Oh, oh‚ stick it down your throat
I'm watchin' from the bathroom makin' sure I don't
Choke‚ choke from the words you spoke
When you're screamin' at the mirror (Screamin' at the mirror)
Now you're sittin' in the cafeteria
Shovin' clementines and orange bacteria
Down your throat a dozen times or near‚ yeah
Fooling those around of your bulimia
[Chorus]
You turn oranges to orange juice
Enter there, then spit it out of you
Your body is imperfectly perfect
Everyone wants what the other one's workin'
No orange juice
[Post-Chorus]
Ee, ah‚ ee, ah, OJ
Ee‚ ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
[Verse 2]
Oh, oh, I believe you chose
To blow it on the reading carpet
That's what happens when you stuff it
Please say that you won't continue
Ordering oranges off the menu
Stuffin' up your mouth with t-t-tissue
The way you look is not an issue
You turn oranges to orange juice
Enter there, then spit it out of you
Your body is imperfectly perfect
Everyone wants what the other one's workin'
No orange juice
[Post-Chorus]
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
[Bridge]
Ooh, I wish I could give you my set of eyes
'Cause I know your eyes ain't workin', mmm
I wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine
But you will find that disconcertin'
[Chorus]
You turn oranges to orange juice
Enter there, then spit it out of you
Your body is imperfectly perfect
Everyone wants what the other one's workin'
No orange juice
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
[Outro]
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
Ee, ah, ee, ah, OJ
About
“Orange Juice” is the ninth track from Melanie Martinez’s sophomore album, K-12. It is one of the only two non-explicit tracks on the album. This track discusses eating disorders and, specifically, bulimia, which can be seen in the chorus; ‘you turn oranges to orange juice'.
A snippet of the song was released through an interactive game on September 2nd, 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. Crybaby (Melanie) and her friends start a food fight to get to know one of the plastics, Flower, because she has the same powers as them. Crybaby follows her to the bathroom and Kelly, the head plastic, forces Flower to throw up. Crybaby dances in a field before she enters the other girls mind to stop Kelly from making her ‘turn oranges into orange juice’.
Crybaby explains
Want to know something I learned about our bodies? They’re temporary and don’t matter.
It’s likely called “Orange Juice” because it references the topic of eating disorders, most noteby bullimia. That’s why “You turn oranges into orange juice” likely means that the subject is eating and then purging it, which can appear as “juice”.
- 2.Class Fight
- 4.Show & Tell
- 6.Drama Club
- 9.Orange Juice
- 10.Detention
- 11.Teacher’s Pet
- 13.Recess
