"A Million Men",[1] titulada alternativamente "Million Men"[2], es una canción inédita de Melanie Martinez. La canción fue escrita para su EP de 2013, pero el proyecto fue posteriormente descartado. Se planeó volver a grabarla para Cry Baby, sin embargo, se desconoce si lo hizo.[3]
Fondo[]
Melanie escribió la canción después de ver un documental sobre el tráfico sexual. A menudo se confunde con haber sido escrito sobre ella o un amigo, ya que en el vídeo más popular de la actuación se corta ligeramente su explicación de la canción.
Tema[]
Esta canción trata sobre un niño atrapado en una red de tráfico sexual. Ilustra la historia de una joven llamada Maggie que fue vendida para el tráfico sexual por su madre "por dulces", una metáfora de las drogas, y cómo la trataron durante ese tiempo. Además, detalla lo difícil que es para las víctimas adaptarse a la sociedad después de ser liberadas de una red sexual clandestina.
Letra[]
[Estrofa 1]
Miss Maggie was way too young to understand
Why she got thrown into someone else's hands
Why she woke up to strange men
They tore her to pieces and she couldn't comprehend
Why she was locked up in a basement filled with men
Should've gone to school, instead she did them
[Pre-coro 1]
Don't touch me, I'm fragile
I'm bitter in my heart
Mama sold me for candy
And I was ruined from the start
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm five years old, sleeping with a million men
[Estrofa 2]
All grown up and her body has decayed
All those promiscuous games she had to play
No, she skipped the jungle, jungle gym phase
She's trying to look at things in a bright way
Sees a light peeking through the end of the hallway
No, she's tryna, tryna, tryna escape
[Pre-coro 2]
I'm running
Full force, dear
But it's harder when you're bones
I'm weak-kneed, but I'm flying
Out of this Hell hole
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm ten years old, running from a million men
[Puente]
Finally the light is coming close
No turning back, run full force
Angels swoop down and grab me
And now I'm safe away from the million men who raised me
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, how will my boyfriend understand?
I'm seventeen with a history of a million men
[Final]
Men, a million men
Men, a million men
A million men, a, a million,
A million men, a million men
Men, a million men
[Estrofa 1]
Miss Maggie was way too young to understand
Why she got thrown into someone else's hands
Why she woke up to strange men
They tore her to pieces and she couldn't comprehend
Why she was locked up in a basement filled with men
Should've gone to school, instead she did them
[Pre-coro 1]
Don't touch me, I'm fragile
I'm bitter in my heart
Mama sold me for candy
And I was ruined from the start
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm five years old, sleeping with a million men, a million men
[Estrofa 2]
All grown up and her body has decayed
All those promiscuous games she had to play
No, she skipped the jungle, jungle gym phase
She's trying to look at things in a bright way
Sees a light peeking through the end of the hallway
Oh, she's tryna, tryna, tryna escape
[Pre-Coro 2]
I'm running
Full force, dear
But it's harder when you're bones
I'm weak-kneed, but I'm flying
Out of this Hell hole
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm ten years old, running from a million men, a million men
[Puente]
Finally the light is coming close
No looking back, run full force
Angels swoop down and grab me
And now I'm safe away from the million men who raised me
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, how will my boyfriend understand?
I'm seventeen with a history of a million men
[Final]
Oh, a million men
Oh, a million men
A million men, a million men,
A million, a million men
A million men, a million men
A million, a million men
A million men
[Estrofa 1]
Miss Maggie was way too young to understand
Why she got thrown into someone else's hands
Why she woke up to strange men
They tore her to pieces and she couldn't comprehend
Why she was locked up in a basement filled with men
Should've gone to school, instead she did them
[Pre-coro 1]
Don't touch me, I'm fragile
I'm bitter in my heart
Mama sold me for candy
And I was ruined from the start
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm five years old, sleeping with a million men
[Estrofa 2]
All grown up and her body has decayed
All those promiscuous games she had to play
No, she skipped the jungle, jungle gym phase
She's trying to look at things in a bright way
Sees a light peeking through the end of the hallway
No, she's tryna, tryna, tryna escape
[Pre-coro 2]
I'm running
Full force, dear
But it's harder when you're bones
I'm weak-kneed, but I'm flying
Out of this Hell hole
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm ten years old, running from a million men
[Puente]
Finally the light is coming close
No turning back, run full force
Angels swoop down and grab me
And now I'm safe away from the million men who raised me
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, how will my boyfriend understand?
I'm seventeen with a history of a million men
[Final]
Men, a million men
Men, a million men
A million men, a, a million,
A million men, a million men
Men, a million men
[Estrofa 1]
Miss Maggie was way too young to understand
Why she got thrown into someone else's hands
Why she woke up to strange men
They tore her to pieces and she couldn't comprehend
Why she was locked up in a basement filled with men
Should've gone to school, instead she did them
[Pre-coro 1]
Don't touch me, I'm fragile
I'm bitter in my heart
Mama sold me for candy
And I was ruined from the start
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm five years old, sleeping with a million men, a million men
[Estrofa 2]
All grown up and her body has decayed
All those promiscuous games she had to play
No, she skipped the jungle, jungle gym phase
She's trying to look at things in a bright way
Sees a light peeking through the end of the hallway
Oh, she's tryna, tryna, tryna escape
[Pre-Coro 2]
I'm running
Full force, dear
But it's harder when you're bones
I'm weak-kneed, but I'm flying
Out of this Hell hole
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, but how will my friends understand?
I'm ten years old, running from a million men, a million men
[Puente]
Finally the light is coming close
No looking back, run full force
Angels swoop down and grab me
And now I'm safe away from the million men who raised me
[Coro]
Why do you have to sell me to those mean old men?
They cut me up in places I don't even understand
It's normalcy to me, how will my boyfriend understand?
I'm seventeen with a history of a million men
[Final]
Oh, a million men
Oh, a million men
A million men, a million men,
A million, a million men
A million men, a million men
A million, a million men
A million men
Versiones oficiales[]
| Versión | Proyecto asociado | Fecha de filtración | Productor(es) | Fecha de grabación | Duración |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worktape demo | 2013 EP | - | Melanie Martinez | 2013 | 4:30 |
| "Million Men" (demo acoustico) | 2013 EP | 4 de Junio de 2021 | Miles Nasta | 2013 | 4:12 |
Curiosidades[]
- En una presentación, Melanie cambió algunas de las letras de la canción y mezcló las líneas. Se desconoce si esto fue intencional.
- El manager de Melanie, Ron Shapiro, publicó en SoundCloud en 2013 una cinta de trabajo acústica de la canción grabada y producida por Melanie en su computadora portátil. [4]
Referencias[]
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- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/melaniemartinezmusic/posts/514714898612960
- ↑ https://warnerchappell.com/browse-our-songs/?mode=track&trackId=feb0c923-e7b2-4785-be0c-15f986075eac&sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwarnerchappell.com%2Fbrowse-our-songs%2F%3Fmode%3Dsearch%26query%3Dmelanie%2Bmartinez%26sort%3D%26refiners%3D%257B%257D
- ↑
- ↑ Millionmensoundcloud.webp
