Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear
Song
Artist	Melanie Martinez
Album	Cry Baby Cry Baby's Extra Clutter
Released	August 14th, 2015
Recorded	May 7th, 2014
Genre	Alternative pop • dream pop • electropop
Length	4:05
Label	Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Melanie Martinez Phoebe Ryan Felix Snow
Producer(s)	Felix Snow
Track Listing
Cry Baby track listing "Teddy Bear" is track number 15. Previous track "Play Date" Next track "Cake"

"Teddy Bear" is the fifteenth song by Melanie Martinez, featured on the deluxe version of Cry Baby. It is the second featured track on the deluxe version of the album, the first being Play Date and the third being Cake.

Leak History

• May 11th, 2021 - A demo of the song is leaked.

Theme

The song was written about a child and their fictional teddy bear. After the child got a teddy bear, whom she loved, the toy begins to act strangely. She begins to lose hope in her bear, and she’s unsure if she should trust him anymore. As the song goes on, the more dangerous and insane the toy becomes. It takes a turn for the worse after the teddy bear attempts to kill her.

Official versions

• Album version — 4:05
• Demo version — 4:05

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Stitched you up, put you together
With cotton and feather
Gave you love, put my heart inside you
Oh what could I do
When you started talking in your sleep
Saying things you'd do to me
I didn't care
I wasn't scared
Now I'm finding knives under the sheets
Crumbled photographs of me
I'm in despair
Should I be scared?

[Chorus]
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Oh, teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[Verse 2]
I threw you out, I didn't outgrow you
I just didn't know you
But now you're back
And it's so terrifying how you paralyze me
Now you showing up inside my home
Breathing deep into the phone
I'm so unprepared
I'm fucking scared

[Chorus]
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[Bridge]
(Melanie sample)
I'm fucking scared

[Chorus]
Teddy bear, you are my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[Verse 1]
Stitched you up, put you together
With cotton and feather
Gave you love, put my heart inside you
Oh what could I do
When you started talking in your sleep
Saying things you'd do to me
I didn't care
I wasn't scared
Now I'm finding knives under the sheets
Crumbled photographs of me
I'm in despair
Should I be scared?

[Chorus]
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Oh, teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[Verse 2]
I threw you out, I didn't outgrow you
I just didn't know you
But now you're back
And it's so terrifying how you paralyze me
Now you showing up inside my home
Breathing deep into the phone
I'm so unprepared
I'm scared

[Chorus]
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[Bridge]
(Melanie sample)
I'm scared

[Chorus]
Teddy bear, you are my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

Video

Melanie Martinez - Teddy Bear

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Trivia

• Despite being on the deluxe version of Cry Baby, this song is not officially part of Cry Baby's story, along with the songs Cake and Play Date.
• This is the only song from Melanie's debut album Cry Baby that is not certified gold or platinum.
• In the song's breakdown, it is possible to hear Melanie sing the lyrics, "Threw you out, I didn't outgrow you", six times reversed.
• Melanie sings "la" a total of 90 times in this song.
• This song was recorded in the same session as Cooties.
• The lyric, "Breathing deep into the phone", is similar to the lyric, "Next time you're alone, think twice when you grab the phone", from Milk and Cookies. It could also be a reference to the movie Scream.
• Melanie collaborated with the company Lime Crime to make a lipstick called Teddy Bear, which was named after the song.
• In the clean version of this song, it only blocks out the line, "I'm fucking scared" once. When it repeats, you can clearly hear Melanie singing it.
• This is the second longest song on the deluxe version of Cry Baby, the longest being Alphabet Boy.
• The audio has reached over 30 million views and over 375 thousand likes. Making it her least popular audio out of the bonus tracks.
• This is the second song by Melanie that has a reversed message in it, the first one being You Love I.
• The official instrumental was leaked on July 31, 2020.