Adam speaks and nobody listens He's so depressed but no one sees him Cindy copes, Yeah she seems okay All the d** 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 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 Theses halls leave us with scars These halls determine who we are Youth is short and youth so cold So many stories never told Jeannie the center 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 Theses halls leave us with scars These halls determine who we are Youth is short and youth 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 Theses halls leave us with scars These halls determine who we are Youth is short and youth so cold So many stories never told Never told