Three word game ...

[classic33]

when they're wound

 

[Edwardoka]

tighter than watchsprings

 

[classic33]

, almost to breaking

 

[Edwardoka]

bad, season five

 

[Maverick Goose]

keep on movin'

 

[Edwardoka]

bales of hay

 

[pjd57]

which could ignite

 

[classic33]

spontaneously, without warning

 

[Edwardoka]

lights or sirens

 

[Paulus]

to alert bystanders

 

[Edwardoka]

about rogue teachers

 

[Paulus]

accessing the gymnasium

 

[classic33]

after hours, hoping

 

[Edwardoka]

to find some

 

[classic33]

-one to try