“Walking Contradiction” is the fourth single and the final track from Insomniac, Green Day’s angst-filled, fourth album, basically containing any and all negative emotions Billie Joe Armstrong could possibly muster.
The song is a fitting end to an album about being a introverted loser hypocrite, as...
[Verse 1]
Do as I say, not as I do
Because the shit's so deep, you can't run away
I beg to differ on the contrary
Agree with every word that you say
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive
My wallet's fat and so is my head
Hit and run and then I'll hit you again
A smart ass, but I'm playing dumb
[Verse 2]
Standards set and broken all the time
Control the chaos behind the gun
Call it as I see it, even if
I was born deaf, blind, and dumb
Losers winning big on the lottery
Rehab rejects still sniffing glue
Constant refutation with myself
A victim of a catch-22
[Chorus]
I have no belief
But I believe I'm a walking contradiction
And I ain't got no right
[Verse 1]
Do as I say, not as I do
Because the shit's so deep you can't run away
I beg to differ on the contrary
Agree with every word that you say
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive
My wallet's fat and so is my head
Hit and run and then I'll hit you again
A smart ass, but I'm playing dumb
[Chorus]
I have no belief
But I believe I'm a walking contradiction
And I ain't got no right
I have no belief
But I believe I'm a walking contradiction
And I ain't got no right
[Outro]
Ay!
Walking Contradiction was written by Billie Joe Armstrong.
Walking Contradiction was produced by Green Day & Rob Cavallo.
Green Day released Walking Contradiction on Fri Oct 06 1995.
In a cover story from a 1995 issue of Rolling Stone, a bit of the song’s inspiration comes out during the interview:
On the surface the grouchy Armstrong and his band mates have nothing to complain about: Adoring fans, world travel and oodles of money aren’t most people’s idea of a raw deal. Yet Ar...