Are We We Are/St. Jimmy Opera (demo) Songtext
von Green Day

Starry nights, city lights comin′ down over me
Skyscrapers, stargazers in my head
Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting unknown
This dirty town is burnin' down in my dreams
Lost and found, city-bound in my dreams, and screaming

Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting, and screaming
Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting

Forget-me-nots, second thoughts live in isolation
Heads or tails, fairytales in my mind
Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting unknown
The rage and love, story of my life
The Jesus of Suburbia is a lie, and screaming

Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting unknown
Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting unknown
Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting unknown
Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting unknown
Are we, we are, are we, we are the waiting unknown


St. Jimmy′s coming down across the alleyway
Upon the boulevard like a stray dog on parade
Light of a silhouette, he's insubordinate
Coming at you on the count of one, two—
(One, two, three, four)

My name is Jimmy and you'd better not wear it out
Suicide commando that your mama talked about
King of the forty thieves and I′m here to represent
The needle in the vein of the establishment

I′m the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal

Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
I am the son of a bitch of Edgar Allen Poe
Raised in the city in the halo of lights
The product of war and fear that we've all glamorized

I′m the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal

Are you talking to me?
Can it wait?
St. Jimmy


My name is St. Jimmy, I'm a son of a gun
I′m the one that's from the way outside now (St. Jimmy)
A teenage assassin executing some fun
In the cult of the life of crime now (St. Jimmy)
I really hate to say it, but I told you so
So shut your trap before I shoot you down, old boy (St. Jimmy)
Welcome to the club and give me some blood
I′m the resident leader of the lost and found (St. Jimmy)

It's comedy and tragedy
It's St. Jimmy, and that′s my name
And don′t wear it out