[DAN REYNOLDS, ENSEMBLE]
I've never known darker times
And I’ve covered the protests live
At the Hatchetfield kennel (Ah-ah-ah)
I am Dan Reynolds (Ah-ah-ah)

[DAN REYNOLDS, spoken]
...with Action News, weekdays at 10PM

[OFFICER BAILEY, ENSEMBLE]
I hate to relay the news
But the football team might be screwed
Stay inside, watch your children (Ah-ah-ah)
'Cause a losin' streak’s comin' (Ah-ah-ah)

[FEMALE REPORTER]
A losin' streaks comin'

[SOLOMON LAUTER]
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

[ENSEMBLE]
If he gets me next, I could be three
We're chasin’ wild goose and we don’t know how
Watch the blame go around
Man down, down, down, down
[DAN REYNOLDS]
Who's swingin’ the hatchet now
In Hatchet Town?

[ENSEMBLE]
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 you are 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 CHASITY]
Reynolds 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 CHASITY]
We know he loves killin'

[DAN REYNOLDS, spoken]
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!

[ENSEMBLE]
The case is closed, his description matches the bill
Fits the bill, he fits the bill
The killer's gotta go for what he's done
If you don't take him in, I will
Man down, down, down, down
Who's swingin' the hatchet now in

[FEMALE REPORTER]
Hatchet Town?
[ENSEMBLE, SOLOMON LAUTER (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 CHASITY, spoken]
Excuse me?

[ENSEMBLE]
She just ate

[KAREN CHASITY, spoken]
How dare you!

[ENSEMBLE]
You're better on the run than you are hiding
Suddenly this quiet town's divided
Singing all these songs gives him greater windows to kill
But we're singin' still

[FEMALE REPORTER]
Oh, I remember, before the lockdown
The sun was shinin' on our town
And our kids could walk the streets
Oh-oh, I remember the candy and rainbows
No hatred, only halos
And I knew what life could mean
Until Jerry went on his murder spree

[DAN REYNOLDS, spoken]
I knew it was Jerry!

[BOY JERRY, spoken]
It was Girl Jeri, that dirty girl

[OFFICER BAILEY, spoken]
Let's kill 'em

[ENSEMBLE]
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 the show is real upsetting
It's looking like the Hatchet sun is settin' on us
Who can we trust?

[ENSEMBLE, FEMALE REPORTER]
Who's swingin' the hatchet now?
Can I shit or will I drown?
Man down, down (It's goin' down)
Down, down (It's goin' down)
Who stepped on our hallowed ground
In Hatchet Town?