High School Sweethearts

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**"High School Sweethearts"** (abreviado como *"HSS"*) es una canción de Melanie Martinez que se presenta como la duodécima pista de su segundo álbum, K-12. El video musical, originalmente disponible como parte de la película, se lanzó posteriormente por separado el 6 de febrero de 2020.

## Antecedentes

* En abril de 2017, Emily Soto y Melanie Martinez colaboraron para crear una sesión de fotos para cada canción que representa la imaginería visual de K-12. Se puede observar que en la idea original de **"High School Sweethearts"**, la cabeza de Johnny estaba decapitada en el casillero de Cry Baby, aunque esto no ocurrió en el resultado final.
* El 13 de abril de 2016, Melanie publicó una foto en Instagram cuya descripción mostraba las letras de la canción. Más tarde, respondió a un fan en Instagram confirmando que eran de una nueva canción en su segundo álbum.

### Assignment

El 22 de julio de 2019, se lanzó un fragmento exclusivamente en Buenos Aires, Argentina, como una tarea antes de ser lanzado oficialmente en todo el mundo.

## Tema

Cry Baby busca un amante, que sea honesto con ella y la ame, entre otros requisitos que cuenta en la canción. No quiere solo un amorío, quiere una relación a largo plazo con alguien comprometido que la acepte tal como es. En un momento dado, Cry Baby amenaza con matar a su posible pareja si le fuese infiel, lo cual podría ser una referencia a "Sippy Cup", cuando su madre asesinó a su padre y a su amante, o a "Dead To Me". En la historia, esta canción podría ser un recuerdo de las experiencias de Cry Baby con relaciones abusivas y tóxicas durante su tiempo en el álbum Cry Baby.

## Letra

Can we just be honest?

These are the requirements

If you think you can be my one and only true love

You must promise to love me

And damn it, if you f- me over

I will rip your f- face apart

Step one

You must accept that I'm a little out my mind

Step two

This is a waste if you can't walk me down the finish line

Step three

Give me passion, don't make fun of my fashion

Step four

Give me more, give me more, more

If you can't handle a heart like mine

Don't waste your time with me

If you're not down to bleed, no, oh

If you can't handle the choking, the biting

The loving, the smothering

'Til you can't handle it no more, no more

Go home

Can we just be honest?

These are the requirements

If you think you can be my one and only true love

You must promise to love me

And damn it, if you f- me over

I will rip your f- face apart

High school sweethearts, line up

Not trying to waste my time

High school sweethearts, shut up

If you're not my type

High school sweethearts, line up

Not trying to waste my time

High school sweethearts, shut up

If you're not my type

Step five

You can't be scared to show me off and hold my hand

Step six

If you can't put in work, I don't know what you think this f- is

Step seven, this one goes to eleven

If you cheat, you will die, die

If you can't handle a heart like mine

Don't waste your time with me

If you're not down to bleed, no, oh

If you can't handle the choking, the biting

The loving, the smothering

'Til you can't handle it no more, no more

Go home

Can we just be honest?

These are the requirements

If you think you can be my one and only true love

You must promise to love me

And damn it, if you f- me over

I will rip your f- face apart

High school sweethearts, line up

Not trying to waste my time

High school sweethearts, shut up

If you're not my type

High school sweethearts, line up

Not trying to waste my time

High school sweethearts, shut up

If you're not my type

Could you hold me through the night?

Put your lips all over my mine

Salty face when I start cryin'

Could you be my first time?

Eat me up like apple pie

Make me not wanna die

Love me rough and let me fly

Get me up, yeah, get me high

Tie me down, don't leave my side

Don't be a waste of my time

Can we just be honest?

These are the requirements

If you think you can be my one and only true love

You must promise to love me

And damn it, if you f- me over

I will rip your f- face apart

High school sweethearts, line up

Not trying to waste my time

High school sweethearts, shut up

If you're not my type

High school sweethearts, line up

Not trying to waste my time

High school sweethearts, shut up

If you're not my type