• wheels on the bus

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ trying to ignore it, it's fucking boring, i'm quietly observing, i'm saying nothing [...] no one's watching us, don't give a fuck ❞ ㅤ

• class fight

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ i fell in love with him but he wasn't in my light [...] mommy, why do i feel sad? should I give him away or feel this bad? no, no, no, don't you choke, daddy chimed in: go for the throat [...] the teacher broke us up after I broke her ❞

• the principal

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ what if I had told your mother, her son was a cruel motherfucker? [...] forced to follow the leader who's being possessed by demons. i've tried to make you listen, but you won't, it’s your way, right? killing kids all day and night, prescription pills and online fights, shooting at the angels while claiming you're the good guy [...] can't you see that we're all hurtin'?, if you're not teaching, we're not learnin', excuse me, how much are you earnin'[...] you don't know the pain that you are causing, yeah, your actions hurt, so do your words, the more you try to fuck us over, we will be there yelling at your front door ❞

• show & tell

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ tell me you love me, but you treat me like I'm never there, you say the cruelest words, yes, they break my heart,'cause I'm over here working my ass off. why is it so hard to see? (why?), if I cut myself, i would bleed (ouch), i'm just like you, you're like me (mhmm), imperfect and human, are we? [...] it's really hard for me to say just how I feel, i'm scared that I'll get thrown away like a banana peel [...] i'm on display for all you fuckers to see, harsh words if you don't get a pic with me, buy and sell, like I'm a product to society, art don't sell unless you fucked every authority [...] show and tell, ahhem are you listening yet? ❞

• nurse's office

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ i'm pale as the loose-leaf paper they grow, from hollowing out all my lungs in the snow. i'm coughing, i'm bleeding, band-aids won't heal it, 'cause they hate me, so I'm fakin' all this so they take me home [...] teacher, can I sit right there?, this bitch behind me is cutting my hair, "no, just sit your ass down, at the chalkboard you stare", i faked up a seizure and left outta there [...] take me home, give me that pink slip of permission, this is old, i'm tired of wishing I was ditching "

• drama club

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ " everyone's so soft, everyone's so sensitive, do I offend you? you're hanging on my sentences, you can keep your costume and you can keep your mask, i'ma take a bow so you can kiss my ass [...] do you even have a brain? you're sticking to a page, you're faking all your pain, yeah, you're bleeding on a stage [...] i don't wanna be an actress, living by a script, who cares about practicing? i don't give a shit, you're over-analyzing every word I say, there's a whole world out there, you're living a play [...] i never signed up for your drama club ❞

• strawberry shortcake

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ feeling unsure of my naked body, stand back, watch it taking shape [...] they say boys like girls with a tiny waist, now my mama's preaching to make sure I'm pure, but I never really cared about that shit before [...] got boys acting like they ain't seen skin before got sent home to change 'cause my skirt is too short [...] it's my fault, it's my fault 'cause I put icing on top, that's my bad, that's my bad, no one told them not to grab, now the boys want a taste of the strawberry shortcake [...] instead of making me feel bad for the body I got, just teach him to keep it in his pants and tell him to stop ❞

• lunchbox friends

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ the hassle, the fighting, they all want a bite of me, photos, more photos and gossip 'bout hoes that they don't know, oh, they talk shit though [...] they want a fat ass in the brand new jeans, want a baby in the back with the man of their dreams, that isn't the life for me, i don't look like a fucking damn Barbie [...] come to my house, let's die together, friendship that would last forever ❞

• orange juice

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ making sure I don't choke‚ choke, from the words you spoke when you're screaming at the mirror, now you're sitting in the cafeteria, shoving clementines and orange bacteria, down your throat a dozen times or near‚ fooling those around of your bulimia [...] i wish I could give you my set of eyes, 'cause I know your eyes ain't working‚ mmm, i wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine, but you will find that disconcerting ❞ ㅤ

• detention

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ so don’t treat me bad if I'm feeling sad, alright? please don't be mad if I don’t smile back, alright? if I fuck up my words, don't think I'm absurd, alright? [...] i'm physically exhausted, tired of my knuckles piercing, i'm chewing gum to pass this time, sadness, can't you see it, you're too busy seeking selfish wishes, look at how I'm feeling, you write me up and say it’s love, and I can’t believe it [...] the teachers don't care about me, fuck how I feel, as long as I make money, they let them do whatever they want to me, they're the customer, i'm chopped meat ❞ ㅤ

• teacher's pet

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ _if I pass this quiz, will you give me your babies? don't call me crazy, you love me, but you won't come save me [...] teacher's pet, if I'm so special, why am I secret? yeah, why the fuck is that? do you regret the things we shared that I'll never forget? i know I'm young, but my mind is well beyond my years, i knew this wouldn't last, but fuck you, don't you leave me here [...] give me back my money, didn't learn a damn thing, honey, from you, except how to lie and cheat while inside the sheets, stop calling me your bunny i won't hop and you don't own me ❞

• highschool sweethearts

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ if you can't handle a heart like mine don't waste your time with me, if you're not down to bleed, no oh, if you can't handle the choking, the biting, the loving, the smothering 'til you can't handle it no more, no more, go home [...] step five: you can't be scared to show me off and hold my hand, step six: if you can't put in work, I don't know what you think this fucking is, step seven, this one goes to eleven If you cheat, you will die, die [...] can we just be honest? these are the requirements, if you think you can be my one and only true love, you must promise to love me, and, damn it, if you fuck me over i will rip your fucking face apart [...] could you hold me through the night, put your lips all over my mine, salty face when I start cryin'? could you be my first time? eat me up like apple pie? make me not wanna die ❞

• recess

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ❝ i was too young to see the truth, in my grandma's lap, i'm drowning in her perfume, too naive to even care,'bout the words she whispered while she brushed out my hair. people gonna say, if you need a break, someone'll take your place, people gonna try to tell you that you're fine with dollars in their eyes [...] sittin' in my room, looking at all I've done everything I wanted has come to fruition, i should be happy, but I can't get out my bed, stressin' 'bout the voices screamin' inside my head [...] don't let them fuck you, honey, don't let them try, don't let them hurt you, baby, just say: recess, I'm tired ❞ ㅤ