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Class is in Session!

by Junkyard Academy

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1.
Annabelle 04:02
Verse 1 ===== She walks with confidence Into the classroom All the other kids stop and stare Like she’s wearin’ a costume She’s got no school supplies Walkin’ like a panther And somewhere right behind them hazel eyes She’s got the answers, She’s… CHORUS ====== Annabelle Oh Annabelle She’s Annabelle My Annabelle Verse 2 ===== She don’t need that Summer school She’s good at math She spends her time calculating Pi When she’s taking a bath I don’t wanna’ come off sounding mean She’s kinda’ cocky...She’s all… “Zero, one, one, two, three, five” ...Like Fibonacci CHORUS ====== Annabelle Oh Annabelle She’s Annabelle My Annabelle BRIDGE ===== When it comes to numbers She just see ‘em She wants a tattoo of the Pythagorean Theorem Go ahead and ask her bout the Quadratic Equation You will witness the Hypotenuse of Her elation (Oh woah...etc...) Verse 3 ===== If you ever have to ask yourself “When will I use this stuff?” Have a gander at Annabelle That’ll be enough That Euclidean Geometry Just makes her steamy So listen up I’ll only say this once Be proud of being geeky for… CHORUS ====== Annabelle Oh Annabelle My Annabelle Oh Annabelle Annabelle.....
2.
Bonaparte 04:04
VERSE 1 ===== Bonaparte was feeling lonely Day and night he wore a frown Fighting battles in which he knew he’d Be letting all his people down CHORUS ===== He can’t make everyone happy It’s his lot in life to loose He didn’t even like his first name Napoleon has got the blues Napoleon has got the blues VERSE 2 ===== Missing the smells of his homeland And the breeze upon his face He didn’t want to be a soldier Exiled from the human race CHORUS ====== He can’t make everyone happy It’s his lot in life to loose He didn’t even like his first name Napoleon has got the blues Napoleon iS BRIDGE ===== Cursing life on Elba With his useless golden hand He’s got an unnamed complex AAAHHHH! CHORUS ====== He can’t make everyone happy It’s his lot in life to loose He didn’t even like his first name Napoleon has got the blues Napoleon has got the blues OUTRO ===== Napoleon, Napoleon, Napoleon, Napoleon Napoleon, Napoleon, Napoleon, Napoleon (La Marseillaise plays)
3.
Prednisone 03:36
-=Lyrics=- Verse 1 ====== It's just another hazy day (hey, hey, hey) My head is spinnin' and I can't see straight (stray-ee-ee-ay-yate) I feel the gravity under my pillow Prescriptions filled I'm slowly being killed... Chorus ====== So this is me, now, I can't change it, I'm a subject ...backups -- Woah-ooh-woah-oh My days are numbered, can't you see that, I'm not perfect ...backups -- Woah-ooh-woah-oh I wish that history could change so I could care less ...backups -- Woah-ooh-woah-oh I live on borrowed time, my Prednisone is causing distress! It's causing distress! Verse 2 ====== How many days have been divided by my state of mind yeah Where did my mem'ry go I'm loosin' thoughts I'm misaligned, yeah What happened to my endless stores of boundless energy, now When will I manage to get out of this damn litany yeah! Chorus ====== So this is me, now, I can't change it, I'm a subject ...backups -- Woah-ooh-woah-oh My days are numbered, can't you see that, I'm not perfect ...backups -- Woah-ooh-woah-oh I wish that history could change so I could care less ...backups -- Woah-ooh-woah-oh I live on borrowed time, my Prednisone is causing distress! It's causing distress!
4.
VERSE 1 ======= Guess I was too late This empty bench says everything, everything About what we once had You’ve thrown your towel into the ring the ring, yeah CHORUS ====== Now I’m standing in the rain Regretting things I said today and yesterday Your bus is on the road Heading to a distant zip code Leaving me standing in the rain VERSE 2 ======= We never figured out W were constantly on the outs Living day by day There’s nothing left to say, no, no no… CHORUS ====== But now I’m standing in the rain Regretting things I said today and yesterday Your bus is on the road Heading to a distant zip code Leaving me standing in the… BRIDGE ====== Rain, it’s coming down, I’ll wear this frown, I’ll be so sad forever I go back home, I find that note on the table; “See you in Vegas” CHORUS ====== But now I’m standing in the rain Regretting things I said today and yesterday Your bus is on the road Heading to a distant zip code Leaving me standing in the rain Standing in the rain Standing in the rain …See you in Vegas
5.
White Noise 04:25
Verse 1 ===== ‘Can’t stand what’s burning in my head - - - And I’m lying in bed - - - - - - - And I can’t believe - - - What’s killing me Is your love - - - - - - - - Chorus ===== And the white noise is my friend So close to the end And the shadows paint me low In a ubiquitous glow… Verse 2 ===== Woa-it’s no-use, I can’t sleep - - - All this senseless counting sheep - - - - - - - Cuz the sirens scream – out on the street So it goes - - - - - - - - - - Chorus ===== And the white noise is my friend So close to the end aww nah nah And the shadows paint me low In her ubiquitous glow-oo-whoa-oo-whoa-whoa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So it goes - - - - - - - (Interlude/solo) Chorus ===== And the white noise is my friend So close to the end And the shadows paint me low In her ubiquitous glow… Oh- - - - - - - - - - - - So it goes - - - - - - - So it goes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6.
VERSE 1 ======= Yeah she just stood there looking at the sun Nothing left to do with that empty gun And everywhere around her, nothing but noise CHORUS ====== But it’s all the same on her way downtown oh no…. It’s all that she could do to change what he had done oh yeah Oh Jennifer, what have you done? Oh---------Jennifer alone. VERSE 2 ======= The emptiness consumed her after what he had done The brightness in her eyes had fled when he had run away With the younger girl with boob job and a fade Okay… CHORUS ====== That’s what you get when vanity takes hold, oh yeah… Oh you’ll spend your life without parole, oh yeah… Oh Jennifer, what have you done? Oh---------Jennifer alone. CHORUS ====== That’s what you get when vanity takes hold, oh yeah… Oh you’ll spend your life with no one to hold, oh no… Oh Jennifer, what have you done? Oh---------Jennifer alone.
7.
Verse 1 It was a day like this we...Ran in the grass Our parents were wond'ring where we were...'Cuz we skipped mass Church was so very boring...We were rebels Perched on a blanket on the hill...You're beautiful CHORUS Don't say anything, don't do anything I want to remember you like this Don't say anything, don't do anything Forever we'll be like this , yeah Verse 2 Laying up on the roof at night...We counted the stars It was just after Two A.M....When they close the bars I hope that they never find us...You're my best friend I want us to be together...Until the end CHORUS Don't say anything, don't do anything I want to remember you like this Don't say anything, don't do anything Forever we'll be like this , yeah BRIDGE Makin' shapes out of the clouds The beating of your heart so loud, Uh huh... CHORUS Don't say anything, don't do anything I want to remember you like this Don't say anything, don't do anything Forever we'll be like this , yeah Don't say anything, don't do anything I want to remember you like this Don't say anything, don't do anything Forever we'll be like this , yeah
8.
-=Lyrics=- Verse 1 And it's just another Saturday And I'm waiting for the rain Got my passport and my rollaway Heading out to make my name CHORUS And I say whoa whoa whoa It's the February snow Whoa-ooh-Whoa, the freezing cold, the bitter cold February snow Verse 2 And the sacrifice is plentiful Pourin' out my heart and soul In the subways of America It can take an awful toll CHORUS And I say whoa whoa whoa It's the February snow Whoa-ooh-Whoa, the freezing cold, the bitter cold February snow BRIDGE Seems that I just keep on holdin' on Fearing I might slip away Seven years and counting, something's got to break Guess I'll just play... SOLO Verse 3 Just behind my un-tuned reverie Lies desire I bemoan It wakes me early in the morning But I know I'm coming home I'm coming home---- CHORUS And I say whoa whoa whoa It's the February snow Whoa-ooh-Whoa, the freezing cold, the bitter cold February February February snow

