In case you haven't noticed, A- Always Aiming paper Airplanes At me when you're Around B- You Build me up like Building Blocks just so you can Bring me down C- You Can Crush my Candy Cane but you'll never Catch me Cry D- If you Dangle that Diploma and I Dead, you Don't be surprised ..and so on with the next verse.
@@1luvyou850 well, from a musical standpoint its pretty formulaic pop, but her vocals are so nice to listen to and her lyrics are brilliant and self written. It's not the music that sets her apart, but rather what she's doing in front of it.
It's because song have catchy melody and you just memorize it but if it's school work there's no melody so you can't memorize it but if you want to try to remember it try making your own catchy melody I think it will work .
3:03 THIS PART!! not only does it make me feel some type of way and for some reason is nostalgic, but her notes is just soo beautiful id literally die to that part on loop
“you call me a child while you keep counting all your coins” i love how aggressive but not aggressive this song is like she’s insulting him but not using a angry tone is like a soft tone making him sound dumb mel is just so incredibly smart
For me, personally the song reminds me of special needs teachers. Coming from a neurodivergent student stuck in these classes, They treat the neurodivergent kids like dogs and we are always getting congratulated on simple things because we are always being underestimated. And despite exceeding their expectations multiple times. They never change their expectations and we can never prove that we can function like a normal human being since each authority figure treats and views us like pets. Edit: I am writing this not even 5 minutes after the original comment. Another thing is that we are segregated from neurotypical kids. I'm segregated for around 2 periods. But my school has some kids stay in one room all day segregated from all the other kids. So instead they have to deal with all the stuff I already mentioned for the whole school day instead of a couple hours like some of us.
@@everythingz888 what I was told is that the professor said she couldn't write anything correctly and basically she was terrible at it and just bossed her around a lot
A B C. A - ~Always~ ~Aiming~ Paper ~Airplanes~ ~At~ Me When You’re ~Around.~ B - You ~Build~ Me Up Like ~Building~ ~Blocks~ Just So You Can ~Bring~ Me Down. C - You ~Can~ ~Crush~ My ~Candy~ ~Cane~ But You’ll Never ~Catch~ Me ~Cry.~ V E R S E.
Edit: IDK how i got the strike trough and i cant get it off smh Same with the other verse: A-apples- aren't -always - appropriate -apologizes B-butterscotch -and - bubblegum - drops - are - bitter sweet- to -me C-you -call -me- a -child- while -you -keep- counting all- ur- coins D-I'm -not -ur -dolly- and- ur -not -my- daddy -and -ur -dictionarys -destroyed
@@crybabysarmy2350 ??? i hope youre just young and dont understand why asking that is f\cked up... everyone should go to therapy. everyone has problems that therapy could help them thru. some bigger than others, sure but thats none of your business and there's no need to be rude 😕
I remember when I was on *Training Wheels* drinking from a *Sippy Cup* and playing with *Ms. Potato Head* in a Dollhouse. I really liked *Milk And Cookies* but when I didn't get any I would be a *Crybaby*. I remember I would watch alice in wonderland and my favorite person was the *Mad Hatter*. When we went to the mall I would only want to ride the *Carousel*. My mom told me to wash my hands with *Soap* so I don't get sick. My friends would come over and we would play tag and when i tagged someone i said "*Tag You're It!*". When I would cry my mom told my dad to "*Pacify Her!*". It was a real *Pity Party.* I also wanted to meet the *Alphabet Boy.*
All the comments are about the first verse, but did you notice the second? A- Apples Aren't Allways Apropiate in Apologies B- Butterscotch and Bubblegum drops are Bittersweet to me C- you Call me a Child while you keep Counting all your Coins D- but your not my Daddy and im not your Dolly and your Diccionary is Destroyed haha thanks for reading this :v
I love these lyrics, especially 0:14 to the part when she says "I know my abc's" And here's why: in the first part, she sings with a lot of words with the letter A, "always aiming paper airplanes at me when youre around" Then, she does the same but with the B, "you build me up like building blocks just so you can bring me down" Then the same with C, "you can crush my candy cane but you'll never catch me cry" Then again, with D, "if you dangle that diploma and I dead, you don't be surprised"
Melanie's songs are really so meaningful and hard to understand fast and they all give off the same vibes but different storyline. she's literally my inspiration and made me write a whole song which i never though i would. she's the only artist (singer) i like beside kpop idols also my favorite
I interpret this song in a different way bc when I was like 11 I got bullied beacause I found it hard to learn new things and I remember being like 11 and listening to this song and just crying, I’m 14 now and the bullying has stopped but this song still hits
@@dabordietrying What does this song mean? I’ve always thought about it this way: she’s tired of men treating her like she’s dumb, or less then.-this is just my opinion though!
@@riri89927 yeah, whatever you interpret it as is correct, to me its a toxic relationship with a lot of manipulation. the "you build me up like building blocks just so you can break me down" to me is making someone feel so amazing and loved for and cared about and then purposefully withdrawing from them in whatever way so that they have to wonder what they did wrong and fight for your attention. i agree with you in that i also think whoever she's singing about does view her as less than and stupid. in the next verse she says "apples arent always appropriate apologies" this one can be a bit confusing just because the words arent really "normal" i guess? what i mean is, all of the words in that line start with an 'a' (she does this several times with b's c's and d's as well, to keep up the theme of being young) but, to me i immediately heard that and thought about love bombing. love bombing is a manipulation tactic that people will do to try to get forgiveness, its usually a bunch of gifts or compliments or both, etc. she's telling him that he cant just buy her forgiveness like that, and to me the whole "I'm not a little kid now" "you won the spelling bee now, but are you smarter than me now? you're the prince of the playground, little alphabet boy" is her letting him know that she sees through his manipulation and all of the mind games he plays, as well as the things he tries to use to justify his bad behavior (in this case its "winning the spelling bee") with and wont allow it to happen to her.
