I have listened to this five times in a row so far
http://music.skinnywhitechick.com/track/cheshire-kitten-were-all-mad-here
I grew up seeing things a little differently
Appearing, disappearing, hardly innocent
Nor tied down to the ground
I learned to roll and tumble with the punches
Glory in my stripes and spots
Walk by invisible, and never make a sound
But heavy is the crown that's always hidden
Tender is the heart you never see.
Hard and fast shines the grin that we flash
But there's a vulnerable stripe or two on me
Maybe anyplace outside of Wonderland
is not for me
My friend,if I leave my grin behind
Remind me, that we're all mad here,
and it's okay.
Sun up, sun down the shadows hide me
Down in Wonderland, Wonderland
Nobody knows the way
But if you find it in your dreams,
You can find it at your day job,
Somewhere south of hell.
Take the path to left or right,
With just your gut to guide you,
The story is not for any one else to tell.
Go down the rabbit hole and out the other side,
You can't go home in the middle of
the magic carpet ride.
You gotta greet the Sun before
His lovely daughter, Moon.
You can't forsake the journey
For the safety of your room
Until you learn your lesson well.
I have learned to see and hear
Everybody loud and clear
But the truth comes down in riddles
That are safe enough to share.
That's how it is in songs, you see
and stripes always looked good on me
Whether or not I'm really there.
Heavy is the burden of the wise ones
When no one understands a word they say.
The Jabberwok never bothered any one,
but nobody believes him to this day.
Hey, hey and why should they?
If I leave my grin behind
Remind me, that we're all mad here,
and it's okay.
Sun up, sun down the shadows find me
In Wonderland, Wonderland, nobody knows the way
But if you find it in your dreams,
You can find it in your day job,
Somewhere south of hell.
Take the path to left or right,
With just your gut to guide you,
Your story is not for any one else to tell.
Gotta go down the rabbit hole
and out the other side
You can't go home in the middle of
the magic carpet ride.
You gotta greet the Sun before
His lovely daughter, Moon.
You can't forsake the journey
For the safety of your room
Until you learn your lesson well.
Is it the stripes or the spots you see?
Was it hearts or diamonds, baby
that brought you here to me?
Darling you know better
than to trust a pack of cards.
What have we learned,
the world is never as mad
as it could be.
Never as mad as it could be.
If I leave my grin behind, remind me
That we're all mad here
And it's ok.
I grew up seeing things a little differently
Appearing, disappearing, hardly innocent
Nor tied down to the ground
I learned to roll and tumble with the punches
Glory in my stripes and spots
Walk by invisible, and never make a sound
But heavy is the crown that's always hidden
Tender is the heart you never see.
Hard and fast shines the grin that we flash
But there's a vulnerable stripe or two on me
Maybe anyplace outside of Wonderland
is not for me
My friend,if I leave my grin behind
Remind me, that we're all mad here,
and it's okay.
Sun up, sun down the shadows hide me
Down in Wonderland, Wonderland
Nobody knows the way
But if you find it in your dreams,
You can find it at your day job,
Somewhere south of hell.
Take the path to left or right,
With just your gut to guide you,
The story is not for any one else to tell.
Go down the rabbit hole and out the other side,
You can't go home in the middle of
the magic carpet ride.
You gotta greet the Sun before
His lovely daughter, Moon.
You can't forsake the journey
For the safety of your room
Until you learn your lesson well.
I have learned to see and hear
Everybody loud and clear
But the truth comes down in riddles
That are safe enough to share.
That's how it is in songs, you see
and stripes always looked good on me
Whether or not I'm really there.
Heavy is the burden of the wise ones
When no one understands a word they say.
The Jabberwok never bothered any one,
but nobody believes him to this day.
Hey, hey and why should they?
If I leave my grin behind
Remind me, that we're all mad here,
and it's okay.
Sun up, sun down the shadows find me
In Wonderland, Wonderland, nobody knows the way
But if you find it in your dreams,
You can find it in your day job,
Somewhere south of hell.
Take the path to left or right,
With just your gut to guide you,
Your story is not for any one else to tell.
Gotta go down the rabbit hole
and out the other side
You can't go home in the middle of
the magic carpet ride.
You gotta greet the Sun before
His lovely daughter, Moon.
You can't forsake the journey
For the safety of your room
Until you learn your lesson well.
Is it the stripes or the spots you see?
Was it hearts or diamonds, baby
that brought you here to me?
Darling you know better
than to trust a pack of cards.
What have we learned,
the world is never as mad
as it could be.
Never as mad as it could be.
If I leave my grin behind, remind me
That we're all mad here
And it's ok.