Songwriters: Armstrong, Billie Joe; Pritchard, Michael; Wright, Frank E., Iii
Raise your hands to testify
Your confession will be crucified
You're a sacrificial suicide
Like a dog that's been sodomized
Stand up! - all the white boys
Sit down! - all the black girls
You're the soldiers of the new world
Put your faith in a miracle
And it's non-denominational
Join the choir we will be singing
In the church of wistful thinking
A fire burns today
Of blasphemy and genocide
The sirens of decay
Will infiltrate the faith fanatics
Oh bless me Lord for I have sinned
It's been a lifetime since I last confessed
I threw my crutches in "the river
Of a shadow of doubt"
And I'll be dressed in my sunday best
Say a prayer for the family
Drop a coin for humanity
Ain't this uniform so flattering?
I never asked you a goddamned thing
A fire burns today
Of blasphemy and genocide
The sirens of decay
Will infiltrate the faith fanatics
Don't test me
Second guess me
Protest me
You will disappear
I want to know who's allowed to breed
All the dogs who never learned to read
Missionary politicians
And the cops of a new religion
A fire burns today
Of blasphemy and genocide
The sirens of decay
Will infiltrate the inside
i love this song because it's the whole truth people say green day changed but i say their music just went to another level of punk rock that no one can dare to touch... their music now is more empowering than ever and i hope they come back with another abulm soon.
This song is the seventh installment of the 21st Century Breakdown story. Its written from Christian's point of view.
After his epiphany in Last Night on Earth, he has renewed faith in himself and pushes foreward with his attempts to reform. He's turning religion into satire, making fun of the church and the bible.
*Don't test meSecond guess meProtest meYou will disappear*
This makes it sound like he has turned to ultimate violence, and murder. Anyone who dares to question him faces his wrath, and possibly their death. He doesn't see it as a crime, he sees it as a necessity.
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