The British kids are happy slapping on the nightly news
The American kids are shooting up their schools
Hitler gets his own Channel with paying subscribers
Yeah i know Herostratus' name Yeah i know Herostratus' name

So what am i to make of it?
When nice guys come last and the good die young
So what am i to make of it?
When its so good to be bad, so cool to be cruel
So what am i to make of it?
When nice guys come last and the good die young
So what am i to make of it?
Girls love a bad boy and the media too

You pass judgment but never heed your words
Dont look at the screen! Dont look at the screen!
Youre a hypocrite in a sea of herd
Dont turn that dial! Dont turn that dial!

So what am i to make of it?
When nice guys come last and the good die young
So what am i to make of it?
When its so good to be bad, so cool to be cruel
So what am i to make of it?
When nice guys come last and the good die young
So what am i to make of it?
Girls love a bad boy and the media too

Herostratus is so much greater than hero status than hero status
No lords of Ephesus could put out his fire
His flame burns even today