I'm dead The blood is all but draining from my head The nightmare started there, but now has spread My pulse is certainly droppin' And my life is hangin' on by a thread I'm scared Someone comes for me, I'm unprepared The wait has got me sweatin' I can't cut through all the tension It's hell on Earth, you know I'm tweetin' all about it I take it blow by blow But I'd never scream or shout it Passing period is over, find your seats High school is killin' me It's got me all out of rhythm and my melody It's not cool, it's a fallacy It's a cruel and unusual brutality And I can survive it for only so long High school is killin' me I'm so fuckin' dead Alright, class, pop quiz! I hope you've been hittin' thе books Miss Lauter! Shit I was up all late last night and I couldn't fuckin' study Didn't want to anyway I was deep in a Twitter fight about a problеmatic puppy Problematic pooch I had heart palpitations Tryin' to convert crypto to lunch money There's nowhere to turn For the class of twenty-twenty-wurn High school is killin' me It's got me all out of rhythm and my melody My melody My melody A cesspool, faux democracy It's one hell of a normal abnormality Agh Agh Agh And I can survive it for only so long (Only so long) High school is killin' me I'm so fuckin'– Hey! Hey, geek Me? Your name's Peter, right? Yeah? Hi, Pete We've been in classes together for a long time, haven't we? I'm so fuckin' dead Ever since the first grade And I'm just realizing, I've never introduced myself I'm Stephanie I'm so fuckin' dead Lauter, the mayor's daughter, I know Yeah, but my friends call me Steph We're friends, aren't we, Pete? I'm so fuckin' dead I don't know, are we? Oh, I wouldn't advertise it to the whole school or anything, but, uh– High school –but there's an unspoken bond between us! We're classmates, comrades, we're Nighthawks! We don't leave anyone behind I got left behind this morning The bus driver's a fuckin' asshole Yeah! We succeed together and we fail together And I won't mince words, I'm gonna fail this test, Peter Unless you help me cheat Cheat?! I'm so fuckin' dead Eight o'clock bell ring, place my head on my desk Come on, just finish your exam, pass it to me and I'll put my name on it Twelve o'clock, Girl Scout, can I just get my rest? I'll give you mine, you get to take the test all over again Doesn't that sound fun? Three o'clock countdown Everyday lockdown, classroom arrest Is God the one giving the test? Well, yeah. But won't we get in trouble? Please, Pete. Don't you wanna help me out? Oh, alright Cheaters! Oh, God Butt out, Chastity! High school is killin' me It's got me all out of rhythm and my melody My melody My melody It's not cool, it's a tragedy I've been thrown to the wolves of the community Aoo Ouh Augh And I can survive it (I can survive it) For only so long (Only so long) And I'll still despise it (I'll still despise it) When I am gone (When I'm gone) High school is killin' me Grace, just be cool Fuck you, biology Never High school will murder me Miss Mulberry, they're cheating! I'm so fuckin' dead Yeah