Adam speaks and nobody listens,
He's so depressed but no one sees him
Cindy copes, yeah, she seems okay,
All the drugs get her through the day
Steven counts things over and over,
And he's unable to get it together
Jane's so quiet, she did not fuel,
She never asked for all the ridicule
These halls leave us with scars,
These halls determine who we are,
No place for the sad or alone,
It's where we learn and where we grow
These halls leave us with scars,
These halls determine who we are,
Youth is short and youth is so cold,
So many stories never told
Jean is the centre of all attention,
The things at home, to them, she cannot mention
Richard lost his every last hope,
They found him there, hanging by a rope
These halls leave us with scars,
These halls determine who we are,
No place for the sad or alone,
It's where we learn and where we grow
These halls leave us with scars,
These halls determine who we are,
Youth is short and youth is so cold,
So many stories never told
Bred for a life of competition,
Led by our peers with no suspicion,
Where we're taught to keep in time,
To take a number and get back in line,
And throw all our individuality away
These halls leave us with scars,
These halls determine who we are,
No place for the sad or alone,
It's where we learn and where we grow
These halls leave us with scars,
These halls determine who we are,
Youth is short and youth is so cold,
So many stories never told