21st Century Breakdown
Green Day"21st Century Breakdown" is a song by Green Day, released in 2009 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:03 long and contains 56 lines and 323 words.
0:42Born into Nixon I was raised in hell
0:46A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled
0:50The last one born the first one to run
0:54My town was blind by refinery sun
0:58My generation is zero
1:02I never made it as a working class hero
1:0621st century breakdown
1:10I once was lost but never was found
1:14I think I'm losing what's left of my mind
1:18To the 20th century deadline
1:32I was made of poison and blood
1:36Condemnation is what I understood
1:40Videogames to the tower's fall
1:44Homeland security could kill us all
1:48My generation is zero
1:52I never made it as a working class hero
1:5621st century breakdown
2:00I once was lost but never was found
2:04I think I'm losing what's left of my mind
2:08To the 20th century deadline
2:37We are the cries of the class of 13
2:40Born in the era of humility
2:43We are the desperate in the decline
2:46Raised by the bastards of 1969
3:00My name is no one
3:02The long lost son
3:03Born on the 4th of July
3:06Raised in an era of heroes and cons
3:09Left me for dead or alive
3:12I am a nation
3:13A worker of pride
3:15My debt to the status quo
3:18The scars on my hands are a means to an end
3:21It's all that I have to show
3:36I swallowed my pride
3:37And I choked on my faith
3:39I've given my heart and my soul
3:42I've broken my fingers
3:43And lied through my teeth
3:45The pillar of damage control
3:48I've been to the edge
3:49And I've thrown the bouquet
3:51Of flowers left over the grave
3:53I sat in the waiting room
3:55Wasting my time
3:56And waiting for judgement day
3:59I praise liberty
4:03The freedom to obey
4:05It's a song that strangles me
4:08Well don't cross the line
4:38Oh dream American dream
4:44I can't even sleep
4:48From the lights early dawn
4:53Oh Scream America scream
4:59Believe what you see
5:03From heroes and cons
Born into Nixon I was raised in hell A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled The last one born the first one to run My town was blind by refinery sun My generation is zero I never made it as a working class hero 21st century breakdown I once was lost but never was found I think I'm losing what's left of my mind To the 20th century deadline I was made of poison and blood Condemnation is what I understood Videogames to the tower's fall Homeland security could kill us all My generation is zero I never made it as a working class hero 21st century breakdown I once was lost but never was found I think I'm losing what's left of my mind To the 20th century deadline We are the cries of the class of 13 Born in the era of humility We are the desperate in the decline Raised by the bastards of 1969 My name is no one The long lost son Born on the 4th of July Raised in an era of heroes and cons Left me for dead or alive I am a nation A worker of pride My debt to the status quo The scars on my hands are a means to an end It's all that I have to show I swallowed my pride And I choked on my faith I've given my heart and my soul I've broken my fingers And lied through my teeth The pillar of damage control I've been to the edge And I've thrown the bouquet Of flowers left over the grave I sat in the waiting room Wasting my time And waiting for judgement day I praise liberty The freedom to obey It's a song that strangles me Well don't cross the line Oh dream American dream I can't even sleep From the lights early dawn Oh Scream America scream Believe what you see From heroes and cons
Translation
Select a language to see the translated lyrics.