Mad Hatter – English Lyrics

• By: Melanie Martinez
• Album: K-12

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the whimsical yet profound world of Melanie Martinez's "Mad Hatter" and discover how embracing individuality can be a powerful statement. This song offers rich, metaphorical English lyrics inspired by 'Alice in Wonderland,' making it a captivating way to explore creative storytelling and expand your vocabulary in English. You'll learn expressions about identity and self-acceptance, wrapped in a catchy, alternative pop sound.

[English]

My friends don't walk, they run

Skinny-dip in rabbit holes for fun

Poppin', poppin' balloons with guns

Gettin' high off helium

We paint white roses red

Each shade from a different person's head

This dream, dream is a killer

Gettin' drunk with the blue caterpillar

I'm peeling the skin off my face

'Cause I really hate being safe

The normals, they make me afraid

The crazies, they make me feel sane

I'm nuts, baby, I'm mad

The craziest friend that you've ever had

You think I'm psycho, you think I'm gone

Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong

Over 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

I'm peeling the skin off my face

'Cause I really hate being safe

The normals, they make me afraid

The crazies, they make me feel sane

I'm nuts, baby, I'm mad

The craziest friend that you've ever had

You think I'm psycho, you think I'm gone

Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong

Over 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

You think I'm crazy

You think I'm gone

So what if I'm crazy?

All the best people are

And I think you're crazy too

I know you're gone

That's probably the reason

That we get along

I'm nuts, baby, I'm mad

The craziest friend that you've ever had

You think I'm psycho, you think I'm gone

Tell the psychiatrist something is wrong

Over 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

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or insane
paint /peɪnt/ A1	verb - to apply color to a surface
shade /ʃeɪd/ B1	noun - a particular degree of color
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person or thing that kills
peeling /ˈpiːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to remove the outer layer of something
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
sane /seɪn/ B1	adjective - mentally healthy
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B2	noun - a person with a mental disorder
bonkers /ˈbɒŋkərz/ B2	adjective - crazy or eccentric
alarmed /əˈlɑːrmd/ B1	adjective - frightened or anxious
prescription /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/ B2	noun - a written recommendation for medication
scattered /ˈskætərd/ B1	adjective - spread over a wide area
rocker /ˈrɒkər/ B2	noun - a person who performs rock music

Key Grammar Structures

• My friends **don't walk, they run**

  ➔ Present simple (negative and positive)

  ➔ Used to describe habitual actions. 'Don't walk' is the negative form and 'they run' is the positive form in present simple.

• Gettin' high **off** helium

  ➔ Preposition usage

  ➔ The preposition 'off' is used to indicate the source or cause of the 'high' feeling, in this case, helium.

• We paint white roses **red**

  ➔ Adjective usage (predicate adjective)

  ➔ 'Red' describes the result of the action, functioning as a predicate adjective after the verb 'paint'.

• This dream, **dream is a killer**

  ➔ Appositive and Noun Phrase

  ➔ The second 'dream' acts as an appositive, restating and clarifying the subject. 'is a killer' is the noun phrase predicate.

• I'm **peeling the skin off my face**

  ➔ Present continuous (active) with complex object

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an action happening now. The object 'the skin off my face' is a complex object.

• 'Cause I **really hate being safe**

  ➔ Verb + gerund and adverb of degree

  ➔ 'Hate' is followed by the gerund 'being'. 'Really' is an adverb of degree, modifying the verb 'hate'.

• The normals, **they make me afraid**

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement and object-verb-complement

  ➔ 'They' agrees with the subject. The structure is object ('me') - verb ('make') - complement ('afraid').

• You **think I'm psycho, you think I'm gone**

  ➔ Direct object clauses using 'that' (understood)

  ➔ 'That' is often omitted when it introduces a direct object clause, as in both instances.

• **So what if I'm crazy**? The best people are

  ➔ Subjunctive mood and conditional clause (implied)

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood. The structure implies a conditional clause: "If I'm crazy..."

• That's probably the reason **that we get along**

  ➔ Relative clause (reduced)

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' introduces a relative clause describing 'the reason'. While not strictly reduced, it functions similarly.