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Coburg High School Proudly Presents our 2025 Kool Skools album:

Long Weekend by R!SK

Vocals: Romany L

Guitar: Zac E

Bass: Scarlet H

Piano: Kalindi H

Drums: Izzy M

Long Weekend by R!SK

Verse

It doesn’t hurt anymore

Not returning your calls

Sleeping rough till your in my arms

And we were close but its not close enough

I tripped and caught the wall

Saw your smile and couldn’t help but fall

Wasting time around your house

Till it’s a memory drifting away

Chorus

I can’t swim

But I can try

But it’s so hard when you’re not next to me

I can’t live

But I can try

It’s so hard when you’re still on my mind

Verse

It’s a mastered art

Being close to you without opening my heart

Knew it would happen on a long weekend

Over and over again

Chorus

I can’t swim but I can try

But it’s so hard when you’re not next to me

I can’t live

But I can try

It’s so hard when you’re still on my mind

[Bridgey section]

I can’t swim but I can try

But it’s so hard when you’re not next to me

I can’t live

But I can try

It’s so hard when you’re still on my mind

[Guitar Solo]

Chappell Tree by Fish Salmon

A reimagining of ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ by Chappell Roan

Vocals: Ashleigh W

Guitar: Zac E

Bass: Ada S

Drums & Backing Vocals: Romany L

Times Have Changed by Apple Crumble

Written by Eloise B

Vocals: Eloise B

Alto Sax: Greta C

Bass: Ada H

Piano: Astrid R

Drums: Florence N

Times Have Changed

G DM Bb C

Start real slow break it down

I feel everytime that we talk things don't turn out how I want

I really don't know why

Bass and drums

You feel

The need to change your ways

As soon as dusk turns into day

And I'm left wondering

Build up, sax come in

Why we’re stuck in the walls, so far apart

Might as well restart

Why we act so strange day to day, then we replay

G DM Bb csus4 C

Biiiiiggggggg gggggggrr (what does this mean?)

So you say, times have changed,

Yet the water still flows the same way

Taking down earth to the ground

And with it I'm falling down

Drop it right down

Take a break run away from the feeling of everything caving in

So you say, times have changed, yet everything stays the same

G DM Bb C

Build up

Do you, think the same as me

Oh how I wish you would agree

That this is all meant to be

If you, had the chance to see

What your life would be with me

Then maybe you could

Big hits

Infiltrate my mind

Take up all my time

One of a kind and I still can't figure out how

You do it so easy

Watching as the grass grows green

Trust me I'm what you need

BIIIIIGGG OUTRO

So you say, times have changed,

Yet the water still flows the same way

Taking down earth to the ground

And with it I'm falling down

Take a break run away from the feeling of everything caving in

So you say, times have changed, yet everything stays the same.

Instrumental

Sax solo?

G DM Bb csus4 C

BIIIIIGGG OUTRO

So you say, times have changed,

Yet the water still flows the same way

Taking down earth to the ground

And with it I'm falling down

Take a break run away from the feeling of everything caving in

So you say, times have changed, yet everything stays the same.

Outro with sax and piano

Finish with piano

Chorus

A-d-a a-d-a a-d-f-f-e-e-d a-d-a-c-a-a-g d-d-e-d-f-f-e-e-d d-d-f-d-d-f-d-d-f-d-d-f-d-d f-g-a-g A-d-a a-d-a d-d-e-d-f-f-e-e

Watermelon Seeds Don’t Grow in the Stomach by Morels

Lyrics by Lily C & Music by Abigail P

Vocals: Lily C

Vocals & Piano: Abigail P

Guitar: Tilly F

Bass: Willa F

Drums: Eloise S

‘Watermelon seeds don't grow in the stomach’

Instrumental Intro:

G#m D#m B (F# B D#) D#m

Verse 1:

G#m D#m

I feel like I’m gonna be sick

B (inv) D#m

But that's just, mental fever

B (inv) D#m

But that's just, standing in line

B (inv) D#m

But that's just, scratching through my tights

Pre Chorus:

B (inv) D#m

But that's just, but that's just

C#m

A lie…

Chorus:

D#m F#

Is it only ever in my mind…

C#m

(watermelon seeds)

D#m F#

Is it just a figment less pigmented…

C#m

(watermelon seeds)

D#m F#

Is the frown painted across my lips,

C#m D#m

Only exagge-rated…

C#m

(I feel like I’m gonna be sick)

Post Chorus:

B (inv) D#m

But that's just, but that's just

G#m D#m

Average day life

Instrumental x 1:

G#m D#m B (F# B D#) D#m

Verse 2:

