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[intro] A cop show that judges evil A cool and shining hero movie Defenders fighting alien armies And maybe one day, us fighting AI [Verse 1] I suddenly wondered Those easy-to-spot villains We cut them down without mercy But were they villains Right from the day they were born? [Chorus] No, that’s not it It can’t be, I’m sure No, that’s not it But I really don’t know When did a villain become a villain? The truth is, even villains don’t know [Verse 2] Could it be The place they were born? The lessons they learned? A mother’s love? A father’s strictness? Could it be the times they lived in? The fault of grown-ups? Or maybe… my fault? [Chorus] No, that’s not it It can’t be, I’m sure No, that’s not it But I really don’t know When did a villain realize they were one? The truth is, even villains don’t know [Verse 3] Now I wonder When did I become “me”? With my mother’s very first kiss? When I remembered my own name? Or maybe when I fell in love? Or even before I was born? [Chorus] No, that’s not it It can’t be, I’m sure No, that’s not it But I really don’t know When did I become myself? The truth is, even I don’t know [Verse 4] And it’s everywhere around us Teachers scolding in classrooms Bosses giving orders at work News anchors shouting on TV A screen full of endless comments Since when were they like that? [Chorus] No, that’s not it It can’t be, I’m sure No, that’s not it But I really don’t know When did they become who they are? The truth is, even they don’t know [Bridge] So maybe… Villains are villains after all But tell me— Did they choose to be born that way? I don’t think so And still— Wrong is still wrong But I— I don’t have to get emotional Judgment isn’t my job to do [outro] Maybe so Yes, I think so Maybe so I might understand now Everyone’s the same When did everyone become who they are? The truth is, no one knows How about you? When was it for you? And why? When did you become you? [cinematic spoken outro] How about you? When was it? And why? When did you become you?