I Was a Teenage Anarchist
Against Me! * Track #2 On White Crosses
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Album White Crosses
I Was a Teenage Anarchist by Against Me!
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Against Me!Produced by
Butch VigWrited by
Laura Jane GraceAbout
“I Was A Teenage Anarchist” is a 2010 single by Florida punk band Against Me! It was a major radio single in that year.
The fact that the single was released on a major label, coupled with its lyrics, which at first glance disown anarchist politics, drew a lot of fire from old-guard punks that felt...
I Was a Teenage Anarchist Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was a teenage anarchist
Looking for a revolution
I had the style, I had the ambition
Read all the authors, I knew the right slogans
There was no war but the class war
I was ready to set the world on fire
I was a teenage anarchist
Looking for a revolution
[Chorus]
Do you remember
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
Do you remember
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
[Verse 2]
I was a teenage anarchist
But the politics were too convenient
In the depths of their humanity
All I saw was bloodless ideology
With freedom as the doctrine
Guess who was the new authority?
I was a teenage anarchist
But the politics were too convenient
[Chorus]
Do you remember
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
Do you remember
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
[Verse 3]
I was a teenage anarchist
But then the scene got too rigid
It was a mob mentality
They set their rifle sights on me
Narrow visions of autonomy
You wanted me to surrender my identity
I was a teenage anarchist
The revolution was a lie
[Chorus]
Do you remember
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
Do you remember
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
When you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
[Outro]
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I Was a Teenage Anarchist Q&A
Who wrote I Was a Teenage Anarchist's ?
I Was a Teenage Anarchist was written by Laura Jane Grace.
Who produced I Was a Teenage Anarchist's ?
I Was a Teenage Anarchist was produced by Butch Vig.
When did Against Me! release I Was a Teenage Anarchist?
Against Me! released I Was a Teenage Anarchist on Tue Apr 06 2010.
What did Against Me! say about "I Was a Teenage Anarchist"?
I think that the song was misinterpreted by both Tim and a lot of people. I’m not asking myself the question “Do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?” I’m asking the listener that question. I’m not saying that i’ve forgotten that feeling in anyway. I guess i don’...