Cake
“Cake” is the 16th and final deluxe track on Melanie Martinez’s album, Cryb… Read Full Bio ↴“Cake” is the 16th and final deluxe track on Melanie Martinez’s album, Crybaby. The song ‘Cake’ is about Cry Baby and a boy having all the chemistry it takes to be in a relationship, but he just wants to have sex with her and does not want a real relationship. She refuses to let him have sex with her because she knows that once she does, he will leave her behind. She decides to break up with him before he can break up with her. Cry Baby states that if he considers her a "cake" then she considers him "meat", meaning if he can use her, she can use him as well. Cry Baby notes that can be replaced easily, whereas a piece of cake is uniquely made and harder to throw away without regretting due to its looks and taste.

Cake
Melanie Martinez Lyrics


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Your skin is warm like an oven, your kiss is sugary sweet
Your fingers feel like cotton when you put your arms around me
I feel like I'm just missing something whenever you leave
You've got all the ingredients except you loving me
And respectfully

I'm not a piece of cake for you to just discard
While you walk away with the frosting of my heart
So I'm taking back what's mine, you'll miss
The slice of heaven that I gave to you last night

You smell just like vanilla, you taste like buttercream
You're filling up my senses with empty calories
I feel like I'm just missing something whenever you leave
You've got all the ingredients except you needing me
So respectfully

I'm not a piece of cake for you to just discard
While you walk away with the frosting of my heart
So I'm taking back what's mine, you'll miss
The slice of heaven that I gave to you last night

If I am just a piece of cake
I am just a piece of cake (cake)
Then, you're just a piece of meat
You're just a piece of meat to me
If I am just a piece of cake
I am just a piece of cake (cake)
Then, you're just a piece of meat
You're just a piece of meat to me

I'm not a piece of cake for you to just discard
While you walk away with the frosting of my heart
So I'm taking back what's mine, you'll miss
The slice of heaven that I gave to you last night
The slice of heaven that I gave




The slice of heaven that I gave to you
Slice of heaven that I gave to you last night

Overall Meaning

In the song "Cake," Melanie Martinez sings about a relationship that is not reciprocal. She compares her partner to a cake, saying that he has all the attributes that make a cake desirable - warmth, sweetness, and comfort - but he is missing the one ingredient that truly matters: love. Martinez is telling her partner that she is no longer willing to be treated like a piece of cake that can be discarded when the frosting is gone. She warns him that if he continues to treat her this way, he will miss the slice of heaven that she gave him.


Martinez is using cake as a metaphor for her relationship. She is telling her partner that just as a cake has many ingredients that come together to make it delicious, a relationship requires more than just some of the right attributes. Love is the essential ingredient that must be present for a relationship to work. Without love, the other attributes can't make up for what's missing.


The lyrics also suggest that Martinez is taking control of the situation. By telling her partner that she's not a piece of cake for him to discard, she's setting boundaries and standing up for herself. She's telling him that she deserves to be loved and respected, and she won't settle for anything less.


Line by Line Meaning

Your skin is warm like an oven, your kiss is sugary sweet
You have a warm and inviting touch, and your kiss is romantic and pleasurable.


Your fingers feel like cotton when you put your arms around me
Your touch is gentle and comforting to me.


I feel like I'm just missing something whenever you leave
When you're gone, I feel like something important is missing from my life.


You've got all the ingredients except you loving me
You have all of the qualities I'm looking for in a partner, except genuine love for me.


And respectfully
I say this with all due respect.


I'm not a piece of cake for you to just discard
I am not someone you can use and then throw away like a disposable piece of cake.


While you walk away with the frosting of my heart
While you take the best parts of me as you leave.


So I'm taking back what's mine, you'll miss
I am reclaiming control of my life and the love that I gave you, which you will regret losing.


The slice of heaven that I gave to you last night
The intimate and passionate moment that we shared.


You smell just like vanilla, you taste like buttercream
You are enticing to my senses, both in scent and flavor.


You're filling up my senses with empty calories
You are satisfying to me in the moment, but ultimately not fulfilling or healthy for me.


You've got all the ingredients except you needing me
You have everything going for you, except for the desire or requirement for me.


If I am just a piece of cake
If I am only viewed as a temporary pleasure or convenience.


Then, you're just a piece of meat
Then, you are nothing more than a physical object to me.


I am not a piece of cake for you to just discard
I am not willing to be used for someone else's benefit and then forgotten about.


The slice of heaven that I gave to you last night
The intimate experience that I shared with you, which I am now taking back.




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Iricom US Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MELANIE MARTINEZ, CHRISTOPHER J BARAN, KARA DIOGUARDI

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Aurakitty


on The Sirens

Actually the song is called “milk of the sirens”

Aurakitty


on The Sirens

Drink from the leche of sirens
Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of deciding
Which one's deserving to drown

Engraved in our memory, the harm that was done
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

Drink from the leche of sirens
Summon the sailors in town
Strangle the fear of deciding
Which ones deserving to drown

Let them drown
Let them drown
Let them drown

Nothing wrong with a little havoc
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)

Alex


on Pluto

Does't she usually this specific sound when she's in trouble/danger?

LYRICS FOR YOU


on Dollhouse

Hey girl, open the walls, play with your dollsWe'll be a perfect familyWhen you walk away, it's when we really playYou don't hear me when I say,Mom, please wake upDad's with a slut, and your son is smoking cannabisNo one never listens, this wallpaper glistensDon't let them see what goes down in the kitchenPlaces, places, get in your placesThrow on your dress and put on your doll facesEveryone thinks that we're perfectPlease don't let them look through the curtainsPicture, picture, smile for the picturePose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?Everyone thinks that we're perfectPlease don't let them look through the curtainsD-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-EI see things that nobody else sees(D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-EI see things that nobody else sees)Hey girl, look at my mom, she's got it going onHa, you're blinded by her jewelryWhen you turn your back she pulls out a flaskAnd forgets his infidelityUh-oh, she's coming to the attic, plasticGo back to being plasticNo one never listens, this wallpaper glistensOne day they'll see what goes down in the kitchenPlaces, places, get in your placesThrow on your dress and put on your doll facesEveryone thinks that we're perfectPlease don't let them look through the curtainsPicture, picture, smile for the picturePose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?Everyone thinks that we're perfectPlease don't let them look through the curtainsD-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-EI see things that nobody else sees(D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-EI see things that nobody else sees)Hey girl (hey girl, hey girl, hey girl, hey girl)Hey girl, open your walls, play with your dollsWe'll be a perfect familyPlaces, places, get in your placesThrow on your dress and put on your doll facesEveryone thinks that we're perfectPlease don't let them look through the curtainsPicture, picture, smile for the picturePose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?Everyone thinks that we're perfectPlease don't let them look through the curtainsD-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-EI see things that nobody else sees(D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-EI see things that nobody else sees)

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)

marleya


on Nurse's Office

she is so beautiful

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