Dan Bull, The Stupendium - It’s a Joy (2021 Remaster) lyrics

Lovely day for it, how do you do?
And we just had to pay for
It out of the truth
But who can remember? So who'd really care?
Exactly how all of the bodies got there
With a hop and a skip and the pop of a pill
We will all be forgiven for
All that we've killed
And we've never been happier
(And we've never been happier)
No we'll never be happier
(No we'll never be happier)

A brilliant day is dawning
A million smiles are forming
Our shimmering isles are all enthralled
No there’s nothing like conforming
Perish the thought of mourning
Did you ignore the warnings?
All negative thoughts abhorred
My Lord! Did you take your joy this morning?
Ask anybody in Wellington Wells
They'll tell you it's terribly swell
Delirious denizens dwell where
There's nary a
Speck between heaven and hell
They say that the empire fell
Oh, but you never could tell!
You say you remember it well?
You'd better forget it or else!

Why try to better yourself?
Reach for the medical shelf
Just take your medicine
Death and the pestilence melt
Into pleasant locales
Another rebellion quelled
Dust off your suspenders and belts
It's horrendous to dwell so remember how
Splendid it felt to surrender yourself
The roses we grow have a terrible smell

It's a Joy it's a Joy
It's a Joy to be among we happy few
It's a Joy it's a Joy
It's a Joy

Well well, welcome to Wellington Wells
Hear the tintinnabulations of
The resonant bells
As every resident tells you when they
Gush about our little town
No need to rush, hush
You're welcome to settle down
Better not let me down
You're not a downer are you?
Get off the bench and quell
That frown right now, keanu
Try not to make a scene
Let's keep this place serene
Unless you want a cricket bat print in
The place your face had been
Don't be concerned
That was just a little bitter lyric
The world in which you live
Is every little bit idyllic
Because if we even sniff discontent
We're quick to kill it
Ahem, please forgive my sense of humour
I'm a wit satiric they call me Uncle Jack
I'm bringing jungle back
Dropping silver tongue twisting numbers
On your mumble rap
Now be my guest and enjoy your day
And don’t forget to keep ingesting
Your joy all day

Not a frown to be found
In our haven from gloom
It's astounding what our medication can do
As our town's burning down in
A rainbow of hues
Even the sky wouldn't dare to be blue


It's a Joy it's a Joy
It's a Joy to be among we happy few
It's a Joy it's a Joy
It's a Joy

I've found a downer! Hunt him down!
Surround the bounder! Drown him!
Ground him into powder!
Then head down to the grounds
For a round of rounders! (HOORAY)
If you're caught in a rotten, improper mood
We'll stop at nothing to
Swaddled and coddle you
Throttle and bottle you
Bobby will cudgel you
Into the pond ‘til your body is otter food
Quarter you, jauntily torture you
Until you've thought all the thoughts
That we order you
Sporting a jollier point of view
If you're not enjoying it what
Is the point of you?

We've just the thing to stop the rabble
It’s grin, pop some tablets
No matter what the matter is
Sins forgot fabulous
Cast off with the ardent misfit's
Lamenting the garden districts
So throw your doses in the bin
History's made by those who grin

The fact is you can't react
Not knowing what REDACTED
No need to grieve if you
Can't see diseases we've REDACTED
Happiness and truth, we simply view
Them through a lens, rEDACTED
Life's a breeze when you can
Leave uneasy deeds REDACTED

(I'm happy, I'm happy)
(I'm happy)

It's a Joy it's a Joy
It's a Joy to be among we happy few
It's a Joy it's a Joy
It's a Joy it's a Joy
It's a Joy it's a Joy
To be among we happy few it's a Joy
It's a Joy and we've never been happier
No we've never been happier