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Cry Baby


"Cry Baby" by Melanie Martinez is a song originally performed in the key of A minor. Released as the lead single from her debut studio album, also titled "Cry Baby," the song was written by Melanie Martinez and her frequent collaborator, Jeremy Dussolliet. Prior to gaining recognition as a solo artist, Martinez participated in the reality TV show "The Voice" in 2012. The song delves into the concept of infantilism, depicting a character named Cry Baby who feels emotions intensely. As for the melody, it features a playful yet eerie sound, characterized by Martinez's distinctive vocals and a catchy chorus.

Cry Baby - Melanie Martinez

c f c f e
You seem to replace
c a# c a# c
Your brain with your heart
c f c f e
You take things so hard
c c c c a# g
And then you fall apart

c f c f e
You try to explain
c a# c a# a# c
But before you can start
c c c c c
Those cry baby tears
c c a# g c
Come out of the dark

g# a# c g# g# a# a#
Someone's turning the handle
g# a# c g# a# a# f
To the faucet in your eyes
f c g# a#
They're pouring out
g# g g# g g# g
Where everyone can see

f g# a# c g# g# a# a#
Your heart' too big for your body
g# c g# g# a# a# g#
It's why you won't fit inside
g# d# a# a#
You put in out
g# g g# g g# g
Where everyone can see

c a# g# c a# g# c a# g#
They call you cry baby , cry baby
f f g g# a# c
But you don't fucking care
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
a# a# g# a# g# f
So you laugh throung your tears
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
f f g g# a# c
'Cause you don't fucking care
a# a# a# c g#
Tears fall to the ground
a# a# a# c g#
You just let them drown

g# a# a# a# c g#
You just let them drown
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby

c f c f e a#
You're all on your own and
c c c c a# c
You lost all your friends
c a# c c d#
You told yourself that
a# c c a# g# c
It's not you , it's them

c f c f e
You're one of a kind
a# c c a# c c
And no one understand
c# g f f f
But those cry baby tears
f f g d# f f
Keep coming back again

g# a# c g# g# a# a#
Someone's turning the handle
g# a# c g# a# a# f
To the faucet in your eyes
f c g# a#
They're pouring out
g# g g# g g# g
Where everyone can see

f g# a# c g# g# a# a#
Your heart' too big for your body
g# c g# g# a# a# g#
It's why you won't fit inside
g# d# a# a#
You put in out
g# g g# g g# g
Where everyone can see

c a# g# c a# g# c a# g#
They call you cry baby , cry baby
f f g g# a# c
But you don't fucking care
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
a# a# g# a# g# f
So you laugh throung your tears
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
f f g g# a# c
'Cause you don't fucking care
a# a# a# c g#
Tears fall to the ground
a# a# a# c g#
You just let them drown

c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
g# a# a# a# c g#
You just let them drown
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
g# a# a# a# c g#
You just let them drown

a# c a# c c a# c a# c
I look at you and i see myself
g# a# g# a# a# g# c a# a# a# g f
And i know you better than anyone else
f g f g f g f g# g#
And i have the same faucet in my eyes
g# g# g# a# g# a#
So your tears are mine

c a# g# c a# g# c a# g#
They call me cry baby , cry baby
f f g g# a# c
But i don't fucking care
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
a# g# a# g# f
I laugh throung my tears
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
f f g g# a# c
'Cause i don't fucking care
a# a# g# a# a#
Tears fall to the ground
a# a# a# c g#
I just let them drown

c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
a# a# a# c g#
I just let them drown
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
a# a# a# c g#
You just let them drown
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
a# a# a# c g#
I just let them drown
c a# g# c a# g#
Cry baby , cry baby
a# a# a# c g#
You just let them drown