“Happy” is the thirteenth and final track off of Kesha’s fifth studio album: “Gag Order.” The track features Oberon Zell, an 80-year-old wizard she met while making her podcast “Kesha and the Creepies”
[Intro: Oberon Zell]
And sometimes you think you're doing the magic
And sometimes you realize the magic is doing you
And this was one of those moments
[Verse 1]
What if none of this happened?
It's nothin' like I imagined it
What if I wasn't this strong? Mm
What if it all just went different?
So many times I wish I woulda just listened
I wasn't ready for it all
[Pre-Chorus]
There's so many things I'd change, but I can't
There's so many things I said that I wish I left unsaid
Time's passin' me by
Gotta just laugh so I don't cry
[Chorus]
Oh, if you asked me then where I wanted to be
It'd look somethin' like this, livin' out my wildest of dreams
But life sometimes ain't always what it seems
But if you ask me now, all I've wanted to be
Is happy
[Post-Chorus]
Mm
[Verse 2]
I remember when I was little
Before I knew that anyone could be evil
These egos, some people
Playin' with my innocence like at a casino
And I refuse to be jaded
Still paintin' rainbows all over my face, oh
I've gotten used to the fall, fall
[Pre-Chorus]
There's so many things I'd change, but I can't
There's so many things I said that I wish I left unsaid
Time's passin' me by
Gotta just laugh so I don't die
[Chorus]
But if you asked me then where I wanted to be
It'd look somethin' like this, livin' out my wildest of dreams
But life ain't always what it seems
No, life's got me fallin' to my knees
But if you ask me now, all I've wanted to be
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh
Oh, oh, ooh
[Bridge]
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now (If you'd ask me now)
If you'd ask me now (If you'd ask me now)
If you'd ask me now (If you'd ask me now)
If you'd ask me now (If you'd ask me now)
[Outro]
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Ooh
Happy was written by Kesha & Blake Slatkin & Skyler Stonestreet.
Happy was produced by Rick Rubin & Kesha.