"Glued" is a song by Melanie Martinez that is featured as the fifth track on her fourth extended play (EP), After School EP. It is also featured as the eighteenth track on the deluxe edition of Melanie's sophomore album, K-12.
The pre-release mix of the song leaked the day before it was released.
Theme[]
In an Instagram post, Melanie revealed the theme of this song,[2]
Glued is about attachment/detachment. When you’re completely attached you have the potential to get hurt but you are able to feel the depth of love. When you’re detached you save yourself from potential hurt but never get to feel that level of love. (Devil/Lovers Energy)
Melanie Martinez
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I'm glued to the thoughts in my mind (mind)
They pester like a hawk in the sky
I am glued to the love in you (in you)
It swallows me whole, you're hard to let go, oh
That's not what I want to do (no, no)
Perfectly attached like a noodle in a soup (huh)
You're good with the X, Y, Z, (y, z)
I'm good with the A, B, C and D-E-F-G, H-I-J-K, baby
We all have our strong suits built differently
Different experience, different needs
I know we can't die at the same time but please (oh, so sad)
[Pre-chorus 1]
I don't wanna think about the morbid parts of lifе, no more
I'm trying just to focus on the things that hold me so damn close
I'm sticky, sticky, stuck
And solidly sealed up to this reality
I'm seeing not what I wish to be achieving
The old idea of me is
[Chorus]
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless
Stuck in the vortex, stuck in the vortex
Glueless, life would be boring
Empty but no hurting
Is it necessary? Detachment is scary
[Verse 2]
When my pretty feet start to sway (sway)
You better turn around the other way (walk away)
But when the doubt starts creeping in (oh, no)
It's hard to let go of old instinctual
[Pre-chorus 2]
Patterns that I picked up from my environment since a baby
Cut the negative self-talk and cut out my procrastination
Being sticky, stuck, glue those old habits shut
Paste me to a new way of being something to breathe new life in me again
[Chorus]
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless
Stuck in the vortex, stuck in the vortex
Glueless, life would be boring
Empty but no hurting
Is it necessary? Detachment is scary
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless (clueless)
Glueless, life would be boring
Empty but no hurting (hurting, no)
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless (clueless)
I'm clueless, glueless life would be boring
Empty but no hurting
Is it necessary? Detachment is scary
[Verse 1]
I'm glued to the thoughts in my mind (mind)
They pester like a hawk in the sky
I am glued to the love in you (in you)
It swallows me whole, you're hard to let go, oh
That's not what I want to do (no, no)
Perfectly attached like a noodle in a soup (huh)
You're good with the X, Y, Z, (y, z)
I'm good with the A, B, C and D-E-F-G, H-I-J-K, baby
We all have our strong suits built differently
Different experience, different needs
I know we can't die at the same time but please (oh, so sad)
[Pre-chorus 1]
I don't wanna think about the morbid parts of lifе, no more
I'm trying just to focus on the things that hold me so damn close
I'm sticky, sticky, stuck
And solidly sealed up to this reality
I'm seeing not what I wish to be achieving
The old idea of me is
[Chorus]
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless
Stuck in the vortex, stuck in the vortex
Glueless, life would be boring
Empty but no hurting
Is it necessary? Detachment is scary
[Verse 2]
When my pretty feet start to sway (sway)
You better turn around the other way (walk away)
But when the doubt starts creeping in (oh, no)
It's hard to let go of old instinctual
[Pre-chorus 2]
Patterns that I picked up from my environment since a baby
Cut the negative self-talk and cut out my procrastination
Being sticky, stuck, glue those old habits shut
Paste me to a new way of being something to breathe new life in me again
[Chorus]
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless
Stuck in the vortex, stuck in the vortex
Glueless, life would be boring
Empty but no hurting
Is it necessary? Detachment is scary
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless (clueless)
Glueless, life would be boring
Empty but no hurting (hurting, no)
Glued up, sometimes it's too much
I'm fucked up and clueless (clueless)
I'm clueless, glueless life would be boring
Empty but no hurting
Is it necessary? Detachment is scary
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Release date | Producer(s) | Creation date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | Final | After School EP • K-12 (After School - Deluxe Edition) | September 25, 2020 | Michael Keenan | 2019-2020 | 3:13 |
| Instrumental | Unreleased | December 9, 2020 (leaked) | Michael Keenan | 2019-2020 | 3:13 | |
| Demos | ||||||
| "06 Glued.mp3" (pre-release mix) | Unreleased | September 24, 2020 (leaked) | Michael Keenan | 2019-2020 | 3:12 | |
Live performances[]
"Glued" was performed at:
- CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12 (debut performance)
- All Hallow's Eve
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- On October 19, 2020, Melanie posted a photo on her Instagram, using a quote from the song as a caption.[3]
- Sounds of bubbles popping and glue being squirted can be heard throughout the song.
- Melanie almost scrapped this song, along with "Field Trip".
- This song and "Numbers" are the only tracks on After School EP to have acoustic versions, with "Glued" having a full acoustic version.
- This song was written a day before "Test Me".[4]
- The same day the song was written, Melanie announced on Instagram that her debut film, K-12, is available to watch for free on YouTube again.
- For the All Hallow's Eve concert, the background visual for "Glued" is the same as the visual of "Class Fight" from the K-12 Tour.
- This is Melanie's least streamed song from After School EP on Spotify.
- On April 9, 2023, Glued surpassed 20 million streams on Spotify, making it the final song from After School to reach this milestone.
References[]
https://x.com/martinezspotify/status/1645164528013803520
Glued reaching 20 million streams on Spotify
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v • e  | |
|---|---|
| Featured tracks | Notebook • Test Me • Brain & Heart • Numbers • Glued • Field Trip • The Bakery |
| Scrapped tracks | Absorb • Chrysalis • Clockwork • Copy Cat (ft. Tierra Whack) • Erase Her • Fire Drill • Function • History • Lost & Found • Maze • Paper Cut • Spin The Bottle • The Tunnel • Trophy • Under The Desk |
| Characters | Abuelita • Bunnies |
| Producers | Blake Slatkin • Melanie Martinez (exec.) • Michael Keenan |
| Extra | K-12 • CAN'T WAIT TILL I'M OUT OF K-12 • All Hallow's Eve • Merchandise |
