The Education System

The education system is not looking out for you
It won't tell you "why" to do
It'll only tell you "how" to do
How to read a poem the examiner's way
Lord, imagine a kid had something original to say

Tell AQA I'm not okay
I can write a fucking essay
Still can't remember what I did today
It's out of date
If you don't care, the kids won't care
You can tell it to the Department of Education in their comfy office chairs
To just notice

If you've a problem with focus allow for some creative process
Instead of an algebraic hocus pocus
Everybody closes their books when they're home
Because why the fuck would they ever want to open them?

School's not fun, not meant to be fun
How come for some it feels designed for them to face any challenge and overcome?
To the ones who have a mind that exists outside numbers and letters
I pray the education system gets a little better

Not talking 'bout teaching, 'bout taxes and Sex Ed. classes
Talking 'bout a way to cater for all aims
You look at appeasing the masses as though they're one and the same
Preparing them with something they might never think to use again

Because the education system does not give a flying fuck about you
Oh no, no, no
The education system doesn't give a fuck about you

School is rather uniform
Start 'em early, teach 'em norms
A child is so naïve in thought
They listen good then all conform
Where boys can wear the trousers, jumpers
Girls can get the blouses in
Struggling kids are troublesome kids
We've got a medal for everything

Teach you how to act, to talk, to work, to play, to dress, to walk
To fight for first
What you deserve is a telling off with a word of stern
You're far too chatty
Too bossy, too bratty
You're so clever, take a star
Tell God how grateful you are

Cross your legs, shut your mouth
Talk between yourselves but keep it down
Verbal bully
Wear a tie
Words'll hurt you
Get in line or get a job
You'll be just fine if you lower your expectations right
You're in good health and decent mind
Might do well in a life of crime

Try to change the world, you can't
We took your world and made it ours
We took your life and gave you a star
Gave you freedom, a wage and a car
We gave you education
A wonderful place to start
Pray to God, sing to God
Tell Him how grateful you are

Fuck off you whining little shit
Politely shut the fuck up
It's your life
You're gonna live with it, yeah?
Did you forget what we taught you?
Back when all of this was new?
Wear a jumper, wear a blouse
Wear a skirt, a shirt, a suit
And see the news

It's no teacher who made the rules
A devil who looks just like you
His brain is power and death and food
He feeds
His offices, his guillotine
He took your soul and threw it out and laughed at you as you drifted in between
It'll come so ever clear
As your life is slowly sinking
He told you what to think
And it was there that you stopped thinking

The education system does not give a flying fuck about you
No, no, no
The education system does not care about you
No, no, no

You can't choose between English and maths
I bet the Secretary of State for education can relate to struggles in class
To them you are fools
Don't even get me started on private schools