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baseball bats and salivating mouths
in a square room, doors locked
once again i'm alone inside a crowd
a misplaced throw, a misplaced swing
and everything unfolds
a microcosm of humanity
a microcosm of cold
the waves wash over one another
anxiety, proximity
erupting from the chemistry
of testosterone isolated
until the first fists fly
instincts pushed to breaking points
surging bodies, snapping joints
two shoes lost inside a fray
two socks on laminated hardwood
360 degrees into harms way
a length of lead grazed the side of my head
as others fall and others leave
and others show their vampire teeth
two chunks from my neck
four lips that drip with skin
socks that slide as the blood runs down my shirt
or over two strange chins
there is no way out of detention
rage pushed a doorway down
fear carried me past the last contusions hurled
at bodies on the ground
dizzy terrified awake in sweaty skin
mom, i'm never going back to school again
in a square room, doors locked
once again i'm alone inside a crowd
a misplaced throw, a misplaced swing
and everything unfolds
a microcosm of humanity
a microcosm of cold
anxiety, proximity
erupting from the chemistry
of testosterone isolated
until the first fists fly
instincts pushed to breaking points
surging bodies, snapping joints
two socks on laminated hardwood
360 degrees into harms way
a length of lead grazed the side of my head
as others fall and others leave
and others show their vampire teeth
four lips that drip with skin
socks that slide as the blood runs down my shirt
or over two strange chins
there is no way out of detention
rage pushed a doorway down
fear carried me past the last contusions hurled
at bodies on the ground
mom, i'm never going back to school again
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Submitted by
allstarme On Apr 28, 2002
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i love this band and this is a great song, brendan sounds so great in this one.
awh, i just saw these guys on the plea for peace tour, and while they were inbetween songs, me and my friend yelled "play detention" and branden looked at us and said "pardon?" so we repeated ourselves and he looks at the band and they all agree, and he says "this is for the ladies right there!" and they played it. so cute. we talked to them after the show and they are extremly nice and funny guys. if you get the chance to see them, it's deff. worth it.
rumor has it thia song is about a bad dream...
i blasted this song as i drove out of the parking lot after graduation. i listened to the cd on the way to school, and when i was pulling out it was at mom im never going back to school again. i love this song.