American Idiot

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American Idiot by Green Day

About American Idiot

"American Idiot" is a song by Green Day and is the first single from their seventh album, American Idiot. It criticizes the post 9/11 U.S., referring to such issues as paranoia, propaganda and media. According to the Songfacts, Billie Joe was inspired to write this song after hearing a jingoistic Lynyrd Skynyrd song being played on his car radio, whilst driving to the studio. Released in 2004, the single peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, .

American Idiot Lyrics

[00:10.64] Don't wanna be an American idiot
[00:15.80] Don't want a nation under the new media
[00:21.08] And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
[00:26.24] The subliminal mindfuck America
[00:31.59] Welcome to a new kind of tension
[00:34.13] All across the alien nation
[00:36.78] Where everything isn't meant to be okay
[00:41.71] In television dreams of tomorrow
[00:44.46] We're not the ones who're meant to follow
[00:46.95] For that's enough to argue
[00:51.28]
[00:57.16] Well, maybe I'm the faggot, America
[01:02.32] I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
[01:07.45] Now everybody, do the propaganda
[01:12.63] And sing along to the age of paranoia
[01:17.92] Welcome to a new kind of tension
[01:20.54] All across the alien nation
[01:23.10] Where everything isn't meant to be okay
[01:28.10] In television dreams of tomorrow
[01:30.81] We're not the ones who're meant to follow
[01:33.32] For that's enough to argue
[01:37.67]
[02:11.93] Don't wanna be an American idiot
[02:14.79] One nation controlled by the media
[02:17.38] Information age of hysteria
[02:19.77] It's calling out to idiot America
[02:22.45] Welcome to a new kind of tension
[02:25.00] All across the alien nation
[02:27.63] Where everything isn't meant to be okay
[02:32.65] In television dreams of tomorrow
[02:35.46] We're not the ones who're meant to follow
[02:38.00] For that's enough to argue
[02:40.26]

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