Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song 21st Century Breakdown , by - Green Day. Release date: 14.05.2009
Song language: English
21st Century Breakdown |
| Born into Nixon, I was raised in hell |
| A welfare child where the teamsters dwelled |
| The last one born and the first one to run |
| My town was blind from 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 |
| Video games of the towers 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 class 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 the era of heroes and cons |
| That 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 and the means to an end |
| Is 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 the song that strangles me |
| Well, don’t cross the line |
| Oh, dream, America, dream |
| I can’t even sleep |
| From the light’s early dawn |
| Oh, scream, America, scream |
| Believe what you see |
| From heroes and cons |