“Father Of All…” describes a narrator ‘not giving a fuck’; he’s in the middle of a chaotic world where everyone is causing riots and fighting. Contrasting to previous Green Day lyrics, the song has no direct political statement; instead, it shows the band playing haywire punk to ‘bring back the ball...
[Verse 1]
I woke up to a message of love
Choking up on the smoke from above
I'm obsessed with the poison and us
What a mess 'cause there's no one to trust
[Pre-Chorus]
Huh-uh, come on, honey
Huh-uh, count your money
Huh-uh, what's so funny?
There's a riot living inside of us
[Chorus]
I got paranoia, baby
And it's so hysterical
I'm crackin' up under the pressure
Looking for a miracle
Huh-uh, come on, honey
Lyin' in a bed of blood and money
Huh-uh, what's so funny?
We are rivals in the riot inside us
Uh-huh, yeah
[Verse 2]
I'm impressed with the presence of none
I'm possessed from the heat of the sun
Hurry up 'cause I'm making a fuss
Fingers up 'cause there's no one to trust
[Pre-Chorus]
Huh-uh, come on, honey
Huh-uh, count your money
Huh-uh, what's so funny?
There's a riot living inside of us
[Chorus]
I got paranoia, baby
And it's so hysterical
I'm crackin' up under the pressure
Looking for a miracle
Huh-uh, come on, honey
Lyin' in a bed of blood and money
Huh-uh, what's so funny?
We are rivals in the riot inside us
[Outro]
Huh-uh, come on, honey
Lyin' in a bed of blood and money
Huh-uh, what's so funny?
We are rivals in the riot inside us
Huh-uh, come on, honey
Lyin' in a bed of blood and money
Huh-uh, what's so funny?
We are rivals in the riot inside us
Uh-huh, yeah
Father Of All... was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
Father Of All... was produced by Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt & Billie Joe Armstrong & Green Day & Chris Dugan & Butch Walker.
Green Day released Father Of All... on Tue Sep 10 2019.
In the YouTube official audio description, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong commented:
this record is The New!
soul, Motown, glam and manic anthemic. Punks, freaks and punishers!
The Dirty messy . The Stink. ,
The lyrics are like a party and lifestyle of not giving a fuck. The life AND death of the...
In an interview with KROQ he said
I had the rhythm and the beat to [the song] and me and Tré were messing around in the studio and then I was like “how do I sing like this? what do I do? I wanna do something different” and I was like “I’ll try to sing like Prince”. He’s dead, so why not me?
The band said in an interview with ENTERCOM
It’s kinda like Hawaii Five-0 meets Rick James filtered through the Green Day coffee filter. It’s loud, it’s noisy, and it’s pure rock-and-roll energy.
Billie Joe said via Instagram
Dear friends and fuckers.
Here’s our new hot dog video we made for father of all…..?
Mother fuckers
That’s right! A new vid for the kid.
We wanted to make something about dancing. Anxiety. Tribalism. Joy.. and straight up violence. It’s the history of us. Meaning all o...
In an interview with Playboy, Billie Joe Armstrong commented on how he thought about “Fuck Donald Trump” for a title.
The song “Father Of All Motherfuckers” is about how it currently feels to live in America with all the hysteria and paranoia. What is currently happening to us is depressing and, in...
Billie told Rolling Stone:
I was getting deep into Motown and soul music, and trying to channel that. You have to kind of thread the needle with Green Day to make sure that all of a sudden we’re not just trying too hard to be something that we’re not. It takes a weird balance. I had the riff, and I...