About a school shooting and a student too freaked out to admit to himself that it happened.
pop
folk
Story behind the song
The main melody came to me in a sleeping dream in January 2024; the concept behind the lyrics came to me in the weeks afterward.
Lyrics
Laughing After School
Music and lyrics by Paul Iorio
Copyright 2024
Schoooool
emote with ovedubs
Schoooool
Laughing after school
Laughing at the way we were then
School shrink says that I'm in denial
About when the teacher said walk in single file
Out the door
With hands up, so police can see 'em
If you were there
Schoooool
Laughing after school
Laughing at the way we were then
There I was in AP Social Studies
I wish I had been vaping with my buddies
The noises sounded like some kind of scare
If you were there
Counselor says I'll be staying here till May
Because I still think it was some sort of school play
The blood and props looked so realistic
If you were there
Schoool
Laughing after school
Laughing at the way we were then
It was just a joke, right?
Schoool
Laughing after school
Laughing at the way we were then