My tongue was firmly planted in my cheek when I came up with this title, based on an expression often heard at my workplace. People would walk into the building after a weekend, roll their eyes at the prospect of another workweek and sarcastically say, “Well, I guess it’s another day in Happyland.”
The song is about coping strategies (healthy or otherwise) in a not-so perfect world and the delusions people often feed themselves. The upbeat tempo serves as a counterpoint to the theme, and the middle section (scripted from the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life”) pays homage to John Lennon. I really miss that guy.
Waiting in the station
Mary Allegation fiddles with her purse
Standing at the wicket
trying to buy a ticket
man, she has a bigger need
hanging on her back
hanging on her back in Happyland
hanging on the back of me
Maybe Amadeus
Julie Paranoia wanders on the road
Trying to control the
demon in her soda
man, she has a bigger need
hanging on her back
hanging on her back in Happyland
hanging on the back of me
All my friends always laughing
all my friends acting strange
all my friends hanging angels on their doors
but they can't fly anymore
I kept the many pictures
I put them all away
I'm waiting for a letter
but it hasn't come today
I'm counting down the seconds
I'm putting on a smile
I was really hoping
that you'd come over just for a while
Yah, it's really been a while
All my friends always laughing
all my friends acting strange
all my friends hanging demons on their doors
but they can't pay anymore
Walking on her wallet
Lady Alcoholic stumbles through the door
Trying to ignore the
man upon the sofa
man, she has a bigger need
It's another day
It's another day in Happyland
hanging on the back of me
In Adrian Snood’s songs, soulful vocals and slow-moving alt-pop swirl together to create something distinctly moving. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2023