Detention

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* Película

**"Detention"** es la décima canción de Melanie Martinez que aparece en su segundo álbum, K-12. El video musical, originalmente disponible como parte de la película, se lanzó posteriormente por separado el 4 de febrero de 2020.

## Antecedentes

* En abril de 2017, Emily Soto y Melanie Martinez colaboraron para crear una sesión de fotos para cada canción de K-12. Se observa que Johnny está presente en la idea original de la canción, aunque esto no sucedió en el resultado final.
* El 31 de diciembre de 2019, Michael Keenan publicó un video en Instagram que mostraba el proceso paso a paso de cómo se creó el instrumental de la canción.

### Assignment

El 9 de julio de 2019, se lanzó un fragmento exclusivo de esta canción en Río de Janeiro y São Paulo, Brasil, en forma de un Assignment antes de estar disponible en todo el mundo.

## Tema

La canción hace referencia a la sensación de opresión y vulnerabilidad al estar en el ojo público y tener que mantener una imagen perfecta aunque no te sientas bien. El lugar "detention" es una metáfora a estar en la industria musical, ya que muchos artistas sienten que deben presentarse de manera perfecta para evitar críticas. En cuanto a la historia, Cry Baby es enviada a detención después de iniciar una pelea de comida en la cafetería durante el almuerzo.

## Letra

I'm not a bad guy

So don't treat me bad if I'm feeling sad, alright?

Please don't be mad if I don't smile back, alright?

If I fuck up my words, don't think I'm absurd, alright?

Alright?

I'm physically exhausted

Tired of my knuckles beating

I'm chewing gum to pass this time of sadness

Can't you see it?

You're too busy seeking selfish wishes

Don't care how I'm feeling

You write me up and say it's love

And I can't believe it

Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?

I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension

Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?

Pretending everything's alright is detention

De-de-detention

De-de-detention

Pretending everything's alright is (shh)

The teachers don't care about me

Fuck how I feel as long as I make money

They let them do whatever they want to me

They're the customer, I'm chopped meat

I'm chopped meat

I'm physically exhausted

Tired of my knuckles beating

I'm chewing gum to pass this time of sadness

Can't you see it?

You're too busy seeking selfish wishes

Don't care how I'm feeling

You write me up and say it's love

And I can't believe it

Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?

I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension

Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?

Pretending everything's alright is detention

De-de-detention

De-de-detention

Pretending everything's alright is detention

I wanna go home and you say, "Now is not the time"

Fuck being all alone in back of the classroom, ah

Start calling up my phone tryna say that I've been out of line

When all I ever asked was to go to the bathroom

Baby, can you meet me tonight in detention?

I can feel your blood pressure rise, fuck this tension

Let me crawl up into your mind, did I mention?

Pretending everything's alright is detention

Tonight, I can feel your blood pressure rise

Let me crawl up into your mind

Pretending everything's alright (is detention)