Secrets for the mad (song)

About
Secrets For The Mad, not to be confused with the book of the same title, is a song by dodie, released December 6, 2016. It's the 5th track of her EP You.

Theme
In Dodie’s video “dance party,” she writes “Wrote this for a friend who was experiencing something similar to what I’d just been through and also for the many people who might have felt/might feel like I did last year (occasionally still). Your bad brain will tell you lies! Listen to the part that tells you it will get better.” This entire song is a special message to those with a mental illness, such as d*pression and ani*xty. The pain of mental illness can be especially difficult for others to understand. Dodie knows that she can’t understand what others are going through, and acknowledges that she can’t feel the same pain others feel.

Lyrics
[Verse 1]

I've got a secret for the mad

In a little bit of time it won't hurt so bad

And I get that I don't get it

But you will burn right now, but then you won't regret it

[Verse 2]

You're not gonna believe a word I say

What's the point in just drowning another day

And I get that I don't get it

But the world will show you that you won't regret it

[Chorus]

Little things, all the stereotypes

They're gonna help you get through this one night

And there will be a day

When you can say you're okay and mean it

[Post-Chorus]

I promise you it'll all make sense again

I promise you it'll all make sense again

[Verse 3]

There's nothing to do right now, but try

There are a hundred people who will listen to you cry

And I get that they don't get it

But they love you so much that you won't regret it

[Verse 4]

You're at the bottom, this is it

Just get through, you will be fixed

And you think that I don't get it

But I burned my way through and I don't regret it

[Chorus]

Little things, all the stereotypes

They're gonna help you get through this one night

And there will be a day

When you can say you're okay and mean it

[Post-Chorus]

I promise you it'll all make sense again

I promise you it'll all make sense again

I promise you it'll all make sense again

I promise you it'll all make sense again