Sippy Cup Lyrics

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“Sippy Cup” is an alternative song where the Cry Baby character finally reveals the events that follow what takes place in “Dollhouse.” In an interview, Melanie told SPIN Magazine:

The song is basically the bridge between the Dollhouse EP and the Cry Baby album. […] This song is about what actually “goes down in the kitchen,” a deeper look into Cry Baby’s family life. This is my favorite video I’ve done so far.

In the video, Cry Baby’s mother from the “Dollhouse” video is shown distraught and drunken on the floor. Suddenly her drunken husband stumbles into the house, clutching an unfamiliar woman who is also drunk. They begin to dance in the kitchen as the wife pushes herself to her feet. The wife, seeing her husband has cheated (which was also suggested in the lyrics and video for “Dollhouse”), then murders him and the woman. When Cry Baby comes downstairs and discovers the bodies, the mother catches her with chloroform, chains her to her bed and poisons her…with a sippy cup.

The story and illustration for this song appears on the 7th page of the Cry Baby storybook, reading:

She watches momma sip a drink
Out of a sippy cup that’s pink
Because of that you’d never think
That she’d pass out under the sink

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Melanie Martinez say about "Sippy Cup"?
Genius Answer

Martinez told Fuse:

‘Dollhouse’ is [Cry Baby’s] family life. Just, you know, how she grew up. And ‘Sippy Cup’ is a deeper look into her family life and how they deal with things. […] In Cry Baby’s story, her mom is an alcoholic and her dad is cheating on her mom with someone else.

She also told Noisey:

I walked into the studio and was like ‘I’m obsessed with water, I really want some water sounds.’ And I always had a list in my phone of titles and that’s how every session would start. The titles were the concepts. ‘Sippy Cup’ is a deeper look into the ‘Dollhouse.’ It’s kind of the uncensored more descriptive, how her family life is shaping her, type of song. In the music video I continued the story and had the mom kill the dad and mistress and poison Cry Baby putting her to sleep to forget what happened.

Does the track have any certifications?
Genius Answer

Yes, “Sippy Cup” was certified gold by the RIAA on July 12, 2017.

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