Day Eight: School Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Modoru 

Cover art for Day Eight: School lyrics by Ayreon

Day 8 deals with a lot of emotional problems "Me" faced during his first days of school. In this new environment, he's faced with new kids, personalities he hasn't come into contact with, and how he makes the wrong choices to fit in, and not be one of the "weak" kids that would get picked on, by what he eventually became [a bully]. The whole song deals with his conscience telling Me whether or not he should or shouldn't make the wrong decision to prove them wrong [by presumably beating up a kid?]. In the end, he does, finding he has made a wrong decision, and can't go back.