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From album: "American Idiot" (2004)
LYRICS
"Extraordinary Girl"
“Extraordinary Girl” shows how Jesus of Suburbia has fallen in love with the rebelliousness and punk attitude of Whatsername, previously introduced in “She’s a Rebel”.
The track compares both characters and shows Whatsername as a strong-willed woman while it portrays Jesus of Suburbia as wittle and depressed man with no goals in life. Originally Whatsername is attracted to Jesus of Suburbia’s alter-ego St. Jimmy; a hardened, rebellious personality that suppressed Jesus of Suburbia’s loner psyche. St. Jimmy is the type of guy that Whatshername likes, so the two end up together. Though they both like each other, their two personalities clash, and their relationship doesn’t work out.
The song also shows that, even while she looks to be so strong-willed, Whatshername has a darker, sadder side, much in the way that the Jesus of Suburbia is the sadder side to St. Jimmy.
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
She's an extraordinary girl
In an ordinary world
And she can't seem to get away
He lacks the courage in his mind
Like a child left behind
Like a pet left in the rain
[Chorus]
She's all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
She gets so sick of crying
[Verse 2]
She sees the mirror of herself
An image she wants to sell
To anyone willing to buy
He steals the image in her kiss
From her heart's apocalypse
From the one called Whatsername
[Chorus]
She's all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
She gets so sick of crying
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
She's all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
Some days it's not worth trying
Now that they both are finding
She gets so sick of crying
[Outro]
She's an extraordinary girl
An extraordinary girl
An extraordinary girl
An extraordinary girl
"Letterbomb"
“Letterbomb” is presented by Whatsername, which is apparent in the Broadway adaptation of the album. In the track, Jesus of Suburbia and Whatsername’s romance has ended; she left him, believing that he is too melodramatic and self-destructive.
[Intro: Kathleen Hanna]
Nobody likes you, everyone left you
They're all out without you, having fun
[Verse: Billie Joe Armstrong]
Where have all the bastards gone?
The underbelly stacks up ten high
The dummy failed the crash test
Collecting unemployment checks
A flunkie only along for the ride
Where have all the riots gone
As the city's motto gets pulverized?
What's in love is now in debt
On your birth certificate
So strike the fucking match to light this fuse
[Pre-Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
The town bishop's an extortionist
And he don't even know that you exist
Standing still when it's do or die
You better run for your fucking life
[Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
It's not over 'til you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin', it's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
There is nothing left to analyze
[Bridge: Billie Joe Armstrong]
Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself?
And where will we all go when it's too late?
[Guitar Solo]
And don't look back
[Pre-Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
You're not the Jesus of Suburbia
The St. Jimmy is a figment of
Your father's rage and your mother's love
Made me the idiot America
[Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
It's not over 'til you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin', it's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
[Outro: Billie Joe Armstrong]
Well, she said, "I can't take this place
I'm leaving it behind"
Well, she said, "I can't take this town
I'm leaving you tonight"
From album: "American Idiot" (2004)
LYRICS
"Extraordinary Girl"
“Extraordinary Girl” shows how Jesus of Suburbia has fallen in love with the rebelliousness and punk attitude of Whatsername, previously introduced in “She’s a Rebel”.
The track compares both characters and shows Whatsername as a strong-willed woman while it portrays Jesus of Suburbia as wittle and depressed man with no goals in life. Originally Whatsername is attracted to Jesus of Suburbia’s alter-ego St. Jimmy; a hardened, rebellious personality that suppressed Jesus of Suburbia’s loner psyche. St. Jimmy is the type of guy that Whatshername likes, so the two end up together. Though they both like each other, their two personalities clash, and their relationship doesn’t work out.
The song also shows that, even while she looks to be so strong-willed, Whatshername has a darker, sadder side, much in the way that the Jesus of Suburbia is the sadder side to St. Jimmy.
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
She's an extraordinary girl
In an ordinary world
And she can't seem to get away
He lacks the courage in his mind
Like a child left behind
Like a pet left in the rain
[Chorus]
She's all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
She gets so sick of crying
[Verse 2]
She sees the mirror of herself
An image she wants to sell
To anyone willing to buy
He steals the image in her kiss
From her heart's apocalypse
From the one called Whatsername
[Chorus]
She's all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
She gets so sick of crying
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
She's all alone again
Wiping the tears from her eyes
Some days he feels like dying
Some days it's not worth trying
Now that they both are finding
She gets so sick of crying
[Outro]
She's an extraordinary girl
An extraordinary girl
An extraordinary girl
An extraordinary girl
"Letterbomb"
“Letterbomb” is presented by Whatsername, which is apparent in the Broadway adaptation of the album. In the track, Jesus of Suburbia and Whatsername’s romance has ended; she left him, believing that he is too melodramatic and self-destructive.
[Intro: Kathleen Hanna]
Nobody likes you, everyone left you
They're all out without you, having fun
[Verse: Billie Joe Armstrong]
Where have all the bastards gone?
The underbelly stacks up ten high
The dummy failed the crash test
Collecting unemployment checks
A flunkie only along for the ride
Where have all the riots gone
As the city's motto gets pulverized?
What's in love is now in debt
On your birth certificate
So strike the fucking match to light this fuse
[Pre-Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
The town bishop's an extortionist
And he don't even know that you exist
Standing still when it's do or die
You better run for your fucking life
[Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
It's not over 'til you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin', it's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
There is nothing left to analyze
[Bridge: Billie Joe Armstrong]
Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself?
And where will we all go when it's too late?
[Guitar Solo]
And don't look back
[Pre-Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
You're not the Jesus of Suburbia
The St. Jimmy is a figment of
Your father's rage and your mother's love
Made me the idiot America
[Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong]
It's not over 'til you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin', it's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
[Outro: Billie Joe Armstrong]
Well, she said, "I can't take this place
I'm leaving it behind"
Well, she said, "I can't take this town
I'm leaving you tonight"