@@riri89927 oh no worries! i had fun with it. i actually wanted to get that out but didn't really have time to sit down and write it out until you asked so 🤷 and thats just my interpretation of it. however you interpret it is correct :)
Man, this song reminds me so much of the fact that all the boys in my life see me as a dumb girl, if they treat me that way again I don't answer for myself
1:40 Each line has 3+ words beginning with the same letter. And each line has a different letter scheme. A - Apples aren't an always appropriate apologies B - Butterscotch and bubblegum drops are bittersweet to me C - You call me a child while you keep counting all your coins D - But you're not my daddy and I'm not your dolly , and your dictionary's destroyed
In case you haven't noticed, A- Always Aiming paper Airplanes At me when you're Around B- You Build me up like Building Blocks just so you can Bring me down C- You Can Crush my Candy Cane but you'll never Catch me Cry D- If you Dangle that Diploma and I Dead, you Don't be surprised I saw someone else had already commented this, but i still commented.
idk if your being sarcastic but mel went on a live show and the host said"are your songs based of your real childhood???" and she said "no. i had a pretty good childhood!!!!"
@@shaquisha_oatmeal5230 this song isnt based off her childhood though. the traumatic things didnt happen to her, but the relationship ones (other than teddy bear) happened to her i think. she literally said this was about a guy that was forcing her to write her songs a certain way and shit
I'm missing school so much that I noticed alliteration,apples aren't always a appropriate apologize,A,butterscotch and bubblegum drops are bitter sweet to me,B,you call me a child while you keep counting all ur coins,C,I'm not ur dolly and ur not my daddy and ur dictionarys destroyed,D Although it was probably on purpose
A- Apples aren't always an appropriate apologize B- Butterscotch & bubblegum drops are bitter sweet to me C- You call me a child while you keep counting all ur coins D- I'm not ur dolly and ur not daddy and ur dictionarys destroyed
I don't speak english (i'm Brazilian) but this is perfect,_, Even because Melanie is perfect (Sorry if there is an english error, I think my translator is not that good;-;)
One day, I had my *teddy bear* with me, which the *alphabet boy* wanted to steal from me. he could be a true *high-school sweetheart* when he wanted to tho. anyway he wanted to steal my Teddy from me, so I started crying as a *crybaby* . since that didn't work, I decided to get physical. that was also my first *class fight* , but sadly the teachers caught me, and I went to *detention* . So I thought to start trying to be the *teachers pet* , but I failed, so I was sent to the *principal* and I was forced to apologise. I wanted to go to the *carasoul* , after such an exhausting day. so I did. i also and drank *orange juice* from a *sippy cup!* unexpectedly, the next day I was invited to a party, or a *play date* , The theme was *strawberry shortcake* there was *cake* and many other bakery items delivered from *the bakery* but I had *milk and cookies* because I preferred that over cake. we also played *dollhouse* but it was still really a *pity party* , Since someone copied me, a true *copycat* ! It was like a *drama club* or something! as I hurt my ankle, so I ended up going to the *nurses office* . The best part was me and my friends calling strangers *ms. Potato heads* . and playing *tag you're it* . It was getting late, so when I went home, I took a bath, with *soap* . Then I had to take to take care of my baby sister so I had to *pacifiy her* . A few days later my dad was found shot at the local park. I slowly became a *mad hatter* and started chewing on my *training wheels* after the incident that my dad died. But I still had to go to school, whether I wanted to or not. after *recess* , we played *show and tell* so I decided to bring my home baked *gingerbread man* , But no one cared. Suddently the *fire drill* went off a few minutes later. So were sent home early On the way home on our bus we sang *wheels on the bus* because we were bored. the next day we had an exam, so I brought my *notebook* , but It accidentally was *glued* it to my chair because of some cruel prank. the teacher called everyone names, and the alphabet boy confessed it was him. I was angry. so at lunch, I hit him and screamed at him "you dare *test me* ?!" I put my whole *brain and heart* into that test since I wanted to get good marks! and he ruined it all by sticking my notebook to the chair. there were some questions with *numbers* and others with some *field trip* kind of paragraphs. I tried my hardest, but I was never satisfied with my life. (Tell me if I missed any, and thank you for such sweet comments, ily!💖👑)
You're always aiming paper airplanes at me when you're around You build me up like building blocks just so you can bring me down You can crush my Candy Cane but you'll never catch me cry If you dangle that diploma and I deck you, don't be surprised I know my ABC's, yet you keep teaching me I say, fuck your degree, alphabet boy You think you're smarter than me with all your bad poetry Fuck all your ABC's, alphabet boy I'm not a little kid now Watch me get big now Spell my name on the fridge now With all your alphabet toys You won the spelling bee now But are you smarter than me now? You're the prince of the playground Little alphabet boy Apples aren't an always appropriate apologies Butterscotch and bubblegum drops are bittersweet to me You call me a child while you keep counting all your coins But you're not my daddy and I'm not your dolly And your dictionary's destroyed I know my ABC's, yet you keep teaching me I say, fuck your degree, alphabet boy You think you're smarter than me with all your bad poetry Fuck all your ABC's, alphabet boy I'm not a little kid now Watch me get big now Spell my name on the fridge now With all your alphabet toys You won the spelling bee now But are you smarter than me now? You're the prince of the playground Little alphabet boy Alphabet boy Alphabet boy Alphabet boy Alphabet boy My alphabet boy Oh oh I'm not a little kid now Watch me get big now Spell my name on the fridge now With all your alphabet toys You won the spelling bee now But are you smarter than me now? You're the prince of the playground Little alphabet boy Alphabet boy Alphabet boy Alphabet boy. :D
It's funny because when I first heard this song I used to be bullied by some "friends". They used to tell indirect jokes about how dumb I was. I had learning difficulties. Now I'm in doctorate researching about basic learning processes.
