Lyrics for American Idiot as interpreted by animated456

American Idiot Lyrics
Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Don't want a nation under the new mania.
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mindfuck America.

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

Well maybe I'm 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 okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
Well that's enough to argue.

Don't wanna be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information nation 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 okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
Well that's enough to argue.

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Katy12
10-14-2009

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It's greeat...i love it so much))))



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QueenieB
10-10-2009

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New American Citizen Idiots

:-)

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StJimmy27
10-10-2009

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Oops . . . I didn't know that i posted that twice . . . Sorry . . . Anyway . . Just one more thing . . . If anyone has come across a song with a greater number of comments than this one please reply thanks . . . . Adios . . .

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StJimmy27
10-10-2009

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Just a few typo corrections . . . I meant: ''it's their lack of concern for what other people think. . . '' and '' but just out there for the sake of . . . '' . . . . Apologies . . .

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StJimmy27
10-10-2009

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Just a few typo corrections . . . I meant: ''it's a lack of concern for what other people think . . . '' and . . . ''just out there for the sake of . . . ''

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StJimmy27
10-10-2009

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Gee . . . Look at the number of comments . . . . This totally beat the crap out of robert plant's stairway to heaven . . . Awesome . . . Green day has officially succeeded in global domination . . . Awesome . . . . I guess it's their lack of what other people think about what you think that makes them quite unique . . . In that they fear nothing when it comes to expressing a feeling or opinion . . . For this fact they are a highly respected band . . . Their songs are not written to simply sell albums . . . As many contemporary artists do . . . . However they are fulfilling their responsibities as musicians in the true sense . . . By making music to tell the world who they are and what they stand for . . . . Not many artists today have that kind of reputation . . . This is also clearly seen in the number of different side projects that billie joe has as well . . . Like pinhead gunpowder, foxboro hottubs, the network . . . Just to name a few . . . Which have not been commercially endorsed . . . But just not there for the sake of real music . . . May they forever continue upholding their truly legendary legacy . . .

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HealthyG
09-20-2009

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Obviously a song about the media creating American idiots (or American idiots allowing the media to cause hysteria and tension) and that WE are not the ones meant to follow, meaning we should be smarter than this and be able to see through this biased media coverage with their scare tactics.
By redneck agenda he means the war in Iraq (WHY are we in Ira

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rememberXwhatever
07-30-2009

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I basically figured out the meaning of every song. The whole album is supposed to be a story, and Billie Joe also said in an interview that American Idiot is just supposed to be a photograph of what's going on right now. Since the whole album is about St. Jimmy, I've always seen this as St. Jimmy's opinion, like he realizes this then goes on to the rest of the album, and American Idiot is just like a basis of all the events in the rest of the song.

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Nikkiechu
07-16-2009

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haha, Its Veeery obvisouss. its about Bush :)

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spitfir4
05-29-2009

Rated +1 
Saoirsefluffball - "Anyway i love it! i love the lyrics suits the song" - My god what a fucking retard!

"Why are there 2400 comments on a crappy pop song that has a meaning that can be figured out before you even hear it completely?" - Completely true.

Obviously about how the general population is just stupid media frenzied country running off fear and paranoia. Don't really need 2000 comments to say that.

BTW there is no direct attack upon Bush. Just every lazy fuck American who believes everything which on tv

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BrokenHeartedVamp
05-06-2009

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Haha. Funny song and it doesn't really offend me 'cause it's true and I'm not even American :P [not the faggot part or mindfuck whatever] but yeah

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Saoirsefluffball
04-11-2009

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Woah man look at all the comments, now i have to join :P

I LOVE THIS SONG! its me and my best friend's head banging song, in the right mood we listen to it, one earphone each and just bang our heads mouthing the words, best lunch times ever. our other friends just look at us at this guy complains we're not headbanging correctly XD

Anyway i love it! i love the lyrics suits the song and to be honest its the only greenday song i like

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pantera31
03-13-2009

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The lyrics in this song are self explainatory, if you dont get them, then you were living under a rock for the last 8 years. Having said that, this song can be applied to the current Obama administration in the white house right now. He is using the way out of control media in this country to push his agenda just like bush did, only with Obama its all about the economy, and how much we need big brother government. Too bad that big brother government caused all these problems to begin with. Doesn't matter if their left or right, they all suck and only care about themselves and their agendas. All politions need to be kicked in the nuts on a daily basis!!!!!

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greendayboy1
02-27-2009

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if u think about it, this song is pretty patriotic. it means that he doesn't want his country to believe in the "propaganda" that the government is pushing on u

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otisct
11-28-2008

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wow... i HATE green day but i guess that because im a staunch Ultra Conservative and btw Hollywood Undead kicks green days ass!!!

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jesbamf
09-12-2008

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yeah billie joes dad died in september when he was like ten i wanna see, yeah i cant lay down this shit is funny ppl arguing through comments fuck them anyways yeah

billies dad died, parents dicorced, mikes adopted cause his moms a drug addict and tre is just... tre ahaha yeah its pretty much the perfect set up for a teen angst punk band of teh 90s

mmmm, foxburohottubs BITCHES!
heard that shit yet????

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jesbamf
09-12-2008

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wtf someusername....
how is this pop
you MFer
c'mon
green day is punk 4 lyfe
lol tahts lame
but i mean for serious
just cause this is the first you hear of gd doesn't mean that they aint legit

they are legit
in fact
they are 2 legit

...they are 2 legit 2 quit


ahah oh god im tired

imagolaydown
and watch HOT ROD

you should watch it too btw

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jesbamf
09-12-2008

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okay I can't read all of these lol but i love this song and on the first page i agree with mad_meerkat , to quote them " those that believe this song is based purely on political partisanship or is anti-bush/anti-current government. You're thinking very narrow minded. Like spam_word said, consider the album as a whole."

like that is so close to what i think


..i havent listened to gd sincelike 9thgrade i was odcessed
they are fabulous
really they are
i mean ugh just amzaing
anyways yeah
i like the whole album with the story it tells and what not

its so funny that ppl back when the jesus of suburbia music vid came out ppl like didnt get it
cause nun of those bitches bothered to get the album so haha yeah it's like if your a fan our if you have this album and can analyze and love gd music enough then you can find that out
i love it
i love gd
:]
i could go on
but i'll stop there lol
~peace~

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JayRemE
08-27-2008

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2000+ comments!!

wow

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nin number one
07-14-2008

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yea its about when he was a kid he had rape problems witht the robotts of 1987 so he had to remove several ribs to suck his penis to make him self unattrackted tot the robots

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RAPSUX!!
06-11-2008

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the dude that posted first is pretty much rite. its about how much the government sux. specifically how much george bush sux. which would be alot. in concert billie would put on a george bush mask when singing the letterbomb intro.

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jordans
06-09-2008

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The song is about Hulk Hogan running for Presidency and how Green Day feels that Bob Backlund would be the man better suited to the job. The line:
"Don't want a nation under the new (Hulka) mania."
clearly references Hulk Hogan, but they had to cut a word out to make it fit their simplistic guitar work.

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Someusername
06-09-2008

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Why are there 2400 comments on a crappy pop song that has a meaning that can be figured out before you even hear it completely?

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janellworks
05-03-2008

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This song is REALLY about Lord of the Rings..
"We're not the ones who're meant to follow."
Obviously refering to the followers of Frodo! (the keeper of the ring)

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billielover79
04-25-2008

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Jesus of Suburbia is talking about how lame this little "Land of Make-Believe" is.

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