Mandatory Joy

Verse 1

Grid

Grey walls

Watch the camera blink

Keep your chin up high

Fix your face

Hide the bitter taste

Don't you blink

Don't you even think

Chorus

Give them a grin

Give them a grin

Better pull your cheeks back wide

Show the pearly whites inside

Give them a grin

Give them a grin

Before the alarm goes off

Before the metal gets soft

Post-Chorus

Click clack

Snap back

Ha ha ha

Ha ha ha

Click clack

Snap back

Verse 2

Static screen

High alert

My jaw is starting to hurt

Red light

Scanning every soul

Heavy hand

Checking for control

Stay sweet

Keep it neat

Moving on tired feet

I am fine

Everything is fine

Crossing every line

Chorus

Give them a grin

Give them a grin

Better pull your cheeks back wide

Show the pearly whites inside

Give them a grin

Give them a grin

Before the alarm goes off

Before the metal gets soft

Drop

Snap back

Ha ha ha

Bridge

Maybe it's over

Maybe it's gone

Maybe it's just the dawn

Lipstick stain

Chemical rain

No more pain

Hide the fear

Hold the tear

Keep it clear

Chorus

Give them a grin

Give them a grin

Better pull your cheeks back wide

Show the pearly whites inside

Give them a grin

Give them a grin

Before the alarm goes off

Before the metal gets soft

Outro

Show the teeth

Nothing underneath

Keep smiling

Keep smiling

Just keep smiling