G#m D#m

It’s at this point, I doubt I can walk in a straight line

B (inv) D#m

It's at this point, I can’t hide the shake in my thighs

Pre Chorus:

B (inv) D#m

But that's just, but that's just

C#m

A lie…

Chorus:

D#m F#

Is it only ever in my mind…

C#m

(watermelon seeds)

D# F#

Is it just a figment less pigmented…

C#m

(watermelon seeds)

D#m F#

Is the frown painted across my lips,

C#m D#m

Only exagge-rated…

C#m

(I feel like I’m gonna be sick)

Post Chorus:

B (inv) D#m

But that's just, but that's just

G#m D#m

Average day life

Instrumental x 2:

G#m D#m B (F# B D#) D#m

Bridge:

C#m D#m C#m D#m

Do you really doubt my authenticity… C#m D#m C#m D#m

That you would call me a liar to my face…

C#m D#m C#m D#m

It's not my fault I was made this way…

C#m D#m C#m D#m

It’s not a mental fever

Chorus:

D#m F#

Is it only ever in my mind…

C#m

(watermelon seeds)

D#m F#

Is it just a figment less pigmented…

C#m

(watermelon seeds)

D#m F#

Is the frown painted across my lips,

C#m D#m

Only exagge-rated…

C#m

(I feel like I’m gonna be sick) ‘’

Outro:

B (inv)

But that's just

D#m

But that's just

B (inv)

But that's just

D#m

But that's just

G#m D#m

Average day life

A Life I Never Knew by Lacuna

Written by Soma O

Vocals: Soma O

Bass: Ada H

Backing Vocals:

Scarlett B, Eloise B, Anneka C

A life I never knew - Soma O

Verse 1

Love in the evening

Sex at night

Don’t want to be leaving by sunrise

It’s the sound of the city,

But the pull of a home,

The thrill of the party,

Never being alone.

Am I meant to keep running,

Or settle down with you?

I’m torn between the freedom,

And the life I never knew.

A place I never knew

Pre-Chorus

Settle down, move around, quiet

Nursery, charcuterie, wine

Chorus

You’re walking home

Want someone to keep

Someone to hold you close

Tuck you in to sleep

Someone to call your own

Till you’re old and weak

Verse 3

Ben and Holly’s

Horror films

Out at parties

Feeding milk

The world’s wide open,

A thousand places to explore,

I could take my time to find them,

But I hear babies' shoes on the floor

Little clothes on the floor

Pre-Chorus

Settle down, move around, quiet

Nursery, charcuterie, wine

Chorus

You’re walking home

Want someone to keep

Someone to hold you close

Tuck you in to sleep

Someone to call your own

Till you’re old and weak

In My Head by Romany Rae

Written by Romany L

Vocals & Guitar: Romany L

Synth: Joel W

‘In My Head’ by Romany Rae

Guitar intro

Verse 1

I could lay with you in this grass

like an ocean

and it could swallow us both

spit us out at the end

walking in

this warm wind on my back

your breath on the side of my neck

Conversations with you in my head

chorus

So sure of yourself

thought I’d be older by now

keep looking backwards

keep staring at the door

Verse 2

say your name

woven into it long ago

like the sheets on my bed

dwelling on something you said

though I can't be sure it’s

something that feels good to hold

smiling down at my shoes

a war that I just can't lose

chorus

So sure of yourself

maybe if I was taller by bow

keep looking backwards

keep sleeping on the floor

bridge

spilling tears just to get it out

those restless years give me time to burn it down

can't help but waiting

outro/last verse

be patient with me

you know I’d walk for miles and miles

leaning into the lows and highs

so close to starting your life

so sure of yourself

A Little Higher by The Clementines

Written by Maggie D, Kira M and Astrid R

Vocals: Maggie D

Guitar: Max C

Bass: Thea R

Piano: Jarrah M

Drums: Kira M

A LITTLE HIGHER by The Clementines

Instrumental intro

Look a little higher ( a little higher )

GO A LITTLE HIGHER ( a little higher )

Step a little higher ( a little higher )

Further to mars

Look a little higher ( a little higher )

Fly a little higher ( a little higher )

Aim a little higher ( a little higher )

Change your story

our feet were grounded

But were still running

Hundred miles an hour

Trying to find our way

Where stars in the sky

Flying through our universe

I just can’t wait

We just need to

Look a little higher ( a little higher )

GO A LITTLE HIGHER ( a little higher )

Step a little higher ( a little higher )

Find our own way

Look a little higher ( a little higher )

Fly a little higher ( a little higher )

Aim a little higher ( a little higher )

We’ll do this together

Guitar solo eight bars

Look a little higher ( a little higher )

