Can't Instantiate Object in Constructor

I have a C++ header file like so:

class someClass : public someBaseClass
{
public:
    someClass();
    ~someClass();

private:
    Text playText; //declare text object
};

The C++ source file for it is:

someClass::someClass() : playText("Play") //instantiate text object
{
}

someClass::~someClass()
{
}

Then I have another class which has a static member of someClass:

class anotherClass
{
public:
    anotherClass();
    ~anotherClass();
private:
    static someClass className; //declare someClass object
};

The corresponding C++ source file:

anotherClass::anotherClass()
{
}

anotherClass::~anotherClass()
{
}

someClass anotherClass::className; //must do because its static

My problem is that when I close my application I get a error message that says:

Unhandled exception at 0x6903a9e0 in Breakout.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000054.

But strangely enough when I comment out the : playText("Play") part of my code in the someClass constructor the message goes away. I basically can't instantiate playText or else I get an error (which is only when I close the application never during run-time).

I am completely confused and can't find anything about why this happens so does anyone know why this happens and how I can fix it?

Thanks.

class is a reserved keyword. You can't use it as an identifier here:

static someClass class;

You have to use another name for your static member variable. I'm surprised that this even compiles.