Kids
Pop punk with alternative rock influences. Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted power chords in the verses and open, ringing chords in the choruses. A driving drum kit features a prominent snare on beats 2 and 4 with eighth-note hi-hat patterns and frequent crash cymbal accents. The electric bass follows the guitar root notes with a picked, aggressive tone. Male vocals are delivered with a melodic, slightly raspy punk inflection, featuring layered harmonies during the chorus. The tempo is 165 BPM in the key of D Major. The arrangement uses a standard 4/4 time signature with a high-gain, polished production style.
Kids
Pop punk with alternative rock influences. Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted power chords in the verses and open, ringing chords in the choruses. A driving drum kit features a prominent snare on beats 2 and 4 with eighth-note hi-hat patterns and frequent crash cymbal accents. The electric bass follows the guitar root notes with a picked, aggressive tone. Male vocals are delivered with a melodic, slightly raspy punk inflection, featuring layered harmonies during the chorus. The tempo is 165 BPM in the key of D Major. The arrangement uses a standard 4/4 time signature with a high-gain, polished production style.
Lyrics
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[Verse 1]
They see us rolling down the hollow street
With favored ease and ghosts we can't delete
They say we're weird, they say we're strange
Say we don't belong, say we always change
I see you hiding in the back of class
Counting all the seconds watching time go past
You got a mask and a loaded pen
Writing war notes for the war you'll never win
[Pre-Chorus]
They talk about us like we're some kind of threat
Like we're the problem that they can't forget
But we're just kids with too much to say
In a world that's trying to make us fade away
[Chorus]
They call us monsters, but we're just teenagers
With too much anger and too many fears
We're not your nightmare, we're not your crime
We're just the kids who refuse to lie
They call us monsters, but that's the joke
We're the ones who never get to vote
Teenagers with the world on fire
Burning bright in the dead of night
[Verse 1]
palm-muted guitar returns]You lock your doors and you pull the blinds
Say you're scared of what you might find
But it's not us, it's what you've made
A mirror you can't face, a debt unpaid
I see you watching from your window light
Wondering if we're gonna burn it all tonight
But we're just trying to find a place
Where we don't have to hide our face
[Pre-Chorus]
They talk about us like we're some kind of plague
Like we're the reason that the world's gone bad
But we're just kids with too much to say
In a world that's trying to make us fade away
[Chorus]
They call us monsters, but we're just teenagers
With too much anger and too many fears
We're not your nightmare, we're not your crime
We're just the kids who refuse to lie
They call us monsters, but that's the joke
We're the ones who never get to vote
Teenagers with the world on fire
Burning bright in the dead of night
[Bridge]
So when you're old and you're looking back
At all the kids you tried to quack
Remember this, we're still here
Still screaming loud, still living clear
We're still here
We're still here
[vocal scream]
We're still here!
[Chorus]
They call us monsters, but we're just teenagers
With too much anger and too many fears
We're not your nightmare, we're not your crime
We're just the kids who refuse to lie
They call us monsters, but that's the joke
We're the ones who never get to vote
Teenagers with the world on fire
Burning bright in the dead of night
[Outro]
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