In ‘Nuclear Family,’ Green Day employs vivid and chaotic imagery to underscore the disintegration of traditional societal structures, symbolized by the metaphor of a ‘nuclear family.’ The song juxtaposes the concept of domestic stability with images of destruction and disarray, reflecting a broader...
[Verse 1]
Gonna ride the world like a merry-go-round
Like a ferris wheel that keeps breaking down
Drinking angel's piss, gonna crash and burn
I just want some action, so gimme my turn
[Chorus]
Like a Chinese drama and conspiracy
It's the death of a nuclear family staring up at you
It's looking like another bad comedy
Just as long as it comes in hi-fidelity for me too
[Verse 2]
Can you hear the sound coming over the hill?
Gotta move my feet, it's coming in for the kill
Ba-baby, baby it's a blow out, oh yeah
Like a nuclear bomb and it won't be long 'til I detonate
[Chorus]
Like a Chinese drama and conspiracy
It's the death of a nuclear family staring up at you
It's looking like another bad comedy
Just as long as it comes in hi-fidelity for me too
[Bass Solo]
[Bridge]
Wow!
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Gonna ride the world like a merry-go-round
Like a ferris wheel that keeps breaking down
Scream, screaming, screaming bloody murder
Like a nuclear bomb and it won't be long 'til I detonate
[Chorus]
Like a Chinese drama and conspiracy
It's the death of a nuclear family staring up at you
It's looking like another bad comedy
Just as long as it comes in hi-fidelity for me too
[Outro]
I say ten! (Whoa-oh) Nine! (Whoa-oh)
Eight! (Whoa-oh) Seven! (Whoa-oh)
Six! (Whoa-oh) Five! (Whoa-oh)
Four! (Whoa-oh) Three! (Whoa-oh)
Five, four, three, two, one!
Nuclear Family was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
Nuclear Family was produced by Rob Cavallo & Billie Joe Armstrong & Jason White & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
Green Day released Nuclear Family on Fri Sep 21 2012.
I don’t even know what Nuclear Family is about. I don’t think it’s really about anything
Billie Joe Armstrong, frontman of Green Day.