PARENTAL ADVISORY Verse 1 They put a sticker on the cover like a priest against a fire. Turns out fear sells better when you call it righteous desire. Another headline needs a monster, another mouth to crucify. Funny how the mirror’s always the first thing left outside. You want chaos? Cute. You want trauma? Mine’s used. You want honesty? That’s gonna cost you. Pre-Chorus Turn it up. If truth had a volume, you’d call the cops. Chorus PARENTAL ADVISORY. Congratulations, you finally found something to blame besides yourselves. Warning: these songs may cause critical thinking, side effects include asking who lit the match before you cursed the smoke. Parental Advisory. Play at your own risk. Verse 2 You blamed the books. You blamed the movies. Now the guitar’s on trial. Guess it’s easier than asking why the house was burning all the while. Every decade finds a villain wearing different clothes. Paint another target— anything but looking close. Don’t blame the record. It just remembered what you said. Pre-Chorus If music made monsters, why’d they all look so familiar? Chorus PARENTAL ADVISORY. Congratulations, you finally found something to blame besides yourselves. Warning: these songs may cause critical thinking, side effects include asking who lit the match before you cursed the smoke. Parental Advisory. Play at your own risk. Bridge They said, “Protect the children.” We asked, “From what?” The silence answered louder than the sermon ever could. Every generation finds another scapegoat, wraps it in cellophane, calls it public safety. Funny— the loudest warning label was never on the people holding the matches. Final Chorus PARENTAL ADVISORY. Congratulations, you finally found something to blame besides yourselves. You want chaos? Cute. You want trauma? Mine’s used. You want honesty? That’s gonna cost you. No sticker ever stopped a lie. No chorus ever started a war. If a song can shake your worldview— maybe it wasn’t built on much before. Parental Advisory. Contains: loud guitars, uncomfortable questions, and absolutely no one to blame but yourself.
