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Overthrow the effigy

The vast majority

We're buring down the bargain of control

I pretty sure it's fountain...

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no i understand what your saying the word "bargain" does make sense but its a "f". ahhhhh idk what the word is though. i think it might be fountain. Although bargain makes more sense... i i know i hear no ba. hmmm....

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I'm not hearing "fountain" at all... :blink:

I definately hear a "Bar" sound when he first sings it.

And Bargain makes more sense than "fountain"

I wish I had some program to slow down the song, or make it so i can only hear Billie's vocals.....lol

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Do you know the enemy

d'you know your enemy

well gotta know the enemy, wa' hey x3

violence is an energy

against the enemy

well violence is an energy, wa'hey

bringin on the fury

the choir infiltrate ?

we vote against the honor to obey

*something something* the effigy

the vast majority

we're burning down the ??? of control

Silence is the enemy

against your urgency

so rally up the demons of your soul

Do you know the enemy

d'you know your enemy

well gotta know the enemy, wa'hey x2

Insurgency will rise

when the blood's been sacrificed..

we'll be blinded... fades out.

I think that's it.

Gotta know the enemy right here doesn't really make sense.

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The lyrics are great! Although I don't like how it says, "gotta know the enemy right here." Right here? Doesn't sound that great to me... how about; "gotta know the enemy right now?" IDK, *shrugs*, just a silly opinion.

I think it might say "God, I know the Enemy right here" as in the Enemy is right there in front of his face. Sound better? Idk I'm just throwing that out there. :ermm:

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LOL on the GDA comments

Slappy:

Omfg I cried.

:[

I've missed my Green Day and Billie's random mumblings that I have forgotten about cause we haven't had new music gave me "Do you know the enemy! Doyouknowyourenemy, do you know your enemy, raw-ham!"

xD

Andres:

for some reason i really doubt he says "raw ham"

He def says 'raw ham'. I know it

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LOL on the GDA comments

Slappy:

Andres:

He def says 'raw ham'. I know it

Of course! That's it! We unraveled the mystery! It's raw ham!

Mm, I'm not even trying to figure out the lyrics. I don't understand a word from it. Even though I know some of the lyrics now, I don't come any further than the chorus and "hey, did he just say violence? oh, that was that line....".

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here's what I heard:

Do you know the enemy

d'you know your enemy

well gotta know the enemy

whoa, hey x3

violence isn't anarchy

against the enemy

well violence is an energy

whoa, hey

bringing on the fury

the choir infiltrate <--WTF? "a quiet overture", perhaps? :huh:

revolt against the honor to obey

overthrow the effigy

the vast majority

we're burning down the ??? of control

Silence is an enemy

against your urgency

so rally up the demons of your soul

Do you know the enemy

d'you know your enemy

well gotta know the enemy

whoa, hey x2

Insurgency will rise

when the blood's been sacrificed

we'll be blinded...

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Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy (Wah-eh!) x3

Violence is an energy

Against the enemy,

Well, violence is an energy (Wah-eh!)

Bringin on the fury

the choir infantry

Revolt against the honor to obey

(Woh, oh, oh, oh!)

Overthrow the effigy

The vast majority

We're buring down the bargain of control

(Woh, oh, oh, oh!)

Silence is the enemy,

Against your urgency so rally up the demons of your soul! (Woh, oh, oh, oh!)

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well gotta know the enemy (Wah-eh!) x2

Insurgency will rise

When the blood's been sacrificed

We'll be blinded.......

(Guitar solo here maybe?)

And then later on in the song:

Well violence is an energy (Woh, oh, oh, oh!)

Well silence is the enemy,

So gimme, gimme, revolution!

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well gotta know the enemy (Wa-hey!) x2

Silence is the enemy,

Against your urgency so rally up the demons of your soul! (Woh, oh, oh, oh!)

Infantry - soldiers who are primarily trained for the role of fighting on foot.

Effigy - a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule.

Insurgency - a rebellion against a constituted authority.

Those three word's definitions seem to make sense with the song as well.

^I still think these are the lyrics....:P

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I'm more and more convinced that he says "right here", just with his drunken slur that he enjoys so much just to fuck with us.

