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"Coloring Book" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was intended to be featured on her debut album Cry Baby, however, it was later scrapped. This song has not been performed live or officially released to fans.

Snippets began to surface on April 30^th, 2021 and the full song was leaked on May 10^th, 2021.

Leak History

April 20^th, 2021 - Lyrics of the first verse are leaked.
April 30^th, 2021 - A snippet of the intro is leaked in low quality.
April 30^th, 2021 (later) - A snippet with vocals of the third verse is leaked in high quality.
May 2^nd, 2021 - Lyrics of the chorus are leaked.
May 5^th, 2021 - Full lyrics are leaked.
May 6^th, 2021 - A snippet of fourth verse is leaked in high quality.
May 7^th, 2021 - A snippet of the bridge is leaked in low quality.
May 10^th, 2021 - Full song is leaked on SoundCloud.^[1]
May 10^th, 2021 (later) - Full song is leaked in higher quality.
May 17^th, 2021 - Full demo is leaked on Dbree.

Background and Theme

Melanie confirmed during a Tumblr Q&A from July 27^th, 2015 that she considered Coloring Book to be the title track of her debut album before it was released as Cry Baby.^[2]

This song describes songs already intented for Cry Baby. It was most likely intented to be the first or last track of the album in the concept of it.

Official versions

Final version — 5:07
Demo version — 5:05

Cross-references

"There's a girl on a carousel" is a direct reference to "Carousel".
"There's a house in my neighborhood with a perfect lawn, but inside the kitchen, there's something deeply wrong" is a direct reference to "Dollhouse" and possibly "Sippy Cup".
"And that house is getting flooded, and the walls are falling down" could be a reference to the "Cry Baby" music video and possibly "Zzzz".
"She makes everybody drown" is a direct reference to "Cry Baby" and possibly "Drowning".
"There's a girl at a party, eating cake alone" is a reference to "Pity Party".
"That boy will be sorry when he picks up the phone" is a direct reference to "Zzzz".
"Her teddy bear is crazy" is a direct reference to "Teddy Bear".
"Now the girl's at a funeral, dressed in all black" is a direct reference to "Milk and Cookies" or "Dead to Me".

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There's a girl on a carousel, reaching out her hands
But no one reaches back, and she doesn't understand

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Nothing ever stays inside the lines

[Verse 2]
There's a house in my neighborhood with a perfect lawn
But inside the kitchen, there's something deeply wrong

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Nothing ever stays inside the lines

[Verse 3]
And that house is getting flooded, and the walls are falling down
When Melatonin cries, she makes everybody drown

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Nothing ever stays inside the lines

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 4]
There's a girl at a party, eating cake alone
That boy will be sorry when he picks up the phone

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Nothing ever stays inside the lines

[Verse 5]
Her teddy bear is crazy
Grabbed a knife and chased her
She had to kill him, it didn't even phase her

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Nothing ever stays inside the lines

[Verse 6]
Now the girl's at a funeral, dressed in all black
Someone just died, but the girl isn't sad

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Nothing ever stays inside the lines

[Bridge]
These are the pages in my coloring book
These are the pages in my coloring book
These are the pages in my coloring book
These are the pages in my coloring book
These are the pages in my coloring book
These are the pages in my coloring book
These are the pages in my coloring book
These are the pages in my coloring book

[Outro]
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
La-la-ah-ah-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-oh-ah-ah
La-la-la-la-la-la
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Trivia

This song, along with "Birthing Addicts", are both Melanie's second longest known songs, next to "Story of an Insomniac" and "High School Sweethearts".
This song references several songs from the Cry Baby sessions, including both outtakes and songs that made it to the final album.
- The songs are "Carousel", "Dollhouse", "Cry Baby", "Pity Party", "Zzzz", "Teddy Bear", "Milk and Cookies" and "Dead to Me".

References

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[1] ttps://soundcloud.com/amillionmen/coloring-book

[2] ttp://melaniemartinezmusic.tumblr.com/post/125193561788/what-were-some-other-titles-you-were-considering

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[2]

