Puffed Up, Slipped Down

Back in class I sat in the very back row

Invisible, with nowhere left to go

You were the king,

the golden star on high

Ruling the halls, never looking at my eye

But when you puff yourself up so high

You're bound to lose your grip on the sky

Slowly you shrink, you bend,

you fold

Until your entire story's been told

Look, your alter ego is sweeping up the floor (hahaha)

Look, the former hero doesn't open any doors You puffed yourself up

but you had to deflate

Now I'm the giant and you're locked behind the gate

Now you're the janitor

at our old school yard

Pushing the broom, finding life is so hard

You are useless, cleaning up the mess

While I'm the one with all the grand success

No one in that town has risen up this far I left

you all behind, became a shining star

You stay in the dust while I conquer the throne (yeah)

Look, your alter ego is sweeping up the floor (hahaha)

Look, the former hero doesn't open any doors You puffed yourself up

but you had to deflate

Now I'm the giant and you're locked behind the gate

Sweeping it up... (sweep sweep) Look at your alter ego now