommend watching her music videos.
Yeah a few people have said that! I'll defo be checking them out!
@@Luscent cool
Can't wait
You nailed it on the first song I relate to that so much
Sad songs in this album never hurted as much as they do now 😭💔
❤️
I'm a fan of mel so I randomly saw this vid... I seriously found you wholesome dude!!! New subscriber here💙
He should have react to the music videos because its crazy and alot of meanings
When you react to the K-12 album you should just react to the movie entirely that way you can get the visuals and everything at once
Yeahh I'm thinking that would be a good plan
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Milk and cookies is a continuation of tag you're it. You should watch the double video of it. Super cool
Yeah I've heard the vids are really good! I'll have to check them out!
I love the vibes in here! Love the feedback after each song! Love that you are giggin to it like this! You understand it please do a reaction video watching her music videos!
Aw thanks glad you liked it! Yeah I'm planning on doing the music vids soon!
I really enjoyed your reactions and your interpretations. Loved the video!
Aw thank you!!
her songs are always SOOO up for interpretation!!! that's what i absolutely love about her music.
Yeahhh like the stories are so metaphorical I wonder if they have a meaning or link to her own life
@@Luscent she said they're based off a character she created named Crybaby. she's like the child version of her, but with all the knowledge of how the world is now, if that makes sense. you should definitely watch her film "k-12" on youtube. it's very very good.
So, her second album "K-12" has a film with all of the songs of the album in it! (The music videos are the film itself) You should react to the film, we would love to see your reaction to it!!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
i remember listening to this at like 11 when it came out 💀💀 here i am 5 years later still listening to it 😭
Me ➡️👴👴👴
I think Tag, You’re It is about her being kidnapped and Milk and Cookies is about her drugging her kidnapper and escaping
Ah yeah I've heard that!
Watch the music video i feel you would really like them because they give you a look at what she's singing about and some songs actually go together so they might make more sense that way too ☺️ love her!!
Yeah I'm looking forward to checking them out
You should listen to Play date, Teddy bear, and Cake! And think it’s the deluxe album but all three have cool meanings in the songs. Btw love your vids!💕
Cool! Yeah I'll check them out - and thanks!
@@Luscent mhm!
I really liked your reaction to those elements in the songs :D
There's a reason Melanie Martinez is my favorite artist🤣......I absolutely adore her😍
Yeah she's pretty amazing
I’m so glad you like the album. Pretty sure you will like the deluxe version too and don’t forget to react to her new album k-12
Yeah defo!
The k-12 Premiere is tonight!! :) th-cam.com/video/Pq5il40oHCU/w-d-xo.html
Is it just me or is there 2 types of song on the album
Type 1
Crybaby
Dollhouse
Carousel
Tag, You're It
Milk and Cookies
Mad Hatter
Type 2
Sippy Cup
Alphabet Boy
Soap
Training Wheels
Pity Party
Mrs. Potato Head
Pacify Her is somewhere in the middle
I can't explain it but yeah
Interesting I'll see if I notice that on repeat listens!
Fun fact milk and cookies is the double feature to tag your it and is about poisoning her kidnaper
to answer your question :) milk and cookies is a continuation of tag you're it. she gets revenge by killing her attacker. the double music video for them is cool but really creepy
Pity party hit me heavy cause I had that happen to me and that party was a turning point in my life.
Makes you realise who your real friends are ❤️
Milk and Cookies is the Depression after what happened in Tag You're It.
I’m OBSESSED with melanie! Glad to see you reacting! Also you are super cute 🖤
I agree with what you said about dollhouse it's so true especially here on TH-cam you never know what someone's going through that's why I'm not too upset when someone doesn't upload or whatever I'm just worried
I think a lot of social media is like that you know? People always post about the good stuff but you never know what else they're going through
@@Luscent yes