Lyrics for Minority as interpreted by bonj

Minority Lyrics
I wanna be the minority
I don't need you, authority
Down with the moral majority
'Cause I wanna be the minority

I pledge allegiance to the underworld
One nation under "dog," there of which I stand alone
A face in the crowd; unsung, against the mold
Without a doubt, singled-out, the only way I know!

'Cause I wanna be the minority
I don't need you, authority
Down with the moral majority
'Cause I wanna be the minority

Stepped out of the line, like a sheep runs from the herd
Marching out of time, to my own beat now
The only way I know

One light, one mind flashing in the dark
Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
"For cryin' out loud," she screams unto me
A free-for-all, fuck 'em all, "you are your own sight"

'Cause I wanna be the minority
I don't need you, authority
Down with the moral majority
'Cause I wanna be the minority
Hey!

One light, one mind flashing in the dark
Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
"For cryin' out loud," she screams unto me
A free-for-all, fuck 'em all, "you are your own sight"

'Cause I wanna be the minority
I don't need you, authority
Down with the moral majority
'Cause I wanna be the minority
(I wanna be) the minority
(I wanna be) the minority
(I wanna be) the minority
(I wanna be) the minority

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Atralis
09-19-2006

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I totally relate. I am a white male heterosexual and I can't stand it. Being as white as a I am I can't even pass for a hispanic or an Indian or something.

Green Day taught me how to gay out without actually being a gay. And I thank them for that. I dressed like the guys from Green Day and I went to school and I saw this guy dressed exactly the same. I walked up to him and said "You fucking die!" and punched him in the face.

And now people look at me funny. Finally.

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Green Day rules oya
09-05-2006

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another post by me!! ahum.

I'm starting my 2nd year of High School and this year I am dressing like Billie joe and going full-out Minority. So if u see me on the street imagine this, my anthem, playing in the background.

I LOVE GREEN DAY!!!

and surprisingly, Institute is an awesome band too.

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musicsforthesoul5
08-17-2006

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i think it means just to be who you are and not to give a fuck what anybody else thinks

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Cindy-loo
08-09-2006

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this is a big fuck you to everyone who tries to make you someone you arnt.... i think

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WYWH
07-25-2006

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the meaning is pretty clear: Don't try to please everyone else. Fuck em. be yourself, do what you believe is right. Like Shakespear said in Hamlet:"This above all else, to thine own self be true."

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Longview
06-29-2006

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THIS IS THE BEST GREEN DAY SONG EVER! It makes you feel more rebellious than any other song. Screw the authorities! You're your own self, dont let others tell you what to fucking do!

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Enjoying anomie
06-26-2006

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hi , yeah this song does have fine tune to it but doesn't make sense. Isn't he part of the majority by being part of a corporate music industry which is solely based on making money. Aren't the fans also part of the majority as they all are doing the same thing billie is?....they say there a minority but doing it as a group , especially kindda goes against the point. just wonderin , i spell terribly.

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Green Day rules oya
06-11-2006

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Hours*. my bad I'm very tired.

Minority is best song ever

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Green Day rules oya
06-11-2006

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So like I said b4, i never did n e thing 4 myself. It was always whatever everyone else did. Now I dress totally dif't (much like Billie Joe, as a matter of fact), act dif't, and don't care. And like everyone else here, I hate it when ppl say something like American Idiot, or BOBD? which 1is ur fave GD song? and I say Minority, Android, westbound sign, maria, 409 in ur coffee maker, etc, and theyre like, o thats not REAL GD. I say, WHATEVER, FUCKERS! I own all Green Day cds from 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour to Bullet in a Bible, and I have like 10 posters of em. Minority=kickass.
P.S. to lilrocker99:
I agree 100% with u that Billie Joe Armstrong, Michael Ryan Pritchard, and Frank Edwin Wright III kick ass. Everyone else knows who I'm talkin' about I hope. And it's true it is Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), but I will say its way fucking quicker to just wrtte part of it. Like BOBD. or MTFBWY (may the Force be with you) for all u Star Wars fans, Like Mike, when he said "all my religious beliefs are based on Star Wars. Did N E 1 here know that?

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BaMbAAcHa
06-09-2006

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This Song is an advice for life. do what you want and show tha middle finger to anyone who dares to critisize you

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LittleBittyFirefly
05-30-2006

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This is my favorite GreenDay song EVER. I'm an atheist and to me it can easily be interpereted as an atheist anthem.The religious people who claim to be so moral are the majority of America, and I'm in the minority of non-religious people. I'm out of the crowd, stepping to my own beat. And the verse "I pledge allegiance to the underworld, one nation under DOG" really says a lot. And "like a sheep runs from the herd"- I was a Christian, and christians consider themselves God's sheep and he's their shehperd, so I was like a sheep running away from the heard.

