WHAT IS HAPPENING?! | SIPPY CUP | MELANIE MARTINEZ 

The sippy cup itself is a metaphor for the lack of being willing to acknowledge reality and the unwillingness to confront one’s own reality, especially when it comes to relationships. The "syrup", in this case, is actually alcohol, an allusion to Cry Baby's mother's alcoholism. Putting an alcoholic drink in a sippy cup or another cup doesn't mean it's no longer alcohol. No matter how much a person may try to dress up a situation (any, not just the one shown), in the end, the problem persists. The lyrics, "Kids are still depressed when you dress them up", describes how no matter what we do on the outside, our inner feelings remain the same. Also, Melanie's character CryBaby with angel wings represents the death of her innocence after seeing her father's body 'Weights in your pockets when you go to the doctor's' - having an eating disorder and putting weights to make it seem you weight more 'Your favourite candy's cotton, that's why all your teeths are rotten' - This is a reference to OxyContin addiction, a slang term for oxy is cotton plus continued use can ruin your teeth, or it can also be interpreted as a reference to an eating disorder. A lot of people with eating disorders will eat cotton balls to satiate their hunger without having any calorie intake & obv eating disorders destroy your teeth as well (like constantly provoked vomiting). Very clever wordplay from Melanie. "Carousel" is next in storyline, recommend reacting to songs in order so it'll all make sense

i love how dark and heavy this one is, not a lot of music artists have the guts to talk about the subjects that she does and i love that about her. definitely recommend tag you’re it/milk and cookies next if you want to see how dark this album gets, or if you guys want to continue in chronological order, so carousel next!

If you remember in dollhouse when Mel sings " one day you will see what goes down in the kitchen," so basically, Sippy Cup is showing what went down in the kitchen it's a continuation of Dollhouse and a deeper look into the family that she introduced in Dollhouse

Crybaby’s song/video story in order - Crybaby (video), Dollhouse (video), Sippy Cup (video), Carousel (video), Alphabet Boy (video), Soap/Training Wheels (video), Pity Party (video), Tag You’re It/Milk and Cookies (video), Pacify Her, (video), Mrs Potato Head (video), Mad Hatter (video), Play Date, Teddy Bear, and Cake. Then her next album, K-12, has a whole movie with the songs in order and it’s Cry Baby more grown up and older in high school. In her current album, Cry Baby is dead, and she has reincarnated as an alien looking fairy. Enjoy this rabbit hole guys!

Those who can turn trauma into art are forever needed. It takes a certain bravery to write this way. She's amazing.

This song finally reveals the events that follow what takes place in "Dollhouse". This song is about what actually "goes down in the kitchen" (a lyric from "Dollhouse"). It provides a deeper look into Cry Baby's family life. "Sippy Cup" is about Cry Baby's mother murdering her father and his mistress. The sippy cup itself is a metaphor for the lack of being willing to acknowledge reality and the unwillingness to confront one’s own reality, especially when it comes to relationships. The "syrup", in this case, is actually alcohol, an allusion to Cry Baby's mother's alcoholism. Putting an alcoholic drink in a sippy cup or another cup doesn't mean it's no longer alcohol. No matter how much a person may try to dress up a situation (any, not just the one shown), in the end, the problem persists. The lyrics, "Kids are still depressed when you dress them up", describes how no matter what we do on the outside, our inner feelings remain the same.

LOVED THIS!!!! I love how every song that comes out, Eric says, “okay, THIS might be my new favorite” 🤣 Cry Baby is just an introduction to all of the real shit Melanie discusses. K-12 covers so many more. Can’t wait for more m!!!!

Mad hatter is a great one of hers!

Great reaction as always you guys! Please do ''Tag You're It/Milk and Cookies'' next, it's also very dark in topic and yet very groovy and catchy, I think you guys will like it a lot

The "syrup", in this case, is actually alcohol, an allusion to Cry Baby's mother's alcoholism. Putting an alcoholic drink in a sippy cup or another cup doesn't mean it's no longer alcohol. No matter how much a person may try to dress up a situation (any, not just the one shown), in the end, the problem persists. The lyrics, "Kids are still depressed when you dress them up", describes how no matter what we do on the outside, our inner feelings remain the same. This song is so powerful

Yall need to watch and listen to her songs IN ORDER, IT FOLLOWS A STORY, THINGS WILL CORRELATE A LOT MORE!!!! She has videos for all the songs in her first 2 albums, and he newest album the 3rd, ending the trilogy, she is making videos for them all too!

