Disheartened, dazed, and confused,

What is the world coming to?

Freedom is something we fought for for years,

But is the price of our freedom so steep?

Is the price really worth it as we look back in grief?

Bang bang, the world is red,

The red that seeps into our souls,

Each new footstep after is never the same as before,

Each new footstep is a bit more wary than the last.

Heroes are born each day, it is true,

But a criminal is praised, and what is the victim to do?

Disheartened, dazed, and confused,

What is the world coming to?

Bang bang, the world is red,

Sobs are wracking a nation coming together yet so far divided.

Paranoid glances, cries for help,

Called crazy or ignored, blamed or scolded.

It's gotten so easy to look past the wrong,

It's gotten so easy to get away with the bad.

Bang bang, the world is red,

Another life has been lost tonight.

The red seeps into our minds,

The thousands and millions who are part of the domino effect.

Mentally, physically, emotionally distraught,

Peace of mind is a thing that will never be caught.

Senseless, senseless, senseless acts,

Violence, violence everywhere in a sea of hypocrites.

They all want change, they all want a voice,

They all want to blissfully ignore.

Bang bang, the world is red,

Justice is coming,

The lives aren't gone in vain.

Sunshine and beauty is all they left,

But don't you worry, darling, your life was not in vain.

Bang bang, the world is red,

Lessons learned are vengeance acts,

And the mind is a powerful thing.

Bang bang, the world salutes,

The world won't be red for long.