"I read the graffiti / In the bathroom stall / Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall / And so it seemed to confess / It didn't say much / But it only confirmed / That the center of the earth / Is the end of the world / And I could really care less"

"It says: home is where your heart is / But what a shame / 'Cause everyone's heart / doesn't beat the same"

"And there's nothing wrong with me / This is how I'm supposed to be / In a land of make-believe / That don't believe in me"

"I'm the son of rage and love, / The Jesus of Suburbia"

"I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies"

"Now everybody do the propaganda, / and sing along to the age of paranoia."

"Maybe I'm the faggot America, / I'm not part of a redneck agenda."

"Don't wanna be an American idiot Don't wanna nation under the new media and can you hear the sound of hysteria The subliminal mind-fuck 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.Don't wanna be an American idiot One nation controlled by the media Information age of hysteria It's calling out to idiot America."

"I've been waiting a lifetime / For this moment to come I'm / Destined for anything at all / Dumbstruck, color me stupid / Good luck, you're gonna need it / Where I'm going if I get there at all / Wake up / Better thank your lucky stars"

"Dawning of a new era / Calling, don't let it catch you/ Falling, ready or not at all"

""It's a lifetime guarantee/Stuffed in a coffin 10% more free"."

"A free-for-all / FUCK 'EM ALL! / You are your own sight!"

""I wanna be the minority / I don't need your authority / down with the moral majority / 'cause I wanna be the minority'"

"Stepped out of the line/Like a sheep runs from the herd"

"Trust is a dirty word that comes from such a liar / But respect is something I will earn if you have faith"

"I here by solemnly swear to tell the whole truth/ And nothing but the truth is what I'll ever hear from you."

"You ain't worth the shit under my shoes or the piss on the ground"

"Here's a true story: a member of our staff once told a friend they were going to see Green Day. The friend thought they were talking about an environmental fair, not a raucous night of punk pop. Enough said."

"When you pick up a guitar for the first time, Green Day are a solid band to dive into as their songs are rewarding to learn while being easy to comprehend in a relatively short time frame. Forget everything the 60-year-old guitar shop employee pressures you into about learning Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin. “Basket Case” will be a lot more fun to pick through while trying to get your head wrapped around the basics."

"Green Day injected a fist full of melodic punk rock into the ‘90s music scene, which later paved the groundwork for pop-punk in the late ‘90s and early 2000s."

"(Someone from Jingletown) Well maybe I'm the faggot America! Not apart of the Redneck agenda!"

"(All three) Television dreams of tomorrow. They're not the ones meant to follow."

"(Tunny) Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the idiot nation. Where everything isn't meant to be okay!"

"(Will) And can you hear the sound of hysteria! The subliminal mind-fuck America!"

"(Johnny) Don't want to be an American Idiot. Don't want a nation under the new media!"

"I am a nation without bureaucratic ties/Deny the allegations – as it’s written, fucking lies!"

"I set the fire, just to see the flame."

""I praise liberty/ the freedom to obey/ it's the song that strangles me!/"

"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!"

"My name is no-one, the long lost son/Born on the fourth of July/Raised in the era of heroes and cons/That left me for dead or alive!"

"I think I'm losing whats left of my mind/to the 20th century deadline"

"We are the cries of the class of '13!/ Born in the era of humility!"

"You're in ruins"

"I was made of poison and blood"

"The traces of blood always follow you home / Like the mascara tears from your getaway"

"Little girl, Little girl you dirty liar/ You're just a junkie preaching to the choir"

"You made your bed in salad days amongst the ruins / Ashes to ashes of our youth"

"She smashed her knuckles into winter/ As autumn's wind fades into black/She is the saint of all the sinners/ The one who's fallen through the cracks"

"Now call the assassin/The orgasm/ A spasm of love and hate"

"You're a victim/Of the system/You are your own worst enemy/Know your enemy"

"Did you try to live on your own?/When you burned down the house and home/Did you stand too close to the fire?/Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone"

"A fire burns today/Of blasphemy and genocide"

"Lay down your arms/Give up the fight"