It's a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement that the world is listening with high expectations (and some with arms folded skeptically) to this album. Let's be honest, American Idiot shocked a lot of people that Green Day was more than a bunch of snot-nosed garage band punks.
And yes, it's also a great table-setter for 21st Century Breakdown, letting the listener know this will be in the same vein as the previous album, another poignant social commentary on the modern American landscape.
What really catches my ear is the last line, "sing us a song, FOR ME". Just as Jesus and Jimmy before, selfishness and self-delusionment is going to play a role in this story, although the characters seem to be a bit more figurative than before.
I'm going off first listen for now, maybe more to come...
It's a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement that the world is listening with high expectations (and some with arms folded skeptically) to this album. Let's be honest, American Idiot shocked a lot of people that Green Day was more than a bunch of snot-nosed garage band punks.
And yes, it's also a great table-setter for 21st Century Breakdown, letting the listener know this will be in the same vein as the previous album, another poignant social commentary on the modern American landscape.
What really catches my ear is the last line, "sing us a song, FOR ME". Just as Jesus and Jimmy before, selfishness and self-delusionment is going to play a role in this story, although the characters seem to be a bit more figurative than before.
I'm going off first listen for now, maybe more to come...