Curious Alice, 1971

once upon a time in a famous story a girl named Alice got very curious about a little white rabbit who passed by she followed him and soon found herself falling down a very deep hole into a strange place called wonderland Wait! I'm late! I'm late! Hey, wait! I'm too late! Nowadays, there are still girls and boys whose curiosity leads them to strange places What a curious fall I can't tell where this is going Where'd he go? And where am I? A medicine cabinet? What's it doing here? Aspirin, that's what Mommy gives me when I'm sick prescriptions Mommy has to get those from a doctor I wonder whose they are Oh! Cigarettes. I know they're not good for you. Curious. Liquor? A liquor cabinet? That's not good for kids either But... but... oh! maybe cigarettes and alcohol are like medicine I didn't ever think of that they're all things that make you feel different that change you curiouser and curiouser what kind of place is this? Oh, wow Mommy and the doctor wouldn't have anything to do with this this stuff just looks like it could hurt you Oh! that must be where that rabbit went. But I'm too big! if I could change myself Gee, I don't know maybe.. maybe.. well, here it goes Oh! Oh, wow! oh, wow it's weird everything's different, even me! I'm not somebody else but I don't feel like I'm really me, either Oh, hi! I'm Alice. Hello? I'm Alice. Who are you? Hi! I said, hi! They've got to really be here. They must have seen me. unless I'm not really here Oh well, sure I'm really here. and I'm going to stay til I find out where this is, then I'll go back. I'm late! Oh, I'm late! I'm too late! Wait! Too late for what? I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! I'm too late! Nothing seems to happen here unless you drink something Maybe if I.... Do you know what those pills are? Uh uh, but they're that white rabbit's that just went down... Well, do you know who he is? Uh uh, I guess not. Can you tell me please? Which way should I go? That depends on where you want to go. It doesn't matter. I don't even know where I am. But I do have to get someplace Ah, if you just want to get someplace just keep going that way lives a hatter, and that way lives a march hare Visit either one you like they're both mad Oh. Hmm. This way lives a march hare... Oh, hi! Who are you? I said, hello. Is that marijuana? pot? grass? who are you? I'm not sure. I know who I was this morning. But, I've changed. That is marijuana, isn't it? Ah, changed, huh? You'll get used to it in time. I don't think so, I like being really me, don't you? and today being all different sizes is confusing. I don't know how high I'm supposed to be anymore How high do you want to be? No, I guess I don't want to be that kind of high. why do you? What.. what kind of question is that? You're just a kid, aren't you? sure, I'm still growing up and I'm supposed to ask questions why does it make you so angry? Don't you know what you do it? Angry? I'm not angry I'm not angry I'm not angry. But you haven't answered my questions either. everybody at home is probably worried about me by now. I don't think I'll tell them everything that's happened. I'll stay just a little longer. and then I'll still be home on time. Time! It's too late! It's too late! Wait! Please! It's time! Time? Time for what? how are you getting on? Oh, so far just terrible. And this.. what's H mean? it could mean *** and it could mean habit it must be hard to break what's happening? Look! The Jack of Hearts is trying to escape and he's even trying to get the others to go with him who's he? Friends! You are free to go anytime you want to but remember you need this you need it now, don't you? why don't they run? when they obey the king, you can't tell one from the other. My faithful friends, I've got what you need Terrible! Awful! Awful! Hi, you must be the march hare yeah My friends, the door mouse, he's sleeping, and the hatter, he's traveling can I just sit here a minute? I'm just a little tired. You oughtta have some pep pills uppers! amphetamines! speed! make you feel super good super good do you feel ok now? oh well, nah, sometimes you crash you get kinda sick, and that's scary you just kinda come all apart inside well, it's very nice of you to offer them to me. Offer them? Who offered them? these are mine! Oh, I'm glad you are waking up I'm not. Oh, a new face do you use barbituates? sleeping pills? No, should I? No Why in the world would you want to wind up woozy? Why is a bluebird like a bottlecap? You shouldn't waste time with riddles that haven't got any answers. Listen, I can tell you more about time in seconds then you can hear in years Time? What time is it? Time? Time? It's six o'clock! Tea time! Time to take a pill dynamite dynamite oh yes Keep this under your hat, friend. She doesn't know what we're doing. Yes, I do! You live here in this beautiful place, it could be wonderland, and all you do is take those... pep pills! sleeping pills LSD marijuana, *** Stop it! Do you know what you're doing? What are we doing? It's six o'clock! Tea time! Time to take a pill! No! Why? Just take a few amphetamines, and you can be like me. Or freak apart pretend a brain by taking LSD sleeping pills are beautiful, *** is king everything is clearer now, just let me do my thing you may blow your mind completely, but won't you take the chance? Will you? Won't you? Will you, won't you? Won't you join the dance? Now, do you know where you are? Go home. It's too late. It's too late. No! It's not too late. Go home, go home, go home...