Fall Semester - Reckoners of the Afternoon - The Gone Kids

[Intro] Bell rang wrong Someone threw a chair I laughed too loud Just to fill the air [Verse 1] Second floor window, smoke sneaks in Math book soaked in doodles, ink and sin You wore that hoodie four days straight Said rules were soft if you show up late Skipped the test, watched trains instead Counting tracks like they were threads The gym lights buzzed like broken plans We made gods out of weekend cans [Pre-Chorus] And the hallway hums Like it knows who we were Boys in between The blur and the stir [Chorus] Fall semester, falling faster Names in lockers, scattered laughter We were barely even here Left a shadow, left no cheer [Verse 2] You kissed the teacher's niece at prom I got detention, wrote a song We lit the fire alarm for fun Watched the halls empty one by one No one told us endings sting We thought every break was spring But the bell rang and you were gone Left my hoodie, took your wrongs [Bridge] Library lights flickered slow Chalk dust ghosts from weeks ago You were a page, folded and bent And I was late. And I was spent [Final Chorus] Fall semester, faded sweater We held days like they were never No return and no one guessed We were loud, but never left [Outro, Guitar Hiss + Room Noise] Empty desks Empty air Fall remembered No one there