The Fire
The Lemon Twigs Lyrics

One day in spring, it was gym class
On a particular day during spring, specifically during gym class

That was the only class Shane passed
Out of all his classes, gym class was the only one Shane managed to pass

He was scaling the rope
Shane was climbing up a rope

And some cool kid cracked a joke
A popular student made a humorous remark

Oh man, he was mad, it was like his ears smoked
Shane became furious, to the extent that it felt like steam was coming out of his ears

And I saw Shane, and everyone was pushing him
I witnessed Shane being pressured by everyone around him

And you could really feel his pain
It was palpable how much Shane was suffering

And then before you knew it
Before anyone realized

All of a sudden there were these flames
Suddenly, flames appeared

A fire started in the school
The school was engulfed in a fire

That took a hundred lives away
Sadly, the fire claimed the lives of one hundred individuals

Life is real tough when your parents
Existence becomes incredibly challenging when your parents

Don't want you
Do not desire you

Life can be tough when your girlfriend
Existence can be difficult when your girlfriend

Don't want you
Does not want you

Daisy was his last hope
Daisy was his final source of optimism

But she thought Shane a big joke
However, Daisy considered Shane to be a complete laughingstock

Well we'll see who's the big joke when
Let's wait and see who will be ridiculed when

That school goes up in smoke
The school becomes engulfed in flames

And oh whoa when he struck the match
And oh wow, when he lit the match

To make the big payback he said
In order to seek revenge, he proclaimed

"Shananananananana"
"Shananananananana"

He thought, "We're all so wrong"
He believed that everyone was mistaken

And then he cried alone and he went
Subsequently, he cried in solitude and uttered

"Shananananananana"
"Shananananananana"

And the girl and the kids
And the girl and the other children

And all that his parents did, he said
And everything his parents had done, he expressed

"Shananananananana"
"Shananananananana"

Ooh he thought, "We're all so wrong"
He pondered, "We are all profoundly mistaken"

And with this he'd finally have won and baby now
With this act, he would ultimately achieve victory and now, my dear

"Shananananananana" Oh no no
"Shananananananana" Oh no no

But it increased the pain, poor poor Shane, yeah
However, it only intensified the agony experienced by the unfortunate Shane

"Shananananananana"
"Shananananananana"

Increased the pain, poor poor Shane, poor poor Shane
Exacerbated his suffering, pitiful, pitiful Shane

"Shananananananana"
"Shananananananana"

Oh and poor, poor Shane, poor poor Shane
Oh and how pitiful, pitiful Shane is

"Shananananananana"
"Shananananananana"

But it increased the pain, poor poor Shane
Yet, it further intensified the anguish felt by the unfortunate Shane

Oh oh nananananana
Oh oh nananananana

And he ran and he and he ran
And he fled and he fled, continuously running

And he ran and he ran and he ran and he ran
And he fled and he fled, running incessantly

He ran and he ran and he ran
He fled and he fled, running repeatedly

He increased their pain
He amplified their suffering

"Shananananananana"
"Shananananananana"

And the kids and all that his family did
And the children and everything his family had done

Just to increase that pain
Only to intensify that agony

And then he ran away, yeah yeah, oh no no no
And then he escaped, yes yes, oh no no no

Life is can be tough when you're oh
Existence can be challenging when you are, oh

Life, life is so tough when no one wants you
Life, life is incredibly difficult when nobody desires you

Life is real tough when just about no one at all wants you
Life becomes tremendously challenging when virtually nobody wants you