Exams. Longing for the future when I can be free Of AQA and Edexcel And these grades I only wish I could be
Everyone takes it differently Like a tablet some struggle to swallow They panic, Giving themselves even more of a headache than before They've worked so hard that their peers are in awe But their heads were hurting them And yet nobody saw
And just like with a headache, they struggle to look at the light They'd rather be in the dark whether it's day or night Focusing on the negatives, nothing positive in sight If society didn't finish them off, exams might
They search for a solution, Think they'll find it through control But their hearts are so tired and so are their souls So instead of controlling their stress they only make it worse With the unhealthy coping mechanisms they start to rehearse
'I'm too busy', 'I have no time', 'there's too much to do' To socialise, sleep and even eat food To you it might sound odd, But under this stress these ideas are easy to pursue Control the things you can, ignore the other few After all, what have you got to lose?
After exams have finished, this still carries on If anything this need for control has only just begun, Originally the compulsive thoughts were just due to stress But now the lies and routines have become kind of fun
You know at this point that you're kind of a mess But you quite like it and to be honest you couldn't care less You're addicted to the way it makes you feel Somehow not looking after yourself makes you seem more real It reminds you that your life is in your own hands And how strong you can become by skipping your meals
For others, its different They seem completely unaware About the importance of grades for their future Or maybe they just don't care
The reality hasn't hit them, Maybe it will when it's too late But at least they've saved themselves from getting in a state They've been kind to themselves, not developed the same self-hate As the people that have tried so hard to be great
Those people might have the grades but they don't have their health They've walked out of school feeling the worst they've ever felt
This just shows that some people can't cope Exams make them feel like their isn't any hope The government may as well have handed them the rope To tie around their little 16 year old throats
Maybe I'm being dramatic, Trying to find someone to blame And I know that not everyone will feel the same But I'm trying to tell you that the ones that do Need help and support so that they can make it through
'They're just exams' you say, but it's the world to them And sometimes exams cause lives to end And I don't want to lose my friends So let's remind these students that their minds will mend