A belief, molded through fear and brains, displayed, on the blab box, brainwash
For every child that can't get to sleep, that needs their parents to say it'll
be ok
They're afraid of what might happen to them
Insomniac at ten, confused
as everyday threatens to take their innocence away
DON"T GIVE IN
We've been forced to grow up to fast
Derailing cause we're pushing to hard for success
What's a kid supposed to do when she finds,
If she don't make the cut she'll get left behind
Growth serum / Results Results Results
Mechanize, desensitize / Put out Put out Put out
Glamorize the minds that survive the frying
Push the rest harder before they stop trying
Institutionalized mind assembly line leads to mass production of an unhealthy
product
Institutionalized mind assembly line leads to mass production of an unhealthy
product�.
An educational system not based on reason. If you can memorize it, why think it? Comprehension isn't needed when implanting facts and figures. Do well on the SAT's; make it look good for the school district. It's all about results results results.
Growth serum / Results Results Results
Mechanize, desensitize / Put out Put out Put out
Glamorize the minds that survive the frying.
Push the rest harder before they stop trying.
Results Results Results
*This song represents my view of our school system, how the institution itself seems to be competing with it's self. When you attend classes it doesn't seem to be about teaching kids skills or trades, or even how to learn better later in their life. It seems to have the primary focus of teaching tidbits of knowledge, trivia answers almost. A district seems most successful when the kids can name obscure statistics, but the concept of understanding the statistics and what they mean seem lost. Secondly this song is about the obscene pressure put on kids to do well in school. The ideology forced to them from day one is get good grades so you can get a good job, and get a good job so you can make lots of money, and that money is in fact the only true goal in life. Of course a side note to this is in order to do well in school one cannot spend too much time wondering about the significance of a lesson, or even the truthfulness. In order to do well one must be absolutely committed to spewing out whatever bullshit the teachers want in exchange for good grades.
written by giff
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