madhouse by Nessa Barrett

Artist: Nessa Barrett

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:05

On “madhouse”, Barrett speaks about mental health issues, being slut shamed, and being made a mockery out of. The dark-pop track could be interpreted as taking power back by removing stigma from being mentally ill, and feeling confident in yourself. The track was officially announced as the second single off Barrett’s debut album on September 4, 2023, after being teased on August 23, 2023. When Barrett announced the single, she said that the song means a lot to her and she had never felt lik...

madhouse lyrics

I'm gonna star in my own psychological thriller
So go grab a seat now
There will be blood and gore
A box office killer a sellout
Make me a spectacle
I'll have a beautiful chemical meltdown
Loosing the screws in my brain, could be any day now
They gon' put me in the madhouse (ahh, ahh)
Shove pills down my throat 'til I space out (ahh, ahh)
They wanna love me, hate me, listen shame me
Batshit crazy, can you bl-bl-blame me? (La, la-la-la-la-la)
They gon' put me in the madhouse (ahh, ahh)
But is it you or is it me?
No more brain, serotonin, and kerosene
Diagnosed with seeing things
Maybe 'cause I numb my brain (brain, brain)
Go ahead, take a peek
Maybe let you under the hood
I'll scare the shit out of you like nothing else ever could
I scare myself sometimes, I almost took my life
Now look who's got the knife
They gon' put me in the madhouse (ahh, ahh)
Shove pills down my throat 'til I space out (ahh, ahh)
They wanna love me, hate me listen shame me
Batshit crazy, can you bl-bl-blame me? (La, la-la-la-la-la)
They gon' put me in the madhouse (ahh, ahh)
But is it you or is it me?
Ahh, ahh
But is it you or is it me?
Ahh, ahh
They gon' put me in the madhouse (ahh, ahh)
Shove pills down my throat 'til I space out (ahh, ahh)
They wanna love me, hate me listen shame me
Batshit crazy, can you bl-bl-blame me? (La, la-la-la-la-la)
They gon' put me in the madhouse (ahh, ahh)
But is it you or is it me?

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