Murder City
Green Day * Track #11 On 21st Century Breakdown
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Murder City by Green Day
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Green DayWrited by
Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré CoolAbout
On several 21st Century Breakdown tracks, including this one, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sings higher than on previous albums. He told Billboard magazine:
Even on our harder rock numbers, like ‘Murder City,’ I was doing it a little bit of falsetto. There are two different kinds of falsetto peopl...
Murder City Lyrics
[Chorus]
Desperate, but not hopeless
I feel so useless in the murder city
Desperate, but not helpless
The clock strikes midnight in the murder city
[Verse 1]
I'm wide awake after the riots
This demonstration of our anguish
This empty laughter has no reason
Like a bottle of your favorite poison
We are the last call, and we're so pathetic
[Chorus]
Desperate, but not hopeless
I feel so useless in the murder city
Desperate, but not helpless
The clock strikes midnight in the murder city
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Christian's cryin' in the bathroom
And I just want to bum a cigarette
We've come so far, we've been so wasted
It's written all over our faces
We are the last call, and we're so pathetic...
[Chorus]
Desperate, but not hopeless
I feel so useless in the murder city
Desperate, but not helpless
The clock strikes midnight in the murder city
Desperate, but not hopeless
I feel so useless in the murder city
Desperate, but not helpless
The clock strikes midnight in the...
Murder City Q&A
Who wrote Murder City's ?
Murder City was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
When did Green Day release Murder City?
Green Day released Murder City on Tue May 12 2009.
What did Green Day say about "Murder City"?
Billie Joe: This was the last song written for the record. Me and Mike and Tre were in downtown Oakland and we went out to have drinks. It was right after these demonstrations happened. This kid was shot by a cop.
Mike: While handcuffed.
Billie Joe: While handcuffed. We were walking in, I’m wide awa...