Shoot Down The Stars Lyrics - As Cruel As School Children - Gym Class Heroes

'81 was the year shit hit the fan in a major way 

I sat there for an inspiring artist 

Almost 20 years after the fact I'm still on my hustle 

Diggin' graves for an inspiring artist 

Pushing daises up 

And never compromise the arts and make a crowd clap 

Shit on since the first show 

But we turned feces to fertilizer 

So when you diss it's just food for the flowers to grow 

Sold 15 plus out of backpacks, no trunks 

Too young to drive but live hip hop 

And the kids are upstate kids that thought rap 

Was past tense, hence the last name 

Got name for playing basements and such 

And making songs that our friends loved 

And when the fish bowl got too small to hold the goldfish 

We filled our gills with water and ripped that mother fucker like 

So take a step back and a breath in 

Let it out now, put your chin up 

You can do it, tiger, you a man now 

And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now 

So break ourselves down 

And build ourselves up in disappointment 

How fragile we are 

So fragile we are, we just don't show it 

Shake up this town 

And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment 

So sexy we are 

So sexy we are, we just don't know it 

This is what you wanted right? 

How many nights were spent pouring out your guts, dummy? 

How many punishments endured for fucking up in school? 

How many teachers proved wrong by writing songs instead? 

(My point exactly) 

But you knew you had a spark, did you? 

Something producin' to the dreams your pop's dreams lent you 

Stay focused when nothing seemed to make sense 

Stealing verses with that cash's clay confidence 

Sometimes you stubborn as shit, that's the McCoy in you 

You learn to be a man without losing the boy in you 

(Just do your thing man) 

So take a step back and a breath in 

Let it out now, put your chin up 

You can do it, tiger, you a man now 

And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now 

So take a step back and a breath in 

Let it out now, put your chin up 

You can do it, tiger, you a man now 

And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now 

So break ourselves down 

And build ourselves up in disappointment 

How fragile we are 

So fragile we are, we just don't show it 

Shake up this town 

And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment 

So sexy we are 

So sexy we are, we just don't know it 

We break ourselves down 

And build ourselves up in disappointment 

So fragile we are 

So fragile we are, we just don't show it 

Shake up this town 

And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment 

So sexy we are 

So sexy we are, we just don't know it 

So take a step back and a breath in 

Let it out now, put your chin up 

You can do it, tiger, you a man now 

And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now 

We break ourselves down 

And build ourselves up in disappointment 

So fragile we are 

So fragile we are, we just don't show it 

Shake up this town 

And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment 

So sexy we are 

So sexy we are, we just don't know it 

We break ourselves down 

And build ourselves up in disappointment 

So fragile we are 

So fragile we are, we just don't show it 

Shake up this town 

And shoot down the stars