School Spirit

Popularity · Low

YouTube

Searching YouTube...

Lyrics

School spirit Raise your hands if you barely made it Smilin' in the yearbook picture Hiding all your frustration School spirit Everybody say they gon’ be famous But nobody teach you how to survive When the real world start changin' School spirit Half these kids already traumatized Still walk in class actin' cool Like they pain don't exist inside Guidance counselor said “be realistic” I nodded but I ain’t listen Hard to think about college loans When eviction notices in the kitchen Boys in class crack jokes too much Girls wear makeup to hide stress Everybody fighting insecurity Tryna act like they life blessed Hall passes and fake smiles Cafeteria politics Rich kids flexin' daddy money Broke kids master confidence Teacher asked me where homework at I said “probably where hope went” Whole class laughed, but honestly I was too tired to joke then Some kids grew up too fast Some never got childhoods Some learned math equations Some learned how to duck gunshots We had dreams in our backpacks Mixed with fear and embarrassment Everybody wanna be somebody Nobody know what comparison is Seen boys turn into crashouts Seen girls cry in bathroom stalls Seen smart kids lose motivation 'Cause nobody believed in them at all And the teachers underpaid So they angry and exhausted We supposed to build our futures In a system barely functioning They told us “work hard” But hard work don’t heal everything Some nights you just stare at ceilings Wondering if your life gon' mean somethin' School spirit Raise your hands if you barely made it Smilin' in the yearbook picture Hiding all your frustration School spirit Everybody say they gon’ be famous But nobody teach you how to survive When the real world start changin' I remember walkin' home nervous Hoodie up when the sun dropped low Mama text “you almost home?” Like danger lived on every road We celebrated bare minimums Passing grades and new white tees Somebody cousin got arrested Somebody brother OD’d But Friday nights felt beautiful Basketball courts and loud music First loves under streetlights Back when heartbreak felt confusing I miss them days we had nothin' Before everybody got distant Before success became the measure Of whether somebody worth listenin' Now everybody online preachin' Like they got life figured out Whole generation scared inside But too proud to say it out loud So this for every quiet kid Who felt invisible in them halls Sometimes the ones nobody notice End up surviving it all