about

We, the faculty and staff of the Junkyard Academy welcome you
We do upbeat, bouncy, large sounding, in-your-face, Rock music.

We opened for Billie Joe Armstrong's side project 'The Coverups' as 'Junkyard Triumph' featuring his brother at The Ivy Room in Albany, CA in December of 2018.

Sit back and enjoy the music and have a donut...

That is all.

-Principal Lewis

credits

released February 28, 2014

Junkyard Academy is:
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Lewis - Lead vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Songwriter and general loon.

The Masterminds....(studio peep shout outs!)
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Tim Gaskall, Supreme Super Awesome Engineer at Trinity Gold Media Studios, Napa, CA Credit "Annabelle"
Rico Macalma, Master Engineer at Ex'pression College of the Digital Arts, Emeryville, CA Credit: "White Noise" and more...
Jeff Koldhede - Master Engineer at 25th Street Studios, Oakland, CA
Alan Ross Oller - Master Engineer at...um...hey, Alan, what *do* you call that space above your garage, anyway?
Credits forthcoming

Graduates, Guests & Dropouts
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Jimmy - former drummer
Tymber - former drummer
Neil - former drummer
John - former lead guitarist
Geoff- former lead guitarist
Scotty - former keys
K - former lead guitarist
Rob - Bassist

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Junkyard Academy Vallejo, California

We sound like:
'Barenaked Ladies' meets 'Pink Floyd'
'Ben Folds dates Blink 182'
'Early Gin Blossoms' goes 'Bowling For Soup' with 'Green Day'
'Rob Thomas' slaps 'Tom Petty' while 'They Might Be Giants' stands by and sips a Slurpee and slow-claps in approval while nodding.

The faculty and staff of the Junkyard Academy welcomes you, now take a seat, cuz--

Class is in session!

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