Schoolin' (Live Orchestra Track) Lyrics
Everything Everything
Lyrics
Brother you look like the Taj Mahal
One colossal dome above you and the smell of something other
A pillar and a scimitar
A little…
Yes I miss you like a formless hide
Stretching over me and dangled from the coastguard in a chopper
The scaffold of me all awry
A little...
Broke your shoulder on the library steps
Hanging 'round there in the dark just doing nothing or whatever
What do you mean you saw the stars?
You little...
I could write it in a murder font
I could say it in a way that would be lying or whatever
I don't want them to tell us apart!
You say that I'm an overlord? I've got myself a fire hydrant, with more tyrant
In watery blasts, then all of my past!
You seen me on the bridge a lot. But I never leapt over, the pent upper
My number is up, my number is up
But infinite and joyless little high fives are singing "Praise the lord"
And "Pitter patter this schooling? Is this schooling?" and "You matter not, and you matter not"
And is it, the flogging of a Flintstone
That I'm supposed to be?
The cerebellum get schoolin', and no schoolin'
The drummer goes on, the drama goes on
(Teach me how to hold)
And I don't wanna make a scene
I don't wanna think about the 3rd world hunger or whatever
'Cause thinking always comes across
A little...
There's a meeting of the worlds tonight
Right above my head a miracle the sun erupt forever
I barely ever raise my eyes
A little
(Teach him how to hold!)
And oh I wanna make the peace
And God I gotta be on the train past the ruins the wall and the druids oh please
I'm whining like a breaking bus
Maybe I can sit here and do nothing clever with a laser
I'm not about to open up!
You say that I'm an overlord? I've got myself a fire hydrant, with more tyrant
In watery blasts, then all of my past!
You seen me on the bridge a lot. But I never leapt over, the pent upper
My number is up, my number is up
But infinite and joyless little high fives are singing "Praise the lord"
And "Pitter patter this schooling? Is this schooling?" and "You matter not, and you matter not"
And is it, the flogging of a Flintstone
That I'm supposed to be?
The cerebellum get schoolin', and no schoolin'
The drummer goes on, the drama goes on
The drummer goes on, the drama goes on
My number is up, my number is up
Earth, I take a long time, to learn about the big one
Gorilla limb swipe and beat, and I learn nil about
Earth
Remember how men, would understand the heavens
But leaving those streetlights on
You can't see nothing there
So learn me anything good
Teach me something that works, I take a long time, to learn about the big one
Gorilla limb swipe and beat, and I learn dick about Earth
Remember good men, would understand the heavens
And leaving those streetlights on
A ghost dark hemisphere Earth
I take a long time, to learn about the big one
Gorilla limb swipe and beat, and I learn dick about
Earth
Remember good man, you understand the heavens
But leaving those streetlights on?
Song & Lyrics Facts
Everything Everything's "Schoolin'" is a live orchestra track released on their fourth studio album, A Fever Dream in 2017. Written by Jonathan Higgs and Jeremy Pritchard, the song features the band’s signature sound of soaring melodies that are brought to life with an orchestral accompaniment.
The lyrics tell a story of reflection, looking back at the struggles of growing up and learning from one’s mistakes. With its powerful vocals and emotional strings, “Schoolin'” is one of Everything Everything’s most beloved tracks.