Alona Perlin Poet Lyric

Peer Pressure

When we went to high school
We’d do best to fit in
And our popularity was measured greatly
By the number of our friends

We dressed up in the fashions
That everyone would wear
And only spent time listening
To the gossip out there

And our thoughts and our values
Would always be in sync
And our cliques controlled us
And told us what to think

And if anyone would deviate
From the usual, standard norm
They surely would be bullied
And undoubtedly be scorned

And now what does it matter
What is the current trend
Before it was important
And now it reached its end

And where are all the people
That we were influenced by
The ones that terrorized us
The ones that made us cry

They’re likely not accomplishing
As much as what they thought
And not absorbing everything 
That their lives have brought

Renounce the uniformity
And need for assimilation 
It leads to disappointment
Resulting in frustration

One time it was essential
And vital to belong
We now see its triviality
And this doth makes us strong 


The burden of conformity
Can be baseless and be unkind
Stand out and trail your own road
Your existence’s great design

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