Padded Walls & Party Hats

Verse 1

They gave me crayons and a cake made of foam

Told me I’m safe when I scream alone

I stapled streamers to the padded wall

Then danced with shadows down the hall

Pre-Chorus

I wrote a speech for my imaginary friend

He says the party won’t ever end

Chorus

Padded walls and party hats

Who needs meds when you’ve got laughs?

Birthday bash in cell block D

Cake for one — and that one’s me!

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Verse 2

I taped balloons to my straightjacket sleeves

Waved at the cameras and made them believe

Played pin-the-tail on the orderly’s back

Then kissed the mirror ‘til it cracked

Pre-Chorus

They said I snapped — I call it flair

Just because I giggle when I pull out my hair

Chorus

Padded walls and party hats

Smiling wide while the ceiling chats

One-man moshpit, lunatic glee

The guest of honor? Oh, that’s me!

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Bridge (music drops to creepy circus organ + crowd SFX)

“Speech! Speech!”

(voice, elegant and cracked)

“Thank you all for coming. The cake is fake. The knife is real. The guests are imaginary — but at least they showed up.”

(distorted laughter explodes back into final chorus)

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Final Chorus (full chaos, double-time drums, unhinged energy)

Padded walls and party hats

Dancing barefoot on my mental cracks

Call me nuts, I call it free

This cell’s my stage, and I’m VIP