[Verse 1] Happy pills in happy colors Fix the thoughts I shouldn't keep If I asked too many questions They just help me fall asleep I keep the bottle by the bed Like a spare key to my brain Smile painted on my face But it never stays the same [Pre-Chorus] Take a seat Take a number Here's a pamphlet while you wait Every poster has an answer Before I've told you what I ache [Chorus] Candy jar pills Keep me still Candy jar pills Hide what I feel Pretty little promise Printed on the bill Candy jar pills Keep me still [Verse 2] Smiling faces line the waiting room With warnings underneath "ALWAYS SERVING" by the window Like a promise with receipts "NUMB YOUR MIND" in bubble letters "ENJOY YOUR POISON" down the hall Funny how the fine print whispers While the headline does it all [Pre-Chorus] Take a seat Take a number Tell me which box I should check There's an answer for each question And a charge for what comes next [Chorus] Candy jar pills Keep me still Candy jar pills Hide what I feel Pretty little promise Printed on the bill Candy jar pills Keep me still [Instrumental Break – Sugary Glockenspiel and Mischievous Violin] [Verse 3] There's a television smiling Selling peace in thirty seconds Ask about the latest answer While the warnings keep on scrolling Everybody in the pictures Found themselves by buying more Strange, I thought that feeling human Wasn't something from a store [Rapid-Fire Commercial Break I – Bright, Precise, Sarcastic] Ask your doctor Ask again Ask which color fits you best One for sleeping One for waking One for every little stress Brand the sadness Sell relief Put a trademark on the grief Make the logo soft and friendly Make the warning underneath [Cheerful Violin Flourish] [Rapid-Fire Commercial Break II – Even Brighter, Almost a Jingle] Anxiety? We've got a color! Depression? Pick another! Feeling manic? Here's a packet! Schizoaffective? We can brand it! Check the symptom Check the chart Separate the person into parts Print the slogan Make it sweet Put a smiling face on every seat One for this And two for that Stack the bottles Pat your back Anything you feel today— There's a product on the way! [Absurdly Cheerful Glockenspiel & Violin Sting] [Bridge – Suddenly Quiet and Sincere] I don't need you to call me broken Just to prove you have a cure I don't need a smiling poster Telling me what I endure If there's something here that helps me Tell me plainly what it does Don't sell heaven in a bottle Then call questions dangerous [Expressive Violin Build] [Final Chorus – Defiant, Still Bright] Candy jar pills Keep me still Candy jar pills Tell me what I ought to feel Pretty little promise Printed on the bill Candy jar pills— I think I'll ask Another question still [Music Abruptly Drops] [Outro – Dry Spoken Vocal] Take a seat. Take a number. ... No, thank you. [Sharp, Playful Violin Outro]
