And now we see it's real we don't want to see
And now it's really here we don't want it near
Didn't see it coming
Didn't hear its name
And now we can't believe it's turned out to be
Madame Joy
Taking us down into the shade hung over yesterday
Madame Joy
Letting us out into the air
Just like she never cared at all
She's duty-free
Completely head over heels
She's louder than a scream
And high as the trees
Madame Joy
Taking us down into the shade hung over yesterday
Madame Joy
Staring us out
Washing away one more bad day
She says, "Lay back a little
Show off a little yeah
Straight down the middle leaves you a little square
Doesn't feel like anywhere"
Sometimes we fall
We fall back under the spell
That old illusion calls again and again
And there's always something heading off escape
The world you once adored is slipping away
Madame Joy
Taking us down into the shade hung over yesterday
Madame Joy
Letting us out into the air
Just like she never cared at all
Madame Joy
Taking us down into the shade hung over yesterday
Madame Joy
Madame Joy
Madame Joy
Madame Joy
If we're going down that road
Let's go
Real slow
