You were once a wild one
Don't let them tame you
We are fed these lies living with the painful truth locked away
NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR IT
We are chained to these desks forced to have our mind shaped into perfection
Kids find grades taking over their life
No time for your mental health
If you took it seriously you would understand
Parents your child isn't just being a burden
Your child is showing you how much of a burden it has been
Perhaps they could show you better
But perhaps you could take care of it better
We are forced to cover this shell of pain not to show
With a thick skin
We're helmeted to believe our failure isn't normal
Open your eyes.
You make us run to the distance not known to our stress level when you still chain us
Caged birds pecking away at the rust and decay only wanting to be locked away even more
Because that's all we know.
If you really want to teach us something teach us how to break away from restriction
Maybe then our engineers and class graduates will come forth
Just unlock us from these chains and let us free
We are wild ones
We will not let you tame us.
