Know Your Enemy
Green Day * Track #3 On 21st Century Breakdown
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Know Your Enemy by Green Day
Release Date
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Green DayWrited by
Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré CoolAbout
The first official single from 21st Century Breakdown. A very politically charged song, reminiscent of “Holiday” from American Idiot, it discusses distrust of the system and how to fight said system.
It’s a rallying song. It’s about liberating yourself from a lot of bulls— that you see on TV. – Bil...
Know Your Enemy Lyrics
[Chorus]
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
[Verse]
Violence is an energy against the enemy
Well, violence is an energy, rah-eh!
Bringin' on the fury, the choir infantry
Revolt against the honor to obey (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
Overthrow the effigy, the vast majority
Well, burnin' down the foreman of control (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
And silence is an enemy against your urgency
So rally up the demons of your soul (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
[Chorus]
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
[Bridge]
The insurgency will rise
When the blood's been sacrificed
Don't be blinded by the lies in your eyes
Say!
[Guitar Solo]
Oh-eh-oh-eh!
Oh-eh-oh-eh!
[Breakdown]
Well, violence is an energy (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
Well, from here to eternity (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
Well, violence is an energy (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
Well, silence is the enemy, so gimme, gimme revolution!
[Chorus]
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
Do you know the enemy? Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy, rah-eh!
[Outro]
(Do you know the enemy?)
Overthrow the effigy, the vast majority
(Well, gotta know the enemy!)
Well, burnin' down the foreman of control (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
(Do you know the enemy?)
Silence is an enemy, against your urgency
(Well, gotta know the enemy!)
So rally up the demons of your soul! (Oh-eh-oh-eh!)
Know Your Enemy Q&A
Who wrote Know Your Enemy's ?
Know Your Enemy was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
When did Green Day release Know Your Enemy?
Green Day released Know Your Enemy on Thu Apr 16 2009.
What did Green Day say about "Know Your Enemy"?
Billie Joe: I don’t even think we gave much thought to what was going to be a single or anything like that. “Know Your Enemy” just seems to be one of the songs that’s a broad, bold stroke – sort of [an] anthem, you know. When it was all said and done it seemed like the obvious choice for the first s...