 Genius Lyrics
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Green Day – Suzie Chapstick
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[Verse 1] / Will I ever see your face again? / Not just photos from an Instagram / Will you say hello from across the street? / From a place and time we used to meet? / Sometimes
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Green Day – Bobby Sox
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[Verse 1] / Do you wanna be my girlfriend? / I'll take you to a movie that we've already seen / Or sit at home and watch reruns / There's no other place I'd wanna be / (Ooh, ooh-
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Green Day – Father to a Son
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[Verse 1] / You're a lighthouse in a storm / From the day that you were born / A promise, father to a son / Your mother said it best / "We will be put to a test" / A promise
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Green Day – The American Dream is Killing Me
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“The American Dream is Killing Me” is a powerful rock anthem that showcases Green Day’s dislike of the American way of life; it has subtle nods to the housing crisis, unemployment
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Green Day – Dreamcatcher
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“Dreamcatcher” is a demo of Green Day’s, possibly from their recycled/stolen album, Cigarettes & Valentines, which the band gave up on in favor of American Idiot. The only version
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Green Day – Nice Guys Finish Last
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The metaphors in this leading track are extremely clever, such as the lines “Don’t pat yourself on the back/You might break your spine.” They all point to the narrator’s strong
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Green Day – In the End
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“In The End” was written from Billie’s point of view as he saw his mother date other men after his father’s death. He had grown tired of seeing his mom with them and got sick of
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Green Day – Prosthetic Head
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[Verse 1] / I see you down on the front line / Such a sight for sore eyes, you're a suicide makeover / Plastic eyes lookin' through a numbskull / Self-effaced, what's his face, you
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Green Day – Jaded
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A really fast-paced song which is directly connected to the previous song in the album — “Brain Stew” — to the point the single / music video / live performances have both together
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Green Day – Dilemma
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to my problems / It's not an invitation / This is my dilemma / And it's my obsession / [Chorus] / I was sober, now I'm drunk again / I'm in trouble and in love
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Green Day – Youngblood
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Written as a tribute to Armstrong’s wife Adrienne, “Youngblood” is a power-pop anthem to the brighter side of love. Still, this love song manages to work in some very punk rock
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Green Day – Holy Toledo!
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This song was released as a single from the soundtrack of the comedy Mark, Mary & Some Other People, about a newlywed couple (Ben Rosenfield and Hayley Law) who decide to try an
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Green Day – Look Ma, No Brains!
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[Verse 1] / Don't know much about history / 'Cause I never learned how to read / Dropout, I'm a knucklehead / Sick boy and I shit the bed / [Pre-Chorus] / Maybe I'm in love with a
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Green Day – You Irritate Me (Demo)
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[Verse] / You, you irritate me / Like a tick on a dog's dick gnawing at my veins / I can't stand your face / You're an ugly motherfucker that's taking up too much space / [Chorus
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Green Day – Burnout
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“Burnout” is an anthem for apathetic and uninterested outcasts. Its lyrics explore the idea of indifference to the problems of life, and are often seen as a description of the punk
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Green Day – Kill the DJ
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Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong had never written a dance song before “Kill the DJ,” but bassist Mike Dirnt was adamant about it. Armstrong commented in a Rolling Stone article:
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Green Day – Coming Clean
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“Coming Clean” is about lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong coming out as bisexual. Released when Billie Joe was 21, and just months before marrying his wife, Billie Joe reflects back
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Green Day – Pollyanna
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[Verse 1] / Rainy days and razor blades, I think it's time to pull up the shades / It's wonderful to be alive / Hurricanes and headlines, standing in another line / It's wonderful
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Green Day – Father of All...
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“Father Of All…” describes a narrator ‘not giving a fuck’; he’s in the middle of a chaotic world where everyone is causing riots and fighting. Contrasting to previous Green Day
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Green Day – 1981
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[Chorus] / She's gonna bang her head like 1981 / She's gonna bang her head like 1981 / (So long, farewell) / She's gonna bang her head like 1981 / She's gonna bang her head like
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Green Day – Having a Blast
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“Having a Blast” tells the story of a suicide bomber. Though the phrase usually signifies fun, in this context, a blast refers to the activation of the bomber’s explosives.
The
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Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends
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“Wake Me Up When September Ends” is the only song on American Idiot that has no direct connection to the album’s story arc.
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this
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Green Day – Whatsername
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Jesus, after being home and living in normality, still regrets losing Whatsername. It’s been so long, he can’t even remember her name. He wonders what happened to her. All he has
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Green Day – Welcome to Paradise
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“Welcome to Paradise” sees Billie Joe as a young man living in a crime-ridden cesspool like Oakland. It tells the story of when he left his mother’s home and how he felt facing the
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Green Day – Chump
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[Verse 1] / I don't know you, but I think I hate you / You're the reason for my misery / Strange how you've become my biggest enemy / And I've never even seen your face / [Chorus
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Green Day – Extraordinary Girl
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“Extraordinary Girl” shows how Jesus of Suburbia has fallen in love with the rebelliousness and punk attitude of Whatsername, previously introduced in “She’s a Rebel”.
The track
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Green Day – Bang Bang
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“Bang Bang” is the lead single, and second track, from Green Day’s twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio. It was released on August 11, 2016 on various digital distribution
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Green Day – Hitchin’ a Ride
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The second track and lead single from Green Day’s 1997 album, Nimrod. It tells the troubles of an alcoholic having trouble staying sober. The lyrics highlight Green Day at their
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Green Day – Pulling Teeth
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“Pulling Teeth” was written from the perspective of a man who is abused by his girlfriend, and how he can’t get out of his situation. The song has a very dark bit of humor to it
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Green Day – Last Night on Earth
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Singer Billie Joe Armstrong explained to Q magazine May 2009 that “‘Christian’s Inferno’ is like a subway ride to hell and you kind of end up in outer space with this” song
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Green Day – She's a Rebel
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“She’s a Rebel” introduces a new character in the American Idiot story arc: Whatsername. Here, Jesus of Suburbia meets this free-spirited, rebellious woman who he falls in love
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Green Day – King for a Day
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The narrator tells the tale of a cross-dresser, who has been trying on his mother’s clothes since he was a young boy. As a result, the boy was forced into therapy by his
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