Voli - Leap Year lyrics

rate me

Must have put a spell on my mind, I'm under your power baby

Bono:

"You know, I used to think that the future was solid or fixed

Or something like you inherited like an old building

That you move into and the previous generation moves out

Or gets chased out

But it's not, the future is not fixed

It's fluid, You can build your own building"

(Voli)

This is the moment of a century (5X)

Can I have your attention, please? Faculty, family, friends

We''ll forever be the class that left a legacy of class and dedication

4 years of life that live past a generation

Met a couple friends in college, turned water into blood

Friends became brothers, winter became summer

Summer falls back to winter, to that last spring semester

Disconnect your computer, get your things from your dresser...

And then it sinks in forever, it sinks in forever

Reminiscing together over drinks and some dinner

Over things that we remember; Cup O' Noodles and mid-terms

We broke nights, now we spend broke days as interns, hah

So put your tassels to the left, to the left

Let this class be inspiration for the next, for the next

We were freshman, never thought that we would reach here

Four years in the making, this is our Leap Year

Stand up, uh, this is your Leap Year

Eventually the phone calls become emails

Emails become short tweets with less detail, Google Talk, Gmail

I check the Facebook to see what's posted on the wall

So and so got divorced, and my bro just got deployed? Damn

So scattered, from politics to photographers

Some pursuing higher degrees like a thermometer

No obstacle should keep you from doing what you're supposed to

Driven, destination is the Real World, no Road Rules, baby

Now put your fears to the left, to the left

Honey, this is your year, you're the next, you're the next

Forget school loans, even if you're broke, you can repair

Aim for the stars when you jump, it's your Leap Year

Stand up, uh, it's your Leap Year

Bono:

"The world is more malleable than you think

And it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape."

(Voli)

Blood, sweat, and tears sun-dried on your shoulders

From the weight of the world, this is your moment

This is the moment of a century (2X)

Stand up, uh, this is your Leap Year

Bono:

"That's what this degree of yours is..a blunt instrument

So go forth and build something with it

And remember what John Adams said about Ben Franklin

'He does not hesitate at our boldest measures

But rather seems to think us too irresolute'

Well, this is the time for bold measures

And this is the country

And you are the generation

Thank you, thank you very much"