Whineapple Juice
Melvin Hein Lyrics

I've been a mess lately
I've been feeling emotionally unstable and lost recently

Confusing cookies with love maybe
I might be mistaking my desire for comfort with a need for love

I've cried a lot the past days
I've been going through a lot of sadness and tears recently

And I won't stop cause I like the taste
I keep crying because I find comfort in my sadness despite the pain

So I put it in a box to
I try to compartmentalize and store my sadness away

Keep it fresh and really nice salty
I try to preserve my sadness as a source of comfort

And everytime I take a sip
I revisit my source of comfort and pain

All of it just comes back
All my sadness and pain resurfaces when I revisit it

1, 2, 3 cut the fruit
Cutting the fruit represents the way emotions are processed and extracted

Hanging from the tree
Emotions are rooted like a fruit hanging from a tree

Fresh whineapple juice
An ironic term to describe a drink that is made from sadness

1, 2, 3 cut and squeeze
The fruit representing emotions is squeezed and processed for its juice

Squeeze the juice out
Extraction of emotions is a painful process

Keep it cold
Storing emotions in a cold and detached way

And when the tears roll down my cheeks
Crying and showing emotions makes me vulnerable

I get weepy and can't control my feels
Showing emotions affects me deeply and I feel out of control

I really strongly hoped
I had high expectations for someone to support me

There was someone besides the floor
I expected someone to catch me when I fell, instead of hitting rock bottom

To catch me when I fall
I needed emotional support and guidance when feeling lost

But no, have to go my own way, need to crawl
I have to find my own way through my struggles and it is a difficult and painful process

Like fruit, I can be sweet, sour, delicious, tasty
I am a complex person with different emotions, some more pleasant than others

But don't think I'll give it all to you
I am not willing to share all of my emotions with someone else

I'll save the best I have for juice
I will preserve the sweetest and most comforting parts of my emotions for myself

My eyeballs
An ironic way to describe the outlet for emotions - tears

Till the whole juice is out
I will keep crying until I have no more emotions left to express

Come on, come with me, let's party
Sharing sadness and pain is a way to feel connected to others

Let's get drunk on tears
An ironic way to describe finding comfort in one's own sadness

And it leaves me drugged in the past
Dwelling in sadness can prevent moving forward and growing from past experiences

You do nothing and get the juicy fruit
Some people can experience happiness and success without having to go through pain and struggles

I give my all and get salty whineapple juice
I invest all of my emotions and efforts and only get pain and sadness in return

The salt starts burning my tongue
Experiencing pain and sadness can be overwhelming and unbearable

This isn't the way it's supposed to go on
Going through struggles and pain isn't a desirable way to live life

1, 2, 3 I cry, cry, cry
Crying and expressing emotions is a repetitive and exhausting process

4, 5, 6 I die, die, die
Going through struggles and pain can make one feel like they are losing a part of themselves

7, 8, 9 tears in my eyes
Counting the tears that have been shed, emphasizing the depth of the pain

10, 11, 12 times I've cried
Further emphasizing the repetitiveness of going through pain and sadness

Take one shot or two
A way to describe the temporary comfort that can be gained from momentarily indulging in sadness

And you'll see what you'll get from whineapple juice
The consequences of indulging in sadness can lead to a self-destructive cycle