Dollhouse
Melanie Martinez Lyrics
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Play with your dolls
We'll be a perfect family
When you walk away is when we really play
You don't hear me when I say
"Mom, please wake up
Dad's with a slut
And your son is smoking cannabis"
No one never listens
This wallpaper glistens
Don't let them see what goes down in the kitchen
Places, places
Get in your places
Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
Picture, picture, smile for the picture
Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
Hey girl, look at my mom
She's got it going on
Ha, you're blinded by her jewelry
When you turn your back
She pulls out a flask
And forgets his infidelity
Uh-oh, she's coming to the attic, plastic
Go back to being plastic
No one never listens
This wallpaper glistens
One day they'll see what goes down in the kitchen
Places, places
Get in your places
Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
Picture, picture, smile for the picture
Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
Hey girl (hey girl)
Hey girl, open your walls
Play with your dolls
We'll be a perfect family
Places, places
Get in your places
Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
Picture, picture, smile for the picture
Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
Melanie Martinez's song "Dollhouse" offers a dark and insightful commentary on the facade of perfection that some families project to the outside world. The lyrics paint a picture of a seemingly happy and ideal family, but behind the walls of their dollhouse, there is emotional turmoil and dysfunction. The opening lines, "Hey girl, open the walls, play with your dolls, we'll be a perfect family," reflect the pressure to conform to societal expectations of what a perfect family should look like. The chorus, "Places, places, get in your places, throw on your dress, and put on your doll faces, everyone thinks that we're perfect, please don't let them look through the curtains," reinforces the idea that appearances are everything.
However, as the song progresses, the cracks in this perfect facade begin to show. The lines "When you walk away is when we really play, you don't hear me when I say, 'Mom, please wake up, Dad's with a slut, and your son is smoking cannabis'" reveal the family's secrets and the mother's obliviousness to her husband's infidelity and her son's drug use. The repeated use of "D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E" throughout the song emphasizes how the family members are trapped in their roles and can only pretend to be happy. The song ends with the lines, "Hey girl, open your walls, play with your dolls, we'll be a perfect family," suggesting that the illusion of perfection must continue despite the family's underlying issues.
Overall, "Dollhouse" provides a haunting critique of the societal pressure to conform to a perfect family image and the emotional toll it can take on individuals and families.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey girl, open the walls
Come out of your shell and reveal who you really are
Play with your dolls
Be yourself, let your imagination run wild
We'll be a perfect family
We'll pretend to be happy even if we're not
When you walk away is when we really play
We can only be ourselves when no one is watching
You don't hear me when I say
No one listens to me, even when I try to speak up
"Mom, please wake up
Mom, please open your eyes and see the truth
Dad's with a slut
Dad is cheating on you
And your son is smoking cannabis"
Your son is rebellious and doing drugs
No one never listens
No one ever pays attention to me
This wallpaper glistens
Everything looks perfect on the surface, but there's more going on underneath
Don't let them see what goes down in the kitchen
Don't let them see the secrets and dysfunction of our family
Places, places
Get ready, it's time to perform
Get in your places
Prepare to act a certain way and conform to social expectations
Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces
Put on a mask and pretend to be perfect
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
We try to maintain a flawless appearance to the outside world
Please don't let them look through the curtains
Don't let anyone see the real us, behind closed doors
Picture, picture, smile for the picture
Smile like everything is fine, even if it's not
Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?
Play your role in the family and maintain the appearance of a happy family
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
Our family is a fake, perfect little dollhouse
I see things that nobody else sees
I see through the facade of our family and recognize the dysfunction
Hey girl, look at my mom
Look at how perfect my family is supposed to be
She's got it going on
She's beautiful and successful, but hides secrets
Ha, you're blinded by her jewelry
You're only seeing the superficial and not the truth
When you turn your back
When you're not looking
She pulls out a flask
She drinks to cope with the stress and secrets
And forgets his infidelity
She tries to forget that her husband is cheating
Uh-oh, she's coming to the attic, plastic
She's coming to confront me and pretend everything is fine
Go back to being plastic
Resume pretending everything is perfect
One day they'll see what goes down in the kitchen
One day, the truth about our family will be revealed
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
Our family is a fake, perfect little dollhouse
Hey girl (hey girl)
Hey, listen to me
Open your walls
Be vulnerable and show who you really are
We'll be a perfect family
We'll pretend to be happy even if we're not
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jeremy Dussolliet, Melanie Martinez, Timothy Sommers
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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on The Sirens
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Drink from the leche of sirens
Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of deciding
Which one's deserving to drown
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Our mothers, the witches they banished and burned
All of our sisters were killed and abused
By sword-swinging men who would always accuse
The worst of a woman who fights for our right
To be where we belong at the front of the line
Tired of silence and being polite
Your legs turn to shimmering scales in the night
Drink from the leche of sirens
Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of deciding
Which ones deserving to drown
Don't feel bad when these fuckers all drown
Let them drown
Let them drown
Let them drown
Tenderness worn on the skin like a dress
Nurture these men, pull them out of their mess
They steal the resources, destroy all the land
Belittle the power of the feminine hand
The milk from the rivers of every moon
Cradle you tight like you're back in the womb
Bury their souls in a cove by the light
Celestial dip all that ego and pride
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Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of deciding
Which ones deserving to drown
Let them drown
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It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shouting
Cut 'em off, leave waters red
Nothing wrong with a little havoc
It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shouting
Cut 'em off, leave water's red
Nothing wrong with a little havoc (drink from the leche of sirens)
It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shouting (summon the sailors in town)
Cut 'em off, leave water's red
Nothing wrong with a little havoc (strangle the fear of deciding)
It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shouting (which ones deserving to drown)
Cut 'em off, leave water's red
(Don't feel bad when these fuckers all drown)
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LYRICS FOR YOU
on Dollhouse
LYRICS FOR YOU :)
Hey girl, open the walls, play with your dolls
We'll be a perfect family
When you walk away, it's when we really play
You don't hear me when I say,
Mom, please wake up
Dad's with a slut, and your son is smoking cannabis
No one never listens, this wallpaper glistens
Don't let them see what goes down in the kitchen
Places, places, get in your places
Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
Picture, picture, smile for the picture
Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
(D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees)
Hey girl, look at my mom, she's got it going on
Ha, you're blinded by her jewelry
When you turn your back she pulls out a flask
And forgets his infidelity
Uh-oh, she's coming to the attic, plastic
Go back to being plastic
No one never listens, this wallpaper glistens
One day they'll see what goes down in the kitchen
Places, places, get in your places
Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
Picture, picture, smile for the picture
Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
(D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees)
Hey girl (hey girl, hey girl, hey girl, hey girl)
Hey girl, open your walls, play with your dolls
We'll be a perfect family
Places, places, get in your places
Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
Picture, picture, smile for the picture
Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?
Everyone thinks that we're perfect
Please don't let them look through the curtains
D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees
(D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E
I see things that nobody else sees)
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