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"99 Cent Store" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was recorded in the sessions of her debut studio album, Cry Baby, however, it was later scrapped.

The full song was leaked on September 17, 2018.

Background[]

On May 15, 2014, the song's co-writer, Kinetics, teased the song on Twitter. [1] He then teased the song again by posting lyrics of the song on Twitter on May 24, 2014.[2]

Jake Ottmann, Kinetics and One Love's manager, also tweeted about the song on June 5, 2014.[3]

Theme[]

The song is centered around a girl falling in love with a boy who "sold her cheap lies". It tells the story of her looking back at her relationship with the boy, and now finally seeing through all his glamorous facade. She was head over heels for someone who she thought she knew, but in reality, she only fell in love with the fake disguise he put on. His "ribbons and bows" were just a decoration to hide his true self. The song compares their relationship to something bought at a 99 cent store: pretty and shiny, but also incredibly cheap and not destined to last.

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
I had pinwheels in my eyes for you
Blinded by the pinks and blues
Oh, you were my wind-up Romeo
We had matching bubblegum tattoos
Serenade me with your kazoo
You tricked me with your ribbons and your bows

[Pre-chorus]
It's so shiny in a shopping cart
Pretty in a parking lot
But when you go home
That's when it falls apart

[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
Ah, ah, you sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store

[Post-chorus 1]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]
Wine and dine me with your plastic fruit
Robbed me up of my sweet tooth
Held me up with a loaded water gun
Tied me to these toy train tracks
You left me there and you never came back
Tacky souvenirs when it's said and done

[Pre-chorus]
It's so shiny in a shopping cart
Pretty in a parking lot
But when you go home
That's when it falls apart

[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
Ah, ah, you sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store

[Post-chorus 2]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
You sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store

[Post-chorus 1]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Outro]
Ah, ah, I still think about you sometimes (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
But only when I walk through the 99 cent store (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

[Verse 1]
I had pinwheels in my eyes for you
Blinded by the pinks and blues
Oh, you were my wind-up Romeo
We had matching bubblegum tattoos
Serenade me with your kazoo
You tricked me with your ribbons and your bows

[Pre-chorus]
It's so shiny in a shopping cart
Pretty in a parking lot
But when you go home
That's when it falls apart

[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
Ah, ah, you sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store

[Post-chorus 1]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]
Wine and dine me with your plastic fruit
Robbed me up of my sweet tooth
Held me up with a loaded water gun
Tied me to these toy train tracks
You left me there and you never came back
Tacky souvenirs when it's said and done

[Pre-chorus]
It's so shiny in a shopping cart
Pretty in a parking lot
But when you go home
That's when it falls apart

[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
Ah, ah, you sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store

[Post-chorus 2]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
I still think about you sometimes
Only when I walk through the 99 cent store
You sold me all those cheap lies
Could've built me a whole 99 cent store

[Post-chorus 1]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Outro]
Ah, ah, I still think about you sometimes (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
But only when I walk through the 99 cent store (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

Official versions[]

Version Associated project Leak date Producer(s) Creation date Length
"99 cent store 01" (final) Cry Baby September 17, 2018 One Love May 15, 2014 3:44

Trivia[]

  • In an interview with GRAMMY Museum, Melanie revealed that she went to an actual 99 cent store to record various toy sounds to sample in the song.[4]
    • In the same interview, Melanie stated that the song didn't make it to the final album since it didn't fit the storyline.[4]
  • The song was produced in Logic Pro.[note 1]
  • Melanie plays the kazoo in this song.
  • The song was played on a radio station without Melanie's or her team's permission, as with various other unreleased songs recorded by Melanie.[citation needed]
  • The guitar used in this song is the same guitar used within the instrumentals of both "Ring Pop" and "Cry Baby".
    • "Glue Stick" also uses the kick bass of this song during the riff part of the kazoo.
  • This song was made in the same session as "Pacify Her"'s demo, "Ring Pop" and "Zzzz".[5]
  • The song's official project file leaked on December 5, 2021.
    • This song took over 91 takes to finish based on the files.

Notes[]

  1. Within the publicized project files of the song, one folder entails various EXS type files, labeled as "Sampler Instruments". The musical variant of this file type is known as an instrument used exclusively by the DAW Logic Pro.

References[]

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