If anyone was wondering this song is about an old co-songwriter of Melanie's that acts bossy and thinks she cant write songs without him.. just a theory..
In the original music vedio at around 0:40 there is a line saying "I know my ABC's" and as someone who is learning ASL, I noticed that she signs the letters A,B,C. Super cool I thought.
This song reminds me of this boy I knew back in elementary school, since grade one. We were in the same learning support group and would always fight and argue every time we went. The teacher always had to intervene because then we would literally get no work done there. (I also don't think the fact that we're both very stubborn helped either.) I remember him always acting like he was better and smarter then me, and just being an a**shole for no reason. (idk what I even did that made him act this way towards me.) Anyways, we both go to the same high school now and still hate each other, thankfully I don't have to see him everyday anymore. :)
I started my poetry unit in my school and our first assignment is to analyze lyrics of a song of our choice 😭 this song is literally so good for this assignment AHHH there's so much alliteration and some hyperboles :D
I remember when I was in school the *wheels on the bus* flattened. I was complaining about it and people were annoyed so it started a *class fight* and the bus driver had to call *the principal*. We had *show and tell* on Fridays, but someone took my rushton doll so I punched them and they got sent to the *nurse's office*. I had to spend the whole *recess* in *detention*...my *lunchbox friends* were jealous because I had *strawberry shortcake* and *orange juice* to eat/drink for lunch. After school I had *drama club* but it was annoying that the *teacher's pet* raised her hand all the time, and the *high school sweethearts* were kissing in front of everybody. thanks for those who read all the way even though this was long... (should I do one for after school?)
I need to learn how to *jump rope* because everyone else knows how, and I want to participate in the *activities* with everybody else. But...I suspect that I have a *copy cat* in the group of jump-ropers...I went to the *circus* and I thought I heard a *fire drill* go off, but it was probably nothing. Oh, I have to go to the *spelling bee* today, but I have *silly putty* all over my uniform! I guess I'll just go with it.
im 18 now but when i was like 11 or 12 i listened to melanie all the time and was coincidentally in a really fucked up friendship with this manipulative boy. he's still awful, maybe even worse today than he was then from the little fragments i heard from other people in high school. i dont know if i realized back when i was a kid how much this song related to what i was going through. i wanna give 8-12 year old me a huge hug and tell her she wasnt being overdramatic :(
This reminds me of my bully.. I was bullied by him for being “stupid” and he made fun of me while teaching me what this was and what that was. I appreciate this beautiful song.
This song reminds me of how everyone always assumes I can't do anything for myself because I am neurodivergent. My "friends" always try to control me, correct me, assume everything I'm doing is wrong, give me unsolicited advice, and loudly point out small mistakes. It's so insulting.
A- Apples Arent Always Appropriate Apologise B- Butterscotch and Bubblegum drops and too Bitter sweet for me C- you Call me a Child while you keep Counting all your coins D- but you're not my Daddy and im not your Dolly and your Dictionary's Destroyed
This song describes how I felt when I was in a relationship with my ex. He was emotionally abusive to me, always made me feel like an idiot and got mad at me when I made mistakes, which then I would get punished for it via being ignored by him and wondering what I did wrong. I wish I had seen it way sooner and put two & two together whenever I listened to this song. I broke up with him in late July/early August of 2019 after dealing with him for about a lil less than a year in a half. I'm now about to celebrate 4 years of being together with my current boyfriend next month, he treats me so well and it feels safe. Just thought I'd share my thoughts.
one time i got called a *crybaby* by the *alphabet boy* so obviously i said see you at *show and tell* and then i went to a *playdate* and naturally murdered someone. my mum got me *strawberry shortcake* and *orange juice* in my *sippy cup.* the next day i went into school and there was a *class fight* and somebody went to the *nurses office.* *the principal* announced that there will be a field trip the next day. on the way, one of the *wheels on the bus* flattened. people were screaming and got *detention.* i saw a sad girl and called her a *crybaby.* the next day i went to *show and tell* and realised that my show and tell doll had been stolen. naturally i screamed my head of and i got my *recess* taken away. then i made some *lunchbox friends.* they were jealous of my *sippy cup* because it was prettier then theirs. at the *drama club* after school, the *teachers pet* reminded us about homework and the *highschool sweethearts* wouldn't stop kissing. to end the week the *fire drill* went off.
In case you haven't noticed,
A- Always Aiming paper Airplanes At me when you're Around
B- You Build me up like Building Blocks just so you can Bring me down
C- You Can Crush my Candy Cane but you'll never Catch me Cry
D- If you Dangle that Diploma and I Dead, you Don't be surprised
..and so on with the next verse.
I never realized that and I've heard this song about a 100 times by now XD
Wow, I hadn't noticed until now!
@no, my name is tyler No need to be a dick for no reason. Are you slow or something? c:
It took me *3* years to realise that
thats so smart wtf it took me ywars to figure that out :O
I was writing the lyrics with pictures in class and my friend just leaned over and said “really, alphabet boy?” Yes.
yep
lol
I love this song.