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 |artist = [[Melanie Martinez]]
 |recorded = 2014
+|length = 5:07<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
-|length = 5:07
-:05 (demo)
 |writer(s) = Melanie Martinez<br>[[Kinetics & One Love]]
 |producer(s) = Kinetics & One Love}}"'''Coloring Book'''" is an unreleased song by [[Melanie Martinez]]. It was intended to be featured on her debut album ''[[Cry Baby (Album)|Cry Baby]]'', however, it was later scrapped. This song has not been performed live or officially released to fans.
 Snippets began to surface on April 30<sup>th</sup>, 2021 and the full song was leaked on May 10<sup>th</sup>, 2021.
-== Background ==
-Melanie confirmed during a Tumblr Q&A from July 27<sup>th</sup>, 2015 that she considered ''Coloring Book'' to be the title track of her debut album before it was released as ''Cry Baby''.<ref>http://melaniemartinezmusic.tumblr.com/post/125193561788/what-were-some-other-titles-you-were-considering</ref>
 == Leak History ==
@@ Line 26: / Line 22: @@
 * May 17<sup>th</sup>, 2021 - Full demo is leaked on Dbree.
-== Cross-References ==
+== Background and Theme ==
+Melanie confirmed during a Tumblr Q&A from July 27<sup>th</sup>, 2015 that she considered ''Coloring Book'' to be the title track of her debut album before it was released as ''Cry Baby''.<ref>http://melaniemartinezmusic.tumblr.com/post/125193561788/what-were-some-other-titles-you-were-considering</ref>
+This song describes songs already intented for ''Cry Baby''. It was most likely intented to be the first or last track of the album in the concept of it.
+== Official versions ==
+* Final version — 5:07
+* Demo version — 5:05
+== Cross-references ==
 * "There's a girl on a carousel" is a direct reference to "[[Carousel (Song)|Carousel]]".
-* "There's a house in my neighborhood with a perfect lawn but inside the kitchen there's something deeply wrong" is a direct reference to "[[Dollhouse (Song)|Dollhouse]]" and possibly "[[Sippy Cup]]".
+* "There's a house in my neighborhood with a perfect lawn, but inside the kitchen, there's something deeply wrong" is a direct reference to "[[Dollhouse (Song)|Dollhouse]]" and possibly "[[Sippy Cup]]".
-* "And that house is getting flooded and the walls are falling down" could be a reference to the "[[Cry Baby (Song)|Cry Baby]]" music video and possibly "[[Zzzz]]".
+* "And that house is getting flooded, and the walls are falling down" could be a reference to the "[[Cry Baby (Song)|Cry Baby]]" music video and possibly "[[Zzzz]]".
-* "She makes everybody drown" is a direct reference to "[[Cry Baby (Song)|Cry Baby]]" and possibly "[[Drowning]]".
+* "She makes everybody drown" is a direct reference to "Cry Baby" and possibly "[[Drowning]]".
-* "There's a girl at the party eating cake alone" is a reference to "[[Pity Party (Song)|Pity Party]]".
+* "There's a girl at a party, eating cake alone" is a reference to "[[Pity Party (Song)|Pity Party]]".
-* "That boy will be sorry when he picks up the phone" is a direct reference to "[[Zzzz]]".
+* "That boy will be sorry when he picks up the phone" is a direct reference to "Zzzz".
 * "Her teddy bear is crazy" is a direct reference to "[[Teddy Bear]]".
-* "Now the girl's at a funeral, dressed in all black" is a direct reference to "[[Dead to Me]]".
+* "Now the girl's at a funeral, dressed in all black" is a direct reference to "[[Milk and Cookies]]" or "[[Dead to Me]]".
 == Lyrics ==
 {{Lyrics|lyrics = <poem>
 '''[Verse 1]'''
-There's a girl on a carousel reaching out her hands
+There's a girl on a carousel, reaching out her hands
-But no one reaches back and she doesn't understand
+But no one reaches back, and she doesn't understand
 '''[Chorus]'''
@@ Line 49: / Line 54: @@
 '''[Verse 2]'''
 There's a house in my neighborhood with a perfect lawn
-But inside the kitchen there's something deeply wrong
+But inside the kitchen, there's something deeply wrong
 '''[Chorus]'''
@@ Line 57: / Line 62: @@
 '''[Verse 3]'''
-And that house is getting flooded and the walls are falling down
+And that house is getting flooded, and the walls are falling down
 When Melatonin cries, she makes everybody drown
@@ Line 70: / Line 75: @@
 '''[Verse 4]'''
-There's a girl at a party eating cake alone
+There's a girl at a party, eating cake alone
 That boy will be sorry when he picks up the phone
@@ Line 89: / Line 94: @@
 '''[Verse 6]'''
-Now the girl's at a funeral dressed in all black
+Now the girl's at a funeral, dressed in all black
-Someone just died but the girl isn't sad
+Someone just died, but the girl isn't sad
 '''[Chorus]'''
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 [[Category:Songs Removed From Cry Baby]]
 [[Category:Kinetics & One Love]]
+[[Category:Melanie Martinez]]
 [[Category:Scrapped Songs]]
 [[Category:2014]]
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 [[Category:Original Songs]]
 [[Category:Leaked Songs]]
+[[Category:Cry Baby Universe]]