[intro – spoken, cheerful but hollow] welcome to death metal kids learning time. today’s lesson graduation you made it apparently [drum count in – slow, ceremonial] one two three four [verse 1] folding chairs gym smells weird banners hung once a year names get called stand and smile walk the line single file shake a hand take the paper photo flash now or later parents wave teachers clap everybody plays their part [chorus] caps in air clap clap clap they say you’re ready and that’s that caps in air clap clap clap they say you’re ready and that’s that [verse 2] speech says this is it future talks scripted shit everyone's cheering loud noise fills up hyped up crowd count the years you survived stamp the form certified close the book turn the page nothing left just the stage [chorus] caps in air clap clap pop they say you’re ready but you’re not caps in air clap clap pop they say you’re ready but you’re not [bridge – slow, instructional] you learned rules you learned time you learned how to stand in line you learned words you learned tone you learned how to sit alone you passed tests you behaved you did good you were brave [breakdown – quiet, stripped] no one says what happens next no one checks if this helps [final chorus – flat] banners come down chairs back in place they said congrats then leave the space [outro – spoken, quiet] this concludes the curriculum learning complete
