Lyrics
Stop killing all these kids instead kill me
Expresses a desire for the speaker to bear the burden of suffering instead of innocent children.
They got lives to live and a loving family
Highlights the value of the lives of children and the impact on their families.
So much potential in the lives that they killing
Addresses the wasted potential in the lives of the children being lost.
Going to school how a kid shoot up the building
Questions how a child can resort to violence in a place meant for education.
Grew up in a world so cruel killing children
Reflects on the harsh and cruel world where children are victims of violence.
Life is full of lessons how you learn when you go take them
Emphasizes the learning process in life and the lessons that come with it.
How are lives lost in a school where you learn
Questions the loss of lives in a place meant for learning.
How they go to fix it but they only made it worse
Criticizes ineffective attempts to address the issue, making it worse.
This shit took apart of me
Expresses personal emotional pain and impact from the tragic events.
These kids age is half of me
Compares the ages of the speaker and the affected kids, highlighting the tragedy.
Y'all left a legacy
Acknowledges the legacy left by the deceased children.
May you all rest in peace
Wishes peace for the departed souls.
Mentally I been really fallin
Reveals the speaker's mental struggles and distress.
How these kids go pick up guns and shoot up hallways
Expresses disbelief at children resorting to violence in schools.
I cant imagine what them parents going through
Sympathizes with the parents who are experiencing unimaginable pain.
Too much pain too much damage
Describes the overwhelming pain and damage caused by such events.
Trynna comprehend but truly I don't understand it
Expresses difficulty in understanding the reasons behind such actions.
How they know to pick up a gun and not to jam it
Questions how children know to use guns without restraint.
Fuck yea this shit was planned out
Suggests that the tragic events were premeditated and planned.
Blueprints of the school they found a map in his house
References the discovery of plans for the violent act, possibly in the form of blueprints.
Please hide your guns up he found the gun in his couch
Advises caution in gun storage to prevent access by children.
We gotta put a end to this need to figure it out
Calls for an end to such tragedies and a collective effort to find solutions.
Stop killing all these kids instead kill me
Reiterates the plea to spare children and redirect harm towards the speaker.
They got lives to live and a loving family
Repeats the importance of children's lives and the impact on their families.
So much potential in the lives that they killing
Restates the potential lost in the lives of the affected children.
Going to school how a kid shoot up the building
Reiterates the disbelief at a child resorting to violence in an educational environment.
Grew up in a world so cruel killing children
Recalls growing up in a world where the harsh reality includes the killing of children.
Life is full of lessons how you learn when you go take them
Reemphasizes the learning aspect of life and the lessons that come with it.
How are lives lost in a school where you learn
Questions the loss of lives in a place meant for learning, highlighting the irony.
How they go to fix it but they only made it worse
Criticizes ineffective attempts to address the issue, making it worse (repeated from line 8).
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