MELANIE MARTINEZ - CAKE

CAKE

MELANIE MARTINEZ

SONGWRITERS: MELANIE MARTINEZ; CHRISTOPHER J. BARAN & KARA DIOGUARDI

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CRY BABY

LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS

GENRE: INDIE

YEAR: 2015

 

           Melanie Adele Martinez(born April 28, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, director, photographer, screenwriter, and visual artist. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to prominence in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice. Following the show, she released her debut single "Dollhouse", followed by her debut EP of the same name(2014), through Atlantic Records.

        Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby(2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Martinez's songs "Sippy Cup", "Mad Hatter", "Mrs. Potato Head", "Cry Baby", "Pacify Her" and "Soap", were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs "Dollhouse" and "Pity Party" received platinum certification from the RIAA.

        Martinez released her second studio album, K-12(2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow up to the storyline of Cry Baby. Her EP was released a year later in 2020, called After School.

           Cry Baby is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Melanie Martinez. It was released on August 14, 2015, by Atlantic Records through digital download, CD, vinyl and audio cassette. The album was supported by the release of three singles. Two singles preceded the album's release: lead single "Pity Party", was released on June 2, 2015, while the second single, "Soap", was released on July 10, 2015. The third and final single from the album, "Sippy Cup" was released July 31, 2015. Cry Baby is a visual concept album. The album is labeled as na alternative pop, electropop, and indie pop release, and received generally positive reviews from critics. In 2021 the album was certified double platinum, after earning 2 million album-equivalent units (sales, streaming, and track sales).

On November 25, 2016, Martinez released an EP titled Cry Baby's Extra Clutter. The EP, released exclusively on vinyl, consisted of the three bonus tracks from Cry Baby, and "Gingerbread Man", which was released on December 23, 2015, as a single. The album was promoted by the Cry Baby Tour (2015–2017).

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

We'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

Sli-li-li-ce of heaven that I gave to you

Slice of heaven that I gave to you last night.