[Intro – whispered/sung] Alice runs wild in a paper dream, Cartoons teach chaos, stitch the seams. Child inside, open wide, let the shadow spin, Welcome to the world of the child within. [Verse 1] It started with Alice in a black-and-white reel, A six-year-old face in a make-believe field. Fifty-six shorts with a hidden appeal, Teach a child how to steal, then disguise it as zeal. Buzz saw waiting for a tied-up kid, They laughed at the torture like it’s something to give. Escaping school, skipping work, in the script it’s a win, Programming rebellion where the lesson begins. Chip and Dale snatch corn, Donald rages, they grin, It’s the law of the jungle sold in Technicolor skin. Felix the Cat was the blueprint, Disney sold it in tin, Till the mob bought stock and the witches walked in. [Hook – sung/rap blend] Alice, Alice, running from sin, Hide in the screen where the lies begin. Child inside, wide eyes, let the lesson spin, Feed the fire of the child within. Alice, Alice, play in the dark, Tie the rope tight, light the spark. Child inside, hypnotized, let the dream begin, Build the world on the child within. [Verse 2] They knew in the ’20s what the Plan would need, A violent new culture with a child to lead. Conditioned in the theater with a candy in hand, Cartoons softening the mind for a soldier’s command. Goofy gambles, wins big, wife forgives in a flash, So the tables look holy when they’re stacking the cash. “Easy come, easy go” with a devil’s grin, Every line rehearsed for the script within. Lt. Col. Grossman, “On Killing” reads, Same training for a soldier used on your seed. First it’s cartoons, then the R-rated spree, Till death is dessert with a soda and a sweet. Knife in a chest, brains sprayed in a row, But the soundtrack says laugh, and the ratings say go. They wrapped it in a bow called wholesome glow, And the parents paid cash for the circus show. [Hook – sung/rap blend] Alice, Alice, running from sin, Hide in the screen where the lies begin. Child inside, wide eyes, let the lesson spin, Feed the fire of the child within. Alice, Alice, play in the dark, Tie the rope tight, light the spark. Child inside, hypnotized, let the dream begin, Build the world on the child within. [Bridge – hushed, spoken cadence] Open wide, little mind, let the program in, Every frame a chain, every laugh a pin. See the hero steal, see the villain win, It’s the handbook written for the child within. [Verse 3] Disney’s Gargoyles stand guard in the night, Demona in stone with a demon’s right. Protecting the city, but the spell’s the snare, Teaching kids to worship what was never there. Occult in the ink, witchcraft in the frame, But the parents clap hands, never question the game. The programmers laugh at the trust they’ve sold, “How naive the American sheep we hold.” They called it a kingdom, but the crown is thin, A castle of cartoons hides a prison within. Every Alice a mirror, every Donald a grin, Every lesson in reverse, every virtue a sin. If the child believes mischief makes you free, The adult will kneel to the same decree. From Alice to Gargoyles, same coded spin, The Great Plan rides on the child within. [Hook – big layered vocals] Alice, Alice, running from sin, Hide in the screen where the lies begin. Child inside, wide eyes, let the lesson spin, Feed the fire of the child within. Alice, Alice, play in the dark, Tie the rope tight, light the spark. Child inside, hypnotized, let the dream begin, Build the world on the child within. [Outro – whispered] Alice skips school, the crowd still cheers, What’s fed to the child will rule the years. Fairy tales twist where the shadows grin, The future is scripted by the child within.
