[Intro]
(Somber piano chords, fading into school bell sound effect)
[Verse 1]
Another school year rolls around,
Pediatric clinics packed with sound—
Parents whisper, filled with dread,
"Why won't my child leave their bed?"
[Verse 2]
Another autumn, same old fight,
Tears at breakfast, palms held tight.
Pleading words just bounce away,
Like homework scattered in dismay.
[Chorus]
Who stacked these weights upon small shoulders?
Who turned classrooms into boulders?
What dimmed the sparkle in their eyes?
Now only fear and frowns arise.
Who taught these parents helpless rage?
Who wrote this script at such young age?
When did learning lose its light?
Childhood shouldn't feel this tight.
[Instrumental]
(Minor-key strings with ticking clock rhythm)
(Repeat Verse 2 & Choruses)