Intro 1
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Verse 1
Don't wanna be an American idiot
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Don't want a nation under the new mania
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Hey can you hear the sound of hysteria?
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The subliminal mind-fuck America
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Chorus 1
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Welcome to a new kind of tension
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All across the alien nation
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Where everything isn't meant to be okay
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Television dreams of tomorrow
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We're not the ones
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who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
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I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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Now everybody do the propaganda
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And sing along to the age of paranoia
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Chorus 2
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Welcome to a new kind of tension
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All across the alien nation
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Where everything isn't meant to be okay
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Television dreams of tomorrow
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We're not the ones
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who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Interlude 2
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Solo 1
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Verse 3
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Don't wanna be an Ameri can idi ot
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One nation controlled by the medi a
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Information Age of hysteria
Chorus 3
It's calling out to idiot America
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Welcome to a new kind of tension
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All across the alien nation
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Where everything isn't meant to be okay
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Television dreams of tomorrow
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We're not the ones
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who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
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Outro 1
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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
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
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
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
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 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
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Don't want a nation under the new mania
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Hey can you hear the sound of hysteria?
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The subliminal mind-fuck America
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Chorus 1
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Welcome to a new kind of tension
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All across the alien nati on
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Where everything isn't meant to be o kay
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Television dreams of tomorrow
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We're not the ones
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who're meant to follow
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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Now everybody do the propaganda
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And sing along to the age of paranoia
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Chorus 2
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Welcome to a new kind of tension
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All across the alien nati on
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Where everything isn't meant to be o kay
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Television dreams of tomorrow
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We're not the ones
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who're meant to follow
Interlude 2
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Solo 1
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Verse 3
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Don't wan na be an A meri can idiot
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One nation con trolled by the media
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In formation Age of hys teria
Chorus 3
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Welcome to a new kind of tension
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All across the alien nati on
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Where everything isn't meant to be o kay
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Television dreams of tomorrow
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We're not the ones
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who're meant to follow
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Outro 1
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From the album
American Idiot
Green Day · 2004 · Track 1