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Green Day, band punk rock legendaris asal Amerika Serikat, kembali merilis lagu baru berjudul "The American Dream Is Killing Me" pada 24 Oktober 2023. Lagu ini menjadi single pertama dari album studio ke-14 mereka yang akan dirilis pada awal tahun 2024.
Lagu ini juga mengkritik budaya hedonisme dan konsumerisme yang merajalela di Amerika Serikat.
Selain kritik terhadap kapitalisme, lagu ini juga dapat diinterpretasikan sebagai kritik terhadap sistem politik Amerika Serikat yang korup dan tidak adil.
[Chorus]
The American Dream is killin' me
The American Dream is killin' me
When it's all double-talk of conspiracy
The American dream is killin' me
[Verse 1]
Send out an S.O.S.
It's getting serious
Bulldoze your family home
Now it's a condo
[Pre-Chorus]
We are not home
Are we not home?
Goddamn, I am so grateful
Forever faithful to
[Chorus]
The American Dream is killin' me
The American Dream is killin' me
[Bridge]
People on the street
Unemployed and obsolete
Did you ever learn to read the ransom note?
[Verse 2]
Don't want no huddled masses
TikTok and taxes
Under the overpass
Sleepin' in broken glass
[Pre-Chorus]
We are not well
Are we not well?
Cracked up into the wild
We're pedophiles for
[Chorus]
The American Dream is killin' me
The American Dream is killin' me
When it's all double-talk of insanity
The American Dream is killin' me
Say!
[Interlude]
Woah, oh, oh oh-oh
Woah, oh, oh oh-oh
Woah, oh, oh oh-oh
[Verse 3]
From sea to shinin' sea
Whitewashed upon the beach
My country under siege
On private property