Green Day - American idiot by Jackson Lee

American Idiot: released September 20, 2004 Album: American Idiot

jflee2 — 2015-03-24 15:48:37 UTC

Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Don't want a nation under the new mania
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind f**k America.

They're talking about how Americans are obsessed with media, and celebrities.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.

All across the alienation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For that's enough to argue.

They use alienation instead of nation implying that the nation is crazy.

Well maybe I'm the fa**ot America.

I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along to the age of paranoia.

How media brainwashes people and makes them obsess over it.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Don't want to 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 alienation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

American idiot video (Clean version)

jflee2 — 2015-03-24 16:08:11 UTC

Why this song is revolutionary

jflee2 — 2015-04-01 23:20:54 UTC

This song showcases the crazyness of America by stating that Americans are brainwashed to be obsessed with media, and celebrities.

Audience

jflee2 — 2015-04-01 23:25:07 UTC

This song is obviously targeted to American audiences.

Why I chose this song

jflee2 — 2015-04-01 23:29:30 UTC

I chose this song because I enjoy how green day uses clever lyrics and hidden meanings in their songs.

Video connection to song

jflee2 — 2015-04-01 23:34:03 UTC

The video doesn't have all that much of a connection to the lyrics other than the Green american flag in the background.

Figurative language

jflee2 — 2015-04-13 22:45:06 UTC

When they say "Can you hear the sound of hysteria?" they're talking about how people get over excited about media.

When they say "Sing along to the age of paranoia" They are referring to how Americans are paranoid about media.

Allusions

jflee2 — 2015-04-13 22:45:35 UTC

When they say "All across the alienation" They're shouting out to how crazy Americans are.

When they say "I'm not part of redneck agenda" they mean they're not crazy like they say all of the other Americans are.