Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!)
A shame
The ones who died without a name

Hear the dogs howlin' 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 money's on the other side

Can I get another Amen (Amen!)
There's 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

"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 don't agree
Trials by fire setting fire
Is not a way that's meant for me
Just cause
Just cause
Because we're 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



Lyrics submitted by Biznoice

Track duration: 08:13

"Holiday" as written by Billie Joe/wright Iii Armstrong

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group

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    Song Meaning:I think it's about The Jesus Of Suburbias trip to the city and boulivard of broken dreams is just hime acting depressed on his way there like the tone of the music video
    Flag Djgamer108on March 28, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:IT IS AN ANTI-BUSH SONG!

    Because it´s about the stupidity of the American people to reelect such a fucking moron as George W. Bush. (My gods what a fucking asshole of a president he were!) Bille has even said this himself in an interview one time. (Don't have the link here but search for it on google..) So this song is one of the songs of "American Idiot" that is ABSOLUTELY CLEAR of what it's about. Since Billie have said it himself.

    (The other song is of course "Wake me up when September ends" which is about Billies father who died in lung cancer in the month of September"..Very sad).

    But my point in all of this text that some of this "what does he mean" threads are totally useless. Because the author has already gone out with an explanation of the lyric/lyrics. So use Google one time before asking questions that has already been answered by the author. ;)

    (Nothing wrong with asking here though! Don't take this the wrong way.. Might sound harsher than it really is! ;) )
    Flagged NeMNoXon December 15, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:IT IS AN ANTI-BUSH SONG!

    Because it´s about the stupidity of the American people to reelect such a fucking moron as George W. Bush. (My gods what a fucking asshole of a president he were!) Bille has even said this himself in an interview one time. (Don't have the link here but search for it on google..) So this song is one of the songs of "American Idiot" that is ABSOLUTELY CLEAR of what it's about. Since Billie have said it himself.

    (The other song is of course "Wake me up when September ends" which is about Billies father who died in lung cancer in the month of September"..Very sad).

    But my point in all of this text that some of this "what does he mean" threads are totally useless. Because the author has already gone out with an explanation of the lyric/lyrics. So use Google one time before asking questions that has already been answered by the author. ;)

    (Nothing wrong with asking here though! Don't take this the wrong way.. Might sound harsher than it really is! ;) )
    Flagged NeMNoXon December 15, 2012   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:Happy Mondays wrote this cover.
    Flag emuInAmuumuuon April 06, 2012   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:it makeing fun of amaricas gouvorment each line is a person talking to one another its brilliant. I love greenday so much there very deep.
    Flag gloriaandchristian19on January 02, 2012   Link
  • -5
    General Comment:it is about the holiday, 4/20
    Flagged 2Coldon December 24, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I think that's it's not just anti-Bush, but anti-corruption...
    Flag Ryuseishinon December 01, 2011   Link
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    Flagged crispinmarshallon November 29, 2011   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:Holiday is about how screwed up we are. In "Bullet In a Bible," Billie Joe says "This next song is a BIG fuck you to all the politicians! This song's called HOLIDAY! This isn't anti-American! Its anti WAR!!" This has to do with George Bush and the war on terror. Its a great song!
    Flag Coach45on November 22, 2011   Link
  • -4
    General Comment:It's simple, Green Day is Anti-American...
    Flagged marviniscool13on July 27, 2011   Link

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