I've done that lol
WHY DID SHE ASK IS IT A PROBLEM
I'm not normally into pop music, but Melanie isn't just a good singer, she's a fucking genius if a lyricist.
Yes. Her music is like a mix of horror, dark and pop. And it sounds amazing
it's so different
Yeah, and most of her songs have a deeper meaning to them that is usually really interesting to figure out
@@Mochi_.- shit, sorry!
@@1luvyou850 well, from a musical standpoint its pretty formulaic pop, but her vocals are so nice to listen to and her lyrics are brilliant and self written. It's not the music that sets her apart, but rather what she's doing in front of it.
Melanie Martinez can make a horror movie with pastel colors
And she did
And she did K-12
When she sing she is the horror soo I still like her strange and cool songs I am a little sceard and I love this song in the same time wow😓👌✌😧😊
and she did 🙂
Copied comment but yea 😃
Melanie in crybaby : they call me crybaby, crybaby
Melanie in alphabet boy : you'll never catch me cry
Grisel C she still crys but tries to hide it I think
En fin, la hipocresia👊😔
lol ikr
lmao
@@Praise20080 yeah she trys to hide them but she cant-...like meh ;^;
not to be an english geek, but the fact that she used alliteration in alphabetical order throughout both verses just displays how genius she is
fr i love melanie so much
Ikr? I realized that when I was listening a couple days ago. Genius.
I was going to say this, and your not an English geek lol
@@hello_..17-t2e you're*
@@mneowmeowkittymeow*You are
I remembered that day when my teacher kept saying that I’m singing the abc song wrong
Sounds like that teacher sucked.😑
Mariam Mubarak how do you sing the abc song wrong tho-
Mariam best coment
Bruh, I wld scream it into their ears, or whisper it, whichever one works best.
Galaxia Plays , watch them get big now. XD
Why can I memorize all of Melanie's songs better than I can remember the answers to my school work ;-;
SAMEEEE😭😭😭🖐
Because they are actually meaningful and teach about real life lessons unlike school🤣
@@whateverwhatever578 right🤌🏽
It's because song have catchy melody and you just memorize it but if it's school work there's no melody so you can't memorize it but if you want to try to remember it try making your own catchy melody I think it will work .
True 100%
That a a a buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh is stuck in my head edit:thanks for the likes
honestly tho
same
Honestly same.
fr
same I keep singing it and my friends are like "what the hell are you singing"
3:03 THIS PART!!
not only does it make me feel some type of way and for some reason is nostalgic, but her notes is just soo beautiful id literally die to that part on loop
@Isabella Lange 😂
This sounds like one of those Wattpad stories were the two main characters have a love hate relationship lmao
Yeah....
*T̶o̶m̶T̶o̶r̶d̶ s̶t̶o̶r̶i̶e̶s̶ w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ l̶i̶k̶e̶ t̶o̶ k̶n̶o̶w̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ l̶o̶c̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶*
@@fischlvonluftschlossnarfid5048 eew no
@@AloeVera1701 I'll follow thou!!
TRUE 😂😂
everyone talking bout the song and then theres me appreciating the painting in the background like : 👁👄👁
Givin' me cotton candy vibez
Cotton candy sky’s
Bẹn nói gì đấy? Mình méo hiểu :>
TRUEE THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT!!
😂😂😂😂😂
“you call me a child while you keep counting all your coins” i love how aggressive but not aggressive this song is like she’s insulting him but not using a angry tone is like a soft tone making him sound dumb mel is just so incredibly smart
this song to me kind of makes me thinks of teachers who think just cuz they are older or smarter than us they can control us.
Yeah😒
actually, (lemme crybaby out on you sorry) melanie wrote this song about a college professor she had, not a lover
@@saeftuh Wow really? Never knew that!
For me, personally the song reminds me of special needs teachers. Coming from a neurodivergent student stuck in these classes, They treat the neurodivergent kids like dogs and we are always getting congratulated on simple things because we are always being underestimated. And despite exceeding their expectations multiple times. They never change their expectations and we can never prove that we can function like a normal human being since each authority figure treats and views us like pets.
Edit: I am writing this not even 5 minutes after the original comment. Another thing is that we are segregated from neurotypical kids. I'm segregated for around 2 periods. But my school has some kids stay in one room all day segregated from all the other kids. So instead they have to deal with all the stuff I already mentioned for the whole school day instead of a couple hours like some of us.
@@everythingz888 what I was told is that the professor said she couldn't write anything correctly and basically she was terrible at it and just bossed her around a lot
A B C.
A - ~Always~ ~Aiming~ Paper ~Airplanes~ ~At~ Me When You’re ~Around.~
B - You ~Build~ Me Up Like ~Building~ ~Blocks~ Just So You Can ~Bring~ Me Down.
C - You ~Can~ ~Crush~ My ~Candy~ ~Cane~ But You’ll Never ~Catch~ Me ~Cry.~
V E R S E.
Edit: IDK how i got the strike trough and i cant get it off smh
Same with the other verse:
A-apples- aren't -always - appropriate -apologizes
B-butterscotch -and - bubblegum - drops - are - bitter sweet- to -me
C-you -call -me- a -child- while -you -keep- counting all- ur- coins
D-I'm -not -ur -dolly- and- ur -not -my- daddy -and -ur -dictionarys -destroyed
aYoooo
Yall cmon I posted this a long time ago-
FR why'd you have to just copy it, but it doesn't matter
you do you boo.
