Class Dismissed
Don't look surprised You
drew the map Every dirty little trick?
YOU TAUGHT ME THAT.
You taught me smiles don't mean they're friends Promises bend when the
money gets thin Taught me shake their hand,
then count your fingers Trust disappears but the lesson lingers You said
be nice while you sharpened the knife
Said "that's just business," welcome to life
I watched, I listened,
I learned it fast
Now you're scared I'm better at your own class
Lie to me Use me Push me Lose me Funny how the
teacher gets nervous
When the student starts improving
You showed me every door You showed me every crack Taught me
how to take the hit And never give it back You built
this version of me Now you don't like what you see— Don't
ask me where I learned it...
YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
How to smile with a knife in my back
YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
How to lose everything and attack Every scar,
every move Every line I won't take back If you hate what
I became— YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
You taught me hungry
people don't sleep
Promises are cheap, receipts don't speak
Taught me everybody loves you
winning Till your winning means their losing begins You liked me learning
when you held the chalk
Liked giving orders, liked hearing me talk
But somewhere between "sit down" and "behave"
I learned the loudest man ain't always brave Watch me Learn it
Flip it
Burn it You handed me the matches Then complained about the furnace
You showed me every door I found the ones you hid You
taught me what a person does I learned what YOU DID You
built this version of me Now you're backing away— Don't blame the
fucking mirror For remembering your face!
YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
How to smile with a knife in my back
YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
How to lose everything and attack Every scar,
every move Every line I won't take back If you hate what
I became— YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
You taught me patience.
By making me wait.
You taught me anger.
By calling it fate.
You taught me distrust.
By lying that clean.
You taught me power.
By keeping it from me.
Class dismissed.
YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
Every trick, every trap YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!
Now you're scared I'll give it back I survived your
little classroom And I won't apologize for that If you hate what
I became— Don't blame me.
Look in the mirror.
YOU TAUGHT ME THAT!