the kids are not alright

Penned in in playpens They watch with sad eyes All the Punch and Judy arguments In their parents' pantomime Chewing on plastic With their protests pacified Spoon-fed mush and hope that's false and truths that seem like lies And so they'll cry Hurting inside But when will someone even realise The kids are not alright The kids are not The kids are not The kids are not The kids just aren't alright The kids are not alright The kids are not The kids are not The kids are not The kids just aren't alright Now Sam's lost his shotgun He left it at the beach And now it's buried six feet under Like his victims on the screen Sharpening his crayons He smashes mirrors in his sleep Last pick for his mum and dad And for the football team And so he'll cry Awake at night But when will someone even realise The kids are not alright The kids are not The kids are not The kids are not The kids just aren't alright The kids are not alright The kids are not The kids are not The kids are not The kids just aren't alright Now Owen's had his head shaved Cus his dad said he looked gay And Poppy's had her lips done Looks like she's been kissing stingrays And George won't eat his dinner Because the other kids call him fat And Peter is anxious And Hayley is lonely And Kevin's covered in anti-bac And Clara's scared she'll get measles Cus her mum don't believe in needles And Rupert always wears long-sleeves and never does P.E And James misses his mum And Katie misses her dad And Holly wants to look like Polly But Polly wants to stop feeling sad