It was just another week in high school
In Parkland, USA
Until he tripped that fire alarm
On Saint Valentine’s Day
His troubled heart was beating fast
Those fingers gripped cold steel
While all that pent-up hate he held
Was lookin’ to get real…

Chorus

His sanity is shaken
And he’s about to crack
Once he pulls that trigger
We can’t take… those bullets back…

The purchase was so easy
The background check- a joke
They couldn’t see his soul on fire
Despite the smell of smoke…
Behind closed doors and windows
He rubbed his new friend clean
Oiling up the barrel of
His Colt… AR-15

Chorus

His sanity is shaken
And he’s about to crack
Once he pulls that trigger
We can’t take… those bullets back…

Did fourteen schoolmates have to die
To purge the pain of one
Talkin’ heads say he’s to blame
But who…sold him that gun?

Chorus

His sanity is shaken
And he’s about to crack
Once he pulls that trigger
We all cry…
Yeah… where’d he find that anger
How’d he get off track
We gotta figure out a way
To take… those bullets back
We’re takin’ bullets back…