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From album: "American Idiot" (2004)
LYRICS
"Give Me Novacaine"
“Give Me Novacaine” is about Jesus of Suburbia wanting to take drugs to relieve stress from his life and asking for reassurance from his alter ego St. Jimmy.
The instrumentality goes slow throughout the song with the music exploding in the choruses. The lyrics see a lonely Jesus of Suburbia asking for help and then raging with ‘St. Jimmy’ who eventually turns to novacaine to numb the pain.
If seen from the perspective of St. Jimmy being a figment of the Jesus of Suburbia’s imagination, this song could be about Jesus trying to suppress his own personality so he can become St. Jimmy, which is the personality he wants to be.
The title, derivates from the local anesthetic drug Procaine, used primarily to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin, and it is also used in dentistry. Owing to the ubiquity of the trade name Novocain, in some regions, procaine is referred to generically as novocaine.
The song segues to the next track, “She’s A Rebel”, without pausing.
[Verse 1]
Take away the sensation inside
Bittersweet migraine in my head
It's like a throbbing toothache of the mind
I can't take this feeling anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
Drain the pressure from the swelling
This sensation's overwhelming
[Chorus]
Give me a long kiss goodnight
And everything'll be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing
So give me Novacaine
[Verse 2]
Out of body and out of mind
Kiss the demons out of my dreams
I get the funny feeling that's alright
Jimmy says it's better than here, I'll tell you why
[Pre-Chorus]
Drain the pressure from the swelling
This sensation's overwhelming
[Chorus]
Give me a long kiss goodnight
And everything'll be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing
So give me Novacaine
Oh, Novacaine
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
Drain the pressure from the swelling
This sensation's overwhelming
[Chorus]
Give me a long kiss goodnight
And everything'll be alright
Tell me, Jimmy, I won't feel a thing
So give me Novacaine
"She's a Rebel"
“She’s a Rebel” introduces a new character in the American Idiot story arc: Whatsername. Here, Jesus of Suburbia meets this free-spirited, rebellious woman who he falls in love with. The song details her strong-willed personality and her willingness to protest and rebel for her beliefs.
[Chorus]
She's a rebel, she's a saint
She's the salt of the earth, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
[Verse 1]
From Chicago to Toronto
She's the one that they call ol' Whatsername
She's a symbol of resistance
And she's holding on my heart like a hand grenade
[Verse 2]
Is she dreaming what I'm thinking?
Is she the mother of all bombs? Gonna detonate
Is she trouble like I'm trouble?
Make it a double twist of fate or a melody that
[Bridge]
She sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define, well, nothing comes to mind
(Hey)
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
She sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define, well, nothing comes to mind
[Chorus]
She's a rebel, she's a saint
She's the salt of the earth, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
She's a rebel, she's a saint
She's the salt of the earth, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
[Outro]
She's a rebel, she's a rebel
She's a rebel, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, she's a rebel
She's a rebel, and she's dangerous
From album: "American Idiot" (2004)
LYRICS
"Give Me Novacaine"
“Give Me Novacaine” is about Jesus of Suburbia wanting to take drugs to relieve stress from his life and asking for reassurance from his alter ego St. Jimmy.
The instrumentality goes slow throughout the song with the music exploding in the choruses. The lyrics see a lonely Jesus of Suburbia asking for help and then raging with ‘St. Jimmy’ who eventually turns to novacaine to numb the pain.
If seen from the perspective of St. Jimmy being a figment of the Jesus of Suburbia’s imagination, this song could be about Jesus trying to suppress his own personality so he can become St. Jimmy, which is the personality he wants to be.
The title, derivates from the local anesthetic drug Procaine, used primarily to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin, and it is also used in dentistry. Owing to the ubiquity of the trade name Novocain, in some regions, procaine is referred to generically as novocaine.
The song segues to the next track, “She’s A Rebel”, without pausing.
[Verse 1]
Take away the sensation inside
Bittersweet migraine in my head
It's like a throbbing toothache of the mind
I can't take this feeling anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
Drain the pressure from the swelling
This sensation's overwhelming
[Chorus]
Give me a long kiss goodnight
And everything'll be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing
So give me Novacaine
[Verse 2]
Out of body and out of mind
Kiss the demons out of my dreams
I get the funny feeling that's alright
Jimmy says it's better than here, I'll tell you why
[Pre-Chorus]
Drain the pressure from the swelling
This sensation's overwhelming
[Chorus]
Give me a long kiss goodnight
And everything'll be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing
So give me Novacaine
Oh, Novacaine
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
Drain the pressure from the swelling
This sensation's overwhelming
[Chorus]
Give me a long kiss goodnight
And everything'll be alright
Tell me, Jimmy, I won't feel a thing
So give me Novacaine
"She's a Rebel"
“She’s a Rebel” introduces a new character in the American Idiot story arc: Whatsername. Here, Jesus of Suburbia meets this free-spirited, rebellious woman who he falls in love with. The song details her strong-willed personality and her willingness to protest and rebel for her beliefs.
[Chorus]
She's a rebel, she's a saint
She's the salt of the earth, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
[Verse 1]
From Chicago to Toronto
She's the one that they call ol' Whatsername
She's a symbol of resistance
And she's holding on my heart like a hand grenade
[Verse 2]
Is she dreaming what I'm thinking?
Is she the mother of all bombs? Gonna detonate
Is she trouble like I'm trouble?
Make it a double twist of fate or a melody that
[Bridge]
She sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define, well, nothing comes to mind
(Hey)
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
She sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define, well, nothing comes to mind
[Chorus]
She's a rebel, she's a saint
She's the salt of the earth, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
She's a rebel, she's a saint
She's the salt of the earth, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
[Outro]
She's a rebel, she's a rebel
She's a rebel, and she's dangerous
She's a rebel, she's a rebel
She's a rebel, and she's dangerous


