More Than Numbers

 

(Verse 1)
Lockers slamming, hallway chatter, another school day starts
But something's different in the air, a hollow ache in our hearts
The art room door is chained shut tight, the music's gone from the hall
Budget cuts, they say it's right, but this ain't fair at all

(Chorus)
Where'd the drama club go? No more plays to rehearse
The yearbook's just a memory, stuck in a budget curse
Shop class tools are gathering dust, the garden's overgrown
Is this the future they think is just? A future with no place to be known

(Verse 2)
We used to build and paint and sing, explore the world in a frame
Learn a language, make a spring fling, find a spark to ignite a flame
Now it's just textbooks, rows of chairs, tests and numbers on a page
Is this all that education shares? Is there no room for a bigger stage?

(Chorus)
Where'd the debate team go? No more voices strong and clear
The newspaper's folded low, silenced by the bottom line, I fear
The cooking class, a vacant shell, the pottery wheel won't spin
Is this the future they think is swell? A future where creativity's thin?

(Bridge)
We're more than numbers on a sheet, more than scores to be compared
We're artists, dreamers, athletes fleet, with talents waiting to be shared
These programs fed our curious minds, helped us find our unique way
Don't clip our wings before we find, the heights we're destined to display

(Chorus)
Where'd the coding club go? No more robots taking flight
The dance team's lost its afterglow, dimmed by a budget's cruel might
The chorus room is locked away, no harmonies to fill the air
Is this the future they think's okay? A future stripped of passion to share?

(Outro)
We raise our voices, loud and clear, for the programs we once knew
Invest in our potential, here, let our futures blossom true
Don't cut the heart out of our school, let creativity take flight
We'll prove this education's cool, shining ever bright