We're the fever, we're the balm We're the limerick and the psalm We're the yeast and the rising bread We're the quick, who'll soon be dead Hello melancholy, hello joy We're the praise, we're the fault The proclamation and the vault We're the chapter, verse, and book In way deep, sinker, line, and hook Hello melancholy, hello joy Joy Joy Joy We're the silk, my love, we're the grit We come up roses, we're the shit We're the particle and the wave We just don't know how to behave Come now, melancholy, come now, joy Joy Joy Joy We like it slow, but we're short of time We've got no reason but plenty of rhyme We're the gossip here and there A total cliché, darling, but I don't care My dear melancholy, my dear joy Joy Joy Joy Joy Joy Joy Joy