Shadows of the Varsity

The fluorescent hum is haunting me tonight

I see the judgment hidden in their eyes

A hierarchy built on paper stacks

I try to run but the hallways pull me back

My spirit sleeping in a cubicle

Waiting for a bell that never seems to toll

(Get me out)

Tear these lockers down

(Scream and shout)

Burn the playground down

Deliver me from rumors and the plastic smiles they fake

(Run away)

Before I turn to gray

(Seize the day)

Make the cycle break

I’m drowning in the drama that we make

Now I see the quarterback is in the chair

Reviewing numbers with that same old stare

You cannot leave me in this clique alone

Breathing life into a heart of stone

(Get me out)

Tear these lockers down

(Scream and shout)

Burn the playground down

Deliver me from rumors and the plastic smiles they fake

(Run away)

Before I turn to gray

(Seize the day)

Make the cycle break

I’m drowning in the drama that we make

Save me from the popular

I’ve been living in fear

Same seniors every year

Get me out of here

Same old faces just a different place

Trading letterman jackets for a briefcase race

You think you graduated but you’re stuck in line

Wasting every single moment of your precious time

It’s a teen movie horror show that never stops

Waiting for the bubble to finally pop

Don't let me die here

There must be something more

(Get me out)

Tear these lockers down

(Scream and shout)

Burn the playground down

Deliver me from rumors and the plastic smiles they fake

(Run away)

Before I turn to gray

(Seize the day)

Make the cycle break

I’m drowning in the drama that we make

Save me from the popular

I’ve been living in fear

Same seniors every year

Get me out of here