Grade 9
Navigating Adolescence: Barenaked Tales of High School
Lyrics
I found my locker and I found my classes
Discovering the location of the locker and classes at the beginning of the school year.
I lost my lunch and I broke my glasses
Experiencing setbacks like losing lunch and breaking glasses.
That guy is huge, that girl is wailin'
Observing the differences in size and emotional expressions of classmates.
First day of school and I'm already failing
Struggling academically on the first day of school.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade nine)
Reiterating the challenges faced in grade nine.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
-I've got a blue-and-red Adidas bag and a humongous binder
Describing personal belongings and attempting to appear more mature than a "minor niner" (freshman).
I'm trying my best not to look like a minor niner
-I went out for the football team to prove that I'm a man
Joining the football team to assert masculinity while secretly liking the band Duran Duran.
Guess I shouldn't tell them that I like Duran Duran
-This is me in grade nine, baby, yeah, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade nine)
Emphasizing the experience of being in grade nine with a humorous tone.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
-Well, half my friends are crazy and the others are depressed
Highlighting the challenges of friends' mental states and personal struggles with studying.
None of them can help me study for my math test
-I got into the classroom and my knowledge was gone
-I guess I should've studied instead of watching Wrath Of Khan
-This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade nine)
Repeating the theme of navigating the difficulties of grade nine.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
-They called me chicken legs, they called me four-eyes
Expressing the impact of negative labels and name-calling.
They called me fatso, they called me buckwheat
-They called me Eddie
-This is me in grade nine, baby, yeah, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade nine)
Reiterating the humorous and challenging aspects of grade nine.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
-I've got a red leather tie and pair of rugger pants
Describing clothing choices and the dilemma of having to return home early from a dance.
I put them on and I went to the high school dance
-Dad said I had to be home by eleven
-Aw, man, I'm gonna miss Stairway to Heaven
-This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade nine)
Repeating the theme of the narrator's experiences in grade nine.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine (this is me)
-This is me in grade nine, baby, yeah, this is me in grade nine (this is me in grade nine)
Concluding with a final statement about the narrator's identity in grade nine.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
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