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The lyric about preps changing their name to “Sales Execs” is devastating because of its accuracy. The same skill set required to get a hall pass in 1992 (charm, manipulation, adherence to arbitrary rules) is what gets you a corner office in 2024. Corporate culture is just high school with business cards.
Are you the former jock who still wears his varsity jacket to the bar? Are you the former art freak who now designs logos for a plumbing company? Welcome to the club. Remarkably, “High School Never Ends” is finding a second life on TikTok and Spotify’s pop-punk revival playlists. Why? Because the class of 2024 is experiencing a unique hell. bowling for soup - high school never ends
So, the next time you find yourself gossiping about a coworker, or feeling jealous of a stranger's vacation photos, or trying to get into the "VIP section" of a bar, put on this song. Listen to Jaret Reddick yell the truth over a distorted guitar riff. The lyric about preps changing their name to
But upon the 100th listen (usually while stuck in traffic on the way to a job you hate), it becomes a comfort. The song is saying: Relax. Nobody knows what they are doing. The prom king is getting divorced. The valedictorian is getting laid off. The bully is in therapy. Are you the former jock who still wears