"Holiday" lyrics

"Holiday"

Say hey!
Cha!

Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!)
The shame, the ones who died without a name
Hear the dogs howling out of key
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery" (Hey!)
And bleed, the company lost the war today

I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday!

Hear the drum pounding out of time
Another protester has crossed the line (Hey!)
To find the money's on the other side
Can I get another Amen? (Amen!)
There's a flag wrapped around a score of men (Hey!)
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument

I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday! (Hey!)

Three, four!
"The representative from California has the floor."

"Sieg Heil" to the president Gasman
Bombs away is your punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government
Bang bang goes the broken glass, and
Kill all the fags that don't agree
Trials by fire, setting fire
Is not a way that's meant for me
Just 'cause (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Just 'cause (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
Because we're outlaws, yeah!

I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
This is our lives on holiday!


Thanks to Kolman GrĂ­mhildr Winfried Franzi Herbert, Joel Madden, Flo, Charlotte for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, Mike Dirnt
This song is one of two political songs on the album. Another one is "American Idiot". This is an anti-war protest song, and describes the average American's apathy towards the Iraqi War. It aims at George W. Bush administration.
Following the story on the album, this song describes the life of Jesus of Suburbia, after he left the town and lives in the streets.
In the music video for this song every band member plays several different roles.
The band used the car from the music video for this song to drive to the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony.
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