die Now 30 odd years ago // Which in turn ensured Every kid saw it // Some of us were told it was evil // Who didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own lifedie Now 30 odd years ago // Which in turn ensured Every kid saw it // Some of us were told it was evil // Who didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own life
Which in turn ensured Every kid saw it // Some of us were told it was evil // Who didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own life // ever said about themWhich in turn ensured Every kid saw it // Some of us were told it was evil // Who didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own life // ever said about them
Some of us were told it was evil // Who didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own life // ever said about them // In my opinion talking about supportSome of us were told it was evil // Who didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own life // ever said about them // In my opinion talking about support
Who didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own life // ever said about them // In my opinion talking about support // Including white boys is particularly importantWho didn't know about Jeremy // From grabbing the gun and losing their own life // ever said about them // In my opinion talking about support // Including white boys is particularly important
2022-2023
THE JEREMYS
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Because Jeremy did A bunch of us kids didn'tdie Now 30 odd years agoThe outcry was fierce Trying to pull this videoWhich in turn ensured Every kid saw itHeard about it, Knew about VedderSome of us were told it was evilBut can't think of any kid my age of 11Who didn't know about JeremyAnd I think it probably saved quite a few kidsFrom grabbing the gun and losing their own lifeTheir future and every good thingever said about themI know it helped save mineIn my opinion talking about supportEmpathy and compassion for everyoneIncluding white boys is particularly importantCause we knew back in 1991white boys Shoot it upKill selves and othersBack then we talked about the JeremysNow it's a political war between state employeesAnd parents with kids caught consistent in crossfireNow it's football for politicsNow my kid is a Jeremy, he gets made fun ofHe gets stomped on and we had to workReal hard on his reflexesSo he stopped getting kicked in the ballsOver and over beat down in schoolThat'll do something terrible to a kidSo I try and keep everything at home safeWe only talk about surviving thingsNever about getting evenI tell him, leave that to GodAs He's got a special placeAnd it isn't in heaven with HimAnd while we are on this earthGetting mocked taunted and bulliedI keep remembering all the JeremysAnd just how terrible people can beAnd how early that starts for kidswith funny names and weird haircutsThese kids are speaking butNo one is listening and helpingInstead of informing police what they need to know they formalize cover ups and keep jobsSeems they'd like you to believe a kid named Crumbley was supported in killing by his parentsWho look pretty terrible tooMeanwhile if no one asks?Did this kid get made fun of? Was he a Jeremy? When did that facet of this sadness get entirely lost?It's almost like they want usAll against each other alwaysNever seeing how much money they makeon dead kids same week we get more namesI mourn those beautiful childrenand I worry for my ownI want to see something differentI pray you consider what it means30 years after JeremyTo still regularly discuss school shootingsPerhaps, just a thought?We might start talking about the JeremysPer usual I insist we can do more than 1 thingWe can grieve, and leave God His VengeanceWhile we enact firm rules for bullyingAnd reports of all violence at schoolAnd stop leaving life altering decisionsIn the hands of teachers and admins whodefinitely don't get paid enough for that tooMental Health InterventionPastoral SupportCommunity engagementGive parents help and supportSo maybe they know if their kid is a concernIn part because all these dead athletesMade jokes under their breathNever knowing that was a last strawAnd they say, you can't knowMeanwhile studies show bullying as criticalEasier to pinpoint and target but you knowSince shorties and weirdos don't matterThat's who's been bringing knives/guns to schoolThat's who is losing their futuresAnd taking them from kids tooAgain seems pretty simpleYou work the problemor the problem is you And your kids schoolI know at mine? I filed all the complaintsAnd tagged local media before InformingThe school of my intent to Call the policeif my child was Once again harmedI asked my son, did you know it's against the lawto hit someone? And he said, no!Almost like we need law enforcement in classesAs teachers and instructorsKeeping our kids safer from violenceAnd teaching them daily, bit different thanJust a resource officer, I'm recommendingAn update to Arnold's Kindergarten CopBut for all ages and like maybeWe'll bring some things togetherOut here in this country called AmericaJust one vision but I felt called to share itListening to Jeremy and thinking aboutall These JeremysMy kid knows I was a Jeremy onceI think it helps knowing I got kickedSpit on, or that bullies broke 3 different bonesIt helps knowing that no one ever hits me nowBecause he knows thats what he deservesEven if he and too many other kids don'tAlways get such safety in schoolHe knows that I take my painAnd I write it down and sometimesSing it aloud, and that my words haveTaken me from stage to stageHe knows some day this life will be different for himIf only we worked harderto give every kid The same hopeMight be many less JeremysAnd just one more lineFor my old friend JeremyWho saw me teased andWasn’t having that happen to himBrought himself a whole rifleTo Middle schoolAnd no one got hurt by Gods graceAnd Jeremy still lives I hope and prayLet there be no more reasonsKids feel they need gunsAnd poof what do you knowNo more shootings in schoolUp to you thoKeep only talking about gunsAnd maybe it’s your kid or someoneYou once knew who ends up a Jeremy#songsinthekeyofx