I CAN NOT wait for “tag you’re it” & “milk and cookies” they have to be watched back to back and I remember watching/listening for the first time and thinking “wow this artist really touched on this topic and such an unique yet disturbing way, but not taking away from the message/issue”

Eric every melanie video: "This is my favorite song!" Lol I cant wait to go through her trilogy with yall

The song is about how trying to hide something will not work, as you will always have the truth running through the back of your mind, and the fact that you must face the reality. Multiple metaphors are used in the song, the main of which is the subject of the song, the "sippy cup". This metaphor explains that pouring alcohol into a sippy cup to forget about your problems does not work, as the alcohol does not change to a different liquid in the sippy cup, symbolising that your problems do not change or disappear even when you try to ignore them or forget about them. In the story line and music video, this song is when Crybaby's mother kills her husband, as he is obviously cheating. The song explains "what goes down in the kitchen" (lyric from Dollhouse), and why her mother is an alcoholic. Crybaby experiences it all happen, but her mother gives her a drug to put her to sleep and forget about what she has seen.

After sippy cup, come Carousel, in order in the album! You guys will love the conceot of carosel and the bass and all the cool music effects!

As a crybaby (a Melanie Martinez fan), my favorite thing about Melanie Martinez with her music, she is very relatable to a lot of people with different things. She says in the form of lyrics how some people with something that they are dealing with are feeling. Melanie has been my music idol since her song carousel and she has helped me with the number one thing I dealt with which is anxiety and having seizures. All of her albums are a story of her character crybaby, you're technically watching and listening to the entire story of crybaby.

Omg posted 57 seconds ago, aren't I lucky, I don't even have notifications on lol

More Melanie!

sippy cup is a sequel to dollhouse !

This is probably one of my favorite songs off of Crybaby next to Teddy Bear. I cannot wait for you to make the adventure into K-12 🥰

That's why we love Melanie Martinez ❤

Loving this journey. Looking forward to when Carousel comes around! Great reaction guys!

This song is so deep and it's crazy to think that I listened to her in middle school thinking I was already relating to her on a deep level but I'm just starting to realize now there was more to her and her music. She sheds light on things that need to be discussed and issues that need addressed❤️ That's powerful that she does that in her own style and be unapologetic about it. Loved the reaction sm guys and I'm so happy y'all are enjoying her and her music! Keep it up! If you go in order Carousel is next but I'd happily recommended Carousel itself, Milk and Cookies, or Mad Hatter❤️

Next react to Carousel by Melanie Martinez ❤

Melanie is a great artist. Love all of her albums, and her most recent (Portals) is perfection.

It makes me so mad that a lot of people dont see her artistic style, especially her topics and musics. She's really underrated and deserves so much more attention. I'm glad yall are reacting to her music!

Next song : Carousel by Melanie Martinez ❤

Great song! Loved it!

Her songs disturb the comforted and comfort the disturbed

Loved it!

Her music is truly amazing. She's not afraid to talk about mental health issues and familial issues in general that SO many big artists tend to turn their backs on when in reality SO many people are struggling with one or both to some capacity. Not saying other artists don't talk about it, but there's so much gravity to her music because of the lyrics and the music videos themselves. Please continue with her stuff, it's truly fascinating jumping down the rabbit hole of her music. And if you're interested in listening to more artists who openly talk about mental health and have a somewhat similar vibe, PLEASE consider checking out DPR IAN. He's a Korean-Australian artist who has bipolar disorder and DID (dissociative identity disorder), and his music is about said disorders, with some very interesting lore added to it. He has amazing songs, and equally beautiful music videos (he actually directs, edits, and produces his own music videos!!) that really help tell the story he wants to tell.

Sippy Cup is my favorite Song by Melanie and I‘m so glad you love her as much as I do

I was expecting the fatality button when she said ‘all the makeup in the world won’t make you less insecure’ - love MM. glad you guys have checked her out and you enjoy her music.

