"You Love I" is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was intended to be on her debut album, Cry Baby. However, it was later scrapped, confirmed on July 6th, 2014. Oddly, though, it was performed again on October 12th, 2014 at ACL Music Festival. Melanie performed the song live multiple times in 2014.
The full song was leaked on July 24th, 2015.
Background[]
On February 25th, 2014, Melanie posted a Tweet saying "When i put my album out i want to just put the names of each song as emojis. 🎠🍋🍭💧👶 you ❤️ I etc.". "you ❤️ I" referred to this song.[1] The tweet was later deleted. Melanie also mentioned the song in a Facebook post in 2014.[2]
Theme[]
This story tells of woman meeting a guy, whom she quickly begins dating. They slowly become more and more attracted to each other and move in with each other. They decide to get married, but before they could, she cheated on him. She then blames him for not putting in enough effort, singing, "That's what happens when you don't try."
Lyrics[]
[Intro - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 1]
The end, I move back in
Before you knew it, I cheated on him
Oh yeah, that's what happens when you don't try
You know I always thought about him
Even when the other boys sneak in
But infidelity would never even cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
But, boy, don't get too comfortable
'Cause what we have's untouchable, I, I, I
I stood deaf till I stood dead
Untied a knot in my wedding dress
He got down on one knee and he said
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Post-chorus - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life? (Do I, do I?)
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life? (Do I, do I?)
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 2]
Uh oh, I move back out
He invited mе into his fancy house
It's been so long we might as well try
You know I always thought about him
Try to movе slow then love sneaks in
But movin' in together wouldn't ever cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
You turned my heart into a puppet show
If you like me please let me know, I, I, I
One day, the very first date
He walked on over and he asked my name
He could be the one to say
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Refrain]
I love you
I love you
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do
[Outro]
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
You love I?
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
[Intro - Reversed]
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
Uh, do I feel happy in life?
[Verse 1]
The end, I move back in
Before you knew it, I cheated on him
Oh yeah, that's what happens when you don't try
You know I always thought about him
Even when the other boys sneak in
But infidelity would never even cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
But, boy, don't get too comfortable
'Cause what we have's untouchable, I, I, I
I stood deaf till I stood dead
Untied a knot in my wedding dress
He got down on one knee and he said
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Verse 2]
Uh oh, I move back out
He invited me into his fancy house
It's been so long we might as well try
You know, I always thought about him
Tried to move slow, and then love sneaks in
But moving in together wouldn't ever cross my mind
[Pre-chorus]
Wonderful, so wonderful
You turned my heart into a puppet show
If you like me, please let me know, I, I, I
One day, the very first date
He walked on over and he asked my name
He could be the one to say
[Chorus]
You love I?
You love I?
You love I?
Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?
[Refrain]
I love you
I love you
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do
[Outro]
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
You love I?
I do, I do, I do, I do
Do I? Do I?
Official versions[]
Version | Intended project | Leak date | Producer(s) | Recording date | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
""you love i 01"" (version 1/final) | Cry Baby | July 24th, 2015 | One Love | Late 2013 | 3:35 |
"you love i 02" (version 2) | Cry Baby | June 4th, 2021 | One Love | Late 2013 | 3:40 |
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Trivia[]
- On June 20th, 2018, a 20-track album titled "Unreleased" containing this song was illegally distributed under Melanie Martinez's name.[3] The album was fully removed until July 11th, 2023, where this track was re-released along with "Night Mime" as singles available for streaming under "VelvetyGhost". The next day, both songs were removed from streaming once again.
- This was the first scrapped song from Cry Baby to leak.
- The song includes a back-masked message. If you reverse and slow down the first set of vocals before Melanie's vocals, the audio clip is of Marilyn Monroe saying "Uh, do I feel happy in life?"
- This is one of four known songs by Melanie that includes a back-masked message in it, the others being "Teddy Bear", "Eraser" and "Puzzles".
- The demo of the song was produced during the same sessions as "Dead To Me."
- Although version 2 is the latest version made, she performed version 1 on the Dollhouse Tour.
- Version 1 was accidentally posted by Warner/Chappell Music after it was scrapped. [citation needed]
- The official stems of this song were leaked in 2021.
- The title is "I Love You" backwards, which plays into the theme of the woman not actually loving the man.