[Intro] - Hey girl, I got something very important to give you. - It’s not a diamond. - It’s not a car. - What is it? - It’s a theory. [Verse 1] - Girl, we’ve been talking for a long, long time And I’ve got a little fact that’s been stuck on my mind You know I love a good story, something strange and brand-new So I found a tiny theory I can share with you - It’s a fun fact, something special, something nobody sees A little science, a quantum mystery Something special, something hot If you wanna know, it’s a cat in a box [Pre-Chorus] - Not a diamond ring, that’s not my kind of thing Not a fancy car with a shiny silver wing Not a house upon a hill, not a trip across the sea I’ve got "something from the mind", and it’s free - I wanna share it from the heart A strange little fact, a work of art You may think it’s just a story, but it’s deeper than it seems It can make you "question reality" and all your daily dreams [Chorus] It’s a cat in the box! (Yeah) A cat in the box, girl It’s a cat in the box! (Woohoo) Alive and dead, girl It’s a cat in the box... Don’t open up the locks It’s not just any cat, girl... It’s a quantum cat in a box [Adlibs] - Is the cat okay? - Define “okay.” - Is it a gift? - Technically. [Verse 2] - To all the clever people With a date they want to impress It’s easy to explain it But it may cause some distress - One... - put the cat in the box - Two... - put the poison in the box - Three... - close up all the locks - Four... - Wait before opening the box - That’s the way you do it! [Chorus] It’s a cat in the box! (Yeah) A cat in the box, girl It’s a cat in the box! (Woohoo) Alive and dead, girl It’s a cat in the box... Don’t open up the locks It’s not just any cat, girl It’s a quantum cat in a box [Verse 3] - At a fancy soirée (A cat in the box) - At a wedding reception (A cat in the box) - At a bar mitzvah (A cat in the box) - On a date (A cat in the box) Tell it at a dinner Tell it at a ball Tell it to somebody Who didn’t ask at all - At your ex’s party (A cat in the box) - At the vet clinic (A cat in the box) - At the crematorium (A cat in the box) - At the police station (A cat in the box) [Final Chorus] It’s a cat in the box! (yeah) A cat in the box (A cat in the box) Alive or dead in the box Till somebody knocks It’s a cat in the box The strangest gift I got I didn’t bring you roses, girl I brought you quantum thought [Outro] - Is the cat alive? - Maybe yes, or... not - Did you open the box? - No. - Then what do we know? - Technically? - Nothing.
