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It’s just weird because like when I was writing Cry Baby I like the only thing that I was thinking about, when writing it, was the concepts and the visuals, and the way that it sounded kind of happened naturally.

Melanie Martinez

I obviously have a different connection to each song in a different way, and they all mean something different to me.
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Connection Different Myself Song Way
Cry Baby wasn’t necessarily a baby theme but I understand what they’re saying. So like, Cry Baby is definitely a remaining character throughout all of my albums.
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Album Character Myself Necessary Understand
The flowers you gave me are rotting and still I refuse to throw them, away.
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Break Up Flower Loss Myself Rose
I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to be.
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Appearance Myself Performance Rule Voice
I’m probably the most proud of “Mrs. Potato Head,” because I had that idea in my head for so long, and I tried writing that song one time and I just couldn’t tell the story the way I wanted to, and I couldn’t figure it out.
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Ideas Myself Proud Song Story Time Writing
I’m not used to writing about happy emotions, I’m just used to pulling from my sad or angry – happy emotions are very hard for me to portray in music.
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Angry Emotion Happiness Music Myself Sad Writing
Just like a flower, we blossom and transform with the proper sunlight, a balanced amount of water, enough fresh air and when we are firmly planted in the ground.
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Flower Ground Growth Light Plant Sun Transformation Water
I go with what I like and I generally just cling to things that are pastel and remind me of being a little kid. It’s just what it is right now, but I go through phases.
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Children Flow Life Place Right Young
I listen to a lot of music. But I definitely haven’t looked at an artist and like thought I want to have a song like this.
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Artist Listening Music Myself Song
We all have holes, chips and scratches on us but these wear marks represent our journey, our wisdom, our knowledge, our lessons learned, our strength, and our vitality.
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Journey Knowledge Learning Lesson Ourselves Represent Strength Wisdom
So like what I want to do is connect all of my albums and make it tell a bigger kind of story. So the first album is very focused on her family life and her love life.
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Album Connection Family Kind Life Love Myself Story
I love directing my music videos and writing video treatments, and I think it’s all just because I love the visual aspect of it as well.
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Direction Love Music Myself Visual Writing
Found euphoria in the comfort of my own home.
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Comfortable Home Myself Peace
I like pop music because it can really affect a large amount of people and if I tell stories and spread messages that I think are really important for people to be aware of, I would want it to be on the biggest platform and I feel like pop is that. I use it as a way to tell stories.
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Important Music Myself People Story Thinking
Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.
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Artist Myself Visual
I’m happy that I get to work with people that I enjoy being around. It’s really cool when people understand and want to help your vision and are like rooting for you. I just, I love them a lot.
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Enjoyment Happiness Help Love People Vision Work

It’s just weird because like when I was writing Cry Baby I like the only thing that I was thinking about, when writing it, was the concepts and the visuals, and the way that it sounded kind of happened naturally.

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It’s just weird because like when I was writing Cry Baby I like the only thing that I was thinking about, when writing it, was the concepts and the visuals, and the way that it sounded kind of happened naturally.

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