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This is a reference to a fictitious mascot and the cover boy for Mad magazine. He also appears in the TV series “Mad”.

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Some people act hard like an evil villain and they are pretending to hide switchblades so they look tough. But, they are in french braids which is a way in which some women have their hair so Crooked is calling these villains fake.

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This refers to the London riots in 2011 which caused much disruption in London. Young people took to the streets to loot shops and gather as much free stuff as they can. They threw petrol bombs at police and there was a lot of violence.

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At a young age it seems impossible that anything bad will happen to you. You feel invincible and think the world revolves around you hence the word God being used. This line also suggests that young minds are corrupted because of what society sees them as.

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This is foreshadowing that something bad is going to happen to the 13 year old boy later on in the song.

This is the clip that this song is about and shows the 13 year old boy in the film “ill manors” in the horrible situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovWlUHBt4QQ

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Judgement from others contributes to the anger young people feel which makes them more likely to carry on in a bad lifestyle. If everyone is judging them they might as well live up to the names they are given by society and these are often negative names.

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It is possible for the kids to change but their mindset is so absorbed in the gang culture that they are likely to struggle getting out of it.

The Lines “Scared that their life will become 2-D” Suggests that the kids are scared that their lives will be boring and they will be just like everyone else which makes them feel non-human.

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The reason for the bad behavior of the kids is down to the fact that the parenting was bad. Some parents have alcohol and drug addictions or they just treat their children badly for no clear reason.

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The phrase “Blues and twos” refers to emergency vehicles such as Police cars, ambulances and fire engines. This line means that a lot of kids are used to seeing emergency vehicles because of all the crime that goes on in their local area.

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This shows that Ben is primarily focusing on sex. These are the parts of the body that typically men look at when they want to have sex with a women. So at this point Ben does not know he loves the girl yet but only has lust for her.

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