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well they’re sitting around the table, too young to hit the town
middle of the night, they lack foresight, they know they’re not allowed

it’s a little too chilly not to be cold so they huddle in the gloom
about 15 sketchy teenagers, there’s barely enough room

they’re just wasting time, wasting their minds
but what can you do? they’re the apathetic non-energetic kind except a few

they’re sitting idly by, bored in the neighborhood
wasting their time, they’re not up to any good

they migrate periodically, never stray too far
but for all the narcotics you’d think them neurotic, and maybe they are

they’re all too happy to follow, but none dare to lead
it’s not accepted not to go with the flow but who who will be first to proceed?

inspiration strikes in the form of a rock, smashing up a car
the culprits may have fled the block but they never stray too far

they’re just sitting idly by, bored in the neighborhood
wasting their time, they’re not up to any good

one old man awake to visit the can, he sees them in the streets
he curses a few then gives ‘em some worse news, dials up the police

turns out he wasn’t the only one, and the dogs will come when called
sirens drown out shouting, it’s time to turn tail or draw

most of ‘em run of into the night but not all can escape
comes down to instinct, fight or flight? we can all relate

well a couple of the boys who were left behind got caught up in a panic
the fuse was lit, the timer was ticking when everything went manic

the cops were mad, the kids were scared, one thing led to the next
one hit a cop and then got shot, what a bloody mess

his death was such a shock to all his family and his friends
everyone was devastated by the a.m. news at 10

the policeman of course was charged for his crime, the boy had been unarmed
but no amount of lawsuit could undo irrevocable harm

those who had fled the night before felt horrible indeed
they were playing pranks and jesting jokes when a friend had ceased to be

they were just sitting idly by, bored in the neighborhood
wasting their time, they’re not up to any good

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from Messarounds and Mayhem (LIVE EP), released December 10, 2015

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