@@emptea6272 lol first comment I saw
APPLES aren’t ALWAYS APPROPRIATE APOLOGIES
BUTTERSCOTCH and BUBBLEGUM drops are BITTERSWEET to me
My therapist said to say the ABC's right and I laughed
Therapy?are u ok?is something wrong in ur life maybe?(I'm genuinely kinda sad even tho I don't know u🤣)
Your answer is quarntine my guy
@@crybabysarmy2350 Isn't that their personal life tho-
@@klaushargreevesnumber1fan right
@@crybabysarmy2350 ??? i hope youre just young and dont understand why asking that is f\cked up... everyone should go to therapy. everyone has problems that therapy could help them thru. some bigger than others, sure but thats none of your business and there's no need to be rude 😕
I remember when I was on *Training Wheels* drinking from a *Sippy Cup* and playing with *Ms. Potato Head* in a Dollhouse. I really liked *Milk And Cookies* but when I didn't get any I would be a *Crybaby*. I remember I would watch alice in wonderland and my favorite person was the *Mad Hatter*. When we went to the mall I would only want to ride the *Carousel*. My mom told me to wash my hands with *Soap* so I don't get sick. My friends would come over and we would play tag and when i tagged someone i said "*Tag You're It!*". When I would cry my mom told my dad to "*Pacify Her!*". It was a real *Pity Party.*
I also wanted to meet the *Alphabet Boy.*
Good comment.....
You should’ve said drinking “from a sippy cup and hugging my teddy bear” and “when my friends came over for a play date” still nice comment though
Also you could’ve done “Drinking *Orange Juice* from a *Sippy Cup*”
Omg that's some of her songs!!!! Amazing job!!👍
Omg that's some of her songs!!!! Amazing job!!👍
"You call me a child while you keep counting all your coins"
Hit hard 😂
Hits different to neurodivergents
All the comments are about the first verse, but did you notice the second?
A- Apples Aren't Allways Apropiate in Apologies
B- Butterscotch and Bubblegum drops are Bittersweet to me
C- you Call me a Child while you keep Counting all your Coins
D- but your not my Daddy and im not your Dolly and your Diccionary is Destroyed
haha thanks for reading this :v
Yes queen did it in both the verses
@@whoami8789 ¬w¬ hi crybaby! XD
@@whoami8789
She doesn’t like being called queen, maybe call her daddy.
@@amantyde the hell-
@@pipe.down.
Yeah, it’s because she said she likes to be called daddy. I don’t think she likes it anymore though, so maybe just call her friend.
I love these lyrics, especially 0:14 to the part when she says "I know my abc's"
And here's why: in the first part, she sings with a lot of words with the letter A, "always aiming paper airplanes at me when youre around"
Then, she does the same but with the B, "you build me up like building blocks just so you can bring me down"
Then the same with C, "you can crush my candy cane but you'll never catch me cry"
Then again, with D, "if you dangle that diploma and I dead, you don't be surprised"
Same thing in the second verse expect with different lyrics. She is a lyrical genius
@@Yowatchadoing
"Apples aren't always appropriate apologies" is all A's, which I think is amazing considering how hard alliteration can be
i normally listen to rock, but ive been a fan of melanie for years. she’s literally amazing
Melanie's songs are really so meaningful and hard to understand fast and they all give off the same vibes but different storyline. she's literally my inspiration and made me write a whole song which i never though i would. she's the only artist (singer) i like beside kpop idols also my favorite
soobin what r u doing here
Yes exactly this!!!!!
I interpret this song in a different way bc when I was like 11 I got bullied beacause I found it hard to learn new things and I remember being like 11 and listening to this song and just crying, I’m 14 now and the bullying has stopped but this song still hits
very relatable. heard this album when i was 12 or 13 ish i think, im 18 now, and holy shit i had no idea how deep the meaning in these songs got.
@@dabordietrying What does this song mean? I’ve always thought about it this way: she’s tired of men treating her like she’s dumb, or less then.-this is just my opinion though!
@@riri89927 yeah, whatever you interpret it as is correct, to me its a toxic relationship with a lot of manipulation. the "you build me up like building blocks just so you can break me down" to me is making someone feel so amazing and loved for and cared about and then purposefully withdrawing from them in whatever way so that they have to wonder what they did wrong and fight for your attention. i agree with you in that i also think whoever she's singing about does view her as less than and stupid. in the next verse she says "apples arent always appropriate apologies" this one can be a bit confusing just because the words arent really "normal" i guess? what i mean is, all of the words in that line start with an 'a' (she does this several times with b's c's and d's as well, to keep up the theme of being young) but, to me i immediately heard that and thought about love bombing. love bombing is a manipulation tactic that people will do to try to get forgiveness, its usually a bunch of gifts or compliments or both, etc. she's telling him that he cant just buy her forgiveness like that, and to me the whole "I'm not a little kid now" "you won the spelling bee now, but are you smarter than me now? you're the prince of the playground, little alphabet boy" is her letting him know that she sees through his manipulation and all of the mind games he plays, as well as the things he tries to use to justify his bad behavior (in this case its "winning the spelling bee") with and wont allow it to happen to her.
@@dabordietrying you did an amazing job explaining it! Sorry for making you type such a huge paragraph-
@@riri89927 oh no worries! i had fun with it. i actually wanted to get that out but didn't really have time to sit down and write it out until you asked so 🤷 and thats just my interpretation of it. however you interpret it is correct :)
I think we all had a phase of listening to Melanie and I think we're still all in it
Yep
Yes.
