High School Wake
Navigating High School: A Journey of Missed Moments and Self-Discovery
Lyrics
I never went to football games on fridays
Expressing the absence of attendance at Friday football games during high school.
I missed like three years of my high school phase
Reflecting on missing out on three years of the typical high school experience.
I’m feeling like I’ve missed out on a life
Feeling a sense of regret or loss for not fully participating in high school life.
Even though I know those years ain’t paradise
Acknowledging that the high school years were not necessarily perfect or ideal.
I don’t have any friends my age
Expressing a lack of friends within the same age group.
And I’m the only minor in my grade
Feeling isolated as the only underage person in the grade.
I’m feeling like I’m losing track of time
Sensing a loss of control over time.
Feels like everything I have is on the line
Feeling a high-stakes situation, as if everything important is at risk.
Online
Emphasizing the impact of online experiences on the narrator's life.
I try my best to go to sleep but the past is still in front of me
Struggling to let go of the past, hindering the ability to sleep peacefully.
My energy is wasted on my phone
Pointing out that excessive energy is spent on the phone.
The piercing light of blue and white control my mind like kryptonite — killing every cell down to the bone
Describing the negative influence of the phone's light on the narrator's mental state, akin to kryptonite.
And my high school wake remains unknown
Referring to an undisclosed event or circumstance in high school, possibly negative or unresolved.
I’ve never been asked to a prom
Not being invited to a prom, highlighting a missed high school experience.
And my build-in best friend is my mom
Identifying the narrator's mom as the closest companion or confidante.
I’m thinking bout the things I wish I did
Reflecting on missed opportunities and things the narrator wishes they had done.
Cause now I that I’m no longer a kid
Acknowledging the transition from childhood to adulthood.
I try my best to go to sleep but the past is still in front of me
Reiterating the struggle to overcome the past and find peace in sleep.
My energy is wasted on my phone
Highlighting the continued focus on the phone, indicating persistent issues.
The piercing light of blue and white control my mind like kryptonite — killing every cell down to the bone
Reiterating the detrimental impact of phone use on the narrator's well-being.
And my high school wake it still unfolds
Suggesting that the unresolved high school situation still affects the narrator.
Oooooh
Uttering sounds, possibly conveying emotional distress or introspection.
Oooooh
-Procrastination, false navigation, poor validation pouring from my soul
Listing negative aspects like procrastination, false navigation, and poor validation affecting the narrator's soul.
At the bottom of this deep blue lake my high school wake remains my own
Metaphorically placing the narrator's high school regrets at the bottom of a deep blue lake, emphasizing personal ownership.
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