Gather round kids, form a circle and watch as I tell you all a tale bout the birth of a monster Started as a dream with the best of intent Then it turned into a nightmare of death and lament, hey Shhhh...here he comes My heart has never pumped so much blood in my life Tell me how could I still feel so numb As I sit here, kneeling on the floor, crouched down behind a turned up desk I get a feeling that I never had before like a pound or a burn in my chest All at once, I can tell, this is something that I never ever seen, brand new and At the same time it just feels so familiar, so much a part of my being, so human Right then I recognize what the pain is And realize there's no point to complain this Feelin that I'm feelin when I close my eyes Is the feelin that you feel when you're about to die Here he comes now, down the hall walkin AR-15 clink clink on the lockers Louder and clearer, I can't believe this shit's real If I'm this scared, can't imagine how these kids feel GASP Oh my god, I'm surrounded by babies Each and every last parent trusted me...ME An underpaid teacher with their safety Who am I to defend their lives? This is not what I signed up for Guess it's no surprise, running drills, getting down on the floor Even if we make it out alive, and try to tell the kids don't be scared Half the country will be down to ride, the other half'll give us thoughts and prayers Time's up, don't you cry. What good is that for? Twenty kids by my side, and now he's at the door Soon as we lock eyes, know just what he's got in store We're packin' lunch. He's literally armed for war Gather round kids, form a circle and watch as I tell you all a tale bout the birth of a monster Started as a dream with the best of intent Then it turned into a nightmare of death and lament, hey Tell me how do we convince A whole nation of men That the fears that they have are pretend And they'll never be greater than our fear of them We're running scared Somebody save me 'Cause of our hate and fear We're killing our babies If that won't stop us Don't know what will Guess we're Americans We deserve the right to kill We're running scared Somebody save me 'Cause of our hate and fear We're killing our babies If that won't stop us Then nothing will Guess we're we're Americans What are we without the power to kill?