י''א 2 [Yud Alef 2] [English translation]

The teachers called me a daydreamer

I would sit in class and drum away

JanSport, dreadlocks, and my inhaler

Lay my head on the table and snore, (hardcore) let it all burn

It's another morning in class B, gonna have so much fun

Tired, had a test on "had, has, have"

When I stood for myself they told me "Sit, sit, sit"

Text, text, no heart, nothing to get excited about

And only girls and the computer in my head

When the door slams shut and the class deadens

We learned how to shut down our thoughts

So that slowly, slowly I got another scar, another scar

And it would take years to heal

I got out to life bearfoot

I burn beautiful years inside transparent classrooms

I remember the days

I remember a lot of great times

But mostly how we learned to shut down

Dolls, dolls...

"Hey, Mrs. Tuna, he's kind of ok 1

A cool kid, not much more, he's kind of fine

His average is average, he doesn't really listen

If he could be more interested it would be cool, and yes

He's late to class, he talks, he chats, he draws

He refuses to grow up, he's a recluse

He can improve, he can detiriorate

As long as he chooses the path himself"

Hours and hours I fell there between the chairs 2

Believing every F, saying "Amen" to the results

I took responsibility for my mistakes

Today I turn the fingers back

On the material you shot in a volley

The subjects not changed since the Palmah 3

The Kastah after Kastah 4

That's how we mainly learned to accumulate debts

Line up on the shelf and hope

Dolls, dolls...

And a while ago when I felt really down

I listened to Tha Dogg Pound

To forget all the thoughts that suddenly came

I understood it all, wow, I sat there for nothing

Unnecessary like the pin on Hanokh Daum's head 5

How will you teach me to trust myself, sign contracts

Understand the feelings inside, build relationships

How will I know to live in peace? How will you teach me to dream?

You have no idea what a dream even is

I would've bet a million pounds

That as long as they keep making the same sound

That is how my future will sound too

So my words are like a punch to the head, pow!

Thank god that I am not another robot

Which you will teach to read commands, goodbye and many thanks

When you'll cut the strings then you'll understand

That inside there're a million answers

Dolls, dolls...

1. Tuna is the name (not real, his name is Itay) of the rapper, so this is his teacher from highschool talking to his mother. 2. An expression meaning not being treated correctly and not knowing what to do about it. 3. The Palmach was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine. The Palmach was established on 15 May 1941. 4. Kastah is short for "kisuy tahat" meaning covering your ass. This is about teachers who try to avoid being blamed for their students' failure. 5. A bald religious media figure, usually a kippah is held by a pin, but since he's bald it's unnecessary.

• Artist:Tuna (Israel)