I used to be a high school tutor and I loved this job but along the way I came across some strange bureaucratic BS from schools/universities with some really dated ideas on education. Those experiences mingled with a good dose of inspiration from cult classic films like the Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off grew into what is now “You in Education”. In contrast to the fun upbeat music you could also hear a more cynical undertone in that the youth in this track are disenchanted with their school system, they feel ignored and so it’s a tongue-in-cheek criticism of authoritarianism.
Now, I’ve hidden (not very well) an Easter Egg somewhere on this page that will take you to a secret video of an amazing “Education” I got in the early days of being a musician (you’re in for a surprise!) 😛 Password is “bettsie”. Email me once you’ve found it!
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LYRICS
(Verse)
You got something on me
But I'll wriggle free
Ain't no evidence
That can shackle me
(Prechorus)
We're doing what we want
If you don't want us to
If you don't want us to
Why'd you put us in a zoo
If you think we are a problem
Why don’t you try to solve it
(Chorus)
"I didn't do nothing wrong"
Is the same refrain
We hear it all the time
Though the voices change
It’s no coincidence that
Without schooling we all fall flat
(Verse)
Ooh that girl's looking real nice
But nobody's told us to think twice
Teenage love’s got me feeling so fine
It worked for Romeo and Juliet alright
(No it didn't - they died)
(Pre-chorus / Chorus)
(Bridge)
Should I go on back to school
I'm not really in the mood
Everyone's invited cause education is so cool
I'm dancing in the library
Where doing lines isn't what you think it means
I'm too high to be studying
Education is so cool
(Chorus)