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Lyrics of American Idiot by Green Day
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Don′t wanna be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new media
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mindfuck America
chorus
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn′t meant to be okay
In television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that′s enough to argue
verse
Well, maybe I′m the faggot, America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody, do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
chorus
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn′t meant to be okay
In television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who′re meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
bridge
Don′t wanna be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria
It's calling out to idiot America
chorus
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
In television dreams of tomorrow
We′re not the ones who′re meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Writer(s): Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, Mike Dirnt
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The song 'American Idiot' by Green Day criticizes the blind conformity and manipulation of the American society by the media and government. It portrays a sense of disillusionment with the political system and urges listeners to question the information fed to them, highlighting the dangers of blindly following propaganda and losing individuality.
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Themes
Anti-establishment sentiment
• One nation controlled by the media
• Don't wanna be an American idiot
Media criticism
• Don't want a nation under the new media
• Information age of hysteria
Disillusionment
• We're not the ones who're meant to follow
• Where everything isn't meant to be okay
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Moods
Angst, despair, anger, social commentary, insecurity
Rating: PG-13
Lyrics may be unsuitable for younger ears
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American Idiot
Album • 2004 • 12 tracks
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