Lyrics:

Quantus pueris moriendum erat
Priusquam discimus
There is no center of the universe
No place here where the lamb lays with a lion
Not here, I fear
Now the voice of fun
Is the sound of children playing with a gun
Jimmy killed Bobby, 'cause Bobby killed Mim
Now Mim's mommy's gonna kill him
Bebop, hip-hop, cock-a-doodle-doo
Soon Mim's mamma's gonna die too
We hate our fate 'til we suffocate
And daddy won't tell us why
Sittin' all alone by the telephone
Is it me he still can't see?
Fear the child with a stare
Worshipped heroes with one name fillin' their days
Smith and Wesson
Bundy and the juice
Arkansas boys cuttin' loose
Mamma's man touchin' me, feelin' my shame
Fat-ass! Dummy! He calls me a name
Bebop, hip-hop, cock-a-doodle-doo
Black man, white man, yellow man, Jew
As a child, a child called me childish names
Now I'm a man, but I still feel the same shame
What's in a name? It's me, baby! That's where I exist
So grab onto this! I am beautiful because I think so
Because I think, and therefore I am, what I think I am
Is this our lesson? Our lesson is this
Classroom killers too young to kiss
Bebop, hip-hop, cock-a-doodle-doo
Please don't hurt me! Whatcha gonna do?
You got an answer, sure ain't me
Too busy preachin', too blind to see
Makin' my money, no time to play
It's not your fault he ran away
That's not a nose on my face, it's an answer
It's plain to see that you don't see it
Look close
The righteous man preaches, 'Give a hoot, don't pollute'
While his kid's on the corner sellin' kiddies toot
That's what I see
Bebop, hip-hop, cock-a-doodle-doo
Watch out children, we're comin' for you
Where is the center of the universe?
Not here, I fear
No place here where the lamb lays with a lion
Now the voice of fun
Is the sound of children playing with a gun
With open minds we can open minds
But until I kneel down and open mine
I won't be able to
Look into the eyes of a child
Jimmy killed Bobby, 'cause Bobby killed Mim
Now Mim's mommy's gonna kill him
Bebop, hip-hop, cock-a-doodle-doo
Soon Mim's mommy's gonna die too
Gonna hate our fate 'til we suffocate
And Daddy won't tell us why
Sittin' all alone by the telephone
Is it me he still can't see?
Jimmy killed Bobby, 'cause Bobby killed Mim
Now Mim's mommy's gonna kill him
Bebop, hip-hop, cock-a-doodle-doo
Soon Mim's mamma's gonna die too
Gonna hate our fate 'til we suffocate
And Daddy won't tell us why
Sittin' alone by the telephone
Is it me he still can't see?