SCHOOLYARD
Schoolyard Stories: Nostalgia, Friendship, and Summer Love
Lyrics
Jump the wall
Initiating action, starting something new
Down at the schoolyard
Location reference - activities happening at the schoolyard
Tether the ball
Securing the ball with a tether, possibly a game reference
Down at the schoolyard
Reiteration of activities taking place at the schoolyard
Jump rope we're broke and running fast
Engaging in physical activities like jump rope despite financial challenges
Down at the schoolyard
Reiteration of activities at the schoolyard
Don't you be last
Encouragement to participate and not be the last
Chains, weights, growing pains
Mentions of challenges and difficulties represented by chains, weights, and growing pains
We all remember
Collective memory of shared experiences
All together
Unity and togetherness
Down at the schoolyard, baby
Reiteration of activities at the schoolyard, affectionate term 'baby'
Down at the schoolyard, ooh ah ah ah ooh
Reiteration with vocal expression 'ooh ah ah ah ooh'
Stop! Jump the line shuffle on the waffle and I'm feelin fine
Command to stop, followed by energetic activities and feeling good
I live it like I feel it when I turn the key
Living life authentically and with passion
Come get on the swings so you can marry me
Invitation to share enjoyable experiences, symbolized by swings and marriage
Hey hey hey look what I found
Excitement about a discovery
I wanna get to know your name
Expressing interest in getting to know someone personally
Hey hey hey this is our town/house
Claiming ownership and pride in the shared community
No rules and the parties never fade
Emphasis on freedom and perpetual enjoyment at the schoolyard
Hey hey hey look what I found
Excitement about a discovery (repeated)
You move in all the right ways
Appreciation for someone's movements
Yeah yeah yeah we're getting down down down
Expressing enthusiasm and energy
At the schoolyard
Reiteration of the central location and activities
Oooh Hmmm mmm
Vocal expression, possibly conveying emotion
Oooh Hmmm mmm
-L-O-V-E
Spelling out 'LOVE' with emphasis on passion
Hot like a heatwave
Intense feelings likened to a heatwave
They’re turning it on
Introduction of a heatwave motif
Hits like a heatwave
Comparing impactful experiences to a heatwave
Front flip low dip down in the stash
Physical actions and a playful reference to stash
Meet at the hot spot
Meeting at a lively and popular spot
Kick with The Clash
Enjoying time with a reference to the music of The Clash
Shades, rays, summer days
Reference to summer elements and positive memories
We all remember
Collective memory of shared experiences (repeated)
All together
Unity and togetherness (repeated)
Love like a heatwave, baby
Reiteration of love as intense as a heatwave, affectionate term 'baby'
Love like a heatwave, ooh ah ah ah ooh
Reiteration with vocal expression 'ooh ah ah ah ooh'
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