This is why we blink
To capture and process the crucial.
But at our college, we go to the Blink,
Our snackshop haven in the pre-break hurricane
To capture and process the crucial
Fingers freeze, like time, to pints of Java Jolt
Our snackshop haven in the pre-break hurricane
Pausing for hard-earned quesadillas, string lights, Bing Crosby
Fingers freeze, like time, to pints of Java Jolt
And like ancestral Scots in battle's lull
Pausing for hard-earned haggis, folksongs in the dark
We are Blinking in finals' midnight eye
But like ancestral Scots in battle's lull
We have to ask: what are we fighting for?
We are Blinking in finals' midnight eye
But only a thin diploma will prove the war
We have to ask: what are we fighting for?
I know we'll graduate in memory-loaded regalia
But only a thin diploma will prove the war
So I blink. Suddenly, my friends are glowing again, Christmas lights unboxed—
I know we'll graduate in memory-loaded regalia
So this is why we Blink:
To unbury the lights beside us, and battle on seeing.
At our college, we Blink to blink.