Who's to Blame

Johnny, can you hear me?

Turn that music down

You're making too much noise

I mean it, do it now

All that stuff is evil

Ozzy, Judas Priest

There's backwards messages in that stuff

That leads you to the beast

Johnny, can you hear me?

Open up that door

I've been callin' you for hours

I won't say it anymore

Just wait until your dad gets home

And sees what you have done

Kicked out of school, you've got no job

You useless delinquent bum

Oh my God, it's Johnny

Hangin' by his neck

All those metal albums

Have led him to his death

Now it's time for parents

To open ears and listen

Maybe it's too late

To see what you've been missing

Music is no cause of death

It's you that suffocates

If you had opened your eyes and ears

You'd see just who's to blame

Who should be responsible for a life that's not on track?

Who's the one who must be there to see it gets put back?

Were you there to hear the cries of a person in need?

Were you there to see the signs? Or were you too busy?

Now it's time for parents

To open ears and listen

Maybe it's too late

To see what you've been missin'

Music is no cause of death

It's you that suffocates

If you had opened your eyes and ears

You'd see just who's to blame

Who should be responsible for a life that's not on track?

Who's the one who must be there to see it gets put back?

Were you there to hear the cries of a person in need?

Were you there to see the signs, or were you too busy?

Who's the cause? Who's to blame for a life that's not worth living?

Is it parents? Family who take without giving

So next time that you close your eyes

And choose to shift the blame

Remember you could save a life

So, really, who's to blame?