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"Sippy Cup" is a song by Melanie Martinez featured as the third track on her debut album, Cry Baby. It was released as the album's third and final single on July 31st, 2015, along with a music video.

Background[]

On July 28th, 2015, Melanie posted a snippet of the song on Instagram.

One day later, on July 29th, 2015, an additional snippet was posted by Melanie's father on Instagram.

Theme[]

This song finally reveals the events that follow what takes place in "Dollhouse". This song is about what actually "goes down in the kitchen" (a lyric from "Dollhouse"). It provides a deeper look into Cry Baby's family life. "Sippy Cup" is about Cry Baby's mother murdering her father and his mistress. The sippy cup itself is a metaphor for the lack of being willing to acknowledge reality and the unwillingness to confront one’s own reality, especially when it comes to relationships.

The "syrup", in this case, is actually alcohol, an allusion to Cry Baby's mother's alcoholism. Putting an alcoholic drink in a sippy cup or another cup doesn't mean it's no longer alcohol. No matter how much a person may try to dress up a situation (any, not just the one shown), in the end, the problem persists. The lyrics, "Kids are still depressed when you dress them up", describes how no matter what we do on the outside, our inner feelings remain the same.

Lyrics[]

[Chorus]
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup
He's still dead when you're done with the bottle
Of course, it's a corpse that you keep in the cradle
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
Syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

[Verse 1]
Blood money, blood money
How did you afford this ring that I love, honey?
"Just another shift at the drug company"
He doesn't think I'm that fucking dumb, does he?
It doesn't matter what you pull up to your home
We know what goes on inside
You call that ass your own, we call that silicone
Silly girl with silly boys

[Chorus]
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup
He's still dead when you're done with the bottle
Of course, it's a corpse that you keep in the cradle
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
Syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

[Breakdown]
Sippy cup, s-s-sippy cup, in a sippy cup, sippy cup
In a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup

[Verse 2]
Pill diet, pill diet, if they give you a new pill then you will buy it
If they say to kill yourself, then you will try it
All the makeup in the world won't make you less insecure
You got weights in your pockets when you go to the doctor's
Your favorite candy's cotton, that's why all your teeth are rotten
Silly girl with silly boys

[Chorus]
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup
He's still dead when you're done with the bottle
Of course, it's a corpse that you keep in the cradle
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
Syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

[Breakdown]
Sippy cup, s-s-sippy cup, in a sippy cup, sippy cup
In a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup

[Chorus]
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

[Intro]
Sippy cup, s-s-sippy cup, in a sippy cup, sippy cup
In a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup
He's still dead when you're done with the bottle
Of course, it's a corpse that you keep in the cradle
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
Syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

[Verse 1]
Blood money, blood money
How did you afford this ring that I love, honey?
"Just another shift at the drug company"
He doesn't think I'm that fucking dumb, does he?
It doesn't matter what you pull up to your home
We know what goes on inside
You call that ass your own, we call that silicone
Silly girl with silly boys

[Chorus]
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup
He's still dead when you're done with the bottle
Of course, it's a corpse that you keep in the cradle
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
Syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

[Breakdown]
Sippy cup, s-s-sippy cup, in a sippy cup, sippy cup
In a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup

[Verse 2]
Pill diet, pill diet, if they give you a new pill then you will buy it
If they say to kill yourself, then you will try it
All the makeup in the world won't make you less insecure
You got weights in your pockets when you go to the doctor's
Your favorite candy's cotton, that's why all your teeth are rotten
Silly girl with silly boys

[Chorus]
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup
He's still dead when you're done with the bottle
Of course, it's a corpse that you keep in the cradle
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
Syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

[Breakdown]
Sippy cup, s-s-sippy cup, in a sippy cup, sippy cup
In a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup

[Chorus]
Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup

Official versions[]

Version Released on Release date Producer(s) Recording date Length
Final Single • Cry Baby July 31st, 2015 One Love August 29th, 2014 3:15
Clean version Cry Baby July 31st, 2015 One Love August 29th, 2014 3:15
Instrumental Unreleased - One Love - 3:15
Demos
"sippy cup 01" (demo 1) Unreleased - One Love 2014 3:09
"sippy cup 02" (demo 2) Unreleased - One Love Mid-2014 3:17

Gallery[]

Music video[]

