Day Eight: School - Ayreon

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