The Academy Is - Slow Down

Close the door and take the stairs
Up or down, Ups and downs
Don't pretend you've never been there
You kiss me like an overdramatic actor
Who's starving for work
With one last shot to make it happen

You won the role, you've played your part
You've been cordially invited
But I'm not impressed
And I'm definately not excited
Cause the film has a shallow budget
And the writer's subject script isn't any deeper
So dive right in

Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
Hey you, who are you kidding?
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
Hey you, who are you kidding?
Don't quit 'til 47.
Then we'll turn it up, and we'll play a little faster.

Take back everything you ever said girl
You never meant a word of it
You never did
Take back everything you said girl
You never meant a word of it
You never did

She said, 'Alright, alright slow down'
Oh no, oh no we won't
Cause I regret everything that I said
To ever make her feel like she was something special
Or that she ever really mattered
Or did she ever really matter?

Hollywood hills and suburban thrills and you
Who are you kidding?
I'm not like them
I won't buy it
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills
Just don't count on the summer
Don't quit till your forty-seven
Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster

Take back everything you ever said girl
You never meant a word of it
You never did
Take back everything you said girl
You never meant a word of it
You never did

I'm not sayin' that I'm not breakin'
some hearts tonight, girl
Oh, I'm not sayin' that
I'm not breakin' some hearts tonight, girl

Alright, alright, slow down

Take back everything you ever said girl
You never meant a word of it
You never did
Take back everything you said girl
You never meant a word of it
You never did

Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
Hey you, who are you kidding?
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
Hey you, who are you kidding?
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.