Day Eight: School Songtext

[Fear]</i> It's time to leave your sheltered cage
Face you deepest fears
The world is against you
You're fighting back the tears

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[Me]</i> All the kids were watching me
I felt very small
I could hear the laughter
As I stumbled down the hall

[Rage]</i> [human] Seeking to find
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
[human] Bleeding it gone into the
profit of the competition
[human] Loving today,
all of the feelings are they going away
[human] Ending it now,
I'd rather hear about the where and the how

[Agony]</i> The bigger boys they beat you up
Out here you cannot hide
No friends to help you
No father at your side

[Me]</i> I swore that I'd get back at them
But I was just a kid
One day I'd show them
I wouldn't rest until I did

[Rage]</i> [human] Seeking to find
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
[human] Bleeding it gone into the
profit of the competition
[human] Loving today,
all of the feelings are they going away
[human] Ending it now,
I'd rather hear about the where and the how

[Pride]</i> You've got to prove you are not like the rest
[Reason]</i> There's no need if you know you're the best
[Pride]</i> That's not enough, let the other kids know
[Reason]</i> What's the use, go with the flow

[Pride]</i> Be a man, give into hate
[Reason]</i> You better learn to communicate
[Pride]</i> Better to learn to protect yourself
[Reason]</i> That's not the way to get out of this hell

[Pride]</i> See that kid, watch the smile on his face
[Reason]</i> He's just like you, feeling out of place
[Pride]</i> Well I don't care, let's show him who's boss
[Reason]</i> That's not the way to get your message across

[Pride]</i> Be a man, give into hate
[Reason]</i> You better learn to communicate
[Pride]</i> Better to learn to protect yourself
[Reason]</i> That's not the way to get out of this hell

[Passion]</i> Don't rack your brain, let it all go
Savour the moment and feel your blood flow

[Me]</i> Then I got back at them
Still acting like a kid
Then I showed them
But when I had I could not quit

[Rage]</i> [human] Seeking to find
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
[human] Bleeding it gone into the
profit of the competition
[human] Loving today,
all of the feelings are they going away
[human] Ending it now,
I'd rather hear about the where and the how

Ayreon Day Eight: School songtext