GO A LITTLE HIGHER ( a little higher )

Step a little higher ( a little higher )

Instrumental:

Look a little higher ( a little higher )

GO A LITTLE HIGHER ( a little higher )

Step a little higher ( a little higher )

Even with rain

Look a little higher ( a little higher )

Fly a little higher ( a little higher )

Aim a little higher ( a little higher )

Let's reach for the stars

Piano/guitar chords

Verse: F Gm Bb C

Choras: Bb Gm F C

Through the Haze by Lilac Wine

Written by Samira P

Vocals & Bass: Samira P

Guitar: Alexandra M

Piano: Noah V

Drums: Ella T

Through the Haze

Intro & verse chords : bm g a #fm

I’d jump in the abyss for you

As the silence fills the air

I’d touch you and faintly smell the cologne you’d always wear

Your voice is like a melody

Plays along to my heartbeat

Chorus chords: g a d bm

As we dive right in

Skin to skin

Our broken body’s soaring right through the wind

I searched for our demise

All I could see was your eyes

An ocean blue maze

Cutting right through the haze

Verse chords : bm g a #fm

I’d live a thousand lives for you

As I wither in the mirror I’ll look back and still be glad you got to spend your life with her

Not the shell of me

That lies before my eyes

Reminiscing bout those summers

Watchin the stars in the sky

So bright

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Chorus chords: g a d bm

As we dive right in

Skin to skin

Our broken body’s soaring right through the wind

I searched for our demise

All I could see was your eyes

An ocean blue maze

Cutting right through the haze

Bridge chords: g a d bm

I searched for the escape

You saw my eyes lit ablaze

And I won’t lose the moment

Babe I won’t forget your face

I think back to simpler times

Searching for truth in his lies

When you and I were dancing on a fragile line and you were never mine

Chorus, refrain & outro chords: g a d bm

As we dive right in

Skin to skin

Our broken body’s soaring right through the wind

I searched for our demise

All I could see was your eyes

An ocean blue maze

Cutting right through the haze

As we dive right in

Skin to skin

Our broken body’s soaring right through the wind

I searched for our demise

All I could see was your eyes

An ocean blue maze

Cutting right through the haze

Right through the haze

Right through the haze I caught a glimpse of your face

Our passionate love was nothing but a mistake

Right through the haze I caught a glimpse of your face

Our passionate love was nothing but a mistake

Right through the haze

Between Us by Waking in Pieces

Written by Soma O

Vocals & Piano:

Soma O

Guitar: Izzy M

Bass: Scarlet H

Drums & Vocals:

Romany L

“Between Us”

by Soma O

Waking in Pieces:

Soma O - Voice + keys

Isabella M - Guitar

Scarlet H - Bass

Romany L - Drums + backing vocals

Verse

C#m B B/F# E B

I used to love you then until it felt like I couldn’t breathe

I used to love your touch before you forced it upon me

A F#m E

Pushed you away but couldn’t help but feel bad for you

Pre-chorus

F#m B C#m B A

I stay awake thinking of the way you held my waist

Touched me soft but never stopped

I can’t get away

Chorus

E B A/B

Can I try live without you

E F#m A

Rely on myself and not fall through

F#M B A C#m

The cracks in my heart

F#m/G# B D F#m E D

The cracks in my heart

Bridge

F#m E D

But I don’t think I can live without you

I know it was hard but we didn’t really try

I wish I had told you why I’m not happy

Why I stopped coming round

E D A

You were a weight, but also the gravity

E D A

That kept me from focusing on the cavity

Chorus

E B A/B

Can I try live without you

E F#m A

Rely on myself and not fall through

F#M B A C#m

The cracks in my heart

F#m/G# B D F#m E D

The cracks in my heart

E D A

There’s a space between but not enough to breathe

E D A

There’s a space between but not enough to breathe

E D A

There’s a space between but I can hardly breath

Summertime by The Indecisives

A reimagining of ‘Summertime’ by Will Smith

Guitar: Joshua M

Guitar: Tom P

Bass: Scarlet H

Drums: Angus van R

Hazy Blur by Concrete Munchers

Written by Concrete Munchers

Vocals & Lead Guitar: Reuben D

Guitar: Riley R

Bass: Abel N

Drums: Harvey B

“Hazy Blur” by Concrete Munchers

Intro (instrumental)

Emaj, Amaj

Verse 1 - 16 bars

Amaj Emaj

Don’t you wonder how it feels?

Amaj Emaj

And wouldn’t it be nice?

Emaj Amaj

Will we see new things? Will we still feel real?

