Girls and Boys in School -- Neon Trees

Play me down my lover Like we're undercover Like we're in a fresh veneer
Like all the girls and boys in school Our anticipation And our bad behaving
It's like we learned our lesson But conveniently forgot the rules

(**)  Questions for questions, I've got a question Would you ever dance
with me like that Questions for questions, I've got a question
Would you ever dance with me like that?

I don't want your lover Like my younger brother He's patronized another
But I think it's serious this time I don't want you fading Acting like you hate me It's just like all your paper cuts They cut you in the coldest spots

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Fuck all the rest and forget the rules Like all the girls and boys in my school
Questions for questions, I've got a question Would you ever dance with me like that  I said to this end, don't hurt your best friend
I said to this end, don't hurt your best friend


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Fuck all the rest and forget the rules Like all the girls and boys in my school
Questions for questions, I've got a question Would you ever dance with me like that?  Would you ever, would you ever
Would you ever, would you ever Keep playing along again?

It's basically about my younger siblings and seeing my little sister go through high school. Once you're past high school age and you're on the other side, you see how petty and small the drama in high school is. I based the lyrics on those funny experience of noticing how small and narrow that age thinks. They think their lives are over if something happens or someone is talking about them or there's a rumor. They don't realize that there's so much more ahead of them, and it's such a small part of life. Basically, the song is about that. It's a commentary on youth in general."