American Idiot Lyrics
5 Seconds Of Summer
Lyrics
Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Don't want a nation under the new media
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind fck America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.
Well maybe I'm the faggt America.
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along to the age of paranoia.
(Are you looking at me?!)
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.
Hey!
Don't wanna be an American idiot.(Hey!)
One nation controlled by the media.(Hey!)
Information age of hysteria.(Hey!)
It's calling out to idiot America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.
Song & Lyrics Facts
5 Seconds of Summer's take on the classic Green Day song "American Idiot" was released in March 2020 as part of their album CALM. The band, composed of Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin and Michael Clifford, wrote the lyrics for this punk-rock track with help from producer Andrew Watt.
The song is a tribute to the original 2004 hit by Green Day and features an upbeat tempo and powerful chorus. The lyrics of the song focus on themes of rebellion and standing up against authority. 5 Seconds of Summer’s version of “American Idiot” is a great way to pay homage to the original while also putting their own unique spin on it. Fans have praised the band for their fresh interpretation of the iconic anthem and its timeless message of fighting for what you believe in.