It was the middle of class and the teacher wasn't lookin'
Kelly had a fat ass and trouble was cookin'
She had a boy wrapped around her finger tight
I fell in love with him, but he wasn't in my life
The teacher gave me notes to go out and give Kelly
She was kissin' Brendon, I got jelly
I wanted to be in her shoes for one day
I just waited 'til recess to make her pay (Make her pay)
[Chorus]
Mommy, why do I feel sad?
Should I give him away or feel this bad?
"No, no, no, don't you choke"
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
[Post-Chorus]
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)
Her face was fucked up and my hands were bloody
We were in the playground, things were getting muddy
The teacher broke us up after I broke her
And my one true love called me a monster
[Chorus]
Mommy, why do I feel sad?
Should I give him away or feel this bad?
"No, no, no, don't you choke"
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
[Post-Chorus]
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat"
For the throat, for, for the throat
Daddy chimed in, "Go for the throat" (Class fight)
About
“Class Fight” is the second track from Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12.
A snippet of the song was released through an interactive game on August 8th, 2019 and was later posted on Martinez’s accounts. The artwork was made by pastelae, the same artist that made the artwork for songs such as “Lunchbox Friends,” “Detention” and “Recess.”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
K-12, Melanie’s sophomore album, was released alongside an movie of the same name. After Brandon becomes interested in Crybaby, “Class Fight” plays while Angelita and Crybaby (Melanie) are in class. A black student, Henry, is taken away after refusing to stand for the National Anthem and calling the statement “liberty and justice for all” ‘bullshit’. Kelly attacks her and Crybaby fights back with her powers.
On an interview to Build Series, Melanie disclosed to the reporter that this track was one of the hardest songs to make it to the tracklist.
[…] I don't know if can recall a super tough one to write […] but I think maybe “Class Fight” was one that early on (2014-5) had different versions of it… I redid the chorus, which I never do. I'm usually like: “This is what it is” I do the vocals on that day and I'm like: “I'm keeping it like this, I don't wanna touch it”, you know? 'Cause you can't really recreate that feeling when you singing, recording and writing but that song was one I came back to, yeah. […] I felt like I could do better, [it] wasn't just strong enough.
- 2.Class Fight
- 4.Show & Tell
- 6.Drama Club
- 9.Orange Juice
- 10.Detention
- 11.Teacher’s Pet
- 13.Recess
