Lyrics Day Eight: School - Ayreon

Day Eight: School

It’s time to leave your sheltered cage
Face you deepest fears
The world is against you
You’re fighting back the tears
All the kids were watching me
I felt very small
I could hear the laughter
As I stumbled down the hall
(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
The bigger boys they beat you up
Out here you cannot hide
No friends to help you
No father at your side
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
(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
You’ve got to prove you are not like the rest
There’s no need if you know you’re the best
That’s not enough, let the other kids know
What’s the use, go with the flow
Be a man, give into hate
You better learn to communicate
Better to learn to protect yourself
That’s not the way to get out of this hell
See that kid, wipe the smile off his face
He’s just like you, feeling out of place
Well I don’t care, let’s show him who’s boss
That’s not the way to get your message across
Be a man, give into hate
You better learn to communicate
Better to learn to protect yourself
That’s not the way to get out of this hell
Don’t rack your brain, let it all go
Savour the moment and feel your blood flow
Then I got back at them
Still acting like a kid
Then I showed them
But when I had I could not quit…
(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