Verse 1 Radiation class on a dying morning, Half the room asleep, half silently mourning, Mr. A kept teaching through the sweat and pain, Scratching at his side while he fought to stay sane. Faces all blank, eyes a thousand miles away, Except for Andy Knox with a grin that wouldn't sway, The teacher hit the restroom, came staggering back, While smirking in the corner he watched the whole thing crack. Chorus Smirking smile, somehow how he knew, Something wicked blowing through the room, While the rest of us just sat and stared, Like we were waiting for doom. Wicked smile, Smirking - vile he stayed, Watching every warning sign ignored, And the louder Mr. A would scream, The wider that smirk was worn. Verse 2 Soon he wasn't teaching, just yelping and pacing, Red-faced, sweating, some invisible thing chasing, Then down he went spinning circles on the floor, Gurgling and bleeding while we gathered at the door. Nobody moved, nobody ran, Nobody acted like a decent man, We stood around silent while he fought for breath, Like spectators buying tickets to a dance with death. Chorus Satanic smile, somehow he knew, Something broken blooming in the room, While the rest of us stood frozen still, Beneath a gathering gloom. Evil and Vile. Eldritch... mysterious Lounging in the back, smoldering alone. As the line between the sane and damned Turned to dust and bone. Bridge One kick landed, then another, Brothwrss turned against a stranger, Thud and gurgle, blood and cries, Something savage filled our eyes. Rodney howled into the air, No one stopped him, no one cared, A final gasp, a final sound, Then silence settled on the ground. Verse 3 Heather wept, the captains stared, Buddy cursed, nobody dared, Rodney sick beside the dead, Captain Chrane repeating what he'd said. Then Knox stopped laughing long enough to sneer, "It’s no more than you deserve for ending up here." He walked away and left us there, With blood, regret, and poisoned air. Final Chorus Viscious smile, somehow he knew, Long before the rest of us did, The monster wasn't on the floor, It was underneath our skin. Eldritch grin, he knew the way Leaving nothing but his curse, And every soul that watched that day Could never say which act was worse.
