Melanie Martinez - Sippy Cup Lyrics Meaning

In Sippy Cup, Cry Baby is a witness to her drunk mother murdering her father and another woman he cheats with in their home.

In the chorus, she emphasizes on the fact that you cannot solve a problem by merely dressing it up and making it look good on the outside. She makes a reference to Syrup, which in this case means alcohol.

She states that alcohol is still alcohol even if it is poured in a cute sippy cup; or in general terms, problems still persist no matter how much one tries to cover them.

“blood money, blood money” pretty sure the meaning is the money paid (by a killer - in this instance crybaby’s mom) to the family of a person who has been killed.

As narrated in the story, Cry Baby’s mother in her drunken state chose to hide the dead bodies of her husband and his lover in a cradle.

However, mel metaphorically uses this “corpse in a cradle” to depict the fact that her childhood, the peace and family love that existed is now dead, despite her mother’s attempt to conceal it even in plain sight.