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Welcome here

To my hamster wheel

You sleep through

The apex of my career

The burden

Of pretending

Intellect

Alone can move the world

Oh, it’s lonely up here

The sage on the stage

Paid in admiration

A miserly wage

大義名分

「夢を高める」

うそばっか

講師さえ夢を持てない

疑心暗鬼

分かるようになりたい

生徒の声

意味のないゴマスリ

Oh, it’s lonely up here

The sage on the stage

眠りかけている目

Paid in admiration

A miserly wage

の海で溺れて

Hear me, o youth of the world

Get out while you can

Do your time and move on

See me, trapped in my gown and tassel

The longer I stay,

The more I look for

A good lectern to die on

A pristine April morning the

flowers warm to the sun

Shall we open some minds today

The future’s not yet done

Listen here

The only thing worse than

Indifference

Is earnest enthusiasm

Let’s pretend

You and I both care

At least I

Remember doing so at one point

Oh, it’s lonely up here

The sage on the stage

A bored and captive audience

Paid in admiration

A miserly wage

Better than no audience at all

Hear me, o future generations

Tarry not in these halls

Think not of me when you’re gone

See me, addicted to podia

The longer I stay,

The more I’m convinced that

This is my lecture to die on