I am very much in my Melanie phase.
This is me singing to my teacher🤣
Jenny Cunningham ok this comment deserves more like
This is so true
??????
the song is about abusive relationships how does this remind you of your teacher 👁👄👁
@@idiotrat6809 I thought that was just teddy bear
yaaaaaaaaas gurl
She sounds so cute when she says aaa bu bu bu buh buh buh
fr bro
“You think your smarter than me”
Man makes me think of my ex 😑
Same here. ....butw love Melanie Martinez the godess♡
......
Amen to that!
I wouldn’t know because I’ve been single since I was born
Because this song is based on one of her ex-
@ Isha ummm yes
I'm always being talked to like a baby, these lyrics are perfect for that
"I'm not a little kid now, watch me get big now"
Man, this song reminds me so much of the fact that all the boys in my life see me as a dumb girl, if they treat me that way again I don't answer for myself
1:40
Each line has 3+ words beginning with the same letter. And each line has a different letter scheme.
A - Apples aren't an always appropriate apologies
B - Butterscotch and bubblegum drops are bittersweet to me
C - You call me a child while you keep counting all your coins
D - But you're not my daddy and I'm not your dolly
, and your dictionary's destroyed
I Saved This In A Play List Called *If The Make Fun Of My Speech Impediment I Will Play This*
oh my god
*Y E S*
CRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR *LOL*
i also have speech impediment
@@runawaytaxes i stutter alot :(
@@briamari9035 im so sorry. but we can all get through it together
Backyard boy: Who are you?
Alphabet boy: I'm you but with letters
yass
Yes
Lmao
In case you haven't noticed,
A- Always Aiming paper Airplanes At me when you're Around
B- You Build me up like Building Blocks just so you can Bring me down
C- You Can Crush my Candy Cane but you'll never Catch me Cry
D- If you Dangle that Diploma and I Dead, you Don't be surprised
I saw someone else had already commented this, but i still commented.
omg, melanie martinez is FIRE!!! i’m really a beginner but i’m exploring her songs and i LOVEEE them!!!
2:57 SHE IS SO AMAZING BRUH I LOVE HERRRR SHES SO TALENTED MY FAV PART
I like how this is actually was from melanie life experience
idk if your being sarcastic but mel went on a live show and the host said"are your songs based of your real childhood???" and she said "no. i had a pretty good childhood!!!!"
@@shaquisha_oatmeal5230 this song isnt based off her childhood though. the traumatic things didnt happen to her, but the relationship ones (other than teddy bear) happened to her i think. she literally said this was about a guy that was forcing her to write her songs a certain way and shit
The “ a a a bbbbu” sounds so cute to me
I'm missing school so much that I noticed alliteration,apples aren't always a appropriate apologize,A,butterscotch and bubblegum drops are bitter sweet to me,B,you call me a child while you keep counting all ur coins,C,I'm not ur dolly and ur not my daddy and ur dictionarys destroyed,D
Although it was probably on purpose
A- Apples aren't always an appropriate apologize
B- Butterscotch & bubblegum drops are bitter sweet to me
C- You call me a child while you keep counting all ur coins
D- I'm not ur dolly and ur not daddy and ur dictionarys destroyed
6 years later and this song STILL GOES HARD
❤❤❤❤
This can be a really good love story.... I think I'm reading too much wattpad stories.
Same thooo
Stepchicken Best cult in the world lmaooo 😭 We are addicted
Wattpad is my strange addiction.
Same thooooo omg
Known Unknown yes I'm not really proud of myself reading these cliché stories or fanfictions 😭
Thank u Melanie for making every first letter of the lyrics alphabetic, I can learn alphabet again uwu
When you realize the lyrics have some words starting with the same letters in the order of the alphabet
you video is great! thanx :)
@Jungkook’s Time ME TOO!!
Melanie Martinez explains my childhood and current trauma so well bro i love her
ah yes i used to listen to this 24/7 when i was like 8 or 9 and still on this day i still listen to this
I love this song it comforts me like all ur songs do they helped me with my mental health
I remember that this used to be my favorite song. I just stumbled across it again and I forgot it was this good.
I don't speak english (i'm Brazilian) but this is perfect,_,
Even because Melanie is perfect
(Sorry if there is an english error, I think my translator is not that good;-;)
vc e brasileira?
@@isispacheco6772 sou UwU
But no one is perfect `-`
@@cutieberry3348 facts
Ur English is better then mine
One day, I had my *teddy bear*
with me,
which the *alphabet boy* wanted to steal from me.
he could be a true *high-school sweetheart* when he wanted to tho.
anyway he wanted to steal my Teddy from me, so I started crying as a *crybaby* .
since that didn't work, I decided to get physical.
that was also my first *class fight* ,
but sadly the teachers caught me, and I went to *detention* .
So I thought to start trying to be the *teachers pet* ,
but I failed, so I was sent to the *principal* and I was forced to apologise.
I wanted to go to the *carasoul* , after such an exhausting day.
so I did.
i also and drank *orange juice*
from a *sippy cup!*
unexpectedly, the next day I was invited to a party, or a *play date* ,
The theme was *strawberry shortcake*
there was *cake* and many other bakery items delivered from *the bakery*
but I had *milk and cookies* because I preferred that over cake.
we also played *dollhouse*
but it was still really a *pity party* ,
Since someone copied me, a true *copycat* !
It was like a *drama club* or something!
as I hurt my ankle, so I ended up going to the *nurses office* .
The best part was me and my friends calling strangers *ms. Potato heads* .
and playing *tag you're it* .
