Green Day

Released: July 2, 2002

Songwriter: Mike Dirnt Billie Joe Armstrong Tré Cool

Producer: Green Day

[Verse 1]
How do you get your sleep at night?
How did you get your noose so tight?
Like chewing on tinfoil, it's so much fun
Gonna be dead before you're gone

[Pre-Chorus]
Just look how things have gotten
And I'll be happy, so I won't pretend
And I'll be cheering that you're going down
And I'll be laughing, I'll be laughing

[Verse 2]
How many feelings can you steal?
Gotta be a part of your appeal
And I can see through you, 'cause you're wearing thin
Like chewing on tinfoil once again

[Pre-Chorus]
Just look how things have gotten
And I'll be happy, so I won't pretend
And I'll be cheering that you're going down
And I'll be laughing

[Chorus]
Haha, you're dead, and I'm so happy
In loving memory of your demise
When your ship is going down, I'll go out and paint the town
Haha, you're dead, haha, you're dead, haha, you're dead

[Bridge]
Ha, ha, ha!

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Haha, you're dead, and I'm so happy
In loving memory of your demise
When your ship is going down, I'll go out and paint the town
Haha, you're dead, haha, you're dead, haha, you're dead
Haha, you're dead, the joke is over
You were an asshole, and now you're gone
As your ship is going down, I'll stand by and watch you drown
Haha, you're dead, haha, you're dead, haha, you're dead

[Outro]
Haha, you're dead, you're gonna be dead
Just remember what I said
Haha, you're dead, haha, you're dead
Haha, you're dead!

Formed in East Bay, California in 1986 and still going strong today, Green Day is one of the biggest punk rock acts in the world. Along with other punk bands in California such as The Offspring, Sublime, Bad Religion and Rancid, they have been credited with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S. in the 90s.

First starting in 1986 as Sweet Children, longtime friends Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar and lead vocalist) and Mike Dirnt (bass guitar) teamed up with John Kiffmeyer to produce their debut EP 1,000 Hours. They eventually dropped the name Sweet Children and called themselves Green Day due to the band members' fondness for cannabis (it even inspired a song featured on their first album) and for their second studio album Kerplunk they replaced Kiffmeyer with German-born drummer Tré Cool, who had been drumming since the age of 12 in a punk band, The Lookouts.

It was their 1994 record Dookie that sent the band to stardom and gave them mainstream success. Dookie, alongside their following albums Insomniac (1995) and Nimrod (1997) were certified double platinum. Eventually, the band started to fall in popularity with their 2000 record Warning which only reached gold.

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