Straight from the headlines, scary as sin
a midwest high school is where we begin
Jon is a hacker, not scared to get in
and keep out of reach from his parents again
Cause he was a nuisance
least that's what they said
when they shouted when being abusive
But this wasn't typical
cause most of the
time the abuse he received had been physical
A healthy teenager, he changed to the minimal
eighty-five pounds on his frame made it pitiful
Alive in his mind so he nurtured a trust
cause that was the only thing they couldn't touch
He took up hacking to push away comatose
pro at code, exploits, races and overflows
He made two friends named Mike and Tim
and come to find out they were just like him
Jon's at school, on the clock waitin'
yet another weekday, the kind that he hated
Thinkin bout rootkits, and hooking to start
the teacher walked by with the term's report cards
One more quarter, but this was a site
shocked cause his grades were the hex code for white
An F in each class means he wouldn't pass
his parents were certain of punishment for that
Terrified of going home and facing the facts
Jon, Mike and Tim made a plan and it hatched
The school had an oracle database saved
they would hack with a zero day, to clear away grades
Commit on an update to setting straight As
the parents would never know then they'd be amazed
Thought about alternatives, but they refused it
tired of seeing Jon at school with new bruises
Next day at school, palms still sweatin'
try to act cool, calm and collected
Called to the office in second bell class
the IDS logs had seen their attacks
P'lice came in with cuffs for arrest
took them and booked them in front of the press
The DA and judge had to make an example
so they came down hard with the sentences handled
Mike went to court with terrified fears
locked up in Juvie for two more years
Tim pleaded out, he knew what the verdict is
placed in a home under social services
Alone in a zone, not a lot to share
locked in and scared under foster care
He called Jon's parents, but they wouldn't speak
cause Jon went missing at the end of last week
a midwest high school is where we begin
Jon is a hacker, not scared to get in
and keep out of reach from his parents again
Cause he was a nuisance
least that's what they said
when they shouted when being abusive
But this wasn't typical
cause most of the
time the abuse he received had been physical
A healthy teenager, he changed to the minimal
eighty-five pounds on his frame made it pitiful
Alive in his mind so he nurtured a trust
cause that was the only thing they couldn't touch
He took up hacking to push away comatose
pro at code, exploits, races and overflows
He made two friends named Mike and Tim
and come to find out they were just like him
Jon's at school, on the clock waitin'
yet another weekday, the kind that he hated
Thinkin bout rootkits, and hooking to start
the teacher walked by with the term's report cards
One more quarter, but this was a site
shocked cause his grades were the hex code for white
An F in each class means he wouldn't pass
his parents were certain of punishment for that
Terrified of going home and facing the facts
Jon, Mike and Tim made a plan and it hatched
The school had an oracle database saved
they would hack with a zero day, to clear away grades
Commit on an update to setting straight As
the parents would never know then they'd be amazed
Thought about alternatives, but they refused it
tired of seeing Jon at school with new bruises
Next day at school, palms still sweatin'
try to act cool, calm and collected
Called to the office in second bell class
the IDS logs had seen their attacks
P'lice came in with cuffs for arrest
took them and booked them in front of the press
The DA and judge had to make an example
so they came down hard with the sentences handled
Mike went to court with terrified fears
locked up in Juvie for two more years
Tim pleaded out, he knew what the verdict is
placed in a home under social services
Alone in a zone, not a lot to share
locked in and scared under foster care
He called Jon's parents, but they wouldn't speak
cause Jon went missing at the end of last week