Sugar in a Sippy Cup
pop, Soft experimental pop with male vocals, pillowy synth pads and a round 808 low-end. Intimate, close-mic verse vocal, almost whispered; choruses bloom with airy falsetto layers and filtered percussion. Subtle pitch-shifted ad-libs and reverse FX between sections, gentle build to a hazy final hook that lingers., soft, experimental, male vocals
Sugar in a Sippy Cup
pop, Soft experimental pop with male vocals, pillowy synth pads and a round 808 low-end. Intimate, close-mic verse vocal, almost whispered; choruses bloom with airy falsetto layers and filtered percussion. Subtle pitch-shifted ad-libs and reverse FX between sections, gentle build to a hazy final hook that lingers., soft, experimental, male vocals
Lyrics
Verse 1
You poured your heart
In a plastic little heart-shaped cup
Hands shaking at the kitchen sink
Say it's nothing
But it feels like too much
You stir the storm
In the milk of another long night
Say you’re fine
Say you’re alright
But your eyes still flicker in the fridge light
Chorus
Sugar in a sippy cup
You dress the bitter up
Trying not to taste the truth
So you drink it like it’s love
Sugar in a sippy cup
You keep on filling up
Baby
You’re a grown-up hurt
With a child-safe kind of trust (oh)
Verse 2
You change your shirt
But the stain on your chest stays red
Delete the name
Still their message lives inside your head
You talk in jokes
Till the laugh runs out of breath
Holding back a tidal wave
With a straw between your teeth and your regrets
Chorus
Sugar in a sippy cup
You dress the bitter up
Trying not to taste the truth
So you drink it like it’s love
Sugar in a sippy cup
You keep on filling up
Sipping on a sweet disguise
While the real thing’s drying up
Bridge
Tip it back slow
Let it overflow (hey)
If it’s gonna hurt
Let it finally show
Let it hit rough
On your honest tongue
You can throw that little cup away
When the growing up’s begun
Chorus
Sugar in a sippy cup
You dress the bitter up
Trying not to taste the truth
So you drink it like it’s love
Sugar in a sippy cup
You keep on giving up
But the night you taste it straight
Is the night you wake up (wake up)