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Mad Hatter Lyrics
My friends don’t walk, they run
Skinny dip in rabbit holes for fun
Popping, popping balloons with guns, getting high off helium
We paint white roses red,
Each shade from a different person's head
And scream that there’s a killer
Getting drunk with the blue caterpillar
Now I’m peeling the skin off my face
'Cause I really hate being safe
The normal, they make me afraid
The crazy, they make me feel sane
I’m nuts, baby, I’m mad,
Craziest friend that you’ve ever had
You think I’m psycho, you think I’m gone
Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong
Oh, off the bend, entirely bonkers
You like me best when I’m off my rocker
Tell you a secret, I’m not alarmed
So what if I'm crazy? The best people are
All the best people are crazy, all the best people are
Where is my prescription?
Doctor, doctor please listen
My brain is scattered
You can be Alice,
I’ll be the mad hatter.
Now I’m peeling the skin off my face
'Cause I really hate being safe
The normal, they make me afraid
The crazy, they make me feel sane
I’m nuts, baby, I’m mad,
Craziest friend that you’ve ever had
You think I’m psycho, you think I’m gone
Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong
Oh, off the bend, entirely bonkers
You like me best when I’m off my rocker
Tell you a secret, I’m not alarmed
So what if I'm crazy? The best people are
Oh you think I’m crazy, you think I’m wrong
So what if I’m crazy? The best people are
And I think you’re crazy, I know you’re wrong
That’s probably the reason why we get along
I’m nuts, baby, I’m mad,
Craziest friend that you’ve ever had
You think I’m psycho, you think I’m gone
Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong
Oh, off the bend, entirely bonkers
You like me best when I’m off my rocker
Tell you a secret, I’m not alarmed
So what if I'm crazy? The best people are
All the best people are crazy, all the best people are
All the best people are crazy, all the best people are
Skinny dip in rabbit holes for fun
Popping, popping balloons with guns, getting high off helium
We paint white roses red,
Each shade from a different person's head
And scream that there’s a killer
Getting drunk with the blue caterpillar
'Cause I really hate being safe
The normal, they make me afraid
The crazy, they make me feel sane
Craziest friend that you’ve ever had
You think I’m psycho, you think I’m gone
Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong
Oh, off the bend, entirely bonkers
You like me best when I’m off my rocker
Tell you a secret, I’m not alarmed
So what if I'm crazy? The best people are
All the best people are crazy, all the best people are
Doctor, doctor please listen
My brain is scattered
You can be Alice,
I’ll be the mad hatter.
'Cause I really hate being safe
The normal, they make me afraid
The crazy, they make me feel sane
Craziest friend that you’ve ever had
You think I’m psycho, you think I’m gone
Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong
Oh, off the bend, entirely bonkers
You like me best when I’m off my rocker
Tell you a secret, I’m not alarmed
So what if I'm crazy? The best people are
So what if I’m crazy? The best people are
And I think you’re crazy, I know you’re wrong
That’s probably the reason why we get along
Craziest friend that you’ve ever had
You think I’m psycho, you think I’m gone
Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong
Oh, off the bend, entirely bonkers
You like me best when I’m off my rocker
Tell you a secret, I’m not alarmed
So what if I'm crazy? The best people are
All the best people are crazy, all the best people are
All the best people are crazy, all the best people are
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I just want to compare this song to Taylor Swift's "Wonderland," because they both are based of Alice in Wonderland. This song is more creepy and dark than Taylor's, as are most of Melanie Martinez's songs. But I like that this takes on a dark version of Wonderland, because most people make it into a fantasy.
Basically all of these lines are references somehow to Alice in Wonderland, except the "I'm peeling the skin off my face" line confuses me because I don't remember Alice peeling her skin off. Maybe the caterpillar going through metamorphosis?
i love this song so much!!! HALLOWEEN ANYONE?!?
This song is about Crybaby accepting her crazy self. She doesn't care that she is crazy, and implies that "all the best people are crazy".
In the music video, this is the first time where her eyes appear to be completely black, which appears when she uses her powers.
This song is about Cry Baby going crazy because of everything she's been through.
@Littlebodybigheart I agree
@Littlebodybigheart I agree
Based on the lyrics, it's pretty self-explanatory. The whole song is really about her being crazy and how that's NOT A BAD THING.
"Skinny dip in rabbit holes for fun" "I'm peeling the skin off my face" "Getting drunk with the blue caterpillar"
All of those lines are dangerous things to do, but she doesn't care. She outright says "'Cause I really hate being safe." Crazy people, or insane people, are nuts (or mad) and don't want to be normal.
Compared to Alice in Wonderland, she doesn't want to be the normal Alice. She wants to be the Mad Hatter, the crazy insane free-spirited guy that goes through life as an insane person.