The "smart kid" came into school and killed himself in the bathroom. Mary was never mean to him like the other kids, and her life won't be the same, not only after seeing the kid dead but also for getting pregnant. She most likely isn't fortunate enough to have someone to watch her baby while she tries to become an actress, so her movie life is over in that sense. Some people are saying Greg was the dad of Mary's baby, but in the video the baby was white...which leads me to believe it could have actually been the smart kid's baby. It also could explain why she was so upset and crying in her own bathroom. Greg was definitely killed by kids that were gang members, and not by the nerdy white kid. The lyric about the smart kid walking through the classroom doors and everyone knowing his name now doesn't necessarily mean he is still alive and going to jail. Everyone in the school would still have found out his name after committing suicide and he'd still be all over the news. But I also can understand peoples' point of view that the song could be different from the video. Either way it's a great song/video and very touching and leaves an important message.
This is my understanding for the video:
The "smart kid" came into school and killed himself in the bathroom. Mary was never mean to him like the other kids, and her life won't be the same, not only after seeing the kid dead but also for getting pregnant. She most likely isn't fortunate enough to have someone to watch her baby while she tries to become an actress, so her movie life is over in that sense. Some people are saying Greg was the dad of Mary's baby, but in the video the baby was white...which leads me to believe it could have actually been the smart kid's baby. It also could explain why she was so upset and crying in her own bathroom. Greg was definitely killed by kids that were gang members, and not by the nerdy white kid. The lyric about the smart kid walking through the classroom doors and everyone knowing his name now doesn't necessarily mean he is still alive and going to jail. Everyone in the school would still have found out his name after committing suicide and he'd still be all over the news. But I also can understand peoples' point of view that the song could be different from the video. Either way it's a great song/video and very touching and leaves an important message.