I personally like how the song goes more into the one it's sampling (Kids With Guns.)
Each verse is about a kid (of varying ages,) how they got the guns, and what they do with them
Terry- Younger kid robs the candy store. That, or the whole verse is a metaphor for say, a conveince store or bank robbery "Put the cookies in the bag, take the pennies out the drawer"- Cookies = stuff in safe deposit boxes, pennies = the oney in the bank.
Khalil- Child living in the Middle East, possibly a child soldier, Or
Alex- High school student, takes a gun from home to begin a Columbine-like shooting.
Joker- Kid living in the projects, plans to kill some guys that beat him up before
Sara- Soldier in Iraq, kills a supposed insurgent, actually just an old man.
Uncle Sam- The US,
Killing to go to college- the Army will pay your tuition,
I personally like how the song goes more into the one it's sampling (Kids With Guns.) Each verse is about a kid (of varying ages,) how they got the guns, and what they do with them
Terry- Younger kid robs the candy store. That, or the whole verse is a metaphor for say, a conveince store or bank robbery "Put the cookies in the bag, take the pennies out the drawer"- Cookies = stuff in safe deposit boxes, pennies = the oney in the bank.
Khalil- Child living in the Middle East, possibly a child soldier, Or
Alex- High school student, takes a gun from home to begin a Columbine-like shooting.
Joker- Kid living in the projects, plans to kill some guys that beat him up before
Sara- Soldier in Iraq, kills a supposed insurgent, actually just an old man. Uncle Sam- The US, Killing to go to college- the Army will pay your tuition,