"American Idiot"
Dont want to be an American idiot.
Dont want a nation under the new mania
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind fuck America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isnt meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
Were not the ones whore meant to follow.
For thats enough to argue.
Well maybe Im the faggot America.
Im not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along to the age of paranoia.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isnt meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
Were not the ones whore meant to follow.
For thats enough to argue.
Dont want to be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria.
Its calling out to idiot America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isnt meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
Were not the ones whore meant to follow.
For thats enough to argue.
*****
"Jesus Of Suburbia"
[Part 1]
Im the son of rage and love
The Jesus of Suburbia
From the bible of none of the above
On a steady diet of soda pop and Ritalin
No one ever died for my sins in hell
As far as I can tell
At least the ones I got away with
And theres nothing wrong with me
This is how Im supposed to be
In a land of make believe
That dont believe in me
Get my television fix sitting on my crucifix
The living room or my private womb
While the moms and brads are away
To fall in love and fall in debt
To alcohol and cigarettes and Mary Jane
To keep me insane and doing someone elses cocaine
And theres nothing wrong with me
This is how Im supposed to be
In a land of make believe
That dont believe in me
[Part 2: City Of The Damned]
At the center of the Earth
In the parking lot
Of the 7-11 where I was taught
The motto was just a lie
It says home is where your heart is
But what a shame
Cause everyones heart
Doesnt beat the same
Its beating out of time
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to care
I read the graffiti
In the bathroom stall
Like the holy ures of a shopping mall
And so it seemed to confess
It didnt say much
But it only confirmed that
The center of the earth
Is the end of the world
And I could really care less
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to careeeeee
[Part 3: I dont care]
I dont care if you dont
I dont care if you dont
I dont care if you dont care
[x4]
I dont careeeeeeeeee
Everyone is so full of shit
Born and raised by hypocrites
Hearts recycled but never saved
From the cradle to the grave
We are the kids of war and peace
From Anaheim to the middle east
We are the stories and disciples
Of the Jesus of suburbia
Land of make believe
That dont believe in me
Land of make believe
And I dont believe
And I dont care!
I dont care! [x4]
[Part 4: Dearly beloved]
Dearly beloved are you listening?
I cant remember a word that you were saying
Are we demented or am I disturbed?
The space thats in between insane and insecure
Oh therapy, can you please fill the void?
Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed
Nobodys perfect and I stand accused
For lack of a better word, and thats my best excuse
[Part 5: Tales of another broken home]
To live and not to breathe
Is to die In tragedy
To run, to run away
To find what you believe
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
I lost my faith to this
This town that dont exist
So I run
I run away
To the light of masochist
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
And I walked this line
A million and one fucking times
But not this time
I dont feel any shame
I wont apologize
When there aint nowhere you can go
Running away from pain
When youve been victimized
Tales from another broken home
Youre leaving...
Youre leaving...
Youre leaving...
Ah youre leaving home...
*****
"Holiday"
Say, hey!
Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!)
The shame
The ones who died without a name
Hear the dogs howling out of key
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery" (Hey!)
And bleed, the company lost the war today
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
Hear the drum pounding out of time
Another protester has crossed the line (Hey!)
To find, the moneys on the other side
Can I get another Amen? (Amen!)
Theres a flag wrapped around a score of men (Hey!)
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
(Hey!)
(Say, hey!)
(3,4)
"The representative from California has the floor"
Sieg Heil to the president Gasman
Bombs away is your punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government
Bang bang goes the broken glass and
Kill all the fags that dont agree
Trials by fire, setting fire
Is not a way thats meant for me
Just cause, just cause, because were outlaws yeah!
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
This is our lives on holiday
*****
"Are We The Waiting"
Starry nights city lights coming down over me
Skyscrapers and stargazers in my head
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
This dirty town was burning down in my dreams
Lost and found city bound in my dreams
And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting
And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting
Forget me nots and second thoughts live in isolation
Heads or tails and fairytales in my mind
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
The rage and love, the story of my life
The Jesus of suburbia is a lie
And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting
And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting
And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
*****
"St. Jimmy"
St. Jimmys comin down across the alleyway
Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade
Light of a silhouette
Hes insubordinate
Coming at you on the count of 1,2,1,2,3,4!
