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Song of the Kid Killer - in Three Voices [1]

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Date: 2023-05-31  

Song of the Kid Killer

In Three Voices

I am

The kid killer,

Better than a car,

Bigger than disease.

I am the kid killer.

I am the very best.

I spray death

To those so young.

I am the kid killer.

I am hungry.

Feed me, empty me,

And let me speak.

I am the kid killer.

When I’m done,

I’ve shredded them.

There’s little left.

I am the kid killer.

All torn apart.

I steal all hope,

No future there.

I am the Kid Killer

If you’re young or old

That you can own.

That none can touch.

I am the kid killer,

I’m the golden calf,

For those not so sure,

For those so insecure,

For the terrified,

I am the kid killer.

And now they say,

Dead kids are OK.

Just the price to pay,

To have me stay,

To have me say,

I am the kid killer.

A child cries,

What have you done,

To get rid of the gun?

Where are my friends?

They’ve been shredded,

ID’ed by their shoes.

What have you done,

To get rid of the gun?

If you remain silent

You are with them,

and never with me.

What have you done,

To get rid of the gun?

Your silence pries

My hope and my joy

From cold, dead hands.

What have you done,

To get rid of the gun?

A tool of war,

A killing machine,

The killer of Kids.

What have you done,

To get rid of the gun?

Is it really true,

That you just don’t care?

They’re not your children.

What have you done,

To get rid of the gun?

You ask,

What have I done,

To get rid of the gun?

Nothing, nothing at all

I am the hero,

A good guy with a gun.

What have I done,

To get rid of the gun?

The gun’s my mirror,

Showing a vision

With gunfighter’s eyes.

What have I done,

To get rid of the gun?

The killing of kids

Is a price you pay.

For my fantasy.

What have I done,

To get rid of the gun?

They’re not my children,

Kids shredded and dead.

So, I see no need.

What have I done,

To get rid of the gun?

Nothing, nothing at all

Guns keep me safe,

From you know whom.

What have I done,

To get rid of the gun?

I am the wall

That saves us all,

Except for the kids.

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