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Jelly Beans
Lyrics By Airborne Mark

Long before the alarm clock mercilessly rang
I’d woken up with a distaste in my mouth
After I scoffed bowelfuls of porridge and spruced myself up
I reluctantly faced yet another arduous task
Not that I hold anything against a lively class
Some unruly individuals goofing about
Or odd food fight at lunchtime
Or even perhaps an occasional mayhem at playtime
Quite the opposite
I’d rather relish it most of the time
Yet there is this uneasiness about
Since there is literally no recollection of me harbouring a dream of being a teacher
But now I’m standing by the interactive white board
Nervously clenching the register
As time is irrevocably up, the sweat is trickling by the bucket loads down my spine
Out of the blue, the playground bell tolls out a sobering shockwave that chills my spine
Panic rushes in as little shuffling feet reach the corridors of Key Stage One
Bail out for life or better duck for cover as in air raid
But there’s no time
As I’m about to lock myself away in a PE cupboard with hearty provisions of Jelly Beans to binge on till home time
Bright and breezy, carefree five year olds have already occupied the carpet space in the twinkling of an eye
Heartfelt “Hello Mister C” in a string of amusing variations swiftly reverberates in the class
And I crack open and I’m won over at least for a while.

No longer a split personality
Airborne Mark on and above the streets
Now in complete peace with Mister C nurturing these primary school kids
How awesome to finally live a life which is totally wholesome
As long as I know who I am, even more so everybody around me blossoms

Many morning registers later
Each child not a tick yet a rough diamond with a promise ahead
Now I see them clearly struggle with challenges of a learning curve
We share daily tears, joy and sweat
With time brilliance glints off dazzlingly from within their depth
However more often than not I’d rather be somewhere else
In a galaxy far far away like priming a canvas or laying down a verse
Nevertheless in this dark hour, encumbered under piles of marking
Mustn’t I overlook this germinating seed
Hey “Mister C” water it watchfully with words of encouragement
See it a budding flower of significance to live

No longer a split personality
Airborne Mark on and above the streets
Now in complete peace with Mister C nurturing these primary school kids
How awesome to finally live a life which is totally wholesome

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from "Six Folds And A Throw" EP, released September 17, 2010
Airborne Mark, B Szczesny

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Graffiti artist by day, rapper by night. My heart is an origami cloud...

Singing Pictures & Painting Songs for Eternity and Beyond...

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