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"You Love I" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was intended to be on her debut album, Cry Baby, however, it was later scrapped, confirmed on July 6, 2014.[1] Oddly, though, it was performed again on October 12, 2014 at ACL Music Festival. Melanie performed the song live multiple times in 2014.
The full song was leaked on July 24, 2015. The second version of the song leaked on June 4, 2021.
Background[]
On February 25, 2014, Melanie posted a Tweet saying "When i put my album out i want to just put the names of each song as emojis. 🎠🍋🍭💧👶 you ❤️ I etc.". "you ❤️ I" referred to this song.[2] She also mentioned this song in a post on Facebook in early 2014.[3] This suggests that the song was intended to be released on an early draft of the album along with the other songs mentioned.
Theme[]
This story tells of woman meeting a guy, whom she quickly begins dating. They slowly become more and more attracted to each other and move in with each other. They decide to get married, but before they could, she cheated on him. She then blames him for not putting in enough effort, singing, "That's what happens when you don't try."
Lyrics[]
[Intro - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 1]
The end, I move back in
Before you knew it, I cheated on him
Oh yeah, that's what happens when you don't try
You know I always thought about him
Even when the other boys sneak in
But infidelity would never even cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
But, boy, don't get too comfortable
'Cause what we have's untouchable, I, I, I
I stood deaf till I stood dead
Untied a knot in my wedding dress
He got down on one knee and he said
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Post-chorus - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life? (Do I, do I?)
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life? (Do I, do I?)
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 2]
Uh oh, I move back out
He invited mе into his fancy house
It's been so long we might as well try
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
You turned my heart into a puppet show
If you like me please let me know, I, I, I
One day, the very first date
He walked on over and he asked my name
He could be the one to say
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Refrain]
I love you
I love you
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do
[Outro]
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
You love I?
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
[Intro - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 1]
The end, I move back in
Before you knew it, I cheated on him
Oh yeah, that's what happens when you don't try
You know I always thought about him
Even when the other boys sneak in
But infidelity would never even cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
But, boy, don't get too comfortable
'Cause what we have's untouchable, I, I, I
I stood deaf till I stood dead
Untied a knot in my wedding dress
He got down on one knee and he said
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Verse 2]
Uh oh, I move back out
He invited me into his fancy house
It's been so long we might as well try
You know, I always thought about him
Tried to move slow, and then love sneaks in
But moving in together wouldn't ever cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
You turned my heart into a puppet show
If you like me, please let me know, I, I, I
One day, the very first date
He walked on over and he asked my name
He could be the one to say
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Refrain]
I love you
I love you
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do
[Outro]
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
You love I?
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
[Intro - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 1]
The end, I move back in
Before you knew it, I cheated on him
Oh yeah, that's what happens when you don't try
You know I always thought about him
Even when the other boys sneak in
But infidelity would never even cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
But, boy, don't get too comfortable
'Cause what we have's untouchable, I, I, I
I stood deaf till I stood dead
Untied a knot in my wedding dress
He got down on one knee and he said
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Post-chorus - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life? (Do I, do I?)
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life? (Do I, do I?)
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 2]
Uh oh, I move back out
He invited mе into his fancy house
It's been so long we might as well try
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
You turned my heart into a puppet show
If you like me please let me know, I, I, I
One day, the very first date
He walked on over and he asked my name
He could be the one to say
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Refrain]
I love you
I love you
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do
[Outro]
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
You love I?
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
[Intro - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 1]
The end, I move back in
Before you knew it, I cheated on him
Oh yeah, that's what happens when you don't try
You know I always thought about him
Even when the other boys sneak in
But infidelity would never even cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
But, boy, don't get too comfortable
'Cause what we have's untouchable, I, I, I
I stood deaf till I stood dead
Untied a knot in my wedding dress
He got down on one knee and he said
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Verse 2]
Uh oh, I move back out
He invited me into his fancy house
It's been so long we might as well try
You know, I always thought about him
Tried to move slow, and then love sneaks in
But moving in together wouldn't ever cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
You turned my heart into a puppet show
If you like me, please let me know, I, I, I
One day, the very first date
He walked on over and he asked my name
He could be the one to say
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Refrain]
I love you
I love you
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do
[Outro]
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
You love I?
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
Official versions[]
Although version 2 is the latest version made, she performed version 1 on the Dollhouse Tour. It is likely that Melanie didn't like version 2 and chose version 1 to be the final instead.
Version | Associated project | Leak date | Producer(s) | Creation date | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
""you love i 01"" (version 1/final) | Cry Baby | July 24, 2015 | One Love | Late 2013 | 3:35 |
"you love i 02" (version 2) | Cry Baby | June 4, 2021 | One Love | Late 2013 | 3:40 |
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- This was the first scrapped song from Cry Baby to leak.
- The song includes a back-masked message. If you reverse and slow down the first set of vocals before Melanie's vocals, the audio clip is of Marilyn Monroe saying "Uh, do I feel happy in life?"
- This is one of four known songs by Melanie that includes a back-masked message in it, the others being "Teddy Bear", "Eraser" and "Puzzles".
- The final version was accidentally posted by Warner/Chappell Music after it was scrapped. [citation needed]
- The official stems of this song were leaked in 2021.
- The title is "I Love You" backwards, which plays into the theme of the woman not actually loving the man.