"Coloring Book" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was intended to be on her debut album, Cry Baby, however it was later scrapped. This song has not been performed live or officially released to fans.
Background
Melanie confirmed during a Tumblr Q&A from July 27, 2015 that she considered Coloring Book to be the title track of her debut album before it was released as Cry Baby.[1]
Leak History
- April 30th, 2021 - A watermarked instrumental snippet is leaked.
- April 30th, 2021 (later) - A snippet with vocals is leaked in low quality (64kbps)
Cross-References
- Melatonin is also mentioned in "Milk and Cookies" and "Zzzz"
- "She makes everybody drown" is a direct reference to "Cry Baby"
Lyrics
[Snippet]
When melatonin cries she makes everybody drown
[Snippet]
Girl on a carousel, reaching up her hands
But no one reaches back and she doesn't understand