Song Description
Mournful, downtempo piano and strings with melancholy lyrics. Similar to: Gary Jules version of "Mad World".
| Song Length |
2:01 |
Genre |
Pop - Dreampop, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Serene |
Subject |
Loneliness, Disgust |
| Similar Artists |
Tears For Fears, Jewel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
"Cheshire"
Capers Simmons
VERSE I
Cheshire cat, where'd you get your smile?
I cut me a grin that's three feet wide.
Cheshire cat, can I get one too?
Certainly. Here's what you have to do:
CHORUS
Drink me, eat me, drink some more,
Open up the cupboard and the silverware drawer,
Run your thumb down every blade,
Find the sharpest one and slice away
Once you've cut out all you hate
Just the smile then remains
Call folks by their Christian names
And talk in rhyme
VERSE II
Cheshire cat, I'm done. What now?
I've cut my myself up a three-foot smile,
But I'm not feeling happier, yet.
Is there something else that I forget?
CHORUS II
Cheshire cat said unto me:
I never did say you'd be happy.
The smile you asked for you've received.
You'll never show how much you bleed.
I come, I stay, I go as I please
My pretty little smile is all you see
Never show sadness, never show fear
He smiled once more, then disappeared
BRIDGE
All these lords and queens don't dare to speak,
Afraid they'll say.
All these poison dreams I'm scared to sleep,
Too late to wake.
VERSE I/II
Cheshire cat, where'd you get your smile?
I cut me a grin that's three feet wide.
But I'm not feeling happier, yet.
Is there something else that I forget?