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^Yeah, I agree with how Billie likes to slur his words together a lot. He tends to do that a lot, even in their earlier albums.

But I'm still convienced that it's "Wah-eh" just because it seems to go with all of the "Woh, oh, oh, oh's" and it sort of adds to the theme of the song and is just there to add something special to it. The first time I listened to the preview, i heard "Wah, eh" soo...yeah. idk. :/

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I'm still really convinced he's singing "God I know the enemy right'ere". I think it makes much more sense than "Gotta know the enemy". It's like he's saying "do you know the enemy cos I know the enemy."

Guess we'll just have to wait until the CD comes out... :D

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I'm more and more convinced that he says "right here", just with his drunken slur that he enjoys so much just to fuck with us.

Yep, I think so, too.

And I keep hearing this - we're burning down the foreman of control. Dunno if that even makes sense?

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I'm still really convinced he's singing "God I know the enemy right'ere". I think it makes much more sense than "Gotta know the enemy". It's like he's saying "do you know the enemy cos I know the enemy."

Guess we'll just have to wait until the CD comes out... :D

I thought that one of the magazine articles had the lyrics "Gotta know the enemy" though....?

Edit: yeah, it was in the AP article. They say, "Deceptively simple with its Clash-like guitars and shouting verses of, 'Do you know the enemy/Well Gotta know the enemy' this huge rocker is a call to arms against apathy." http://www.greendayauthority.com/articles/...Press/scan6.jpg

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I agree with most of yours except I think it's...

"We're burning down the bargain of control"

I definately here a "Ba" sound when he says "Bargain" I don't hear an "F"

And it makes sense because when you think of the word "Bargain" it means an agreement to exchange things at a price.

I think in this case, I think it's trying to say that in the song, they don't want that control that people are bargaining for and that they want to burn that control down.

Couldn't agree more.

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I thought that one of the magazine articles had the lyrics "Gotta know the enemy" though....?

Yeah..

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Yep, I think so, too.

And I keep hearing this - we're burning down the foreman of control. Dunno if that even makes sense?

Yeh, I'm not convinced it's fountain. Maybe it's "frontman", then he could be talking about getting rid of George Bush. Just an idea...

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First time I heard KYE, I was like, "Fuck, guess it's time to play, 'What the hell did Billie just sing?'". And now that I've read the lyrics that everybody's been posting, it's like, "Oh, now I hear it perfectly." :lol:

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First time I heard KYE, I was like, "Fuck, guess it's time to play, 'What the hell did Billie just sing?'". And now that I've read the lyrics that everybody's been posting, it's like, "Oh, now I hear it perfectly." :lol:

Haha, I wish I had that! I only hear the lyrics right when I know them by heart, otherwise I, or don't hear any existing word at all, or I'll get very weird sentences :lol:

Now at KYE, it's "Mm, chorus.....hey, he just said violence, are we there already? mm...." I catch some little words, but not much (usually "control" "demons of your soul" "violence" "silence is the enemy" "obey" "energy" and "sacrifice", that's about it). Oh, and of course the "Is he saying 'rahey' or 'wahey'?

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Yeh, I'm not convinced it's fountain. Maybe it's "frontman", then he could be talking about getting rid of George Bush. Just an idea...

Hmmm, that's a thought, too. It would make sense. I definitely hear some sort of 'f' word.

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Hmmm, that's a thought, too. It would make sense. I definitely hear some sort of 'f' word.

Yeh, I'm pretty sure it's a word beginning with "f"

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I still don't hear an "F".

I hear a very distinct "Ba" sound...:/

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I still don't hear an "F".

I hear a very distinct "Ba" sound...:/

lol, it could be either, I'm rubbish at working out lyrics, guess we'll have to wait til it comes out. not sure I can wait much longer...i'm too EXCITED!

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Yeh, I'm not convinced it's fountain. Maybe it's "frontman", then he could be talking about getting rid of George Bush. Just an idea...

I doubt it's frontman. I think I'm hearing fountain. He likes to use imagery and symbolism, which is why I think fountain makes sense for him here.

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