The Anthem
♪♫ Good Charlotte Lyrics

Yeah
Expressing excitement, anticipation, or eagerness

Here, we go
Beginning a journey, adventure or experience

It's a new day
Another opportunity to start again

But it all feels old
The repetitiveness of life is tiring and boring

It's a good life
The general consensus claims that life is good

That's what I'm told
Based on what everyone else is saying

But every day, it all just feels the same
There is a lack of excitement and change in life

And my high school
The school he attended

It felt more to me
His experience was different

Like a jail cell
The environment was oppressive

A penitentiary
A place to punish or rehabilitate individuals

My time spent there it only made me see
His experience allowed him to realize something

That I don't ever wanna be like you
He doesn't want to follow the same path as others

I don't wanna do the things you do
He doesn't want to engage in the same activities and behaviors as others

I'm never gonna hear the words you say
He chooses to ignore the advice or words of others

And I don't ever wanna
He wants to avoid or escape

I don't ever wanna be
He does not want to become

You, don't wanna be just like you
He doesn't want to be a copy of someone else

What I'm sayin' is, this is the anthem
The song represents a message or movement

Throw all your hands up
React in celebration or agreement

Go to college
Get a higher education

A university
An institution of higher learning

Get a real job
Pursue a traditional career path

That's what they said to me
Advice or expectations from others

But I could never, live the way they want
He cannot conform or meet their expectations

I'm gonna get by
He will survive or manage

And just do my time
Sufficing with the minimum requirement

Out of step while
Not conforming to societal norms

They all get in line
Others are following the expected path

I'm just a minor threat so pay no mind
He is not a major concern or threat for others

Do you really wanna to be like them?
A challenge to the listener's aspirations

Do you really wanna be another trend?
A criticism of societal patterns

Do you wanna be part of that crowd?
An invitation to consider alternatives

'Cause I don't ever wanna
He doesn't want to become or participate

I don't ever wanna be, you
He doesn't want to be like them

Shake it once that's fine
An irony or humor of masturbation referencing

Shake it twice that's okay
An irony or humor of masturbation referencing

Shake it three times
An irony or humor of masturbation referencing

Your playin' with your self again
An irony or humor of masturbation referencing

Another loser anthem (Wahoo)
Acceptance of one's outsider status