Chapter 2: Jesus of Suburbia
(Disclaimer! I own nothing of Grojband or Green Day!)
Corey was looking at the city.
"Another shitty day in the shitty city of Peaceville," said Corey, "Or should I say 'shitsville'."
He was thinking about his parents and then his new stepdad.
"I probably grew up like this because of my new stepdad, Brad," he said, "And today marks the 14th day without taking a shower."
He saw his sister laying on the bed.
"Lame city, a person I don't call my dad, and most importantly, no future," said Corey, "Is this my life."
Jesus of Suburbia
Corey: I'm the son of rage and love
The Jesus of Suburbia
From the bible of none of the above
On a steady diet of
Soda pop and Ritalin
No one ever died for my sins in hell
As far as I can tell
At least the ones I got away with
And there's nothing wrong with me
This is how I'm supposed to be
In a land of make believe
That don't believe in me
He went to visit his friend Kin who was watching TV.
Kin: Get my television fix
Sitting on my crucifix
Corey: The living room or my private womb
While the Mom's and Brad's are away
Kin: To fall in love and fall in debt
To alcohol and cigarettes
And Mary Jane
To keep me insane,
Doing someone else's cocaine
Corey: And there's nothing wrong with me
This is how I'm supposed to be
In a land of make believe
That don't believe in me
They both went to visit Kon and some other people at the mall. They enjoyed themselves and their company.
Corey: At the center of the Earth
In the parking lot
Of the 7-11 where I was taught
The motto was just a lie
It says home is where your heart is
But what a shame
'Cause everyone's heart
Doesn't beat the same
It's beating out of time
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to care
Kin: I read the graffiti
In the bathroom stall
Kon: Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall
Corey: And so it seemed to confess
Kin: It didn't say much
But it only confirmed that
Kon: The center of the earth
Is the end of the world
Corey: And I could really care less
City of the dead
At the end of another lost highway
Signs misleading to nowhere
City of the damned
Lost children with dirty faces today
No one really seems to care
They all went into an outburst of not caring if other people didn't care. Nobody gave a shit about anything anymore.
Corey: I don't care if you don't
Kin: I don't care if you don't
Kon:I don't care if you don't care
Everyone: I don't care if you don't
I don't care if you don't
I don't care if you don't care
Corey: I don't care
Everyone is so full of shit
Born and raised by hypocrites
Kon: Hearts recycled but never saved
From the cradle to the grave
Kin: We are the kids of war and peace
From Anaheim to the middle east
Everyone: We are the stories and disciples
Of the Jesus of suburbia
Land of make believe
And it don't believe in me
Land of make believe
And it don't believe
And I don't care!
I don't care! [4x]
Corey: Dearly beloved are you listening?
I can't remember a word that you were saying
Are we demented or am I disturbed?
The space that's in between insane and insecure
Oh, therapy, can you please fill the void?
Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed?
Nobody's perfect and I stand accused
For lack of a better word, and that's my best excuse
He just then remembered something; He had money to buy tickets to live a new life outside of their boring lives.
Corey:
To live and not to breathe
Is to die in tragedy
To run, to run away
To find what you believe
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
I lost my faith to this
This town that don't exist
So I run, I run away
To the lights of masochists
And I leave behind
This hurricane of fucking lies
And I walked this line
A million and one fucking times
But not this time
"Take one last look at this city cause this is the last time we end up stuck here!" said Corey. Everyone was packing their stuff. Kon was super happy, but then he discovered something. His girlfriend Mina was pregnant with their child.
Mina: I don't feel any shame, I won't apologize
When there ain't nowhere you can go
Everyone: Running away from pain when you've been victimized
Tales from another broken home
Kon: You're leaving...
You're leaving...
You're leaving...
Ah you're leaving home...
Everyone else left to go take the bus and live the rest of their lives.
Kon was heartbroken that everyone left him, but he still had Mina.