In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
There's a trouble in the air
A rumble in the streets
A going out of business sale and a race to bankruptcy
It's not one to 99, it's 99 to one
A common cause and a call to arms for the health of our daughters
And our sons
It's 99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
There's a rat in the company
A bail out on easy street
How the fuck did the working stiff
Become so obsolete?
Hit the lights and bang the drum and let your flag unfold
'Cause history will prove itself in the hall of justice and lost souls
It's 99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
We live in troubled times
From the ghettos to an empty suburban home
We live in troubled times
And I'm 99 percent sure that something's wrong
It’s all wrong
It's 99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
9, 9 to 1
To one
A rumble in the streets
A going out of business sale and a race to bankruptcy
It's not one to 99, it's 99 to one
A common cause and a call to arms for the health of our daughters
And our sons
It's 99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
There's a rat in the company
A bail out on easy street
How the fuck did the working stiff
Become so obsolete?
Hit the lights and bang the drum and let your flag unfold
'Cause history will prove itself in the hall of justice and lost souls
It's 99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
We live in troubled times
From the ghettos to an empty suburban home
We live in troubled times
And I'm 99 percent sure that something's wrong
It’s all wrong
It's 99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
99 revolutions tonight
9, 9 to 1
To one
Lyrics submitted by JohnnyLurg, edited by Mellow_Harsher, shannakett99
99 Revolutions Lyrics as written by Frank E. Iii Wright Billie Joe Armstrong
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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