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
“Tag, You’re It” covers the topic of sexual assault, utilizing the children’s game, “Tag” as a metaphor. In an interview with Noisey, Melanie said the following about the track: “Cry Baby is now single and wolves are on the prowl. She gets kidnapped by a "wolf.”
The music video for “Tag, You’re It”...
[Verse 1]
Looking at me through your window
Boy, you had your eye out for a little
"I'll cut you up and make you dinner
You've reached the end, you are the winner"
[Verse 2]
Rolling down your tinted window
Driving next to me real slow, he said
"Let me take you for a joyride
I've got some candy for you inside"
[Chorus]
Running through the parking lot
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it
Grabbed my hand, pushed me down
Took the words right out my mouth
Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it
Can anybody hear me when I'm hidden underground?
Can anybody hear me? Am I talking to myself?
Saying, "Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it"
He's saying, "Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it"
[Verse 3]
Little bit of poison in me
I can taste your skin in my teeth
"I love it when I hear you breathing
I hope to God you're never leaving"
[Chorus]
Running through the parking lot
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it
Grabbed my hand, pushed me down
Took the words right out my mouth
Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it
Can anybody hear me when I'm hidden underground?
Can anybody hear me? Am I talking to myself?
Saying, "Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it"
He's saying, "Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it"
[Bridge]
Eenie, meenie, miny, mo
Catch your lady by her toes
If she screams, don't let her go
Eenie, meenie, miny, mo
Your mother said to pick the very best girl
And I am
[Chorus - Variation]
Running through the parking lot
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it
Grabbed my hand, pushed me down
Took the words right out my mouth
Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it
Running through the parking lot
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
Tag, you're it, tag, you're it
Grabbed my hand, pushed me down
Take the words right out my mouth
Tag, you're it, tag, tag, you're it
Tag, You’re It was written by Smarter Child & Scott Harris & Melanie Martinez.
Tag, You’re It was produced by Smarter Child.
Melanie Martinez released Tag, You’re It on Fri Aug 14 2015.
Martinez told Fuse:
‘Tag, You’re It’ is where Cry Baby gets kidnapped by the Big Bad Wolf. ‘Milk and Cookies’ is the next song. That is where she poisons him with milk and cookies and kills him, and escapes. That kind of is, like, a turning point in the story for her, and that’s where she becomes...