Sippy Cup
Melanie Martinez Lyrics

Blood still stains when the sheets are washed
Actions and consequences are forever linked; sin leaves a permanent mark that cannot be wiped away.

Sex don't sleep when the lights are off
Hiding in the dark does not change the fact that sex is becoming more and more meaningless in modern society and leaves individuals feeling emptier.

Kids are still depressed when you dress them up
Even though we might put on a facade of normalcy, the plagues of depression and anxiety do not fade away with appearances alone.

And syrup is still syrup in a sippy cup
The simplicity of a child's drink does not mean that it's pure, for the same ingredients can have different contexts and meanings.

He's still dead when you're done with the bottle
Even if we forget about the painful consequences of our addictions, our harmful actions have already taken their toll.

Of course it's a corpse that you keep in the cradle
The childish comfort of keeping something dead and deluding ourselves to believe it's still alive shows the twistedness of our society.

Blood money, blood money
The wealth we acquire by exploiting others and doing immoral deeds is just another drop in the river of blood that stains our society.

How did you afford this ring that I love, honey?
The conspicuous consumption of luxury items is a pretense for the real question of how far we would go to indulge in our selfish desires at the cost of others.

Just another shift at the drug company,
The pharmaceutical industry is an example of the corruption that exists within powerful industries, which can easily manipulate and exploit those without a platform.

He doesn't think I'm that fucking dumb does he?
Our intelligence is constantly questioned by institutions that would try to convince us that their way is the only way, despite evidence to the contrary.

It doesn't matter what you pull up to your home
It's easy to put on a mask, but the reality of our lives is more complex than our image suggests.

We know what goes on inside
The truth of our lives will always surface, even if we try to hide it or ourselves from the world.

You call that ass your own, we call that silicone
The societal pressure to look and feel perfect has led to superficial physical enhancements, which possess a manufactured sense of authenticity.

Silly girl with silly boys
The hypocrisy between our expectations and what the world offers us can leave us feeling silly, like we're living in a world that has outgrown us.

Pill diet, pill diet, if they give you a new pill then you will buy it
The medical and pharmaceutical industries are notorious for their short-sightedness and addiction to quick-fix solutions, as well as pushing medication on patients who don't need it.

If they say to kill yourself, then you will try it
The societal pressure of fitting in the mold and the commitment to excellence can easily lead to mental breakdowns and nihilist tendencies.

All the makeup in the world, won't make you less insecure
External beauty is a temporary cover-up for our internal issues, and overcoming our insecurities requires more than cosmetics can provide.

You got weights in your pockets, when you go to the doctor's
The weight of our unhealthy habits and addictions is a burden that we carry with us everywhere we go, no matter how much we try to hide it.

Your favorite candy's cotton, that's why all your teeth are rotten
The pleasures and comforts we indulge in, no matter how simple they seem, have an impact on our overall state of health and well-being, and we must be responsible for what we consume.

Sippy cup, s-s-sippy cup, in a sippy cup, sut sippy cup
The sippy cup, an embodiment of childish innocence and naivete, is juxtaposed with the cold reality of what it represents in our modern, corrupt society.

In a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup, in a sippy cup
The repetition of the sippy cup reinforces its symbolism as a recurring motif for the duality of innocence and corruption.