21st Century Breakdown (Demo)

Lyrics

[Part I] [Instrumental Intro] [Intro] Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 1] 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 [Pre-Chorus] My generation is Zero I never made it as a working-class hero [Chorus] 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 [Interlude] Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 2] I was made of poison and blood Condemnation is what I understood From Mexico to the Berlin Wall Homeland Security could kill us all [Pre-Chorus] My generation is Zero I never made it as a working-class hero [Chorus] 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 [Part II] [Intro] 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 [Verse 3] My name is No One, the long lost son Born on the 4th of July Raised in the barnyards of heroes and cons Left me for dead or alive There is a war that's inside my head That questions the results and lies I'm breaking my back 'til I'm better off dead When enough ain't enough to survive [Verse 4] I am a nation, a worker, a pawn My debt to the status quo The scars on my hands and a means to an end It's all that I have to show I'm taking a loan on my sanity For the redemption of my soul Well, I am exempt from this tragedy And the 21st Century fall [Bridge] I praise liberty The freedom to obey Is the song that strangles me Well, don't cross the line [Part III] [Outro] Oh, dream, American dream I can't even sleep From rainstorms 'til dawn Oh, bleed, America, bleed Believe what you read From heroes and cons