It was getting late, so when I went home, I took a bath, with *soap* .
Then I had to take to take care of my baby sister so I had to *pacifiy her* .
A few days later my dad was found shot at the local park.
I slowly became a *mad hatter* and started chewing on my *training wheels* after the incident that my dad died.
But I still had to go to school, whether I wanted to or not.
after *recess* ,
we played *show and tell*
so I decided to bring my home baked *gingerbread man* ,
But no one cared.
Suddently the *fire drill* went off a few minutes later.
So were sent home early
On the way home on our bus we sang *wheels on the bus* because we were bored.
the next day we had an exam,
so I brought my *notebook* , but It accidentally was *glued* it to my chair because of some cruel prank.
the teacher called everyone names, and the alphabet boy confessed it was him.
I was angry.
so at lunch, I hit him and screamed at him "you dare *test me* ?!"
I put my whole *brain and heart* into that test since I wanted to get good marks!
and he ruined it all by sticking my notebook to the chair.
there were some questions with *numbers* and others with some *field trip* kind of paragraphs.
I tried my hardest,
but I was never satisfied with my life.
(Tell me if I missed any, and thank you for such sweet comments, ily!💖👑)
Underrated
@@covidnugget5594 awww thank you so much-
You missed high school sweethearts btw I love this comment
Wait why would you chew on your training wheel when your dad died?!
Amelia Brickley because she’s a *mad* *hatter*
At the beginning she's so creative with putting the a , b and c's in a lyrics
Melanie is such a music genius
You're always aiming paper airplanes at me when you're around
You build me up like building blocks just so you can bring me down
You can crush my Candy Cane but you'll never catch me cry
If you dangle that diploma and I deck you, don't be surprised
I know my ABC's, yet you keep teaching me
I say, fuck your degree, alphabet boy
You think you're smarter than me with all your bad poetry
Fuck all your ABC's, alphabet boy
I'm not a little kid now
Watch me get big now
Spell my name on the fridge now
With all your alphabet toys
You won the spelling bee now
But are you smarter than me now?
You're the prince of the playground
Little alphabet boy
Apples aren't an always appropriate apologies
Butterscotch and bubblegum drops are bittersweet to me
You call me a child while you keep counting all your coins
But you're not my daddy and I'm not your dolly
And your dictionary's destroyed
I know my ABC's, yet you keep teaching me
I say, fuck your degree, alphabet boy
You think you're smarter than me with all your bad poetry
Fuck all your ABC's, alphabet boy
I'm not a little kid now
Watch me get big now
Spell my name on the fridge now
With all your alphabet toys
You won the spelling bee now
But are you smarter than me now?
You're the prince of the playground
Little alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
My alphabet boy
Oh oh
I'm not a little kid now
Watch me get big now
Spell my name on the fridge now
With all your alphabet toys
You won the spelling bee now
But are you smarter than me now?
You're the prince of the playground
Little alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
Alphabet boy.
:D
As a honor student. This relates so much.
M:Milk and cookies
E:Evil
L:Lunchbox friends
A:Alphabet boy
N:Notebook
I:I scream (Unreleased)
E:Emerald (Unreleased)
M:Mad hatter
A:Arts and crafts
R:Recess
T:Training wheels
I:I'm your doll (unrealised)
N:Nurses office
E:Ecrase her(unrealised)
Z:Zzz(unrealised)
Billie Eilish came out of Melanie at 3:49
OMG I DIDINT NOTICE THAT
3:04 oh my god
Ikr!!! Why is no one talking about it😩💜❤️
It's funny because when I first heard this song I used to be bullied by some "friends". They used to tell indirect jokes about how dumb I was. I had learning difficulties. Now I'm in doctorate researching about basic learning processes.
I love this song and the background picture just fits so well
after all these year I just realized that that she did alliteration in her verses I'm a dummy
I’m finally 13, I promised myself around 8-9 I would sing it when I turned 13 I finally got to! In the same place I promised myself :)
If anyone was wondering this song is about an old co-songwriter of Melanie's that acts bossy and thinks she cant write songs without him.. just a theory..
wait so just a theory or did it actaully happen im confuse
@@secondacc3500 just a theory i saw
I heard it was her ex-boyfriend from college.
In the original music vedio at around 0:40 there is a line saying "I know my ABC's" and as someone who is learning ASL, I noticed that she signs the letters A,B,C. Super cool I thought.
am i crazy or alphabet boy is also means alpha bad boy?
Dude i just commented that n now i scroll down to see u also noticed it! Same brain cells
I love how every song from Cry Baby has gone viral at some point
Fr
I want a Billie ellish and Melanie Martinez collab
Same
I wanna sub urban Melanie Martinez collab tbh
Yes!!
Hell no
That's be kinda cool.
