"Eraser" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was recorded in the sessions for her sophomore album, K-12, however, it was later scrapped.
The full song leaked on May 10, 2021, and the full demo leaked on May 17, 2021.
Theme[]
This song is about being unable to undo actions that we regret. The narrator agrees to lose their virginity to someone who has been trying to sleep with them, only to find out that they were being used. They want to erase what they went through.
Lyrics[]
[Intro - reversed]
Paper I'll be-
[Verse 1]
Oh-oh, I saw you walking through the hall
You make a woman wanna crawl
Into a locker where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 1]
I know you want only one thing
Do ya? Baby, tell me (Tell me)
Are you gonna hit it and leave it? Mmm-mmm
I'm too young for falling in love
Baby, you should know that
Anything you'll say, I'll believe it
[Chorus 1]
If you write your name on my paper, I'll be all marked up
Baby, I'm pure as an angel, don't you fuck me up
I might need an eraser to undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
[Verse 2]
Sweet talk (Sweet talk)
You got me going with your sweet talk (Sweet talk)
You are the first to make me fall
Into a bedroom where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 2]
Now I want only one thing
I think you should maybe
Take something away from me
I'm so dumb for falling in love
Baby, I want you to take something away from me
[Chorus 2]
Come write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
Write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
[Bridge]
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Stars in my eyes
You fit me right
Stay for the night, please hold me tight
Why am I crying?
Oh fuck, that's right
You got what you wanted
Oh fuck, that's right
[Breakdown]
Eraser-rase
Ra-raser, era-ra
Ra-ra-raser-ser
Ra-rase-raser-raser (Raser)
Ra-ra-raser, rase
Ra-raser, era-ra
Ra-ra-raser-ser
Re-rase
Raser, er-eraser
[Chorus 3]
You wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
And I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
Wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
[Outro - Reversed]
Paper I'll be-
[Verse 1]
Oh-oh, I saw you walking through the hall
You make a woman wanna crawl
Into a locker where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 1]
I know you want only one thing
Do ya? Baby, tell me
Are you gonna hit it and leave it?
I'm too young for falling in love
Baby, you should know that
Anything you'll say, I'll believe it
[Chorus 1]
If you write your name on my paper, I'll be all marked up
Baby, I'm pure as an angel, don't you fuck me up
I might need an eraser to undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
If your name on my paper, I'll be all marked up
Baby, I'm pure as an angel, don't you fuck me up
I might need an eraser to undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
[Verse 2]
Oh-oh, you got me going with your sweet talk
You are the first to make me fall
Into a bedroom where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 2]
Now I want only one thing
I think you should maybe
Take something away from me
I'm so dumb for falling in love
Baby, I want you to take something away from me
[Chorus 2]
Come write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
Write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
[Chorus 3]
You wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
Wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
[Intro - reversed]
Paper I'll be-
[Verse 1]
Oh-oh, I saw you walking through the hall
You make a woman wanna crawl
Into a locker where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 1]
I know you want only one thing
Do ya? Baby, tell me (Tell me)
Are you gonna hit it and leave it? Mmm-mmm
I'm too young for falling in love
Baby, you should know that
Anything you'll say, I'll believe it
[Chorus 1]
If you write your name on my paper, I'll be all marked up
Baby, I'm pure as an angel, don't you fuck me up
I might need an eraser to undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
[Verse 2]
Sweet talk (Sweet talk)
You got me going with your sweet talk (Sweet talk)
You are the first to make me fall
Into a bedroom where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 2]
Now I want only one thing
I think you should maybe
Take something away from me
I'm so dumb for falling in love
Baby, I want you to take something away from me
[Chorus 2]
Come write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
Write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
[Bridge]
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Stars in my eyes
You fit me right
Stay for the night, please hold me tight
Why am I crying?
Oh fuck, that's right
You got what you wanted
Oh fuck, that's right
[Breakdown]
Eraser-rase
Ra-raser, era-ra
Ra-ra-raser-ser
Ra-rase-raser-raser (Raser)
Ra-ra-raser, rase
Ra-raser, era-ra
Ra-ra-raser-ser
Re-rase
Raser, er-eraser
[Chorus 3]
You wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
And I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
Wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
[Outro - Reversed]
Paper I'll be-
[Verse 1]
Oh-oh, I saw you walking through the hall
You make a woman wanna crawl
Into a locker where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 1]
I know you want only one thing
Do ya? Baby, tell me
Are you gonna hit it and leave it?
I'm too young for falling in love
Baby, you should know that
Anything you'll say, I'll believe it
[Chorus 1]
If you write your name on my paper, I'll be all marked up
Baby, I'm pure as an angel, don't you fuck me up
I might need an eraser to undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
If your name on my paper, I'll be all marked up
Baby, I'm pure as an angel, don't you fuck me up
I might need an eraser to undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
[Verse 2]
Oh-oh, you got me going with your sweet talk
You are the first to make me fall
Into a bedroom where the lights are off, lights are off
[Pre-chorus 2]
Now I want only one thing
I think you should maybe
Take something away from me
I'm so dumb for falling in love
Baby, I want you to take something away from me
[Chorus 2]
Come write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
Write your name on my paper, you can mark me up
I won't be pure as an angel but I don't give a fuck
Don't think I need an eraser to undo what you've done
Say we'll last forever and I won't need an eraser
[Chorus 3]
You wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
Wrote your name on my paper, now I'm all marked up
I was pure as an angel, now I'm all fucked up
If I had an eraser, I'd undo what you've done
Some things last forever and I don't have an eraser
Official versions[]
| Version | Associated project | Leak date | Producer(s) | Creation date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "eraser 00.01.mp3" (demo) | K-12 | May 17, 2021 | One Love | January 7, 2016 | 4:34 |
| "eraser 01.mp3" (final) | K-12 | May 10, 2021 | One Love | March 7, 2016 | 3:51 |
Trivia[]
- The song's official session file leaked on March 15, 2022.
- This song took 208 takes to finish based on the file.
- The song includes a back-masked message. If you reverse the intro and outro, you'll hear a sample from the chorus.
- This is one of four known songs by Melanie that includes a back-masked message in it, the others being "Teddy Bear", "You Love I" and "Puzzles".
