boulevard of broken dreams
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I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's only me, and I walk alone

I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone, and I walk a

My shadow's only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone

Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah

I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone

Read between the lines
What's fucked up and every thing's all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk alone
I walk alone and I walk a

My shadow's only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone

Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah

I walk alone, and I walk a

I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one, and I walk a

My shadow's only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating




Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day speak to feelings of loneliness, isolation, and despair. The singer is walking alone on an empty street, and although he doesn't know where it leads, he knows that he is the only one walking it. He is searching for someone to find him and give him hope, but until then, he walks alone. The lyrics suggest that the singer is struggling with his identity, as he is walking on the border line of the edge, and he is unsure of whether everything is truly okay or if it's all messed up. The lyrics imply that he is hiding his true feelings, and he's struggling to keep his heart beating.


Throughout the song, the chorus repeats, "My shadow's only one that walks beside me, my shallow heart's the only thing that's beating. Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me, 'til then I walk alone." This stanza suggests that the singer's only companion is his own shadow, and his heart is beating out of habit, rather than out of joy or passion. The chorus also implies that the singer is waiting for someone to see him and reach out to him, to help him leave the boulevard of broken dreams. However, until then, he keeps walking alone.


Line by Line Meaning

I walk a lonely road
I'm walking down a path that nobody else is on


The only one that I have ever known
This is the only path I've ever taken in life


Don't know where it goes
I have no idea where this path leads


But it's only me, and I walk alone
I'm on this path by myself


I walk this empty street
The road is empty and nobody else is around


On the boulevard of broken dreams
This road is full of people who have lost hope


Where the city sleeps
The city is quiet and there is nobody out


And I'm the only one, and I walk alone
I'm the only person out here and I'm alone


My shadow's only one that walks beside me
There's nobody else around but my own shadow


My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
My heart is barely beating and I'm trying to find something to hold onto


Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
I'm hoping that someone will come along and help me


'Til then I walk alone
Until someone does come along, I'll continue walking by myself


I'm walking down the line
I'm walking along a very fine line in my life


That divides me somewhere in my mind
This path separates me from who I am and who I want to be


On the border line of the edge
I'm on the edge of making a big decision or change in my life


And where I walk alone
I'm on this path alone


Read between the lines
There's more to this situation than what you see on the surface


What's f***ked up and everything's all right
Even though everything seems messed up, I'm okay with it


Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
I need to check my own pulse to make sure I'm still alive


And I walk alone
I'm still walking this path by myself


I walk this empty street
The road is still empty and nobody else is around


On the boulevard of broken dreams
I'm still on this path with others who have lost hope


Where the city sleeps
The city is still quiet and there is nobody out


And I'm the only one, and I walk alone
I'm still the only person out here and I'm still alone


Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
I'm still hoping that someone will come along and help me


'Til then I walk alone
Until someone does come along, I'll keep walking by myself




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Michael Pritchard, Frank E. Wright III, Billie Joe Armstrong

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@theharshtruthoutthere

Isn`t it time to start seeking out all of that knowledge, we all, still missing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttviqvfTBTg you and me, we SHALL BE JUDGED. Therefore, let me ask a little: which ones your actions and thoughts are?
- evil or good?

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1776 – 2022 = 246
1776 – 2076 = 300
We have lived under the freemasons tryanny, oh perdon, i mean, under their rulership close to 300 years. Sadly much anough to forget all, that was before „they” took everything under their control and keep it that way, that long.

246 years of lifetimes, under the „power” of evil. And we dream of a good lives to live. How come we can do it under the rulership of the wicked?



!go and find a job! = !go and find a enslavement!. And we, humans, find it a problem, that we were slaves generations back. The reasons it ain´t a problem now? For we, humans, being slaves, haven`t changed. WE ARE ALL STILL SLAVES! This haven´t changed.

Now, can you, a reader of my writtings can you explain: why are we still slaves?, when the matter of fact, it is already proven, that EVERLASTING IS FREE:
- WATER,
- FOOD,
- ELECTRICITY,
- LAND,
- AIR.

Who find it`s un-benefits them, if we are truly FREED? - freemasons.
SLAVES we are and will remain, until the HUNGER FOR THE MISSING KNOWLEDGE is found in all of us. Do we even know how to live, BEING FREE?
In the days of NOAH, only 8 souls, were left to live, out from millinons. Yet, we, nowdays won`t even function unless someone form older generations tells us what to do. Why is things that way, if we are all free and highly educated?

Ecclesiastes 4:1 | View whole chapter | See verse in context
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
John 14:16 | View whole chapter | See verse in context
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Lamentations 1:9 | View whole chapter | See verse in context
Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
John 15:26 | View whole chapter | See verse in context
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Lamentations 1:16 | View whole chapter | See verse in context
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
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But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
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Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Let me be cut of this earth imminently if i even dare to reject CHRIST. I may and surly shall have trials and times that i just cant go anymore, i may and sadly surly shall backslide again and again, still as long as i breath, i get up and keep on going. Cause, if i dare to give up so easily, i then surly DIE and not just once, but twice. Let my name be found.......and let me be strong and "crazy" enough to keep the faith until the end.
The fear of GOD should be found in me.

Have the FEAR OF GOD in you and be sure these words from GOD "depart for me, i never new you" , you shall never hear. May your name also be found .......



All comments from YouTube:

@JebusMatoi

To think in 3 years this song will be 30. The 90s seems like another world at this point.

@cosmicallis7936

It already does and already is...😭😭😭😭😭

@ameliawade78

I'd give anything for it to be the 90's...

@cosmicallis7936

@@ameliawade78 right..makes me feel like a fool for once being a kid wishing it was "the future" and that I was "grown up" 🤦🤦🤦lol

@DJDeez87

A better world with better music...RIP the 90s

@airalert33

Really feels like another world for you? In my mind I'm still there, it feels like yesterday. Turning 31 this year, but I still feel like a kid in the '90s

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@sinelife192

The 90's feel so different. Not just a nostalgic thing, but like we crossed a threshold into another world that we can never come back from. Everything feels so different.

@matthewbailey3833

90s were the best

@MetaITurtle

It's probably because it's after the 80s and that was a great decade too

@briantaulbee6452

Huge paradigm shift in the 2000's .

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