Graduating Gradually

Music: De sal de linguagem feita.
By Lovira.
Performed by Lovira at the Free Music Archive
under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

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Graduating gradually,
Rising school by school,
As I become what I will be,
Deliberately uncool.
Understanding more and more,
As I continue on,
The calling I'm intended for,
In which I'll find my home.
Out of learning comes the dream
None but learning can redeem.

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