This might be my favorite song off her crybaby album along with mad hatter tbh :0 2:01 i ❤️ this part 🤩
This song reminds me of this boy I knew back in elementary school, since grade one. We were in the same learning support group and would always fight and argue every time we went. The teacher always had to intervene because then we would literally get no work done there. (I also don't think the fact that we're both very stubborn helped either.) I remember him always acting like he was better and smarter then me, and just being an a**shole for no reason. (idk what I even did that made him act this way towards me.) Anyways, we both go to the same high school now and still hate each other, thankfully I don't have to see him everyday anymore. :)
Me too
I started my poetry unit in my school and our first assignment is to analyze lyrics of a song of our choice 😭 this song is literally so good for this assignment AHHH there's so much alliteration and some hyperboles :D
0:02 I think she’s saying “Alphabet b-b-b-boy”
Good theory
@@Snowflakexblueberry💀
💀💀
How can someone eat cereal but still look so attractive?
anyone else realise that devi and benjamin from “never have i ever” can really relate to this song?? 😂
Yes
me when i sing him a lullaby on mic
I remember when I was in school the *wheels on the bus* flattened. I was complaining about it and people were annoyed so it started a *class fight* and the bus driver had to call *the principal*. We had *show and tell* on Fridays, but someone took my rushton doll so I punched them and they got sent to the *nurse's office*. I had to spend the whole *recess* in *detention*...my *lunchbox friends* were jealous because I had *strawberry shortcake* and *orange juice* to eat/drink for lunch. After school I had *drama club* but it was annoying that the *teacher's pet* raised her hand all the time, and the *high school sweethearts* were kissing in front of everybody.
thanks for those who read all the way even though this was long...
(should I do one for after school?)
Ima just do it-
I need to learn how to *jump rope* because everyone else knows how, and I want to participate in the *activities* with everybody else. But...I suspect that I have a *copy cat* in the group of jump-ropers...I went to the *circus* and I thought I heard a *fire drill* go off, but it was probably nothing. Oh, I have to go to the *spelling bee* today, but I have *silly putty* all over my uniform! I guess I'll just go with it.
Dude did you forget to switch accounts?
Woah-
@@smugasfuck7409 why would they switch???
This is prob my favorite song from the Crybaby album. I love it sm! Melanie is a Queen! 💗
Melanie is such a lyric genius
3:25 aaaaağğ bayılıyorum ❤️💚💖💜✨✨💵☠🔪💶💸👶💰💷😥😂😘💎✨💖💚💜😥✨💷💰💳😖💉😂💉😭☠💶💳💶🔪😀😊😄😚🙂 SJSJ.
Why the hell are there so many emojis
This is what a stroke looks like
@@sandwich834 r/ihadastroke ?
r/ihadastroke
r/ihadastroke
i have my end of the year tests tomorrow morning😀 and here i am, staying up binging melanie martinez
3:04 ughh boiii
One of mah fav songs 🤩
The first song that got me hooked bcs the mv showed up randomly on my recommendation 4 years ago
im 18 now but when i was like 11 or 12 i listened to melanie all the time and was coincidentally in a really fucked up friendship with this manipulative boy. he's still awful, maybe even worse today than he was then from the little fragments i heard from other people in high school. i dont know if i realized back when i was a kid how much this song related to what i was going through. i wanna give 8-12 year old me a huge hug and tell her she wasnt being overdramatic :(
This song>>>
This reminds me of my bully.. I was bullied by him for being “stupid” and he made fun of me while teaching me what this was and what that was. I appreciate this beautiful song.
This song reminds me of how everyone always assumes I can't do anything for myself because I am neurodivergent. My "friends" always try to control me, correct me, assume everything I'm doing is wrong, give me unsolicited advice, and loudly point out small mistakes. It's so insulting.
A- Apples Arent Always Appropriate Apologise
B- Butterscotch and Bubblegum drops and too Bitter sweet for me
C- you Call me a Child while you keep Counting all your coins
D- but you're not my Daddy and im not your Dolly and your Dictionary's Destroyed
Me Going Into 3rd Grade: 1:02
AHAHAHAH 😭😭😭
Lmao
Lol same with me but in 4th grade 😂
One time someone on my gym class came up to me and my friend and said i dare u to sing ur abc’s snd me and my friend started singing this
It’s nice to listen to this song without needing to rely on Melanie’s main channel for it
This really reminds me of man splaning and omg I'm obsessed
3:47 was my favorite part
I will never get bored of this :p
The way she says aaaaaa bbbbb aaaaa bbbbbbb at the start is my fav bit idk why
This song describes how I felt when I was in a relationship with my ex. He was emotionally abusive to me, always made me feel like an idiot and got mad at me when I made mistakes, which then I would get punished for it via being ignored by him and wondering what I did wrong. I wish I had seen it way sooner and put two & two together whenever I listened to this song. I broke up with him in late July/early August of 2019 after dealing with him for about a lil less than a year in a half. I'm now about to celebrate 4 years of being together with my current boyfriend next month, he treats me so well and it feels safe. Just thought I'd share my thoughts.
congrats on 4 years!
3:52 that’s my favorite part of this song i love that part 🤍🤍🤍!!!
Fun fact: “apples aren’t always appropriate apologies”
Is there because in Korean,you say apple the same you you say apologise :P
oh that's cool
one time i got called a *crybaby* by the *alphabet boy* so obviously i said see you at *show and tell* and then i went to a *playdate* and naturally murdered someone. my mum got me *strawberry shortcake* and *orange juice* in my *sippy cup.* the next day i went into school and there was a *class fight* and somebody went to the *nurses office.* *the principal* announced that there will be a field trip the next day. on the way, one of the *wheels on the bus* flattened. people were screaming and got *detention.* i saw a sad girl and called her a *crybaby.* the next day i went to *show and tell* and realised that my show and tell doll had been stolen. naturally i screamed my head of and i got my *recess* taken away. then i made some *lunchbox friends.* they were jealous of my *sippy cup* because it was prettier then theirs. at the *drama club* after school, the *teachers pet* reminded us about homework and the *highschool sweethearts* wouldn't stop kissing. to end the week the *fire drill* went off.
Me
Mealine : AH AH AH BU BU BUHHHH
3:44 UGHHH SO GOOD😫😫
Eu amo muito essa música
"singing him a lullaby"