I find melanie genius because it seems her music is intentional commercial-sounding. She uses catchy melodies and trending lyrics, I feel it draws in a big audience, and an even bigger and more intimate audience when you actually listen to what she’s saying

Pls listen to them in order! The story will make sense if you do so Edit: In this song crybaby’s innocence has died seeing her dad corpse

im ready to watch you go through this journey! she is very talented. one of my favorite artist

Rykerroad just wanna say you are my favourite reactors ever! I love rap and I love metal and everything I listen to you seem to listen to aswell. When I got a notification to say you had reacted to Melanie Martinez I was over the moon. If you haven’t already, have a listen to Doll House. I love music that highlight the struggle of mental health and Doll House is great representing toxic families. It’s worth a listen to! Keep rocking you guys!

More Melanie Martinez please. Thanks!

Love sooooo much. More please! 💜 Pity Party, Mad Hatter, Training Wheels/Soap, Tag You're It/ Milk & Cookies. Any of them, I'm here for it! 😂

At this point, you guys should react to all the Melanie songs and albums in order, like pull up the tracklist and take it from there because both of you guys reactions are awesome! 😎👍👍 Keep it up, you two!

I love this journey you guys are taking. ❤️

WHAT A MESSAGE! 🥺 👏👏👏✌️🫶🔥💯

I love this song I have been listening to her for years!

I love your Melanie Martinez Journey!!!

Very nice!

I just opened RU-vid and this popped up, I just yelled YES YES YES!! so excited to watch this!

Omg, She's Just Amazing!! 🥰

Definitely excited to see more people go on the journey of listening to Melanie martinez, if you're interested in following the order of her songs as they were released her first album is Crybaby which includes all the songs you've listened to so far; Crybaby, Dollhouse, Sippy cup, Carousel, Alphabet boy, Soap/Training wheels, Pity party, Tag, your it/Milk and cookies, pacify her, Mrs. Potato head, Mad hatter, with the deluxe tracks Play date, Teddy bear, & Cake Her next album is K-12 Wheels on the bus, Class fight, the principal, Show and tell, Nurse's office, Drama club, Strawberry shortcake, Lunchbox friends, Orange juice, Teacher's pet, High school sweethearts, Recess Then there's the After school EP Notebook, Test me, Brain & heart, Numbers, Glued, Feild Trip, The bakery And lastly her latest album Portals Death, Void, Tunnel vision, Faerie soirée, Light shower, Spider web, Leeches, Battle of the Larynx, The contortionist, Moon cycle, Nymphology, Evil, Womb, and the deluxe tracks, Powder, Pluto, Milk of the siren Hopefully you enjoy the ride, I don't think there's a song of their's I dislike

i recommend 'bruno is orange' there's alot ot explore in the story of meaning of it.

yessss I was so excited to see the reactions to this one! It still gives me chills

Watching y’all’s journey with her music brings me so much joy. I can’t wait to see more reactions of Melanie from you guys

You should listen to Soap/Training Wheels. It's really good.

i love watching you guys react to melanie martinez! her music and videos are great. really hope you keep watching them in the "right" order and excited to see you guys continue this journey!

Im soooooo excited for the next one!

I love seeing your reactions to Melanie and realizing how special her music is

i can’t wait for the rest of this journey!! this is taking me back to middle school when i had my huge melanie phase.

Can't wait for you guys to listen to all her songs

I absolutely love these cups Eric always has 😂😂❤.

Absolutely loving the Melanie reactions, dying for more

This one as been my favorite since it came out❤❤❤

you should do Soap

I'm so excited for when you guys are done with Dollhouse and Crybaby (1st & 2nd album) and get to K-12 that album is an entire movie and it's just one of the most creative and deep things that happened in Popmusic this past decade

Much love from Sudbury Ontario Canada

Ohh can't wait for yall to look at her other great songs plz the movie!

Deffidently do her trilogy in order!! This is her first song on her first album!! Her 3 albums are Crybaby, K-12, and Portals, they all follow this same character named Crybaby, theres lots ot hevay themes always sung and brought up in childlike ways. Shes an amazing artist, i know yall loved the Sleep token trilogy, and now billie eilish, and now Melanie Martinez, she will be a big hit on your channel for sure!

