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21st Century Breakdown by Green Day

Born into (1)__________ I was raised in hell
A (2)______________ child where the teamsters dwelled
The last one born, and the (3)__________ one to run
My town was blind from (4)________________ sun

My generation is zero
I never made it as a (5)______________ class hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost but never was found
I think I am losing what's left of my mind
To the (6)________ century deadline...

I was made of poison and blood
Condemnation is what I understood
Videogames to the tower's fall
Homeland security could (7)________ us all
My (8)__________________ is zero
I never made it as a working class hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost but (9)__________ was found
I think I am losing what's left of my mind
To the (10)________ century deadline...

We are the class of, the (11)__________ of 13
Born in the era of humility
We are the desperate in the decline
Raised by the (12)________________ of 1969...

My name is no one
The long (13)________ son
Born on the 4th of July
Raised in an era of heroes and cons
That left me for (14)________ or alive

I am a nation
A worker of pride
My debt to the status quo
The scars on my hands
And the means to an end
Is all (15)________ I have to show
...
I swalloed my pride
And I choked on my faith
I've given my heart and my soul
I've broken my fingers
And lied (16)______________ my teeth
The (17)____________ of damage control
I've been to the edge
And I've thrown the bouquet
Of flowers left over the grave
I sat in the (18)______________ room
Wasting my time
And (19)______________ for Judgement Day...
I praise liberty
The "Freedom to Obey"
Is the song that strangles me
Well, don't cross the line

(Oh) dream, (20)______________ dream
I can't (21)________ sleep
From the light's early dawn

(Oh) scream, America scream
Believe (22)________ you see
From (23)____________ and cons

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