I have a MP3 phone that has speakers. For maybe almost the last half of the year I had the song: Graduation by Vitamin C on it. Every time that song came up while on shuffle I kind of skipped to the next song. Not only was it competing with the latest mainstream song, the song just didn't really mean anything then. It was just the good 'ol graduation song.
Two days ago the song came on again. One third into the song I kind of realized I was listening to the graduation song and started to actually listen to the lyrics. And it kind of just clicked. I picked up my phone and started the song again. This time the music itself sounded a bit more appealing. This time I listened to the lyrics and mentally tried to replace "brainy Bobby" and "Heather" with individuals from our school. This time, I can relate to the song because I guess we're all starting to ask those same questions. Will we get the big jobs? Will our jokes still be funny? Will we survive it out there?
This is it, we drawing close to the end- and in another sense the game's just starting now.
This is it, we drawing close to the end- and in another sense the game's just starting now.
p.s. Would you not agree that the graduation song only truly affects us, without question, on graduation night and that period of time around graduation? Do you realize how much we'll all be embracing this song and each other when the time comes? When the time comes, know I won't even bother trying to hold back the tears.
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