Take Control of the Schoolyard (1983)

from Metal Kites - The Schoolyard EP (2008) by Metal Kites

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lyrics

It was your first pubescent year. In a time of chronic fear
With an actor president - book of Revelations bent
And the airport shook your home in the dark suburban night. Every plane above your bed was a missile in your head

And in a shaky voice - take control of the schoolyard!
Because you have no choice - take control of the schoolyard!

And your classmates weren’t your friends – they were loose acquaintances.
You would shoplift at the mall but it wouldn’t break your fall
It's a big dynamic sphere but it's a million miles from here
and E.T can't phone home when the devil's at the throne

They rigged the science fair - take control of the schoolyard
They stole your underwear - take control of the schoolyard

A shattered echoed call - the beginning of it all
Your kite it flew alone - but they can't rely on landslides!

And for a thousand days and nights you were sick of losing fights
you can crawl into a hole - but you’d never take control
When you lost your confidence among the devil's confidants
There was a grassy zone inside where your master plan could thrive

And you look back now - take control of the schoolyard!
Because you have no choice - take control of the schooyard!

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from Metal Kites - The Schoolyard EP (2008), released June 5, 2021
Musicians: John Tielli, Mike Kuehn, Simeon Abbott, Robin Buckley, Nick Storring, Erika Werry,

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