The day the school burned down
Was the day I turned 21
Far too late to bring me joy
But it felt like I had won
So I went to see the remnants
Stared cooly like a boy
And saw with my own eyes
Schools could actually be destroyed
The policeman looked at me firmly
And he told me he was appalled
I said nothing, as the rain
Turned the ash to thick gruel
I thought of you
And of everything that we'd been
And I was so glad that it could
Never be seen
Dropped my juice on the floor
When the school burned down
Not the same as before
When the school burned down
No need to settle the score
When the school burned down
There's not shame anymore
After the school burned down
In my mind we were ten feet tall
Really we were barely 5'8
Spoke holy words between
Thatchers gold crates
We grew up far too quickly
Rolled our first spliffs at 13
And hid all of our thoughts behind
A white blank screen
A long perpetual winter
Of house parties and powder
Thought it would chase our ghosts away
It only did make them louder
We learnt to hide together
And learnt to lie together
But I'm ready to let all that go
I forgive us all bro
Dropped my juice on the floor
When the school burned down
Not the same as before
When the school burned down
No need to settle the score
When the school burned down
There's not shame anymore
After the school burned down
Burn your school to the ground
Burn your office burn it down
Burn your school to the ground
Burn your office burn it down
Burn your school to the ground
Burn your office burn it down
Burn your school to the ground
Burn your office burn it down
I'm not who I was anymore
And I don't need to be
You're not gonna hold me down
I set those memories free
Dropped my juice on the floor
When the school burned down
Not the same as before
When the school burned down
No need to settle the score
When the school burned down
There's not shame anymore
After the school burned down
Dropped my juice on the floor
When the school burned down
Not the same as before
When the school burned down
No need to settle the score
When the school burned down
There's not shame anymore
After the school burned down
The day the school burned down
Was the day I turned 21
Far too late to bring me joy
But it felt like I had won
And truth be told
What will be will be
But when they find the kid who did it
They'll find me