[Verse 1] I met a fox in a thrift-store crown, Said, “Kid, I rule this busted town.” I said, “Your throne’s made of bent-up wire.” He said, “That’s punk,” then he stole the choir. I wrote a map on the back of a bill, Marked one big hill and a smaller hill. Climbed so fast I annoyed the moon, It rolled its eyes and changed my tune. A cartoon bat in a trench coat grinned, Said, “Every weird little loss can win.” So I chased my luck through a sock-drawer maze, Found a goldfish king in a paper vase. [Pre-Chorus] Hey, hey, don’t blink now This whole thing’s getting loud One cheap trick, one clean lie Then we jump for the sky [Chorus] Make it weird, make it loud (make it loud) Paper crown, riot crowd (riot crowd) Tell the tale, pass it on (pass it on) We were broke, now we’re gone Make it weird, make it loud (make it loud) Paper crown, riot crowd (riot crowd) If the joke lands, we survive If it flops, we’re still alive [Verse 2] I stole a ship from a bored circus tent, It sailed on spite and confidence. The captain wore two different shoes, Swore every map had holes to choose. We hit a reef made out of menus and bones, Found a cave full of ringing phones. Each one rang with a dragon’s laugh, Half a warning and half a daff. I quoted a poet to scare a crowd, They cheered so hard it thundered out loud. Then the mayor, in a cape of toast, Cried, “That dumb kid should host the coast.” [Pre-Chorus] Hey, hey, don’t blink now This whole thing’s getting loud One cheap trick, one clean lie Then we jump for the sky [Chorus] Make it weird, make it loud (make it loud) Paper crown, riot crowd (riot crowd) Tell the tale, pass it on (pass it on) We were broke, now we’re gone Make it weird, make it loud (make it loud) Paper crown, riot crowd (riot crowd) If the joke lands, we survive If it flops, we’re still alive [Bridge] [Spoken] I knew a giant made of receipts He cried confetti down the streets I asked him, “Why so blue?” He said, “I lost my name to you” Then the trumpet blew like a fire alarm, And every loser raised a harmless storm. We kicked the door, we kept the books, We won by looks and crooked hooks [Final Chorus] Make it weird, make it loud (make it loud) Paper crown, riot crowd (riot crowd) Tell the tale, pass it on (pass it on) We were broke, now we’re gone Make it weird, make it loud (make it loud) Paper crown, riot crowd (riot crowd) If the joke lands, we survive If it flops, we’re still alive [Outro] So write me strange, and write me true I’ll make a myth out of me and you Make it weird (make it weird) Make it loud (make it loud)
