[Verse]
Ruler slap echoes through dead-tiled halls,
Dreams fell quicker than the paint off the walls.
Lunch lady stew, mystery in the pot,
Math class stale, knowledge left to rot.
[Chorus]
Clanking chains on my government desk,
Chalk dust flying, breathing in the mess.
Primary prison, the pen's my escape,
Now I flame y’all, can’t erase this tape.
[Verse 2]
Principal a ghost, never seen his face,
Teachers trading stares like it's poker in this place.
Recess blacktop, heat burns through soles,
A jungle gym of broken dreams and potholes.
[Chorus]
Clanking chains on my government desk,
Chalk dust flying, breathing in the mess.
Primary prison, the pen's my escape,
Now I flame y’all, can’t erase this tape.
[Bridge]
Forgot rules, forgot smiles, robotic in rows,
Hopes locked up where ambition corrodes.
Eraser crumbs fell, dreams swept in trash,
Built up my fire from their leftover ash.
[Verse 3]
Spelling bee traps, snickers in the crowd,
Library of lies, dusty books unallowed.
Taught how to add, but they subtracted my spark,
Left me in this place, cold gray and dark.