Cheshire Kitten (We're 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 any place 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 dayjob
 Somewhere south of Hell
 Take the path to left or right
 With just your gut to guide you
 The story is not for anyone 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
 (Smile hangs in the air)
 But heavy is the burden of the wise ones
 When no one understands a word they say
 The Jabberwock never bothered anyone
 But nobody believes him to this day
 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 out
 In Wonderland, Wonderland nobody knows the way
 But if you find it in your dreams
 You can find it at your dayjob
 Somewhere south of Hell
 Take the path to left or right
 With just your gut to guide you
 The story is not for anyone 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
 (Learn your lesson well)
 (Learn your lesson well)
 (Learn your lesson well)
 Is it the stripes or the spots you see?
 Was it hearts or diamonds, baby, 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
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 If I leave my grin behind, remind me
 That we're all mad here
 And it's ok
 (I promise)
 If I leave my grin behind, remind me
 That we're all mad here
 And it's ok
 (Why do I not believe you?)
 If I leave my grin behind, remind me
 That we're all mad here
 And it's ok
 If I leave my grin behind, remind me
 That we're all mad here
 And it's ok