Fuck It

(Verse 1)

Rows of vacant eyes, a sea of faces

Too many souls lost in too many places

The bell rings, a harsh and sudden sound

Another ship is sinking and no help can be found

The board is full of facts and dates and lies

But some of them can't read and some of them can't write

(Chorus)

Fuck it, I can't keep this up

My cup is empty and it will never be enough

Fuck it, I'm burning at both ends

This fire's going out and no one can save it in the end

Fuck it, I'm losing all the time

This ain't a war I'm fighting, this ain't a mountain I can climb

(Verse 2)

The skill gap is a canyon, a chasm, and a pit

Some of them are flying, some of them can't sit

Some of them are dreaming and some of them are gone

How can I pull them all together when they're all so far along?

I'm just one person, what am I supposed to do?

When a classroom of thirty-six is a classroom of two

(Chorus)

Fuck it, I can't keep this up

My cup is empty and it will never be enough

Fuck it, I'm burning at both ends

This fire's going out and no one can save it in the end

Fuck it, I'm losing all the time

This ain't a war I'm fighting, this ain't a mountain I can climb

(Bridge)

The standards are a mountain, a mountain made of sand

They crumble and they fall with a wave of my hand

I'm not a teacher, I'm a machine

I just crank out grades, I don't give them a dream

This isn't learning, it's just a test

This isn't life, it's just a mess

(Chorus)

Fuck it, I can't keep this up

My cup is empty and it will never be enough

Fuck it, I'm burning at both ends

This fire's going out and no one can save it in the end

Fuck it, I'm losing all the time

This ain't a war I'm fighting, this ain't a mountain I can climb

(Outro)

So I say fuck it, and I let it go

The children are still smiling, and that's all I know

I say fuck it, and I watch them grow

And I just hope one day, that a new seed gets to sow