Detention

Track 10 on K-12

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“Detention” is the tenth track from Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12. A snippet of the song was released through an interactive game on July 9th, 2019 and was… Read More

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Detention Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm not a bad guy
So don’t treat me bad if I'm feelin' sad, alright?
Please don’t be mad if I don't smile back, alright?
If I fuck up my words, don't think I'm absurd, alright?
Alright?

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm physically exhausted
Tired of my knuckles beatin'
I'm chewin' gum to pass this time of sadness
Can’t you see it?
You’re too busy seekin' selfish wishes
Don’t care how I'm feelin'
You write me up and say it's love
And I can’t believe it

[Chorus]
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension
Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
Pretending everything's alright is detention

[Post-Chorus]
De-de-detention
De-de-detention
Pretending everything's alright is (Shh)

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[Verse 2]
The teachers don't care about me
Fuck how I feel as long as I make money
They let them do whatever they want to me
They're the customer, I'm chopped meat
I'm chopped meat

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm physically exhausted
Tired of my knuckles beatin'
I'm chewin' gum to pass this time of sadness
Can't you see it?
You're too busy seekin' selfish wishes
Don't care how I'm feelin'
You write me up and say it's love
And I can't believe it

[Chorus]
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension
Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
Pretending everything's alright is detention

[Post-Chorus]
De-de-detention
De-de-detention
Pretending everything's alright is detention

[Bridge]
I wanna go home and you say, "Now is not the time"
Fuck bein' all alone in the back of the classroom, ah
Stop callin' up my phone tryna say that I've been out of line
When all I ever asked was to go to the bathroom

[Chorus]
Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?
I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension
Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?
Pretending everything's alright is detention

[Outro]
Tonight, I can feel your blood pressure rise
Let me crawl up into your mind
Pretending everything's alright (Is detention)

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“Detention” is the tenth track from Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12.

A snippet of the song was released through an interactive game on July 9th, 2019 and was later posted on Martinez’s accounts with the lyrics. The artwork was made by pastelae, the same artist that made the artwork for “Lunchbox Friends”, “The Principal” and “Recess”.

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What happens in the movie while this track is playing?

K-12, Melanie’s sophomore album, was released alongside an movie of the same name. After starting a food fight to save Fleur from Kelly in “Orange Juice”, the principal’s son Leo sends Crybaby (Melanie) to detention. There, Cry Baby is injected with a serum and forced to dance again for her classmates after her coerced performance in “Show & Tell”. Crybaby uses her powers to compel Leo to free her from detention.

What is the song about?

I wrote when I was on tour. It’s about that feeling of being trapped. It’s a weird thing to say, because I love performing, I really do. It’s such a beautiful experience to connect with that many people in a room over music and art. It doesn’t get much better than that. But there are moments as a human where it just feels really intense and it feels like you’re almost being put on a pedestal."

Melanie in an interview on Idolator

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