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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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OpinionHead
10-04-2006

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Everybody, every single person is the minority because of how it is. There is nobody else like you! You leave your own mark no matter if emboldens human nature against the grain or it emboldens the status quo. You are your own minority and be proud of that fact!!!

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MeanLookstheIII
12-13-2006

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I love this song, because it's got a good message and it's pretty damn jolly.

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monkey man
01-04-2007

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i like dis song cos its kinda cool that and you can tweak some of the lyrics

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monkey man
01-04-2007

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good on ya longview

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wag
01-18-2007

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What does it mean "I don't need you authority"?

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monkey man
01-26-2007

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it means the police should fuck off

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Green_Day_Girl
01-31-2007

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I LOVE THIS SONG! i never gave a crap what anyone thought of me, and when i start to doubt myself and think "Maybe ther opinion is right after all..." i think of this song and think "Screw you! My opinion is my opinion, meaning it's right in my mind!". i hate it when people think ther opinion is the only AND the right opinion. it pisses me off. But Green Day, they are all GENIUSES!!! I want to be like them, outspoken, tough, a get-off-my-back screw-you attitude, while still payin attention to the issues. GREEN DAY WILL LIVE ON FOREVER!!!!!!!!

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Green_Day_Girl
01-31-2007

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Oh, P.S. guys... It's "I don't need YOUR AUTHORITY", not you authority. And it means that i don't need your permission to be different or have my own opinion. It doesn't have anything to do with the police monkey man. Srry to burst your bubble.

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Green_Day_Girl
01-31-2007

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about my last comment, someone needs to fix those lyrics.

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maddiejayne62
02-09-2007

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this song sparked my love for green day. it was the 1st song by them i ever heard and now im a HUGE fan.
green day = lovex100000

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maddiejayne62
02-09-2007

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this song sparked my love for green day. it was the 1st song by them i ever heard and now im a HUGE fan.
green day = lovex100000

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stJonny
02-12-2007

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i love this song to me it is says that in life f**k everyone else an do wt you want do ur own thing insted of followin wt "the cool kids" are doin "you are your own sight"

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sarahc407
02-27-2007

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This is one of my favourite songs!!
Green Day are legendary!

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ff_gamer
03-23-2007

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This song is great,
but just to clear up what the "moral majority" is...
It was a group of conservative christians who basically thought they weren't getting enough political voice, so they started making schools teach sciences other than evolution, etc.
And yes, they do try to "help" with the MPAA ratings on movies and games and stuff.
But yes, Greenday is anti moral majority, although it broke off in 1989.
Just thought I'd put some facts out there ^^b

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Dethrye
03-27-2007

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green day!! is the most awsomest, bestest, greatestest, ................ band in the fucking west chester area.

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marshmellowmelon256
04-20-2007

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i think this song is making fun of people who think that they're better than someone else because of their race or culture. "One light, one mind flashing in the dark/ Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts" i think that one light, one mind means that we all are similar, not in the sense that everyone is the same, but that everyone is created equal, and we all deserve the same, good treatment. blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts means that the whole concept of being created equal was never respected to begin with and its prevented by being respected because the people that are getting hurt by prejudices are not speaking out when they get hurt.

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heartshadow
04-27-2007

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idk bout the predgedice part but i love this song alot and i think it means that just cause everyone else is doing sumthin if u think different they can just fuck off and u do what u want this is probly one of my fav green day songs ever

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