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American Idiot
Green Day
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 mind fuck America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For 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 alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.
Don't wanna be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria.
It's calling out to idiot America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.
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About this Song
American Idiot by Green Day is a punk rock anthem that criticizes the American socio-political landscape in the early 2000s. The song is a sharp commentary on the mass media's influence on public opinion, anti-intellectualism, and the general apathy and ignorance perceived in American society. Key themes include political dissatisfaction, media manipulation, and social rebellion. Particularly poignant moments include the line 'Don't wanna be an American idiot,' which encapsulates the frustration and desire to break free from the conformist mindset promoted by the media.
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