Crybaby | K-12

sinopsis

Cry Baby, a strong yet sensitive girl, is sent off to a sleepaway school that hides its wickedness underneath a grandiose facade. Luckily, she has a sweet and unapologetic best friend, Angelita, who sticks up for her when she gets bullied by the other students (whose brains are under control by the Principal and his wicked staff). With the help of the magical friends they meet along the way, as well as an Angelic Spirit Guide, they are able to gain the strength they need to fight off the school's belligerent patriarchal conditioning.

plot (part)

Cry Baby wakes up hesitant for her first day at K-12 Sleepaway School. Realizing that her mother passed out due to excessive drinking, she knows that she will have to walk to the bus stop ("Angels Song"). On the ride to school, she is bullied by the other students for having a gap between her teeth and sits next to her best friend Angelita ("Wheels On the Bus"). They are both revealed to have powers that turn their eyes completely black. The bus driver becomes distracted by the students who are misbehaving and swerves into a lake. Cry Baby and Angelita use their powers to lift the bus out of the water and into the sky, before landing it at the school. Cry Baby and Angelita arrive late to Ms. Daphne's class and are scolded by her. The students recite the rule about tardiness: "when the bell rings, you must be in your assigned seat." The students are then made to stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance; however, a boy named Henry remains seated and points out that America is not really the land of the free. This results in him being dragged away by the guards, leaving his fate unknown. During class, a popular mean girl named Kelly becomes jealous of Cry Baby because she has been flirting with Kelly's boyfriend Brandon. Because of her jealousy, Kelly writes a disturbing letter for Cry Baby saying "You at Recess" accompanied by a dead stick person and a tombstone. At nap time, Cry Baby shows Angelita the letter. Cry Baby expresses her worries that she has no chance at winning since she doesn't know how to fight, to which Angelita suggests that she uses her powers. Cry Baby refuses, stating that it would be cheating. At recess, Kelly begins punching Cry Baby and cuts her arm with a pocket knife, until Cry Baby levitates and attempts to strangle Kelly with her braids. Ms. Daphne soon sees what is happening and stops the fight, sending both of the girls to the Principal's Office, ("Class Fight").

crybaby

Cry Baby was introduced as a young, sensitive girl, living in a very problematic household. As a result of her emotional nature, she was consistently mocked and made fun of. In much of her beginnings, Cry Baby was insecure, and was prone to violent temper tantrums. As the album progresses, Cry Baby grows as an individual, gradually learning to overcome her struggles with confidence and learns what it means to be a happy person. In K-12, Cry Baby was revealed to be an empath guided by Lilith (a spirit guide). When her eyes turn black, it represents her being awakened to a higher level of consciousness. Being an empath, Cry Baby has displayed several magical abilities. According to Lilith, Cry Baby has lived in several other bodies before (having many past lives). It is implied that Cry Baby is likely bisexual, because she thought the love letter she received from Ben was written by a girl and appeared mildly disappointed when Leo, a boy, claimed to have written it. Aside from that, she cares for her friends very greatly. Although she can be mischievous and sensitive, she is mostly kind and selfless and doesn’t particularly enjoy violence, though she resorts to it when she must. Cry Baby's family included her older brother, mother, and father. Her father was involved in an affair, which caused her mother to become depressed and an alcoholic. Her family pretended to be perfect when in the company of others, causing Cry Baby to feel fake and plastic ("Dollhouse"). Her dysfunctional family fell apart even more when her mother killed her father after finding out about his infidelity ("Sippy Cup"). Cry Baby also could not contact her mother while at school (K-12) due to her mother being drunk and passed out.