Green day songs with odd lyrical choices

[ekim]

So I was listening to some green day songs and I've noticed some I wouldnt say bad lyrics just something about them was off putting to the point I actually tried to blank over them just to take away the sting, first one "outlaws" which is one of my favorite songs green day have ever released but after billie says" lost souls, and follows with bottle rockets" just bothered me one he tends to use bottle rocket, alot! idk why because I think it sounds weird "carp diem" being the exception because he's singing about celebrating a moment but idk in outlaws, it felt out of place like he was just trying to finish the verse,  song #2 "when it's time" awesome ballad one of billies best lyrically except, I wish he didn't say "I feel lonely for all the losers" why not sub that out with people? because I don't classify  someone unable to express themselves as a "loser" more like insecure, shy, pride, but loser? no,  #3 "the forgotten" pretty much the entire second verse especially "its like a child that's been left behind" It reminds me of george bush no child left behind! idk but it takes me out of the song #4 "wake me up when September ends" ya know what's coming! "Here comes the rain, again falling from the stars" wtf does that even mean? I tried to think ok he's coming from a point of view of a child at the time he actually thought rain did come from the stars? Idk though it's odd and I find myself analyzing the fk out of those lyrics,  I wish billie would one day explain what he meant he's a pretty poetic writer so it had to come from somewhere right? #5 novacaine "Jimmy said it's better than here"  again why not sub it out with "anywhere is better than here" i get saint jimmy is a character but the way his name is just mentioned out of nowhere always bothered me.  #6 "last night on earth"  'I text a postcard to you" I seriously doubt that is the original lyric probably someone told billie it sounded cool and hip? lol because I sent a postcard to you was probably how it original was written to be or I mailed a postcard? Yeah doesn't flow as well lol #7 Jesus of suburbia live versions there's lots of kids with dirty faces" ok every time he sings it live I can never make out what he says it's definitely not those lyrics though. #8 drama queen the whole song sounds like placeholder lyrics to me there's cool instrumentation gives me penny lane vibes but man those lyrics are just awful! #9 the American dream is killing me I feel like the song is catchy but I have a problem with exactly how it's killing billie, he just moved into another big house he has alot of cool classic cars his own studio exactly how is he suffering? Lol millionaires trying to sing about the plight,  of "the working class" and "homeless" always cracks me up, I get he grew up with a lower middle class background but he's been rich since the mid 90s, I mean you wanna make people aware that's cool but how about taking idk some of those millions he has and build new state of the art  homeless shelters / centers where people can go not just for warmth but actually get the help they need to better their lives alcohol, drugs, mental health, problems help regaining important documents like birth certificates, state ids, social security cards, things people need to live do it in Oakland CA San Francisco I'm sure there's a lot of people living under bridges and behind store alleys that would really appreciate it billie, just call up Gavin talk to him he seems like a cool guy,  be apart of the solution  you know the government will never do it alone but people with money can make a difference like you and so many others how much money from the upcoming stadium tour is going to fund charities? It just feels disingenuous to me I know this was supposed to be about odd lyrical choices but I had a spontaneous moment of anger! ok back to the lyric thing now #10 any song about pissing or shitting the bed just sound gross! however I did laugh hearing it on the taco bell commercial ad. Well that's all folks feel free to post the songs you think have odd lyrical choices.

[J-Rem]

In the American Dream is killing me I hate the line “we’re pedophiles for”

[ekim]

3 hours ago, J-Rem said:

In the American Dream is killing me I hate the line “we’re pedophiles for”

Yeah it's a tough one to sing along with isn't it? I don't understand the meaning