Tiger On The School Roof

[Verse 1]
Kicked out of homeroom
Ink on my wrists
Bell rings
We’re sprinting
Past all their lists
Detention slips flutter
Like useless threats
We climb the fire escape
Higher than regret
[Chorus]
We’re a tiger on the school roof
Laughing at the warning signs
Middle finger to the loud rules
Bare hands on the power lines
If they’re calling this a lost cause
Let it burn in gasoline
We’re a tiger on the school roof
Sharp teeth in a dull machine (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Principal shouting
Muffled below
We paint our jackets
In colors they don’t own
Sneakers on gravel
Hearts off the grid
Their framed-up heroes
Ain’t telling us how to live
[Chorus]
We’re a tiger on the school roof
Laughing at the warning signs
Middle finger to the loud rules
Bare hands on the power lines
If they’re calling this a lost cause
Let it burn in gasoline
We’re a tiger on the school roof
Sharp teeth in a dull machine (hey)
[Bridge]
They draw straight lines
We run in circles
They chant old lines
We tear their verses
No crown
No king
Just friends
Just breathing
Tonight the air
Is finally ours for stealing (ooh)
[Chorus]
We’re a tiger on the school roof
Laughing at the warning signs
Middle finger to the loud rules
Bare hands on the power lines
If they’re calling this a lost cause
Let it burn in gasoline
We’re a tiger on the school roof
Wild hearts that won’t come clean

rock, Crunchy 90s-leaning alt-rock: clean, chorus-kissed guitars and roomy drums in the verses, building restless tension. Choruses slam in with fuzzed power chords, doubled male vocals, and big, open hi-hats. Psychedelic touches from phasered lead lines and a swirling mid-song feedback swell; progressive twists in a couple of odd-bar turnarounds. Vocal starts conversational and dry, then grows ragged and anthemic in the hook., progressive rock, grunge, alternative rock, psychedelic rock