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"Gluestick" (also known as "Glue Stick" and originally titled "Zippers") is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was originally intended to be featured as a bonus track on her second studio album, K-12, however, the song was later scrapped. This song has not been performed live or officially released to fans.
Snippets of the second demo began to surface on May 3rd, 2021, and the full second demo of the song leaked on May 10th, 2021.
Background
When Melanie first wrote the song, it was titled "Zippers" and was produced by an unknown producer. "Zippers" was supposedly a title in a list sent to that producer, along with 8 other unconfirmed songs. After Melanie being unsatisfied with the result, she changed the name to "Gluestick" and turned to Kinetics & One Love to produce it.
Leak History
- May 3rd, 2021 - A snippet of the song's second demo is leaked.
- May 3rd, 2021 (later) - Second snippet of the second demo is leaked.
- May 8th, 2021 - Lyrics are leaked.
- May 10th, 2021 - Full lyrics are leaked.
- May 10th, 2021 (later) - Full second demo is leaked in high quality.
Official Versions
- Demo 2 — 3:45
According to insiders, the song has "around 5" versions.
Theme
This song is about talking things out - whether it's domestic abuse, depression, or suicidal thoughts. The song is about the difficulties of talking about sensitive subjects and how people usually "keep their lips sealed". In the song, Cry Baby is encouraging a boy to ignore people that are preventing him from talking about his issues.
Cross-references
- "I know what goes down inside your kitchen" is a direct reference to "Dollhouse".
- "Cover up your bruises" could be a reference to "Papercut".
Lyrics
[Intro]
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your, keep your lips sealed
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your-
Hush child, hush child
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your, keep your lips sealed
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your-
Hush child, hush child
[Verse 1]
There's a boy in the classroom
Always does what he's asked to, following the class rules
I know he's in the bathroom
With his sleeves pulled down and the zipper pulled high
Kids snickering in the hallway
Dealing with it all day, fuck what they all say
I know why you're different, different
I know what goes down inside your kitchen, kitchen
[Pre-Chorus]
I know you've been hiding something
Mama tell you you should hush it, hush it
I know why you're distant, distant
I know what goes down inside your kitchen, kitchen
[Chorus]
Hush child, hush child
Seal up them loose lips
I know you're craving another glue stick
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
Don't speak, don't speak, cover up your bruises
That's what they say when they feed you a glue stick
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
[Post-Chorus 1]
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your, keep your lips sealed
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your-
Hush child, hush child
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your, keep your lips sealed
Hush child
[Verse 2]
You know you don't have to
Be so quiet when someone asks you
Why you're in a bad mood
Why your sleeves pulled down and the zipper pulled high
[Pre-Chorus]
I-I-I know you've hiding something
Mama tell you you should hush it, hush it
I know why you're distant, distant
I know what goes down inside your kitchen, kitchen
[Chorus]
Hush child, hush child, seal up them loose lips
I know you're craving another glue stick
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
Don't speak, don't speak, cover up your bruises
That's what they say when they feed you a glue stick
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
[Post-Chorus 2]
Keep your lips sealed
Hush child, hush child
Keep your lips sealed
Mhm, mhm, mhm (Hush child)
Keep your lips sealed
Keep, keep your lips sealed
Keep your lips sealed
Keep your lips sealed
Keep, keep your lips sealed
Keep, keep your lips sealed
Hush child
[Chorus]
Hush child, hush child, seal up them loose lips
I know you're craving another glue stick
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
Don't speak, don't speak, cover up your bruises
That's what they say when they feed you a glue stick
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
[Post-Chorus 3]
Hush child, hush child
Hush child, hush child, hush child
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
Don't speak, don't speak, cover up your bruises
That's what they say when they feed you a glue stick
Why is it so hard to let the truth come out? Mmm
[Outro]
Hush child, hush child
Seal up them loose lips, mhm
I know you're craving a glue stick, mhm
Trivia
- A "Carousel" stem can be heard at 0:38.
- This song was the first K-12 session with Kinetics & One Love.
