Cheshire Kitten (Were All Mad Here) By SJ Tucker\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>I grew up seeing things a little differently, appearing, \r<br>disappearing, hardly innocent, nor \r<br>tied down to the ground. \r<br>I learned to roll and tumble with the punches, \r<br>glory in my stripes and spots \r<br>walk by invisible and never make a sound \r<br>\r<br>But heavy is the crown thats always hidden \r<br>tender is the heart you never see \r<br>hard and fast shines the grin that we flash, but theres a vulnerable stripe or two on me. \r<br>Maybe any place outside of Wonderland \r<br>is not for me, my friend. \r<br>\r<br>If I leave my grin behind, remind me \r<br>that were all mad here \r<br>and its okay. \r<br>Sun up, sun down the shadows hide me down in \r<br>Wonderland, Wonderland, nobody knows the way, \r<br>but if you find it in your dreams, you can \r<br>find it at your dayjob \r<br>somewhere south of Hell \r<br>Take the path to left or right with \r<br>just your gut to guide you \r<br>the story is not for anyone else to \r<br>tell. \r<br>Go down the rabbit hole and out the other side \r<br>you cant go home in the middle of the \r<br>magic carpet ride \r<br>you gotta greet the sun before his \r<br>lovely daughter moon \r<br>you cant forsake the journey for the \r<br>safety of your room \r<br>until you learn your lesson well. \r<br>\r<br>I have learned to see and hear \r<br>everybody loud and clear \r<br>but the truth comes out in riddles that are \r<br>safe enough to share \r<br>thats how it is in songs, you see, \r<br>and stripes always look good on me \r<br>whether or not Im really there (smile hangs in the air) \r<br>But heavy is the burden of the wise ones \r<br>when no one understands a word they say \r<br>the Jabberwock never bothered anyone, \r<br>but nobody believes him to this day \r<br>and why should they? \r<br>\r<br>If I leave my grin behind, remind me \r<br>were all mad here \r<br>and its ok. \r<br>Sun up, sun down the shadows find me out in \r<br>Wonderland, Wonderland, nobody knows the way \r<br>but if you find it in your dreams, \r<br>you can find it at your dayjob \r<br>somewhere south of Hell \r<br>Take the path to left or right with \r<br>just your gut to guide you \r<br>the storys not for anyone else to \r<br>tell. \r<br>You gotta go down the rabbit hole and \r<br>out the other side \r<br>you cant go home in the middle of the \r<br>magic carpet ride \r<br>you gotta greet the sun before his \r<br>lovely daughter moon \r<br>you cant forsake the journey for the \r<br>safety of your room \r<br>until you learn your lesson well. \r<br>\r<br>Is it the stripes or the spots you see? \r<br>Was it hearts or diamonds, baby, led you here to me? \r<br>Darling, you know better than to trust a pack of cards! \r<br>What have we learned, \r<br>the world is never as mad as it could be. \r<br>\r<br>If I leave my grin behind, remind me \r<br>were all mad here \r<br>and its ok!
