Lyric discussion by Anson93 

Cover art for A Sad Silence lyrics by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The

I think this song is about a kid in a gang of mates who is consantly getting beat up by a tougher kid (I think the tougher kid might be his dad or step-dad) and was too scared to stand up to him.

'Both his eyes would twitch The left one was always black His lips they never moved They stayed still with each attack'

Then one day he gets killed in one of his beatings

'His eyes rolled up, llike yesterday, he started falling back The kids that watch this everyday now watched him hit the ground'

'A sad silent situation, and now he's not around'

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