"Dead To Me", a veces estilizada como "Dead to Me" y originalmente titulada "Dead 2 Me" , es una canción de Melanie Martinez presentada como la tercera pista de su EP debut, Dollhouse y su segundo EP Pity Party. La canción también debía incluirse en su álbum debut, Cry Baby, sin embargo, luego fue descartada.
Fondo[]
A Skizzy Mars el productor One Love le lanzó los estribillos de la canción en junio de 2013, grabó sus propias versiones, pero finalmente fueron descartadas. Posteriormente, los temas fueron entregados a Melanie Martínez, quien los recibió y escribió sus propios versos para la canción.
Tema[]
Esta canción es la secuela de "Carousel" dentro del universo Dollhouse, y trata sobre Melanie tratando de distanciarse de su exnovio. Ella no puede olvidarlo a pesar de lo mucho que lo intenta; la única forma de olvidarlo es matándolo en sentido figurado y eliminando su existencia de su mente.
Letras[]
[Intro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
[Estrofa 1]
I need to kill you
That's the only way to get you out of my head
Oh, I need to kill you
To silence all the sweet little things you said
I really want to kill you
Wipe you off the face of my Earth
And bury your bracelet, bury your bracelet
Six feet under the dirt
Rainy days and black umbrellas
Who's gonna save you now?
Can you cheat from underground?
[Coro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Post-Coro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
Baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
[Estrofa 2]
I need to say sorry
That's the only thing you say when you lose someone
I used to say I'm sorry
For all of the stupid shit you've done
So now I'm really sorry
Sorry for being the apologetic one
But if I told you I cared, if I told you I cared
You would think I was crazy
[Coro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Outro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
Baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
[Coro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Post-Coro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
Baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
Baby, you're dead to me
[Instrumental]
[Coro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Post-Coro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
Baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
Baby, you're dead to me
[Instrumental]
[Coro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Post-Coro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
Baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
Baby, you're dead to me
[Coro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Post-Coro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
Baby, you're dead to me
[Instrumental]
[Coro]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Post-Coro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
Baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
Baby, you're dead to me
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
My condolences
I'll shed a tear with your family
I'll open a bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't call back
I'll hand a flower to your mother when I say goodbye
[Post-Coro]
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
Baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
Baby, you're dead to me
[Fragmento]
And I don't really know what the future holds
All black time for that, your funeral
I don't know, I'm so young, I'm not old
My mama told me love for you just comes and goes
But you're much better than any before
I couldn't breathe, girl, I needed more
Pulling out seats and opening doors
It's in my heart, it's down in my core
I'm so strong, I'm- [...] the pain
I'm so numb, I can't see straight
Why'd you do this to me?
Now it's over, girl, I'm sober
I promise, I still fuck with-
[...] other condolences to your mama
I'm on somewhere relaxing in the summer
I miss her but I just can't come and find her
And this is my reminder
My condolences
I'll shed a tear-
[...] bottle up
Pour a little bit out in your memory
I'll be at the wake dressed in all black
I'll call out your name, but you won't
[...] when I say goodbye
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
(I'll mourn you when you go)
'Cause, baby, you're dead to me
Versiones oficiales[]
| Versíon | Lanzado en | Fecha | Duración | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | Final | Dollhouse (EP), Pity Party (EP) | 19 de mayo de 2014 | 3:30 | ||
| Instrumental | Inédito | Filtrado: 7 de mayo de 2016 | 3:30 | |||
| Demos | ||||||
| "dead to me 01" (Demo 1) |
Inédito | Filtrado: 17 de mayo de 2021 | 3:27 | |||
| "dead to me 02" (Demo 2) |
Inédito | Filtrado: 4 de junio de 2021 | 3:30 | |||
| Versiones de Skizzy Mars | ||||||
| "Dead To Me Version 1" (Version 1 de Skizzy) |
Inédito | Filtrado: 22 de mayo de 2021 | 4:53 | |||
| "Dead To Me Version 2" (Version 2 de Skizzy) |
Inédito | Filtrado: Indocumentado | 4:10 | |||
| "Dead To Me Version 3" (Version 3 de Skizzy) |
Inédito | Filtrado: Desconocido | 1:32 (Fragmento) | |||
Curiosidades[]
- Melanie interpretó esta canción en vivo por primera vez en el Gramercy Theatre el 15 de febrero de 2014.
- La última vez que se interpretó esta canción en vivo fue en JBTV en 2015.
- La segunda demo de esta canción se realizó en la misma sesión que la versión demo de "You Love I".
- El instrumental de la canción se filtró el 7 de marzo de 2016.
- A pesar de tener la palabra "shit" en la letra, la canción no se considera explícita, lo que significa que no existe una versión oficial limpia.
- Esto también se aplica a "Bittersweet Tragedy".
- En una entrevista con GroundSounds en 2014, Melanie mencionó que "Milk and Cookies" es "como una extraña secuela" de esta canción.
- Esta canción tiene la mayor cantidad de versiones conocidas realizadas por Melanie.
- Tanto "Dead To Me" como "Alphabet Boy" son secuelas de "Carousel".
- Los nombres de archivo originales de la pista son "dead to me 01" (Demo 1) y "dead to me 02" (Demo 2).
