Track 8 of the album Lift the Lamps · 2016
The Bell Rings Out for Summer
“The last day of school as a full cathedral anthem. If you can hear the paper planes, we did it right.”
classical crossover · anthemic choir · nostalgic pop · 3:48
Lyrics
The lockers all stand open, the corridors are loud Paper planes are flying over every happy crowd Someone's signed my shirt sleeve in a rainbow of blue pens And the clock above the classroom has stopped counting, then One last bell, one last bell Hear it ringing down the hall Ring it out, ring it out for summer Throw the doors wide, let the whole world in We are young and the sky is a long road And the best of it all is about to begin Ring it out, ring it out for summer Say goodbye to the desks and the rows Take the laughter, the friends, and the future Take it all wherever the bright wind goes The teacher wipes the blackboard for the last time of the year Says the questions that you carry matter more than answers here We are running down the steps with our bags across our backs And the sun is on the pavement like a golden welcome mat One last bell, one last bell Hear it ringing down the hall Ring it out, ring it out for summer Throw the doors wide, let the whole world in We are young and the sky is a long road And the best of it all is about to begin Ring it out, ring it out for summer Say goodbye to the desks and the rows Take the laughter, the friends, and the future Take it all wherever the bright wind goes Remember who we were in these halls Small and brave and loud Whatever comes, we'll carry them The whole bright singing crowd Ring it out, ring it out for summer Throw the doors wide, let the whole world in We are young and the sky is a long road And the best of it all is about to begin Ring it out, ring it out for summer Say goodbye to the desks and the rows Take the laughter, the friends, and the future Take it all wherever the bright wind goes One last bell Ring it out for summer