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Take old skool rave, add indie/punk sensibilities and anarchist politics, shake vigorously, then see what happens...
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Genre
Hip-Hop • Alternative Hip Hop
Charts
Peak #596
Peak in subgenre #55
Author
Neil O'Brien
Rights
@nti-copyright
Uploaded
January 07, 2009
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MP3 1.8 MB • 128 kbps • 2:00
Story behind the song
This is a little rant about the educational system. I left school at 16 and never went on to any form of higher education, largely because my experiences in school put me off. It took two years outside of school before I recovered any interest in learning.
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Picture this: a kid with an inquisitive mind It's the natural state of being but you tend to find That it doesn't last and in the back of the class All the kids care about is having a laugh And the teachers don't care cos they're way too jaded Their former enthusiasm has long since faded Their boredom is infectious so they hate and are hated And the children's potential is crushed and exterminated Cos what they do in school is manufacture fools Who'll do as they're told and accept being screwed First lesson they're impressing on the mind of the youth Is sit down, shut up and follow the rules But that's no way to help a child's mind grow There's no mental stimulation in going with the flow Education should foster thought, both critical and creative To produce citizens who can take the initiative But that's what they're scared of: kids who'll think for themselves They want passive consumers who'll take whatever's on the shelves And not ask awkward questions full of how's and why's About the way things work and the shape of their lives So the world is broken down into separate spheres Each devoid of context so their meaning disappears And the bulk of all school work is just re-phrasing what you're told You hardly have to think just fit yourself to the mold
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