School Daze
Shai Linne Lyrics

Most Honorable Superintendent, I've prepared my report
I have prepared a report for you, Mr. Superintendent

And to the best of my abilities, I will share my thoughts
I will share my honest thoughts to the best of my abilities

By the time I get through describing the situation
By the time I finish describing the situation

I'm confident that You'll follow my recommendation
I'm confident that you'll agree with my recommendation

What I write is describing a crisis
What I'm about to describe is a crisis

I've never in my life witnessed a high school like this
I have never seen a high school as bad as this one

That's no exaggeration- only a wild imagination
I'm not exaggerating, only someone with a wild imagination

Can fathom congratulations at a graduation
Could imagine congratulating these students at a graduation

I don't know if they're smart or not, but before I could start to jot
I'm not sure if the students are smart or not, but before I could write anything down

I saw some students in the parking lot sparking pot
I saw some students smoking marijuana in the parking lot

I reached the front entrance- before I got in the door
As I arrived at the front entrance, before I entered the school

My nose was greeted by the smell of urine on the floor
I smelled the odor of urine on the floor

Up the corridor, I heard a faint roar
I heard a faint commotion coming from up the corridor

Reached back and felt my wallet in my pocket just to make sure
I checked to make sure that my wallet was still in my pocket

My heart was unsettled and restless
I felt uneasy and restless

As I quietly observed the ghetto inspectors with metal detectors
As I watched the security guards with metal detectors

For fear of gun carriers, all-out hysteria
Everyone was afraid of students carrying guns, causing hysteria

Blockades and barriers in various areas
There were blockades and barriers in various areas of the school

It looked like a war zone and I'm appalled to say
The school looked like a war zone and I'm saddened to say

All they do is play or roam the hallways all day
All the students do is play or wander the hallways all day

The classrooms that had kids wee straight pandemonium
The classrooms with kids were chaotic

Every class I went to- nobody had control of them
In every class I visited, the teacher couldn't control the students

Cats had no heart, in fact it was so dark
The students had no respect, in fact, it was very negative

You'd have been scared if you had a bat and you were Joe Clark
It was so bad that even Joe Clark, a famous tough principal, would be scared if he were there with a bat

Foul speech abounds; while leeches scrounge
There was a lot of vulgar language and people taking advantage of others

Vile leaders even sneak around in the teacher's lounge
Even the teachers were behaving badly and had poor leadership

Looked in the courtyard, saw some burning crosses
I saw burning crosses in the courtyard

Interrupted, I heard curses tossed from the nurse's office
I heard curses being thrown from the nurse's office

I'm not sure what developed there
I didn't know what was happening there

But heard something about students on welfare denied health care
I overheard something about students on welfare being denied health care

Many of the girls were already impregnated
Many of the girls were already pregnant

Cafeteria segregated, people separated
The cafeteria was segregated and people were separated

In fact it was legislated- most could not compete
It was actually mandated that most students couldn't compete

And sadly, only the rich kids got to eat
Unfortunately, only the rich kids were able to eat

The poor kids and orphans were tossed the smallest portions
The poor kids and orphans only received small portions

And that's just a portion- I saw even more sin
And that's just a small part - I witnessed even more wrongdoing

Went to an assembly in the auditorium
I attended an assembly in the auditorium

The kids were in a frenzy: they booed the valedictorian
The students were wild and disrespectful, even booing the valedictorian

The student government indeed was full of pride
The student government had an attitude of haughtiness and pride

The class president was selling weed on the side
The class president was selling marijuana as a side business

Impropriety was common with a lot of variety
There was a lot of improper behavior, with a wide array of it

And there was no honor even on the honor society
Even the students in the honor society were dishonorable

They were full of great schemes- even the debate team
Even the debate team had corrupt plans

Girls were taking slim fast, boys were up in gym class
Girls were trying to lose weight with slim fast, while boys were just trying to exercise in gym class

Ironically, attendance was packed for all sports
Ironically, there was great attendance for all sports events

In class they fall short, they're at the basketball court
They struggled in class, but excelled on the basketball court

They're building more jails than schools- you do the math
There are more jails being built than schools, and it doesn't take a genius to realize the implications

I won't even mention what I saw in the computer lab
I won't even go into detail about what I saw in the computer lab

At the end of the day, half the school was in detention
At the end of the day, half of the school was in detention

And that's not to mention those who were out on suspension
And that's not even counting those who were suspended

I walked around to see anything extra-curricular
I looked around to see if there was anything positive or extra-curricular happening

Most kids had left, there was nothing in particular
Most of the students had already left, nothing was happening in particular

One thing caught my attention that I would call shocking
One thing caught my attention that was extremely surprising

In the Bible club, a girl was teaching false doctrine
In the Bible club, a girl was teaching something that was not true to the scripture

I went to the princpal's office to meet the principal
I went to the principal's office to meet the principal

But found the principal to be a man of few principles
But unfortunately I found the principal to be a man of low moral principles

And yet he has fans- he says he has plans
Despite it all, the principal has supporters who believe in his plans

For advance in the badlands? Fat chance!
He has little chance of making any progress in this bad environment

On my way out- corner of my eye, happened to glance
As I was leaving, I saw something out of the corner of my eye

The ten commandments were tossed in the trash can
The ten commandments were being thrown away in the trash can

So that concludes my report, dear Superintendent
That is the end of my report, Mr. Superintendent

A school like this just can't be what You had intended
This school cannot be what you intended it to be

And since I can't see it being built up from the ground
Since I don't see a way to improve it from the beginning

Therefore, my recommendation is to shut it down
My recommendation is to close the school