School Bell Secrets
A song made by Benjaminkomolafe
School Bell Secrets
A song made by Benjaminkomolafe
INTRO
(Spoken – Yemisi Komolafe)
"Yemisi Komolafe..."
"Close your eyes..."
"Can you still remember the sound of the school bell?"
"The morning assembly... the laughter... the dreams we carried in our little bags..."
"Some stories don't begin with a promise..."
"Some begin with a silent glance across a classroom."
(School bell rings. Children laughing softly. Felt piano begins.)
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VERSE 1
Monday morning, sunlight on the school field,
White and blue uniforms, dreams we had to build.
Brown-covered notebooks, names written in ink,
Learning about the world, learning how to think.
You sat beside the window where the morning found your face,
Every little smile you gave could brighten up the place.
I acted like I never noticed, tried to look away,
But my heart knew your name before my lips could say.
Teachers wrote equations on the blackboard every day,
But my mind was writing stories that I couldn't explain.
My friends would laugh and tell me, "Guy, she likes your style."
I pretended I was fearless, but I couldn't face your smile.
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PRE-CHORUS
You thought I knew the secrets of the world,
You thought I had it all together.
I thought you were a shining star,
Someone I could never reach forever.
Funny how we both were hiding,
Funny how we both were scared.
Two young hearts in the same classroom,
But neither one was prepared.
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CHORUS
After the school bell rang,
We walked different ways.
Carrying little feelings
We were too young to explain.
You thought I was a hero,
I thought you were a dream.
But we were just two children
Trying to understand what love could mean.
Oh, those days...
The uniforms and memories.
Oh, those days...
The laughter underneath the trees.
If I could go back again,
I would tell that boy:
"Don't be afraid to say hello."
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VERSE 2
Lunch break under the mango tree,
Sharing stories, sharing dreams.
Gala in my hand, Fanta in yours,
Laughing like the world was ours.
Inter-house sports, running on the dusty ground,
Your voice was the loudest whenever my name came around.
I kept my feelings hidden behind a confident face,
While you wondered why I always kept my distance in that place.
Your friends told you I was different,
My friends told me you were too high.
We believed every little rumor,
Never asking why.
Two people building castles
From imagination and fear,
So close to one another,
Yet miles apart for years.
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PRE-CHORUS 2
I thought you had seen everything,
I thought you had all the answers.
You thought I was someone else,
A person stronger than I was.
But behind every smile we showed,
Behind every little disguise,
Were two ordinary people
With dreams inside their eyes.
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CHORUS
After the school bell rang,
We walked different ways.
Carrying little feelings
We were too young to explain.
You thought I was a hero,
I thought you were a dream.
But we were just two children
Trying to understand what love could mean.
Oh, those days...
The uniforms and memories.
Oh, those days...
The laughter underneath the trees.
If I could go back again,
I would tell that boy:
"Don't be afraid to say hello."
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BRIDGE
Years passed like pages
From an old exercise book.
Different roads, different cities,
Different lives that we took.
Then one day we met again,
And we laughed about the past.
All the things we were afraid of
Were never built to last.
You said,
"I thought you knew exactly what you were doing."
I smiled and said,
"I was only trying to survive."
The truth was simple...
We were both just children
Trying to find our way in life.
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FINAL CHORUS
After the school bell rings,
Some memories remain.
Some faces leave forever,
Some stay inside your name.
No regrets, no sadness,
No tears we need to hide.
Just gratitude for the moments
That shaped us deep inside.
Oh, those days...
The classroom and the rain.
Oh, those days...
The laughter we still remember again.
And if that young boy could hear me now,
I would tell him:
"Every heart has a story."
"Every person has a song."
"Sometimes the love you are searching for..."
"Was growing with you all along."
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OUTRO
(Spoken – Yemisi Komolafe)
"Yemisi Komolafe..."
"To every child who felt invisible..."
"To every heart that was too afraid to speak..."
"Some memories leave the classroom..."
"But they never leave the soul."
(School bell fades. Piano and African flute disappear into silence.)