I’m glad you guys are reacting to this. I really wanna see your input. Please continue on with the series. Don’t forget this is her playing as a character so she’s going to pretty much start out and grow up. Try to stay in the same category just like Star Wars, just like twenty one pilots.

I have been so happy yall are reacting to Mel. She has been my favorite artist for over a decade now, she can never go wrong!

React to Carousel next 💙

Proper order of her songs again Crybaby Album 1. Crybaby 2. Dollhouse 3. Sippy Cup 4. Carousel 5. Alphabet Boy 6. Soap 7. Training Wheels 8. Pity Party 9. Tag You're It 10. Milk & Cookies 11. Pacify Her 12. Mrs. Potato Head 13. Mad Hatter (Deluxe tracks Play Date, Teddy Bear, Cake) K-12 Album 1. Wheels On The Bus 2. Class Fight 3. The Principal 4. Show & Tell 5. Nurse's Office 6. Drama Club 7. Strawberry Shortcake 8. Lunchbox Friends 9. Orange Juice 10. Detention 11. Teacher's Pet 12. High School Sweethearts 13. Recess 14. Fire Drill (After School EP came out after K-12 but is not part of the Crybaby storyline, aside from the song Test Me. The Bakery is the only song from After School with a music video) After School EP 1. Notebook 2. Test Me 3. Brain & Heart 4. Numbers 5. Glued 6. Field Trip 7. The Bakery Portals Album 1. Death 2. Void 3. Tunnel Vision 4. Fairie Soiree 5. Light Shower 6. Spider Web 7. Leeches 8. Battle Of The Larynx 9. The Contortionist 10. Moon Cycle 11. Nymphology 12. Evil 13. Womb (Deluxe tracks Powder, Pluto, Milk Of The Siren.)

YESS ❤

My goodness, I love these tracks

Love you Melanie Martinez reactions!!! ❤

If you're planning on listening to the songs in her K-12 album, I'd recommend watching them in order, the whole album is a movie and every song is from a apart of it. Great videos, keep it up guys! 💪

YES! Been hoping you got to Sippy Cup, probably my favourite track from the album.

Tag You’re It/Milk and Cookies has some more dark themes, but really important and I love the music video. Definitely recommend those

Keep going in order (: The next song should be Carousel. Loving watching your Mel journey! I know all the other cry babies are too. 💖

Melanie is amazing and she has so many songs that are insane and outrageous and relatable to its core.

Definitely gotta listen to her first EP that dollhouse is on

One i can't recommend enough is Tag, You're It. Its depiction of SA is amazing and helped me when I went through my own trauma of it.

First time ever hearing this song 🤔 interesting

Soap and training wheels are a great Duo for your next song

i love you guyssssssssss bring more melanieee

You guys should listen to “Tag You’re It” next for sure

I love this song it is very dark as it's about losing your self to a point of not having a grip on reality and how it affects those around you are basically changed forever it is about like losing your family from divorce though in the video its from death which is how Kids see divorce it's a very heavy topic that causes trauma

cannot!!! wait!!! for Tag, You're It!!!

Do “High School Sweethearts” Please!! 😭🙏🏻🙏🏻

need to watch the films

Yesss more Melanie

amazing reaction! please react to more of her, it would be so cool to see how u react to her newer music especially

More Melanie ❤

a song i reccomend by her is power (theres no music video) or show and tell, orange juice or any of the k-12 songs

Strawberry shortcake next!! The music video is shocking to so many people lol

She is sooo good at domestic horror behind the implications of "home."

Pity Party and Mad Hatter be great!! 👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🎉

Love the reaction, Melanie's songs are always comfortable to listen to, they seem light at the same time as their beat can be different, please react to Pity Party and Soap!!

i can't wait for you guys to watch k-12 !

Do “Tag Yor’re It/ Milk and Cookies” next, please.

I really hope you guys reacat to her K-12 album soon! I think you would both enjoy it for all the same reasons you have enjoyed her music so far, but seeing her evolution as an artist at the same time! She really steps it up with each release, and her Portals album is phenomenal!

Omg keep going through her music!!!! Listen to Portals too!

alphabet boy would be a great song for u guys to try she play around with words like no one has I love it !!!