Etudiants chantent pour leur école : The Andover Song

Des étudiants américains de la prestigieuse Phillips Andover Academy ont décidé de créer un rap intitulé The Andover Song. Une chanson qui a pour but de séduire les futurs étudiants prets à postuler dans cet école de riche.

Lyrics

Some say PA
Is only worth diploma day
But those who know
Will tell you that it isn’t so
The fact is that
Appearances are inexact
Though to the masses unbeknown
This school is more than a stepping stone

To be or not to be, that is the question
Whether tis’ all it’s made out to be or mere pretension
Reference as the latter is a downright transgression
Centuries in the making, exponential progression

Want an striking graduation on your application
to college? Hands down Phillips takes the crown.
On paper we’re a staple of matriculation
But we cover way more ground than a cap and a gown

The question’s not in essence just a matter of stats
Because the truth is more than numbers and a handful of facts.
Though we’ve got numbers in abundance overflowing in stacks
Ignore the boring data, let’s get down to brass tacks.

Academics epidemically engulf the campus
Intensity’s the norm, nobody’s warm to slackness
The mind is our kind of learning apparatus
and every night HW is J-huts status

My old peers somewhat resented me
Because intelligent was something that I strived to be
Coming to Andover basically enlightened me
So in essence you could say that it was meant to be because

At most schools it’s not cool to care about learning,
and frankly that attitude is quite concerning.
At Andover passion for knowledge is burning
But they can stick to the status quo, cause we’ll be table turning.

Some say PA
Is only worth diploma day
But those who know
Will tell you that it isn’t so
The fact is that
Appearances are inexact
Though to the masses unbeknown
This school is more than just a stepping stone

Some say PA is only worth diploma day
But while they grade us as a loin, We’re enjoying filet
Some say PA is like a luxury cruise
But take a walk in my shoes and then that theory excuse

I wake up, shake off all my aches, and make my way to class
because it’s time to prime myself to chime in when the teacher asks
Activation of participation is always harassed
For being unengaged encages a chance for knowledge to be amassed

Throughout the day I make my way to all of my courses
Five is the norm, Six is for students who are forces
The Requirements here are typical, I don’t have to report this
but call the school Buzz Lightyear, ‘To Infinity and Beyond’ it endorses

In math, nothing past pre-calculus is required
But for those who desire, knowledge of vector analysis can be acquired
Hardly any history is forced on the uninspired
But you can choose to take it up until your PA time’s expired

Every student’s course-load is distinct and unique
Kate’s taking Math and History and Ancient Greek
Mike likes to philosophize and publicly speak
Meanwhile Tyler’s scientific, a biology freak

But being a freak here is chic, like totally rad
The school molds to every body, like a mattress pad
You can choose to stay the same, like Womack, Brad
or make a new name for yourself, like Ochocinco, Chad

Some say PA
Is only worth diploma day
But those who know
Will tell you that it isn’t so
The fact is that
Appearances are inexact
Though to the masses unbeknown
This school is more than a stepping stone

Academically, we’re at the top of the pack
so Automatically, we receive a lot of flak
but Emphatically, we replace the myth with fact
Systematically, reacting to the false attacks

KID: Andover? More like Bland-over! FRIENDS: Whoa!!!!
PA: I’m curious, where, is the source, of the hate bro?
KID: Prep school kids… they buy their way to success.
PA: Please, don’t believe, the stereotypical mess.

If you see us as snobby rich kids, check your eyesight
If you’ve heard that we’re all swimming in cash, then your sound bites
If you think of us as freeloaders, get your facts right
Know the truth, hear reality, see the light.

Youth from every quarter’s representing all of mankind
If you don’t have the bank to back you then we’ve got your behind
You can’t tell who’s rich or poor, that’s just how it’s designed
We can’t see if you knead dough, You can call us “Need blind”

A quarter of the youth from every quarter is on full-ride
Admission here’s not something that you can buy
Empty pockets aren’t a problem for a scholarly mind
Cause motivation is more important than any money you can find

Basing admission on greenbacks is a bonafide train wreck
Luxurious appearances aren’t worth more than a speck
It’s a more challenging road to be blind to dough but it’s worth the trek
For empty is the house built on a foundation of blank checks

Some say PA
Is only worth diploma day
But those who know
Will tell you that it isn’t so
The fact is that
Appearances are inexact
Though to the masses unbeknown
This school is more than a stepping stone

Claims made that say that PA students aren’t grounded
Are completely preposterous, absolutely unfounded
Phillipians are so well rounded you’d be astounded
Cause being renaissance men is the fundamental truth by which we are surrounded

Why choose between brains or brawn? Why not have both?
Get strong in body and mind, mental and physical growth
Though an academic core is something that you must embrace
Being athletic is also expected all throughout this place

That biology freak? Well he’s a freak in the net
And the Greek girl’s a Varsity triple threat
Mike’s opponents can be seen breaking a cold sweat
As he speeds across the field like a corvette

You see no teen ever should have to choose between
exclusively a sports routine or life only studying.
We accommodate all those who posses a multitude of interests…
Witness the linguist who’s a gymnast.

The runner’s a tech guru, the physicist sings praise
and the football star is also quite the star on the stage.
The fencer is a dancer, and the basketball jones
studies prehistoric bones, you can call him Fred Flintstone.

These kids are so well rounded you can call them perfect spheres
They accomplish so much in the course of four years
But though they’re already successful, the end is nowhere near because
This ride goes way past midnight, in your face Paul Revere!

BRIDGE

Some say PA
Is only worth diploma day
But those who know
Will tell you that it isn’t so
The fact is that
Appearances are inexact
Though to the masses unbeknown
This school is more than a stepping stone

The defining characteristic of Andover is change
Which can seem for a historical institution quite strange
Judge the book by its cover, no change can be found
Because externally and traditionally similarity abounds

So if throughout the years the school itself has stayed the same
Then how can change be PA’s defining claim?
It all comes down to the question “What is Andover?”
We say it’s not the land that counts, but all it’s landowners.

Change isn’t found in the buildings or founding principles
But rather it occurs in every single individual.
Each Phillipian transforms in a manner inexplicable
for those unwilling to do so are frankly inadmissible

Their whole life they might have been top of their classes
Believing their whole life that they’re better than the masses
Most that choose this school arrive all mighty and high
But they’re fed a bite of the truth. Blueberry humble pie.

Since the beginning, non sibi’s been existing as our motto
Shelf yourself for not for self is what we’re all compelled to follow
Those who put themselves last are first, we’re so sure of this
we know we’re not the center of the universe like Copernicus

The people are the steeple of our tower, they’re the core
Just take a look in any classroom any office any dorm
Diversity’s our unity, this bond will never cease
and it resounds throughout the halls of Morse down to the house of Fuess

That’s the essence of this place
and we really wouldn’t want to have it any other way.
See I could speak in such a manner till I’m blue in the face,
But I already am, in a big way, so I’ll just say…

Some say PA
Is only worth diploma day
But those who know
Will tell you that it isn’t so
The fact is that
Appearances are inexact
Though to the masses unbeknown
This school is more than a stepping stone