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Kapow and zoom in the romper room
My world's a big cartoon
And I'm never gonna leave it now
A cracker jack-ass prize
I wanna slip and slide
My secret hide out, ride out
On my big wheels bike
I hit the thrusters on my mean machine
It's painted black and green
And I'm never gonna give it up
So lego my superhero ego
My psychosis has been molded
Into a ball of Play-Doh

Don't go! Don't go! Don't go!
I wanna be here forever!
Don't go! Don't go! Don't go!
I wanna stay here forever!

Well, hang on and we'll be
Best imaginary friends
To the end
Recommended
For ages eight and up
Shake it up
Like an Etch-A-Sketch
Erase the filthy wretch
Of the life I have rejected now
Well, Simon says "grow up"
And Simon says "shut up"
And Simon says "give up"
And be like everyone else
I do not like it on a boat
Don't like it with a goat

Don't go! Don't go! Don't go!
I wanna be here forever!
Don't go! Don't go! Don't go!
I wanna stay here forever now!

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And I keep a playroom inside my mind
Sanctuary in which I hide
Blur the world into a dream, into a lie
And I am constructing this fantasy
Imagination is saving me
From the world I despise

And what about loneliness?
What about friends?
What about winning
And getting revenge?
And what about all of the things that they've done?
It's time for some payback
It's time for some fun!

It's gone
It's gone
It's gone
Don't go away, don't go away, don't go away and leave me
Don't go away, don't go away, don't go away and leave me


Lyrics submitted by serengold, edited by aragond

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