![Paramore - Interlude: Holiday (High Quality)
From self-titled album: Paramore (2013)
LYRICS
[Intro]
(Mhh)
[Verse 1]
Now I can move on to facing
Big girl problems
No more high school drama
Graduated with honors
And Im drinking coffee while I
Read the paper
Ive been saving money
Eating only top ramen
[Break]
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Now I get a holiday
Wherever I go I might stay
I dont plan on coming back
Ever if I can help it
Now I get a holiday
I think Ill stay
Holiday, think Ill stay
Now I get a holiday Paramore - Interlude: Holiday (High Quality)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y187PgAUpGs/mqdefault.jpg)
![Linkin Park - With You (High Quality)
From album: Hybrid Theory (2000)
LYRICS
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
I woke up in a dream today to the cold of the static
And put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday
Remembering Im pretending to be where Im not anymore
A little taste of hypocrisy
And Im left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
Even though youre so close to me
Youre still so distant and I cant bring you back
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Its true, the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if youre not with me
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Im with you
You, now I see, keeping everything inside
With you
You, now I see, even when I close my eyes
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
I hit you and you hit me back
We fall to the floor, the rest of the day stands still
Fine line between this and that
When things go wrong, I pretend that the past isnt real
Now Im trapped in this memory
And Im left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
So even though youre close to me
Youre still so distant and I cant bring you back
[Pre-Chorus: Chester Bennington]
Its true the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if youre not with me
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
Im with you
You, now I see, keeping everything inside
With you
You, now I see, even when I close my eyes
With you
You, now I see, keeping everything inside
With you
You, now I see, even when I close my eyes
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
No, no matter how far weve come
I cant wait to see tomorrow
No matter how far weve come
I, I cant wait to see tomorrow
[Chorus: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda]
With you
You, now I see, keeping everything inside
With you
You, now I see, even when I close my eyes
With you
You, now I see, keeping everything inside
With you
You, now I see, even when I close my eyes Linkin Park - With You (High Quality)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YT92YclB8Wk/mqdefault.jpg)



![Green Day - American Idiot (High Quality)
From album: American Idiot (2004)
LYRICS
[Verse 1]
Dont wanna be an American idiot
Dont want a nation under the new mania
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind-fuck America
[Chorus]
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isnt meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
Were not the ones whore meant to follow
For thats enough to argue
[Verse 2]
Well, maybe Im the faggot, America
Im not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
[Chorus]
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isnt meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
Were not the ones whore meant to follow
For thats enough to argue
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Dont wanna be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria
Its calling out to idiot America
[Chorus]
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isnt meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
Were not the ones whore meant to follow
For thats enough to argue Green Day - American Idiot (High Quality)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZyMlQ2usFck/mqdefault.jpg)

![Linkin Park - In The End (High Quality)
From album: Hybrid Theory (2000)
LYRICS
[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
(It starts with one) One thing, I dont know why
It doesnt even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time all I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away, its so unreal (Its so unreal)
Didnt look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Tryin to hold on, didnt even know
I wasted it all just to watch you go
I kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when I tried so hard
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesnt even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesnt even matter
[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda & Chester Bennington]
One thing, I dont know why
It doesnt even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mockin me
Actin like I was part of your property
Rememberin all the times you fought with me
Im surprised it got so far
Things arent the way they were before
You wouldnt even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me in the end
You kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when I tried so hard
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesnt even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesnt even matter
[Bridge: Chester Bennington]
Ive put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
Theres only one thing you should know
Ive put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
Theres only one thing you should know
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesnt even matter
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesnt even matter Linkin Park - In The End (High Quality)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_Q1J0CoNBOM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Linkin Park - Points Of Authority (High Quality)
From album: Hybrid Theory (2000)
LYRICS
[Intro: Mike Shinoda]
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you cant run the race
The pace is too fast, you just wont last
[Verse 1: Chester Bennington]
You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life, my pride is broken
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
You like to think youre never wrong
You live what youve learned
You have to act like youre someone
You live what youve learned
You want someone to hurt like you
You live what youve learned
You want to share what you have been through
You live what youve learned
[Verse 2: Chester Bennington]
You love the things I say I do
The way I hurt myself again, just to get back at you
You take away, when I give in
My life, my pride is broken
[Chorus: Chester Bennington]
You like to think youre never wrong
You live what youve learned
You have to act like youre someone
You live what youve learned
You want someone to hurt like you
You live what youve learned
You want to share what you have been through
You live what youve learned
[Bridge: Mike Shinoda]
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you cant run the race
The pace is too fast, you just wont last
Forfeit the game before somebody else
Takes you out of the frame and puts your name to shame
Cover up your face, you cant run the race
The pace is too fast, you just wont last
[Chorus: Chester Bennington and (Mike Shinoda)]
You like to think youre never wrong
You live what youve learned
You have to act like youre someone
You live what youve learned
You want someone to hurt like you
You live what youve learned
You want to share what you have been through
You live what youve learned
You like to think youre never wrong (Forfeit the game)
You live what youve learned
You have to act like youre someone (Forfeit the game)
You live what youve learned
You want someone to hurt like you (Forfeit the game)
You live what youve learned
You want to share what you have been through
You live what youve learned Linkin Park - Points Of Authority (High Quality)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_oFUWxLvrEA/mqdefault.jpg)