Wonderland

**WONDERLAND** is the lead single and the first track on Neoni's debut EP, "*Wars in a Wonderland".* It was released on August 20, 2021, along with the EP.

Listen to **WONDERLAND**

## Theme

Wonderland specifically is about reaching this moment where you're like, "Oh, not everything is as I thought it would be". And that's one of the big overarching themes for the album.

*"There’s always a moment in every person’s life when you take off your rose-colored glasses and see life in its less than cheery colours. That’s what ‘**Wonderland**‘ is about. It’s an introduction to life as it is. It’s about losing that innocence that lets you believe that life will always be perfect. It’s about the moment when you see through all the hype. It’s about growing up and facing everything that people didn’t mention"*

## Background

* Wonderland's title was announced via Instagram on August 16, 2021
* When promoting the song on TikTok where they showed a book that fit the theme of their songs, **WONDERLAND** was linked to "Caraval" by Stephanie Garber, as well as "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hello, come in

Welcome to the freak show

Take your seat, but

Don't look out the windows

The monsters like to jump out of the dark

Buckle up 'cause this is just the start

Smoke and mirrors

Never trust what you see

They feast on your fears

Be careful what you believe

Best to just never let down your guard

This ride can be enough to stop your heart

[Pre-Chorus]

Higher and higher we go

Up to the top

Better look out below

Higher and higher we go

Up to the top

Better look out

[Chorus]

So this is wonderland

Where all your dreams come true

You gotta go get yours

Before they come get you

So this is wonderland

Where nothing's as it seems

They toss you up and smash you down to smithereens

So this is wonderland

So this is wonderland

[Verse 2]

Wasting your time

Trying just to get through

Don't wait in line

Oh, that's how they get you

All the daisies that you picked are dead

You're better off just picking fights instead

[Chorus]

So this is wonderland

Where all your dreams come true

You gotta go get yours

Before they come get you

So this is wonderland

Where nothing's as it seems

They toss you up and smash you down to smithereens

So this is wonderland

So this is wonderland

[Bridge]

Wonder, wonder, wonderland

Is this really

Wonderland?

Wonder, wonder, wonderland

Is this really it?

[Chorus]

So this is wonderland

Where all your dreams come true

You gotta go get yours

Before they come get you

So this is wonderland

Where nothing's as it seems

They toss you up and smash you down to

Yeah

[Chorus]

So this is wonderland

Where all your dreams come true

You gotta go get yours

Before they come get you

So this is wonderland

Where nothing's as it seems

They toss you up and smash you down to smithereens

So this is wonderland

So this is wonderland

## Sources

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/xLO5eHmNr3A
2. ↑ https://cldkid.com/release/warsinawonderland/
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpDAFmrHGw/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link
4. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@weareneoni/video/7263134109285895470?is\_from\_webapp=1&sender\_device=pc&web\_id=7262824950779643424
5. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@weareneoni/video/7257204550409407786?is\_from\_webapp=1&sender\_device=pc&web\_id=7262824950779643424