The video begins by showing Cry Baby peacefully sleeping in her bed with a lamp next to the bed turned on. Her mother goes to the kitchen with a bottle of Red Rum. She is then seen intoxicated on the kitchen floor. Subsequently, her drunken husband stumbles into the house, accompanying an unfamiliar woman who is also drunk. Cry Baby's mom is enraged seeing her husband's infidelity. She ties them to a chair before murdering them both with a kitchen knife. She then places a large white sheet to conceal the lifeless bodies. When Cry Baby investigates downstairs and discovers the bodies, the mother puts her to sleep with chloroform. Cry Baby wakes up, chained to her bed, as her mother pours a sippy cup full of liquid that knocks her out, eradicating the memories of that night.

Throughout the video, scenes of Cry Baby with angel wings sitting in a white space are shown. She is seen playing Patty Cake with a teddy bear and aggressively smearing lipstick on herself while lip-syncing the song's lyrics.

Errors[]

  • At 0:36, Cry Baby's mom is holding a bottle, but when the frame changes, her mom is holding a cup and then a bottle again.

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • This is the only song on Cry Baby that starts acapella.
  • There was a debate on whether or not Cry Baby died at the end of the video. Melanie informed her fans at a concert that she did not; her mom had just given her a drug to make her fall asleep so she would forget what she saw.[citation needed]
    • The angel that repeatedly comes up in the music video is supposed to represent the death of Cry Baby's innocence, not Cry Baby herself.
  • Cry Baby's Mom is drinking Red Rum in the video.
    • Red Rum spells 'Murder' backwards.
  • In the official clean version of the song, the word 'ass' is censored with an 'ahh' sound.
  • When the rum is poured into the cup, it sloshes out of the cup. This is to show that her mother is drunk and uncoordinated.
  • The lipstick she used was from her ex-friend, Stella Rose Saint Clair, who also played as Cry Baby's mother.
    • It is also unknown whether Mughen Nakamura reprised his role as Cry Baby's father or not.
  • This was Melanie's favorite song to perform live.
  • "Sippy Cup" was certified gold on July 12th, 2017.
  • The lyric "Your favorite candy's cotton" is a reference to the drug Oxycontin.
  • The lyrics "You call that ass your own, we call that silicone" and "All the makeup in the world won't make you less insecure" share similar themes to "Mrs. Potato Head" ,which is about being insecure about yourself.
  • In the teaser video for "The Trilogy Tour," Sippy Cup is played to represent the Cry Baby album.
  • The story and illustration for this song appear on the 7th page of the Cry Baby storybook, reading:
    Sippy Cup page

"She watches momma sip a drink
Out of a sippy cup that’s pink
Because of that you’d never think
That she’d pass out under the sink"

Navigation[]

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Featured tracks Cry BabyDollhouseSippy CupCarouselAlphabet BoySoapTraining WheelsPity PartyTag, You're ItMilk and CookiesPacify HerMrs. Potato HeadMad Hatter
Bonus tracks Play DateTeddy BearCake
Scrapped tracks 99 Cent StoreA Million MenA Thousand WordsAnimal CrackersArts & CraftsBall PitBand AidBirthing AddictsBittersweet TragedyBombs on Monday MorningBones Are BlueCartoonsColoring BookCootiesDead To MeDear PorcupinesDrowningGold Diggin' LoveHalf HeartedHauntedHeartbeatI ScreamJumpropeKing Of The ArcadeMirror MirrorMistakesNight MimePatientPsycho LoversRing PopRocking HorseRotten MilkRough LoveRunSchizoSeesawSticks and StonesStrawberry FieldsToy ChestTrophy WifeTwinsUnhappy MealWhere Do Babies Come From?You Love IZzzz
Characters Cry BabyJohnnyAlphabet BoyBig Bad WolfMomDadBrotherLittle GirlMistressCashierBasic BitchBlue BoyBunniesMrs. Potato HeadMr. Potato HeadNurseRushton Dolls
Extras Digital BookletMerchandiseCry Baby Perfume MilkCry Baby Tour DiariesCry Baby's Extra Clutter EPGingerbread Man
Locations Cry Baby's HouseBig Bad Wolf's HouseGrocery StoreCarnivalHospital
Tour Cry Baby TourCry Baby Tour Part 2Cry Baby Euro TourCry Baby Euro Tour Part 2Cry Baby Australia and New Zealand TourThe Trilogy Tour
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