"Old School" By Hedley.

Don't believe everything happiness says
Nothing feels better than hiding these days
We bury our fears in the drinks, in these tears
For the days we believed we could fly

Call up your brothers and sisters and friends
We'll go back to the place where the night never ends
We'll remember the fires, the burning car tires
Boy how in the hell did we get here?

So why don't you meet me, down behind the old school
We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how
Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity
The apathy's surrounding me
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade away

Over and over and over again
We sat down for a minute, grew up into men
Now we're putting out fires and changing car tires
Man how in hell did we get here?

So why don't you meet me, down behind the old school
We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how
Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity
The apathy's surrounding me
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade away this time

And we'll never get back what we
Gave away, when we still have that fire in our eyes
Don't believe everything happiness says
Nothings as real as our old reckless ways
When we drink by the fires
The burning car tires
Bad girls and good liars
The dreams we'd conspire
The days we went crazy
The nights wild and hazy
Man how in the hell did we get here?

So why don't you meet me, down behind the old school
We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how
Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity
The apathy's surrounding me
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade away

Why don't you meet me, down behind the old school
We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how
Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity
The apathy's surrounding me
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade away

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It can be seen in the song above, that I have chosen "Old School" by Hedley. This song is very enjoyable to listen to. Although it doesn't have much of a rhyme scheme, it still has some rhythm. The music causes the song to have a beat which creates the lyrics to have rhythm, the meter of the song isn't consistent. However, in the fifth stanza, starting at line twenty three and ending at line twenty seven there is a syllable count of six, along with a rhyme scheme of a,a,a,b,b. The chorus is repeated three times throughout the song, once in the middle and twice at the end. The stanza's have fairly long sentences, but is rather short.

It seems to me the speaker of "Old School" would be a middle aged person who misses their teenage years. In stanza two, the lyrics say that he wants to get everyone together and go back to where they used to spend all of their time. It also states, "we'll remember the fires, the burning car tires" which obviously lets people know hes remembering the years when he was care free. This leads to the many examples of imagery in "Old School".  Imagery represents objects, actions and ideas that brings us to our physical senses. This particular sentence demonstrates, smelling the tires burning, feeling the warmth of the fires, the crackling of the fire and the smoke in the air. Another example of imagery could be, "Why don't you meet me down behind our old school", it makes me think of my high school and many memories made with friends. The very first line shows a sign of poetic element, personification. "Don't believe everything happiness says". Also in line six, "We'll go back to the place where the night never ends" is a hyperbole, as well as, "we sat down for a minute, grew up into men". Which leads to an oxymoron," cavalier we used to be that beautiful insanity".

Jacob Hoggard sings this song very well, he really sets his mind on memories as he sings it. It's obvious that this is a social song, as it talks about the things the speaker used to do with his friends. This song also gives you some advice, it tells you that you shouldn't wish your time away. When your young your care free and have no responsibilities, as you grow up you and your friends will eventually go your separate ways and everything changes. It also tells you to hold on to your memories and cherish them forever. Personally, I like this song because it reminds me of back home and my high school and all the stupid things me and my friends done over the past few years.