Melanie Martinez - Crybaby Meanings

5 - Alphabet Boy

Information;
Alphabet Boy is the fifth track on Melanie Martinez's Cry Baby album, it was released with the album on August 14th, 2015. The music video for Melanie Martinez's song Alphabet Boy was uploaded to her YouTube channel on June 2nd, 2016.

She cried until she then could see,
that he wasn't even worthy.
Of all her love and abc',
so she spelt fuck you in 1,2,3.

— Cry Baby Album Book

Meaning;
Alphabet boy is based on the events of Carousel, and is the break up of the boy in Carousel and Cry Baby. Cry Baby decided to break up with Alphabet boy, who makes her realize he isn't worth her care or efforts or love. Cry Baby proves how smart she is, and she leaves him and shows she can make adult decisions because she's 'not a little kid now'.

Music Video and Lyrics;

[Breakdown]
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Buh-buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh-buh

[Verse 1]
Always aiming paper airplanes at me when you're around
You build me up like building blocks just so you can bring me down
You can crush my candy cane but you'll never catch me cry
If you dangle that diploma and I dead you don't be surprised

[Pre-Chorus]
I know my ABC's, yet you keep teaching me
I say fuck your degree, alphabet boy
You think you're smarter than me with all your bad poetry
Fuck all your ABC's, alphabet boy

[Chorus]
I'm not a little kid now
Watch me get big now
Spell my name on the fridge now
With all your alphabet toys
You won the spelling bee now
But are you smarter than me now?
You're the prince of the playground
Little alphabet boy

[Breakdown]
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Buh-buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh-buh

[Verse 2]
Apples aren't always appropriate apologies
Butterscotch and bubblegum drops are bittersweet to me
You call me a child while you keep counting all your coins
But you're not my daddy and I'm not your dolly
And your dictionary's destroyed

[Pre-Chorus]
I know my ABC's, yet you keep teaching me
I say fuck your degree, alphabet boy
You think you're smarter than me with all your bad poetry
Fuck all your ABC's, alphabet boy

[Chorus]
I'm not a little kid now
Watch me get big now
Spell my name on the fridge now
With all your alphabet toys
You won the spelling bee now
But are you smarter than me now?
You're the prince of the playground
Little alphabet boy

[Breakdown]
Alphabet boy
Oh alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
My alphabet boy
Ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
I'm not a little kid now
Watch me get big now
Spell my name on the fridge now
With all your alphabet toys
You won the spelling bee now
But are you smarter than me now?
You're the prince of the playground
Little alphabet boy

[Breakdown]
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Ah-ah-aaah, buh-buh-buh-buh
Buh-buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh-buh

Alphabet boy
Alphabet boy
Ooh yeah

Alphabet boy

Extra;
Writers — Melanie Martinez, Jeremy Dussolliet and Tim Sommers
Producer — Kinetics and One Love
Length — 4:13