[Intro] [Instrumental Section] [Instrumental Section] [Verse 1] [Male Rap] He left his shift beneath the fading light And hummed his favourite song into the night His headphones played the tune he always picked He never knew the night would turn so WICKED His words came slowly, but his smile was bright He knew that road, he'd walked it every night Three boys were waiting by the corner store One mocked his voice, the others wanted more They copied how he talked and how he moved As if his pain was something to be proved He tried to pass, they stepped into his way And laughed at every word he tried to say He never raised a fist or called them names They fed their laughter like a hungry flame I watched it from the other side of the street And felt my courage vanish at my feet [Verse 2] [Male Rap] He asked them once to let him pass them by They pushed him down beneath the evening sky His headphones fell, the song he loved still played And WICKED laughter filled the crowd that stayed He reached for them, still lying in the street While people filmed the world beneath their feet I could have called for help, could have been brave But stood there like a coward, scared to say [Chorus] [Female] YOU WATCHED HIM FALL, YOU HEARD THE SOUND! A THOUSAND PHONES WERE POINTING DOWN! YOU CALL IT WRONG, THEN WATCH AGAIN! THAT'S WICKED, WICKED TO THE END! YOU SAY YOU CARE, YOU FEED THE FLAME! YOU TURN HIS PAIN INTO A GAME! YOU ASK WHO MADE THIS WORLD SO SICK! WE DID — THAT'S WICKED, CLICK BY CLICK! [Verse 3] [Male Rap] That night his face appeared upon my screen They turned his suffering into a laughing meme They cut his fall and made it look so slick A WICKED little joke with every click They added music, made his body fall Again and then again for one and all The numbers climbed, the comments multiplied While every trace of dignity was denied I heard the laughter ringing in my head Remembered every cruel word they said I saw the moment when he reached in vain And felt my silence burning into shame I could have stopped and offered him my hand Instead I watched, afraid to take a stand And every time that video appeared I saw the moment I surrendered to my fear [Verse 4] [Male Rap] Next morning everybody shook their heads "The world's gone mad," was what they all had said They called it cruel, disgusting, wrong and sick Then shared the same old WICKED clip They preached compassion, spoke of human shame While sending all their friends that cruel little game They cursed the boys who made him hit the ground Then laughed and passed the video around [Chorus] [Female] YOU WATCHED HIM FALL, YOU HEARD THE SOUND! A THOUSAND PHONES WERE POINTING DOWN! YOU CALL IT WRONG, THEN WATCH AGAIN! THAT'S WICKED, WICKED TO THE END! YOU SAY YOU CARE, YOU FEED THE FLAME! YOU TURN HIS PAIN INTO A GAME! YOU ASK WHO MADE THIS WORLD SO SICK! WE DID — THAT'S WICKED, CLICK BY CLICK! [Instrumental Section] [Instrumental Section] [Verse 5] [Male Rap] I passed that corner on my way back home And felt the weight of every silent phone I couldn't change the past or rewrite the script But I could face the WICKED truth I'd skipped Next time I'll call for help and choose to stay Not turn another person's pain to play No more excuses, no more looking away I'll be the hand that reaches out that day [Chorus] [Female] YOU WATCHED HIM FALL, YOU HEARD THE SOUND! A THOUSAND PHONES WERE POINTING DOWN! YOU CALL IT WRONG, THEN WATCH AGAIN! THAT'S WICKED, WICKED TO THE END! YOU SAY YOU CARE, YOU FEED THE FLAME! YOU TURN HIS PAIN INTO A GAME! YOU ASK WHO MADE THIS WORLD SO SICK! WE DID — THAT'S WICKED, CLICK BY CLICK! [Outro]