As you can see, this was a very personaly interpertation of the song- only what it means to me- I really have no idea what they're actually trying to say. That's in the artists' minds. Kind of like only Da Vinci knows why Mona Lisa is smiling.

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plasmaHD
05-28-2006

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alwekjr

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plasmaHD
05-28-2006

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yah, this whole thing is about the fact that everyone else is an idiot, screw them, etc. be you. my dad got pissed off when I listened to it with my brother who was 3.

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lil rocker99
05-26-2006

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Im sick of Green Day fan posers. You ask them whats their fav Green Day song and they say American Idiot or Boulevard Of Broken Dreams. They're good songs, but thats all these fakes know.

You ask them 'Do you like Minority or Warning?' and theyre like, your stupid, theyre not Green Day songs.

A message to you posers, learn your facts first.

AND ANOTHER THING: Its GOOD RIDDANCE (TIME OF YOUR LIFE) not TIME OF YOUR LIFE. If you were really fans, youd know that.

Peace to Billie Joe, peace to Mike and peace to Tre'. And yes, I know that Mike and Tre' arent their real names, the question is DO YOU?

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Green Day rules oya
05-01-2006

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"Majority rules" means all the idiots are on the same side.

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punkrockersunited
04-18-2006

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This is the anthem for the rest of my life! Everyday when I'm on the bus going to school, I have to listen to it. It helps me to retain who I truly am, and show all those fags who conform that I may be different, but at least I'm not the same.
Green Day is the most inspirational band I have ever listened to. The aren't afraid to speak their minds and offend a few people doing it. My children will grow up listening to songs like Minority, American Idiot, and Warning. Rock On!

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devilslittlesister
04-03-2006

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I had only ever heard this song one time before last night and that was live at a concert in Sac Town Cali last September. It was great. But last night, I was going through my MP3 player and picked out this song 'cuz I liked the music at the beginning and then realized I had it. I was so happy because I really like it and never knew it was on Warning 'cuz I don't like most of Warning so I never properly listened. Anyway, this song is the total anthem and theme song for all rebels. I hang out with a group of people at school who is despised and thought to be psycho, but we're all just doin' our own thing which is something everybody at Chico High needs to try. Tree People are real people, we don't talk shit about you, we're honest friends and all about individuality and do what we feel at the moment. None of us care what the rest of society does, thinks or says. We'll flip you off and tell you to have a nice day. Sort of reminds me of Gandi. We'll protest you peacefully without a fight no matter what you do to us, but we're going to do it our way and that's how it's gonna be. I dedicate this to everybody at the tree. Minority rocks!

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zephram22
03-26-2006

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great song. No one really seems to talk about it anymore. It was a huge hit though....too bad, they need to play it more.

I do agree with everyone about the meaning of the song.

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zephram22
03-26-2006

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great song. No one really seems to talk about it anymore. It was a huge hit though....too bad, they need to play it more.

I do agree with everyone about the meaning of the song.

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cookieeatineninja
03-23-2006

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if people could have an anthom, this would be mine^-^

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cookieeatineninja
03-21-2006

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this song rocks! it's kinda like my theme song. it's just about being yourself. gd rocks^-^

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stboneyofsuburbia
03-09-2006

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this is 1 of the best gd songs its about be urself, which means alot to me

rock on fellas

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lowe_the_pirate
03-06-2006

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ive heard this is a song against the "moral majority"(the bastards that censor national tv and writing "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" on CDs)
so then green day have starded a group thatīs called "unmoral Minority" that fights against the Moral Majority

thatīs atleast what ive heard =)

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The_St._Jimmy
02-26-2006

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Spelling errors! Whoops.

*songs
*be

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The_St._Jimmy
02-26-2006

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Two words sum up this somg: Mosh Pit. Not the meaning, but what happens when you see them in concert. From where I was on the floor (about 10 rows of people back from the stage), there was one mosh pit behind me, three more behind it, and about three on the other side of the catwalk in the middle of the floor. If I was sitting back on the stands, I'm sure there would me more. I saw Limp Bizkit in concert; I was in the stands at the very far back end of the stadium, and the max number of pits I saw was two. TWO! 7+ mosh pits is just incredible for me to see (this is coming from a 4 time concert-goer, so yeah).

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