Alumni (Run With Wolves cover)

[Intro] [guitar strumming, syncopated rhythm] Yeah, yeah Pulled up to the old block Can't believe I'm back, let me tell you about it [Verse 1] [rhythmic male vocals, bass and drums enter] Step through those double doors man the memory sits Same trophy case where we posed with the championship Cafeteria still smells like fried pizza and regret Gym floor still squeaks while I miss that free throw back As Marcus Johnson's locker used to thought he was the man Bar ten bucks and junior used to waiting on my gram Miss Patterson taught English made us read until we cried Mr. Reynolds coached and yelled until we had nothing left to hide Mascot's still a falcon painted faded on the wall Used to run these corridors like we were ten feet tall Now I'm just another visitor in my old stomping ground Chasing ghosts of who we were before the world came down [Pre-Chorus] [vocals become more melodic, acoustic guitar continues] Time moves different here, stuck yet firing all at once I was young and dumb and brilliant, man I was a little punk [Chorus] [full band enters, piano block chords, driving energy] Take me back to when we didn't know nothing about nothing Running wild through these halls like we owned every door Take me back to when forever felt like something Now I see it all so clear standing here once more (Take me back, take me back) (Take me back, take me back) [Verse 2] [drums and bass continue, clean electric guitar licks] Back to the senior courtyard where we carved our names in stone Jenny used to peek at results in the testing zone Bobby Frank who talked too much, Sarah Chen who barely spoke Tommy who made everyone laugh with his horny jokes Yearbook signatures I swore we'd never lose touch Promises we couldn't keep meant everything so much Then I saw by the science lab, dabbled in a haze Looking better than she did back when we had our plans She smiled the same smile just a little more refined Now she's Miss Martin, shaping all these young minds [Pre-Chorus] [acoustic guitar focus, light percussion] Time moves different here, bittersweet and kind of strange We're not those kids anymore but maybe that ain't such a shame [Chorus] [full band, high energy] Take me back to when we didn't know nothing about nothing Running wild through these halls like we owned every door Take me back to when forever felt like something Now I see it all so clear standing here once more (Take me back, take me back) (Take me back, take me back) [Bridge] [music pulls back slightly, building intensity] She said, "welcome back, it's good to see you made it out" I said, "you became exactly what you talked about" We laughed about the foolish things we used to say How we thought we'd change the world in just one day Some things you gotta leave behind to grow Some things come back around when you're ready to know [Chorus] [climax, full instrumentation] Take me back to when we didn't know nothing about nothing Running wild through these halls like we owned every door Take me back to when forever felt like something Now I see it all so clear standing here once more (Take me back, take me back) (Take me back, take me back) (Take me back, take me back) [final acoustic guitar strum]