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Green Day - American Idiot Lyrics

Submitted by: sax (#1278)
Current Rating: 5.00 (14 votes)
Don't want to be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new media
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.
Everything isn't meant to be ok.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that maybe enough to argue.

Well maybe I am the faggot America.
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along in the age of paranoia.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Everything isn't meant to be ok.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
for that's enough to argue.

Don't want to be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria.
It's going out to idiot America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Everything isn't meant to be ok.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
for that's enough to argue
aza is the one
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Posted by: Che (#11) on 10/26/04 10:08:53 am
This is a nice song..
Posted by: scarlet_trigger (#817) on 11/08/04 09:06:18 pm
Of course it is. It's a diffrent approach to politics in music compared to lets say NOFX and I like it.

Now Everybody Do The Propoganda.
Posted by: The_Ripper (#2212) on 11/15/04 06:50:50 pm
Yay! Go American Idiot! In all honesty, I love the song and am now a Green Day fan. Huzzah!
Posted by: Canadian_Idiot (#2408) on 12/12/04 05:15:44 pm
Haha American Idiot started the whole Green Day sexyness for me. Sure, I had heard Time of Your Life and Minority and such before, but I didn't know who the hell they were by. Thank God for Much Music. If your not Canadian, don't pay attention to that last part:). Rock on.
Posted by: greendayholiday (#3131) on 4/16/05 12:03:05 pm
I'm Canadian. I live in America. I like the song alot, but it has a few things in it that i'm not exactly agreeing on.
Posted by: Shala (#3265) on 5/03/05 12:53:18 am
A few of my friends who aren't from the US seem to like this song a little too much... nonetheless, great song!
Posted by: square_carnage (#3333) on 5/11/05 03:30:10 am
yeah! I am a man fr0m Asia anD I like tHAt s0ng! wow! so great.... I am sure thAt Green Day is the cement thaT put the w0rld togetHer. hahahaha..... ^_^
Posted by: ... (#3344) on 5/12/05 03:01:16 pm
this is such a good( and true song)!and i love greenday for being able to say how they feel and not be scared of what ppl say about them
Posted by: Elite (#3766) on 7/24/05 09:15:10 pm
Hey! I'm Canadian And i Love this And everything in that song is true and i'm only 10
Posted by: Beau (#3867) on 8/06/05 03:22:05 pm
This is my least favourite song on the album but a good intro into a brilliant album!!
Posted by: EmoKidx (#3854) on 8/06/05 05:41:17 pm
This is my least favourite Green Day ALBUM. It's become the biggest trend this year. I mean, people here 1 or 2 songs, buy the American Idiot CD and instantly consider themselves a Green Day fan. It's annyoing, to the fans that have been there since the 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours album, and have followed their story, that all these poseurs have come out of the woodwork. They ruined Green Day for me. And they've gone mainstream, which just adds to it. I used to be a HUGE Green Day fan, but now, I hate them. (This song has been OVER PLAYED and over rated.)
Posted by: EmoKidx (#3854) on 8/07/05 11:24:45 pm
**Hear. *Annoying (Haha, I just caught that. 0.o Someone can't spell. x3)
Posted by: ??? (#4148) on 10/13/05 10:25:39 pm
Be quiet Elite. You are too young, as you mentioned your age in your post (shouldn't do that, child, bad people out there), to understand Americans.

I am American, and I believe this song is pretty good, although a lot of it is complete crap. We are NOT all rednecks, for one thing. My father is, but I am not.

But Elite, live here first and learn a bit about America before you make a comment like that, dearie.
Posted by: Mustang Man (#4271) on 11/01/05 07:08:19 pm
I think that this song absolutley sucks. For someone to say that they like this song they would have to be a canadian, or at least someone that knows nothing about polotics.

I'm no redneck but i can't stand this song. All of you americans say you like this song and they do nothing except bad mouth our country and the way it's set up. The only reason most of you even like it is because it's what's so "popular" at this moment. I dont see how any of you even consider yourselves Americans if you like ths crap.
Posted by: EmoKidx (#3854) on 2/04/06 02:42:28 pm
Nicely said, Mustang Man.
Posted by: purplefuzzydeath (#5579) on 4/15/08 12:20:38 am
In a time where everyone follows the SUPREME dumbass!! (Prez Bush), this song makes total sense. And it is completely okay to like it, sometimes, just liking a song that says what you are unable to say is the most awsome thing ever!! And yes you can bad mouth America if you live in it. And the reason they say redneck, is because there are soooo many rednecks who are racist, and guess what ppl? STILL a racist country. Don't care what neone says, i see it everyday.
Posted by: H (#5612) on 5/09/08 12:31:39 am
FUCK GREENDAY!
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