Education

Kid, don't you know what matters Is just another number See, we've got a way to judge you Every weakness, every value So satellites can claw their way to the stars Kid, don't you know there's no choice But to follow my voice Regurgitate for the score's sake For your grades, acronymic names Do what you can to grasp what's been inflated But surely something's gotta change From us, from you, and from me Before another lost soldier Is spit out from the machine Kid, tell me what's the matter Do you now like when your mother Insists you need to work harder Wishes you were a little smarter 'Cause your best is never gonna be enough Kid, let me whisper you the tried plan To sacrifice all you can No time for mental health or sleep Or just time to learn to be No time to breathe if that is what it'll take But surely something's gotta change From us, from you, and from me Before another lost soldier Is spit out from the machine We're all to blame, we're all to blame We're all to blame I bear the shame, but you do the same We're all to blame if something's gonna change