Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez
“Mrs. Potato Head” talks about plastic surgery, insisting that even if pretty does hurt, it’s probably not worth it to start cutting and pasting because one may regret trying to make themselves into something they are not. This is Melanie’s favorite song from her debut album Cry Baby.
She explained...
[Intro]
(Ooh, ah-ah)
(Ooh, ah-ah)
[Verse 1]
If you weren't born with it
You can buy a couple ornaments
Just be sure to read the warning, kids
'Cause pretty soon you'll be bored of it, ha-ha
Sexual, hey girl, if you wanna feel sexual
You can always call up a professional
They stick pins in you like a vegetable, ha-ha
[Pre-Chorus]
Kids forever, kids forever
Baby soft skin turns into leather
Don't be dramatic, it's only some plastic
No one will love you if you're unattractive
[Chorus]
Oh, Mrs. Potato Head, tell me
Is it true that pain is beauty?
Does a new face come with a warranty?
Will a pretty face make it better?
Oh, Mr. Potato Head, tell me
How did you afford her surgery?
Do you swear you'll stay forever?
Even if her face don't stay together
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ah-ah
(Even if her face don't stay together)
Ooh, ah-ah
[Verse 2]
If you want a little more confidence
Potatoes turn to French fries, yeah, it's common sense
All you need's a couple more condiments
And a hundred thousand dollars for some compliments, ha-ha
It's such a waste
When little girls grow into their mother's face
But little girls are learning how to cut and paste
And pucker up their lips until they suffocate, ha-ha
[Pre-Chorus]
Kids forever, kids forever
Baby soft skin turns into leather
Don't be dramatic, it's only some plastic
No one will love you if you're unattractive
[Chorus]
Oh, Mrs. Potato Head, tell me
Is it true that pain is beauty?
Does a new face come with a warranty?
Will a pretty face make it better?
Oh, Mr. Potato Head, tell me
How did you afford her surgery?
Do you swear you'll stay forever?
Even if her face don't stay together
[Post-Chorus]
Stay forever, stay forever
Even if her face don't stay together
Stay forever, stay forever
Even if her face don't stay together
Ooh, ah-ah
Ooh, ah-ah
[Chorus]
Oh, Mrs. Potato Head, tell me
Is it true that pain is beauty?
Does a new face come with a warranty?
Will a pretty face make it better?
Oh, Mr. Potato Head, tell me
How did you afford her surgery?
Do you swear you'll stay forever?
Even if her face don't stay together
[Post-Chorus]
Stay forever, stay forever
Even if her face don't stay together
Stay forever, stay forever
Even if her face don't stay together
Stay forever, stay forever
Even if her face don't stay together
Stay forever, stay forever
Even if her face don't stay together
[Outro]
(Ooh, ah-ah)
(Ooh, ah-ah)
Mrs. Potato Head was written by Kinetics & One Love & Melanie Martinez.
Mrs. Potato Head was produced by One Love.
Melanie Martinez released Mrs. Potato Head on Fri Aug 14 2015.
I was in L.A. and there were a lot of people who had plastic surgeries, plastic faces. I always write down random things that relate to childhood in my phone, like themes and titles. I had “Mrs. Potato Head” written down and I immediately thought about changing pieces to a face.
- Hollywire TV
Martinez told Fuse:
‘Mrs. Potato Head’ was the hardest song to write on the album. I had the idea for it for a while, just the title and the comparison to how you can, you know, change the pieces of Mrs. Potato Head’s face, and how that can double as a meaning for changing how you look. I think it...