Emaj Amaj Emaj Amaj

Let’s have some fun tonight

Chorus 1 - 16 bars

Emaj Amaj C#min

As i'm lying here with you now

C#min Bmaj Emaj

Flashing light burns in my mind

Amaj C#min Bmaj

Senses split and I sit behind my eyes

Emaj Amaj C#min

I’m living a distant memory

Bmaj Emaj

carry me away

Verse 2 - 16 bars

(instrumental part - 8 bars)

Amaj Emaj

Not such a draw

Amaj Emaj

Nothing felt anymore

Amaj Emaj

Is it worth it?

Chorus 2 - 32 bars

Emaj Amaj C#min

All these colours look too vivid

Bmaj Emaj

And nothing’s real anymore

Amaj C#min Bmaj

Where’s my feeling, I’m spacing out of here

Emaj Amaj C#maj Bmaj

It’s a different world, I’m looking through binoculars

Emaj Amaj C#min Bmaj

Let me out, let me out, let me out of here

Emaj Amaj C#min Bmaj

Let me out, let me out, let me out of here

Emaj Amaj

These last few days have been a hazy blur

C#min Bmaj

I’m stuck out here

Emaj G#maj C#min Bmaj

Adlibbing (woah woah type of deal)

Emaj G#maj C#min Bmaj

Adlibbing

Outro (instrumental)

Emaj, Amaj, C#min, Bmaj

Ghosts by Static

Written by Anneka C

Vocals: Anneka C

Guitar: Max C

Bass: Lily M

Piano: Ninyana S

Drums: Joel W

Ghosts by Anneka C

Intro: 8 bars Am. F. G. D.

Verse one:

Am.

All the worlds you mad up in your head, they where lies

Swallowed by monster we victimized as time

And I don’t want you to be sorry and I wish you’d leave my side

And I don’t want to be haunted by the ghosts you leave behind

Verse Two:

Am.

And I’m falling into darkness not matter how high I climb

Maps show what’s around us not what written in the sky

You ask if I cared and I almost said i do

But I’ll keep looking back and I’ll keep seeing you

Chorus:

Am.

I’ll tear it up, It falling down

Ghosts can’t be seen they don’t make a sound

It’s all for us there’s not coming down

D. Am.

You’d wish you’d know that none of this can be found

Verse Three:

Am.

It not about what we want anymore, It’s about we need

And I know it you are coming it gonna be for me

And i wish you’d say your sorry cause I’ve given you so much time

And I don’t want to be haunted by the ghosts you leave behind

Verse four:

Am.

To run from something takes away your power to be there

And the ones that said they do something the ones that claimed they care

Was it something I said that coloured you blue cause

I keep looking back and I keep seeing you

* 8 bar guitar solo * Am. F. G. D.

Chorus:

Am.

I’ll tear it up, It falling down

Ghosts can’t be seen they don’t make a sound

It’s all for us there’s not coming down

D. Am.

You’d wish you’d know that none of this can be found

Am.

I’ll tear it up, It falling down

Ghosts can’t be seen they don’t make a sound

It’s all for us there’s not coming down

D. Am.

You’d wish you’d know that none of this can be found

Post Chorus/outro:

F. G.

None of this can be found

It’s falling down

Goodbye by The Fog

Written by Anoük R & Louis M

Vocals: Anoük R

Guitar: Louis M

Bass: Lily M

Piano: Esme A

Drums: Reuben D

“Goodbye” by The Fog

Chord Progression: C, Bdim?, Am, G, F

Lyrics:

Would you know your own name, if someone said it to you,

Would you know your own face, if you saw it in the mirror,

Would you know your own mind, If it said the wrong words,

Would you know if it lied,

I don’t want to say ‘Goodbye’, ‘Goodbye’, ‘Goodbye’,

To my old life,

I see it staring me right in the eyes,

But I don’t want to say ‘Goodbye.’

The song that was left behind, I hear it loud and clear,

It’s from a time from long ago,

I remember the look on my face, Solemn and slow,

Trapped in all of the memories, Of a time long gone,

I don’t want to say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye,

To my old life,

I think that maybe it might be time,

But I don’t want to say goodbye,

To my old life

Instrumental Break

I think it’s time to say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye,

To my old life

I saw it staring me right in the eyes,

And I think it’s time to say goodbye,

To my old life,

Goodbye to my old life

‘Written in the Margins’

Creative Team

Thank you and congratulations to:

Soma O for your creative

Album Artwork

and

Ada H and Delilah W for your wonderful photography

CHS Kool Skools Music Team

Anna and Scott would like to congratulate and thank our incredibly gifted Kool Skools musos for making this such a fun and rewarding experience!

We’re so very proud of you all and your amazing music

‘Written in the Margins’