[DAN REYNOLDSS]
I've never known darker times
And I've covered the protests live
At the Hatchetfield kennel
I am Dan Reynolds

[DAN REYNOLDS - SPOKEN]
...with action news weekdays at 10pm

[OFFICER BAILEY]
I hate to relay the news
But the football team might be screwed
Stay inside, watch your children!
'Cause our losin' streaks comin'

[RHONDA]
Our losin' streaks comin'!

[SOLOMON, (ENSEMBLE)]
There's a man on the loose
And he's got a gun
Better put out the APB!
The psycho's killed two
If he gets me next, make it three! (If he gets me next, I could be three!)

[ALL]
We're chasing wild goose
And we don't know how
Watch the blame go around!
Man down, down, down, down

[DAN REYNOLDS]
Who's swinging the Hatchet now
In Hatchet Town?

[ALL]
Someone's got their hands on the Hatchet handle
Swinging on the youth, it's a Hatchet scandal
Careful or your folks will end up a cannibal's plate
It ain't great!

You're better on the run than are you hiding
Suddenly this quiet town's exciting!

[BOY JERRY]
I heard that the brains were soup
Their intestines were cut in two
So it's gotta be Donna!

[DAN REYNOLDS]
Yeah, it's gotta be Donna!

[DONNA DAGGIT - SPOKEN]
Dan?!

[KAREN]
Reynold's was in the school
We all know he's the local mule
Selling drugs to our children!

[DAN REYNOLDS - SPOKEN]
I'm a volunteer counselor!

[KAREN]
We know he loves killing!

[DAN REYNOLDS - SPOKEN]
Well, I certainly don't LOVE killing!

[ENSEMBLE]
Bailey's on the loose and he's got a gun
And he's got a motive to kill!

[OFFICER BAILEY - SPOKEN]
I'm a cop!

[ALL]
The case is closed his description matches the bill
(Fits the bill, he fits the bill)
Killers gotta go and for what he's done
If you don't take him in, I will
Man down, down, down, down
Who's swinging the hatchet now in Hatchet Town?

[ENSEMBLE, (SOLOMAN - SPOKEN)]
Lauter's got his hands on the Hatchet handle (What, what what?)
Swinging on the youth from his high mantle (I am the mayor!)
Careful or your kids will end up on Karen's plate!

[KAREN - SPOKEN]
Excuse me?!

[ENSEMBLE]
She just ate!

[KAREN - SPOKEN]
How DARE you!

[ALL]
You're better on the run than you are hiding
Suddenly this quiet towns divided
Singing all these songs gives him greater windows to kill!
But we're singing still!

[RHONDA]
Ooh!~
I remember before the lockdown
The sun was shining on our town
And our kids could walk the streets

Ooh!~
I remember the candy and rainbows
No hatred, only halos
And I knew what a life could mean
Until Jerry...
Went on his murder spree

[DAN REYNOLDS - SPOKEN]
I knew it was Jerry!

[BOY JERRY - SPOKEN]
It was Girl Jerri, that dirty girl!

[OFFICER BAILEY - SPOKEN]
Let's kill him!

[ALL]
Someone's got their hands on the Hatchet handle
Swinging on the youth, it's a Hatchet scandal
Careful or your kids will encounter a terrible fate
We're at Hell's gate!

You're better on the run from this bloody-letting
Suddenly this show is real upsetting
It's looking like the Hatchet sun is setting on us
Who can we trust?

Who's swinging the Hatchet now?
Can I shit or will I drown?

[ENSEMBLE, (KAREN)]
Man down, down, down, down (He's going down! He's going down!)

[ALL]
Who stepped on our hallowed ground
In Hatchet Town?

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