Shake it off
Ninja High School Lyrics

Here's a good reason why I get riled:
I have a valid reason for getting angry.

I spent my teen years as an only child, didn't meet my siblings 'till I was 25.
I grew up as an only child and didn't meet my siblings until later in life.

second proud owner of my grandmother's smile.
I inherited my grandmother's beautiful smile.

and what is the difference between you anyway?
I can't tell the difference between you and someone else.

I keep on searching, but I can't find a single thing to tell you two apart.
I am searching but can't find any distinguishing features between two people.

it's a mark on a chart filled with marks, I may be smart but I'm not THAT smart.
It's a small detail on a bigger picture, and although I may be smart, I am not a genius.

I'm not that smart, in my heart I am part monster, too sharp, cut deep..
I may not be the smartest, but I feel like a monster whose words can cut very deeply.

better make another copy 'cause SHE NEVER SLEEPS
We should make another copy of something because it is always being used and never stops.

brotherfuckers, sisterfuckers, huddle in: nirvana dude's back on the cover of spin!
Gather around, friends, because Nirvana's back on the cover of Spin magazine!

we're either freak panthers or the getalong gang.
We are either wild and rebellious or peaceful and cooperative.

you're like the jerry rubin of the d&d scene.
You are similar to Jerry Rubin in the Dungeon & Dragons scene.

and who put on the devendra banhart anyways?? I thought someone here was interested in partying?!
Who decided to play Devendra Banhart? I thought we were here to have fun!

we can't do that now, and I don't see how you get around to anything. how do you do anything?
We can't have fun in this moment, and I don't understand how you accomplish things. How do you do it?

sure, we sleep in too, but we're not Rain Man like you, we still do.
We sleep in sometimes, but we aren't as obsessed as you. We still accomplish things.

even so, you better change 'cause you're always counting things.
You need to change because you are always counting and obsessing over details.

let the fucking sunshine in!
Let the sunshine in, regardless of any problems or obstacles.

ripping off everything that isn't nailed down, and trying to pass it off as if it is your sound.
Stealing everything we can and trying to make it seem like our own.

hardcore kids make a diff with crossed arms and frowns, controlling everything that's coming in and outta town.
Hardcore kids create change through their demeanor of crossed arms and frowns, controlling what enters and leaves the town.

and who says orthodoxies don't kill dead??
Whoever says that orthodoxies don't kill is wrong, because they are very damaging.

suddenly food is the exact same thing as buildings!
It seems like food and buildings are being viewed as the same thing now.

why can't you have one thing without trading in the other thing, when you talk about irony, what do you mean?
Why can't we have one thing without sacrificing the other? And when you mention irony, what exactly do you mean?

culturally this decade's been a really bad dream. politically this decade's been a really bad dream. ecologically speaking, don't trust the breeze. humanist thinking's a contagious dise
This decade has been a nightmare culturally and politically, and we can't even trust the breeze due to ecological issues. Additionally, idealistic humanist thinking can be dangerous.