“Teddy Bear” is the 15th track on the deluxe edition of Melanie Martinez’s … Read Full Bio ↴“Teddy Bear” is the 15th track on the deluxe edition of Melanie Martinez’s debut album, Crybaby. The song was written about a child (who may be Cry Baby), likely a little girl. After the child got a living, talking teddy bear, whom she loved, she was very happy, until the toy begins to act strangely. She begins to lose hope in her bear, and she’s unsure if she should trust him anymore, although she is not scared. As the song goes on, the more dangerous and insane the toy becomes: hiding small knives under her bedsheets, crumpling photographs of her, and threatening her. It takes a turn for the even worse after the teddy bear attempts to kill her, and the child realizes she really is scared.

Teddy Bear
Melanie Martinez Lyrics

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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?

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

La, la, la, la, la

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're showing up inside my home
Breathing deep into the phone
I'm so unprepared, I'm fucking scared

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

La, la, la, la, la

I'm fucking scared

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

La, la, la, la, la

Overall Meaning

In "Teddy Bear," Melanie Martinez tells the story of a girl who creates a teddy bear out of cotton and feathers and puts her heart inside of it. She loves her teddy bear and finds comfort in it until she encounters something terrifying. The teddy bear starts talking in its sleep and saying things it wants to do to her. She finds knives hidden under the sheets and crumbled photographs of herself, which terrifies her. She throws the teddy bear out, thinking it's just something she outgrew.

But the teddy bear returns and shows up inside her home, paralyzing her with fear. It breathes deeply into the phone, and she feels unprepared and scared. Martinez draws a parallel between the comforting and safe nature of a teddy bear and how something that was once comforting became violent and threatening, leaving her terrified.

The song seems to be addressing the issue of domestic violence and how love can quickly turn violent. It's a commentary on how something that was once comforting and safe can turn into something dangerous and life-threatening.

Line by Line Meaning

Stitched you up, put you together
I created you with love and care

With cotton and feather
Using soft materials to make you it easier to hug and hold

Gave you love, put my heart inside you
You represent all the love I have inside me

Oh, what could I do
I couldn't resist making you

When you started talking in your sleep
You began revealing your true nature to me when I wasn't expecting it

Saying things you'd do to me
You revealed a violent side to yourself, that you'd do bad things to me

I didn't care, I wasn't scared
I was too in love with you to see the warning signs

Now I'm finding knives under the sheets
You're getting more violent and showing signs of aggression

Crumbled photographs of me
Your obsession with me has made you destroy photos of when we were happy

I'm in despair
I'm struggling to cope with your dark side

Should I be scared?
I'm questioning my fear of you

Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
I still associate you with love and comfort even though you're now causing me terror

You were comforting and quiet
You used to be a source of solace for me

How did love become so violent?
I'm shocked that something that used to make me so happy has turned so dark

Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me
Your violent tendencies have become more extreme, and I'm afraid for my life

I threw you out, I didn't outgrow you
I didn't realize you were dangerous until it was too late and had to get rid of you

I just didn't know you
Your true self was hidden from me, and I didn't realize who you truly were

But now you're back
You've returned to haunt me

And it's so terrifying how you paralyze me
I'm afraid of you and the power you have over me

Now you're showing up inside my home
You're stalking me and invading my personal space

Breathing deep into the phone
You're using different tactics to scare and intimidate me

I'm so unprepared, I'm fucking scared
I'm not equipped to handle your increasing aggression and it's making me extremely fearful

La, la, la, la, la
Soothing melody contrasting with dark lyrics

Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Even though what you've done is terrible, I still romanticize our past relationship

I'm fucking scared
I'm terrified of what you might do to me

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Phoebe Ryan, Melanie Martinez, Felix Snow

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Summon the sailors in town
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It's fun when shit hits the fan
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Cut 'em off, leave waters red
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It's fun when shit hits the fan
So guillotine their heads by shouting
Cut 'em off, leave water's red
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Cut 'em off, leave water's red
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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
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I see things that nobody else sees)

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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
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I see things that nobody else sees)