High School Sweethearts
Melanie Martinez Lyrics

Can we just be honest?
Let's be straightforward about the requirements for being together

These are the requirements
These are the necessary conditions for a relationship with me

If you think you can be my one and only true love
If you believe you are capable of being my soulmate

You must promise to love me
You have to make a solemn commitment to loving me

And damn it, if you fuck me over
If you betray me, I will take revenge

I will rip your fucking face apart
I will cause you physical harm if you break my heart

Step one
First condition

You must accept that I'm a little out my mind
You have to be okay with my quirks and eccentricities

Step two
Second condition

This is a waste if you can't walk me down the finish line
Our relationship is pointless if you're not committed for the long haul

Step three
Third condition

Give me passion, don't make fun of my fashion
Be passionate about me and don't ridicule my sense of style

Step four
Fourth condition

Give me more, give me more, more
I need you to be giving and attentive to my needs

If you can't handle a heart like mine
If you can't deal with my intense emotions

Don't waste your time with me
It's better to not pursue a relationship with me

If you're not down to bleed, no, oh
If you're not willing to be emotionally vulnerable

If you can't handle the choking, the biting
If you can't handle my unconventional and intense ways of showing affection

The loving, the smothering
My love is suffocating and intense

Til you can't handle it no more, no more
Until you reach your breaking point

Go home
Leave me alone if you can't handle me

High school sweethearts, line up
Potential romantic partners, pay attention

They're trying to waste my time
I don't want to deal with insincere suitors

High school sweethearts, shut up
Enough with the empty words

If you're not my type
I have specific preferences in a partner

Step five
Fifth condition

You can't be scared to show me off and hold my hand
You need to be proud of our relationship and show affection in public

Step six
Sixth condition

If you can't put in work, I don't know what you think this fucking is
A relationship requires effort and commitment

Step seven, this one goes to eleven
Final condition, and it's the most important

If you cheat, you will die, die
Cheating will not be tolerated, and the consequences will be severe

Could you hold me through the night?
Can you provide emotional support when I need it?

Put your lips all over my mine
Can you show physical affection and intimacy?

Salty face when I start cryin'
Can you handle my emotional vulnerability and tears?

Could you be my first time?
Will you be patient with me and show me tenderness?

Eat me up like apple pie
I want to feel desired and devoured

Make me not wanna die
I need you to bring me happiness and fulfillment

Love me rough and let me fly
I want to explore my sexuality and feel liberated

Get me up, yeah, get me high
I want to feel euphoria and be swept off my feet

Tie me down, don't leave my side
I want to feel secure and committed in our relationship

Don't be a waste of my time
Don't pursue me if you're not fully invested in our relationship