My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
Suicide commando that your momma talked about
King of the forty thieves
And Im here to represent
The needle in the vein of the establishment
Im the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allen Poe
Raised in the city under a halo of lights
The product of war and fear that weve been victimized
Im the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
Ill give you something to cry about.
ST. JIMMY!
My name is St. Jimmy Im a son of a gun
Im the one thats from the way outside
Im a teenage assassin executing some fun
In the cult of the life of crime.
I really hate to say it but I told you so
So shut your mouth before I shoot you down ol boy
Welcome to the club and give me some blood
And the resident leader at the lost and found
Its comedy and tragedy
Its St. Jimmy
And thats my nameeeeeee... and dont wear it out!
*****
"Give Me Novacaine"
Take away the sensation inside
Bitter sweet migraine in my head
Its like a throbbing tooth ache of the mind
I cant take this feeling anymore
Drain the pressure from the swelling,
This sensations overwhelming,
Give me a long kiss goodnight
and everything will be alright
Tell me that I wont feel a thing
So give me Novacaine
Out of body and out of mind
Kiss the demons out of my dreams
I get the funny feeling, that’s alright
Jimmy says its better than here,
I’ll tell you what
Drain the pressure from the swelling,
This sensations overwhelming,
Give me a long kiss goodnight
and everything will be alright
Tell me that I wont feel a thing,
So give me Novacaine
Oh Novacaine
Drain the pressure from the swelling,
This sensations overwhelming
Give me a long kiss goodnight
and everything will be alright
Tell me Jimmy I wont feel a thing,
So give me Novacaine
*****
Shes a rebel
Shes a saint
Shes salt of the earth
And shes dangerous
Shes a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
From Chicago to Toronto
Shes the one that they
Call old whatsername
Shes the symbol
of resistance
and shes holding on my
heart like a hand grenade
Is she dreaming
what Im thinking
Is she the mother of all bombs
gonna detonate
Is she trouble
like Im trouble
make it a double
twist of fate
or a melody that
She sings the revolution
the dawning of our lives
she brings this liberation
that I just cant define
nothing comes to mind
[x2]
Shes a rebel
Shes a saint
Shes salt of the earth
And shes dangerous
Shes a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
Shes a rebel
Shes a saint
Shes salt of the earth
And shes dangerous
Shes a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
*****
"Extraordinary Girl"
Shes an Extraordinary girl
In an ordinary world
And she cant seem to get away
He lacks the courage in his mind
Like a child left behind
Like a pet left in the rain
Shes all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
She gets so sick of crying
She sees the mirror of herself
An image she wants to sell
To anyone willing to buy
He steals the image in her kiss
From her hearts apocalypse
From the one called whatsername
Shes all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
She gets so sick of crying
Shes all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
Some days its not worth trying
Now that they both are finding
She gets so sick of crying
Shes an Extraordinary girl
an Extraordinary girl
an Extraordinary girl
an Extraordinary girl
*****
"Letterbomb"
Nobody likes you...
Everyone left you...
Theyre all out without you...
Having fun...
Where have all the bastards gone?
The underbelly stacks up ten high
The dummy failed the crash test
Collecting unemployment checks
Like a flunkie along for the ride
Where have all the riots gone
As the citys motto gets pulverized?
Whats in love is now in debt
On your birth certificate
So strike the fucking match to light this fuse!
The town bishop is an extortionist
And he dont even know that you exist
Standing still when its do or die
You better run for your fucking life
Its not over till youre underground
Its not over before its too late
This citys burnin
Its not my burden
Its not over before its too late
Theres nothing left to analyze
Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself?
And where will we all go when its too late?
