Verse [1]

Why so serious? Let me see you smile
Is it me? How I turn up the dial on vile?
Do you want to know how I got these scars?
My father was a drinker and a fiend
He charged at my mother
Took the blade in her hand right out said
Why so serious? And put it in my mouth
"Let's put a smile on that face sonny'"
It was bloody, now I get the joke... So funny
Now, do you see? Really you should treasure me
Now you'll have a story of a fiend in your memories
I know it's hard when your life is in jeopardy
Maybe I should take that too... what a remedy!
I'm here to terrorize, leave the town paralyzed
In fear... terrified, that would be my paradise
I'm taking Arkham Asylum's finest
On assignments to riot your pious climates
Harvey Dent... Now that's a virus
And the only cure for that is dying silence
But, not death in a physical way
Substituting physical pain to chisel away
The Batman's hope, sway any mystical faith
That you had 'til it gave to a critical gaze
And the plan is pure anarchy
One man army who plans to dent, Harvey!
I'm an agent of chaos, you thought that I was good with the pencil?
Let me see a pack of crayons!
And the Batman, man he's relentless
I wonder if what's under the mask is that restless?
I'mma strike when you least expect it
Undetected, Perfected, Demented Methods!
And when I'm done, leave all affected
Fear is a weapon that I've perfected
Now listen here... Bat Detective
The fear I've injected has now infested Gotham city's best As it was intended
Accept it, like your parents' death, it ended!
[Hook]

Listen here Bat
Why so serious?
Feel the fear trap now
Why so serious?
Do you only wear black?
Why so serious?

[Outro]

Extract any hope that Gotham city had but
Let me bring it back Bat
Why so serious?
Feel the fear trap now
Why so serious?
Do you only wear black?
Why so serious?
Any strength you thought you had?
I'mma bury it
Why so serious?
Why so serious?
Why so serious?
Why so serious?