Song of the Century Lyrics

Lyric discussion by FlyingNikky 

Cover art for Song of the Century lyrics by Green Day

To me, Song of the Century is like its supposed to be, the opening track. It's like the intro to a movie before the title appears on the screen. It paints a picture that they want to convey in the album.

Basically, there's war that has been going on for what seems like a lifetime, propaganda is common and no one does anything about illegal acts anymore. All that's left is people becoming afraid and even a bit selfish.

This is setting our stage of America, the America that truly is what this song portrays it. And it's a bit scary on how accurate it is.