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21st Century Breakdown by Green Day

Born into nixon I was (1)____________ in hell
A (2)______________ (3)__________ where the (4)__________________ dwelled
The last one born, and the first one to run
My (5)________ was blind (6)________ refinery sun

My generation is zero
I never made it as a working class hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost but (7)__________ was found
I think I am losing what's left of my mind
To the 20th century deadline...

I was (8)________ of poison and blood
Condemnation is what I understood
Videogames to the tower's fall
Homeland (9)________________ (10)__________ kill us all
My generaton is zero
I never made it as a (11)______________ class hero
21st century breakdown
I once was lost but never was found
I (12)__________ I am (13)____________ what's left of my mind
To the 20th century deadline...

We are the (14)__________ of, the class of 13
Born in the era of humility
We are the desperate in the decline
Raised by the (15)________________ of 1969...

My (16)________ is no one
The long lost son
Born on the 4th of July
Raised in an era of heroes and cons
That left me for dead or alive

I am a nation
A (17)____________ of pride
My (18)________ to the status quo
The scars on my hands
And the means to an end
Is all that I have to show
...
I (19)________________ my pride
And I choked on my faith
I've (20)__________ my (21)__________ and my soul
I've broken my fingers
And (22)________ through my teeth
The (23)____________ of damage control
I've been to the edge
And I've thrown the bouquet
Of flowers (24)________ over the grave
I sat in the waiting room
Wasting my time
And waiting for Judgement Day...
I praise liberty
The "Freedom to Obey"
Is the song (25)________ strangles me
Well, don't cross the line

(Oh) dream, (26)______________ dream
I can't even sleep
From the light's (27)__________ dawn

(Oh) scream, America scream
Believe what you see
From heroes and cons

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