Melon Cake – English Lyrics

• By: Demi Lovato
• Album: Dancing With The Devil... The Art Of Starting Over

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering story of Demi Lovato's “Melon Cake,” a song that transforms personal struggle into a celebration of freedom. Through its direct and honest lyrics, you can learn English vocabulary related to self-acceptance and personal boundaries. What makes this song special is its raw authenticity in turning a painful memory into a catchy and uplifting pop track about reclaiming your life.

[English]

There was a time

I was livin' as a prisoner inside my own mind

And there was a time

Where the cat and mouse tried to make me

Barbie-sized and I obliged

Pulled leather over my eyes, in a hundred-degree heat

People out here gettin' fired for chocolate in the backseat (it's a true story)

I had too much of my fill and turns out it wasn't cheap

People always hung around who only want it skin-deep

And now I'm sayin' no more melon cakеs on birthdays

No more barricades in doorways

Finally get to do things my way

Ah, la-la, la-la, la

You could find mе starvin' for attention most days

Amongst other things, God help me

Finally get to do things my way

Ah, la-la, la-la, la

No more melon cake

There was a time

I was pulled in all directions and forgot about mine

But I wouldn't wish

Those thoughts on my worst enemy

They make you wish you don't exist

Pulled leather over my eyes, in a hundred-degree heat

People out here gettin' fired for chocolate in the backseat

I had too much of my fill and turns out it wasn't cheap

People always hung around who only want it skin-deep

And now I'm sayin' no more melon cakes on birthdays

No more barricades in doorways

Finally get to do things my way

Ah, la-la, la-la, la

You could find me starvin' for attention most days

Amongst other things, God help me

Finally get to do things my way

Ah, la-la, la-la, la

No more melon cake

Ah-ha (ah-ha)

No more melon cake

Ah-ha (ah-ha)

No more melon cake

Ah-ha (ah-ha)

No more melon cake

Ah-ha (ah-ha)

Dear little me

I'm sorry that it took so long

But baby, you're free

And now I'm sayin' no more melon cakes on birthdays

No more barricades in doorways

Finally get to do things my way

Ah, la-la, la-la, la

You could find me starvin' for attention most days

Amongst other things, God help me

Finally get to do things my way

Ah, la-la, la-la, la

No more melon cake

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prisoner /ˈprɪzənər/ B2	noun - a person who is kept in captivity
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that thinks, feels, and decides verb - to care about; to be concerned with
cat /kæt/ A1	noun - a small domesticated feline animal
mouse /maʊs/ A1	noun - a small rodent
obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/ C1	adjective - required or forced to do something
leather /ˈlɛðər/ B2	noun - tanned hide of an animal used for making goods
heat /hiːt/ B1	noun - high temperature
chocolate /ˈtʃɒkələt/ A2	noun - a sweet brown food made from cacao beans
cheap /tʃiːp/ A2	adjective - low in price; inexpensive
skin-deep /skɪnˈdiːp/ C1	adjective - superficial; only on the surface
melon /ˈmɛlən/ A2	noun - a large, sweet fruit with a hard rind
cake /keɪk/ A1	noun - a sweet baked dessert
barricades /bəˈrɪkədz/ C1	noun - structures set up to block or defend a place
doorways /ˈdɔːrweɪz/ B2	noun - entrances or openings that lead into a room or building
starve /stɑːrv/ B2	verb - to suffer from extreme hunger
attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ B1	noun - the act of focusing the mind on something
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	verb - to desire or hope for something noun - a desire or hope
enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ B1	noun - a person who is opposed or hostile
directions /dəˈrɛkʃənz/ B1	noun - instructions or indications of how to proceed; orientation
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not restrained or restricted; able to act or think as one wishes