"Warning" by Green Day
This is a public service announcement, this is only a test.
Emergency evacuation protest.
May impair your ability to operate machinery,
Can't quite tell just what it means to me.
Keep out of reach of children, don't you talk to strangers,
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker.
Warning. Live without warning.
Say warning. Live without warning.
Without. Alright.
Better homes and safety-sealed communities.
Did you remember to pay the utility?
Caution: Police line, you better not cross.
Is it the cop, or am I the one that's really dangerous?
Sanitation, expiration date, question everything.
Or shut up and be a victim of authority.
Warning. Live without warning.
Say warning. Live without warning.
Say warning. Live without warning.
Say warning. Live without warning.
Without. Alright.
Better homes and safety-sealed communities.
Did you remember to pay the utility?
Caution: Police line, you better not cross.
Is it the cop, or am I the one that's really dangerous?
Sanitation, expiration date, question everything.
Or shut up and be a victim of authority.
Warning. Live without warning.
Say warning. Live without warning.
Say warning. Live without warning.
Say warning. Live without warning.
This is a public service announcement, this is only a test.
-lyrics found on greendayauthority.com
This entire song speaks about questioning the status quo of warning signs, and asks why we rely on the government to protect us, or make us believe that they are protecting us. Are they really protecting us, or are they really hiding something for the benefit of themselves by keeping us in the dark? This goes along with what we learned about how we become so used to the status quo that we don't believe we can live any other way, or bring change to a stubborn mentality. This song, along with "Minority" by Green Day as well, really spoke to me in the summer I was entering seventh grade during the start of my adolescent cynicism about the world and curiosity as to why I have become accustomed to being pressured into submitting to the whims of adults.
