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“¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)” serves as a reprise to 21st Century Breakdown’s fourth track, “¡Viva la Gloria!”. Billie Joe Armstrong discussed this in a 2009 interview with Q magazine, in which he explained the meaning behind “Little Girl” in relation to “¡Viva la Gloria?”:
It’s about a woman wi...
[Verse 1]
Little girl, little girl, why are you cryin'?
Inside your restless soul, your heart is dyin'
Little one, little one, your soul is purgin'
Of love and razor blades, your blood is surgin'
[Chorus]
Run away from the river to the street
And find yourself with your face in the gutter
You're a stray for the Salvation Army
There is no place like home when you got no place to go
[Verse 2]
Little girl, little girl, your life is callin'
The charlatans and saints of your abandon
Little one, little one, the sky is fallin'
Your lifeboat of deception is now sailin'
In the wake (All the way!) All the way, no rhyme or reason
Your bloodshot eyes will show your heart of treason
Little girl, little girl, you dirty liar
You're just a junkie preachin' to the choir
[Chorus]
Run away from the river to the street
And find yourself with your face in the gutter
You're a stray for the Salvation Army
There is no place like home when you got no place to go
[Bridge]
The traces of blood always follow you home
Like the mascara tears from your getaway (Gloria!)
You're walkin' with blisters and running with shears
So unholy, sister of grace
[Interlude]
[Outro]
Run away from the river to the street
And find yourself with your face in the gutter
You're a stray from the Salvation Army
There is no place like home...
¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl) was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl) was produced by Green Day & Butch Vig.
Green Day released ¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl) on Tue May 12 2009.
Billie Joe: That’s where the character of Gloria kind of comes back in. The piano opening has got that sort of saloon, kind of vibe to it. I think that’s where you start to really get into the depth of Gloria as a character and understand that she’s a human… super human! (laughs) – [x]