And dont look back
Youre not the Jesus of Suburbia
The St. Jimmy is a figment of
Your fathers rage and your mothers love
Made me the idiot America
Its not over till youre underground
Its not over before its too late
This citys burnin
Its not my burden
Its not over before its too late
She said I cant take this place
Im leaving it behind
Well she said I cant take this town
Im leaving you tonight
*****
"Wake Me Up When September Ends"
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends
like my fathers come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends
here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are
as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends
summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends
ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when september ends
here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are
as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends
like my fathers come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends
*****
"Homecoming"
[Part 1: The death of St. Jimmy]
My heart is beating from me
I am standing all alone
Please call me only if you are coming home
Waste another year flies by
Waste a night or two
You taught me how to live
In the streets of shame
Where youve lost your dreams in the rain
Theres no signs of hope
The stems and seeds of the last of the dope
Theres a glow of light
The St. Jimmy is the spark in the night
Bearing gifts and trust
The fixture in the city of lust
What the hells your name?
Whats your pleasure and whats your pain?
Do you dream to much?
Do you think what you need is a crutch?
In the crowd of pain. St. Jimmy comes without any shame
He says “were fucked up”
But were not the same
And mom and dad are the ones you can blame
Jimmy died today
He blew his brains out into the bay
In the state of mind its my own private suicide
[Part 2: East 12th St.]
Well nobody cares
Well nobody cares
Does anyone care if nobody cares?
[x2]
Jesus filling out paperwork now
At the facility on east 12th st.
Hes not listening to a word now
Hes in his own world
And hes daydreaming
Hed rather be doing something else now,
Like cigarettes and coffee with the underbelly,
His lifes on the line with anxiety now,
And she had enough,
And he had plenty
Somebody get me out of here
Anybody get me out of here
Somebody get me out of here
Get me the fuck right out of here
So far away
I dont want to stay
Get me out of here right now
I just wanna be free
Is there a possibility?
Get me out of here right now
This life like dream aint for me
[Part 3: Nobody likes you!]
I fell asleep while watching spike TV
After 10 cups of coffee
And youre still not here
Dreaming of a song
But something went wrong
But I cant tell anyone
Cause no ones here
Left me here alone
And I should have stayed home
After 10 cups of coffee Im thinking
(whered you go?)
Nobody likes you, everyone left you
(whered you go?)
Theyre all out without you havin fun
(whered you go?)
Everyone left you, nobody likes you
(whered you go?)
Theyre all out without you havin fun
(whered you go..go..go..go..)
Geeze...Ha..
[Part 4: Rock and roll girlfriend]
[written and sung by Tre Cool]
I got a rock and roll band
I got a rock and roll life
I got a rock and roll girlfriend
And another ex-wife
I got a rock and roll house
I got a rock and roll car
I play the shit out the drums
And I can play the guitar
I got a kid in New York
I got a kid in the bay
I havent drank or smoked nothin
In over 22 days
So get off my case
Off of my case
Off of my case!
[Part 5: Were coming home again]
Here they come marching down the street
Like a desperation murmur of a heart beat
Coming back from the edge of town
Underneath their feet
The time has come and it going nowhere
Nobody ever said that life was fair now
Go-carts and guns are treasures they will bear
In the summer heat
The world is spinning
Around and around
Out of control again
From the 7-11 to the fear of breaking down
To send my love a letterbomb
And visit me in hell
Were the ones going
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
I started fuckin running
As soon as my feet touched the ground
Were back in the Barrio
But to you and me, thats jingle town
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Home
Were coming home again
Nobody likes you
Everyone left you
Theyre all out without you havin fun
*****
Whatsername"
Thought I ran into you down on the street
Then it turned out to only be a dream
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I cant recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Seems that she disappeared without a trace
Did she ever marry old whats his face?
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I cant recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
The regrets are useless
In my mind
Shes in my head
I must confess
The regrets are useless
In my mind
Shes in my head
From so long ago
(Go, Go, Go, Go..)
And in the darkest night
If my memory serves me right
Ill never turn back time
Forgetting you, but not the time.
*****
