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2004 · From the album American Idiot

American Idiot

by Green Day

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03 · Lyrics

"American Idiot"

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

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04 · FAQ

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When was "American Idiot" released?
"American Idiot" by Green Day was released on August 31, 2004 on the album "American Idiot".
What genre is "American Idiot"?
"American Idiot" by Green Day falls within the rock, punk, punk rock genres.
What album is "American Idiot" on?
"American Idiot" appears on the album "American Idiot" by Green Day.
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