Mad Hatter

"Mad Hatter" is the thirteenth track of Melanie Martinez's debut album, Cry Baby. The music video was released on September 23rd, 2017. In an interview with Artist Direct, Melanie said that "Mad Hatter" is about being okay with who you are. In this song, Cry Baby is fully accepting herself and doesn't care what other people think of her. The song includes many references to and takes a lot of inspiration from the 1865 fantasy novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The song is the closing chapter of the story because Cry Baby embraces the chaos inside of her, refusing to hide it regardless of what the world thinks, representing her character development throughout the album.

[Verse 1] My friends don't walk, they run Skinny dip in rabbit holes for fun Poppin', poppin' balloons with guns Getting high off helium We paint white roses red Each shade from a different person's head This dream, dream is a killer Getting drunk with the blue caterpillar [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] Where is my prescription? Doctor, doctor, please listen My brain is scattered You can be Alice, I'll be the Mad Hatter [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] 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 It's probably the reason that we get along [Chorus] 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