“No Pride” deals with a narrator’s feelings of anger and rejection toward the underground punk community from which he came. When Green Day went mainstream, many former fans and critics accused them of selling out. The group was banned from 924 Gilman, an all-ages venue that where they got their sta...
[Verse 1]
Well I am just a mutt, and nowhere is my home
Where dignity's a land mine in the school of lost hope
I've panhandled for life 'cause I'm not afraid to beg
Hand me down your lost and founds of second hand regret
[Pre-Chorus]
You better swallow your pride, or you're gonna choke on it
You better digest your values, 'cause they turn to shit
[Chorus]
Honor's gonna knock you down
Before your chance to stand up and fight
Well, I know I'm not the one, I got no pride
[Verse 2]
Well, sects of disconnection and traditions of lost faith
No culture's worth a stream of piss or a bullet in my face
To hell with unity, separation'll kill us all
Torn to shreds and disjointed before the final fall
[Pre-Chorus]
You better swallow your pride, or you're gonna choke on it
You better digest your values, 'cause they turn to shit
[Chorus]
Honor's gonna knock you down
Before your chance to stand up and fight
Well, I know I'm not the one, I got no pride
Shuh!
[Pre-Chorus]
You better swallow your pride, or you're gonna choke on it
You better digest your values, 'cause they turn to shit
[Chorus]
Honor's gonna knock you down
Before your chance to stand up and fight
Well, I know I'm not the one, I got no pride
[Outro]
I got no pride
Close your eyes and die
I got no pride
No Pride was written by Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool & Billie Joe Armstrong.
No Pride was produced by Green Day & Rob Cavallo.