Kill the DJ
Green Day Lyrics
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In the New York City park
Your thoughts are so unholy
In the holiness of old
On with Christian soldiers
Filled with jivin' mind control
The blood left on the dance floor
The bullet that you asked for
Killin' you to death
Unless you
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Voices in my head are sayin'
"Shoot that fucker down"
We are the vultures
The dirtiest kind
We'll cut you once
In your heart and your mind
Walkin' after dark
In the New York City park
I'll pick up what's left in the club
My pocket full of pills
Sodom and Gomorrah
In the century of thrills
The blood left on the dance floor
Runnin', runnin' red
The bullet that you asked for
Killin' you to death
Unless you
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Hold him underwater
'Till the motherfucker drowns
We are the vultures
The dirtiest kind
We'll cut you once
In your heart and your mind
Someone's gonna get you boy
Shoot that fucker down
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Shoot that fucker down
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Voices in my head are sayin'
"Shoot that fucker down"
The first verse of Green Day's "Kill The DJ" sets the stage for a dark and seedy scene in New York City's park, where the singer is plagued by unholy thoughts in the midst of Christian soldiers filled with mind control. The imagery evokes a sense of danger and sinfulness, where the singer is trying to navigate through the chaos of drugs and debauchery.
The chorus of the song is a repetitive plea for someone to kill the DJ, as the voices in the singer's head are urging them to do so. The vultures mentioned in the second verse represent those who are preying on the vulnerable and exploiting their weaknesses. The line "someone's gonna get you boy" is a warning that the singer is not safe in this world and may face consequences for their actions.
Overall, "Kill The DJ" is a commentary on the destructive nature of the club and drug scene, where people are willing to do anything to escape their problems and numb their pain, even if it means harming others.
Line by Line Meaning
Walkin' after dark
The singer is wandering around in the night time
In the New York City park
He is walking in a park in New York City
Your thoughts are so unholy
The singer is having impure thoughts
In the holiness of old
Despite the fact that he is in an old, serene place
On with Christian soldiers
Religious people are still going about their business nearby
Filled with jivin' mind control
The environment is captivating and overwhelming
The blood left on the dance floor
There has been violence and someone has been hurt
Runnin', runnin' red
The blood is streaming across the floor quickly
The bullet that you asked for
Someone specifically requested to be shot
Killin' you to death
The shooter has killed the person they shot
Unless you
The situation can be stopped, but only if
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
The singer is calling for the DJ to be killed
Voices in my head are sayin'
The singer is hearing voices in their head
"Shoot that fucker down"
The voices are telling the singer to shoot the DJ
We are the vultures
The singer and their group are predatory and ruthless
The dirtiest kind
They are the most dishonorable and unpleasant
We'll cut you once
They will hurt you at least once
In your heart and your mind
They will hurt you emotionally and mentally
I'll pick up what's left in the club
The singer is going to collect whatever remains in the club
My pocket full of pills
The singer has pills in their pocket
Sodom and Gomorrah
The singer compares the club to the infamous biblical cities
In the century of thrills
This era is all about excitement and pleasure
Hold him underwater
The singer wants to drown the DJ
Till the motherfucker drowns
They want the DJ to die by drowning
Someone's gonna get you boy
The singer and their group will hurt the DJ
Shoot that fucker down
They want someone to kill the DJ
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, MIKE DIRNT, TRE COOL, MIRWAIS AHMADZAI
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@Kenzi_Mae
Lyrics
Walking after dark
In the New York City park
Your thoughts are so unholy
In the holiest of holes
Onward Christian soldiers
Filled with jive and mind control
The blood left on the dance floor
Runnin', runnin' red
The bullet that you asked for killing you to death
Unless you...
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Voices in my head are saying...
"Shoot that fucker down."
We are the vultures
The dirtiest kind
The culture war's
In your heart and your mind
Walking after dark
In the New York City park
I'll pick up what's left in the club
A pocket full of pills
Sodom and Gomorrah
In the century of thrills
The blood left on the dance floor
Runnin', runnin' red
The bullet that you asked for killing you to death
Unless you...
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Hold him underwater
'Til the motherfucker drowns
We are the vultures
The dirtiest kind
The culture war's
In your heart and your mind
Someone's gonna get you boy...
Shoot that fucker down!
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ (Walking after dark...)
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ (Walking after dark...)
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ (Walking after dark...)
Someone kill the DJ, shoot that fucker down! (Wow!)
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Voices in my head are saying...
"Shoot that fucker down."
@everhere2455
Walkin' after dark
In the New York City park
Your thoughts are so unholy
In the holiness of old
On with Christian soldiers
Filled with jivin' mind control
The blood left on the dance floor
Runnin', runnin' red
The bullet that you asked for
Killin' you to death
Unless you
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Voices in my head are sayin'
"Shoot that fucker down"
We are the vultures
The dirtiest kind
We'll cut you once
In your heart and your mind
Walkin' after dark
In the New York City park
I'll pick up what's left in the club
My pocket full of pills
Sodom and Gomorrah
In the century of thrills
The blood left on the dance floor
Runnin', runnin' red
The bullet that you asked for
Killin' you to death
Unless you
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Hold him underwater
'Till the motherfucker drowns
We are the vultures
The dirtiest kind
We'll cut you once
In your heart and your mind
Someone's gonna get you boy
Shoot that fucker down
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Shoot that fucker down
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ
Voices in my head are sayin'
"Shoot that fucker down"
@elizaclaffy
"Don't kill any actual DJ's, because we need them to play our music." - Tre Coll
@elliottmimms9046
cool*
@elizaclaffy
lol ik
@e.gundogan8656
Tré Cool
@counterclockwiseemu8447
Did he actually say that?!
@geenageorge284
Who?
@vxlxria1561
I love the way Billie can look like a teenager at his age
@jangofett0102
Some people know he is in his 40s but they think a teen or a man in his 20s
@pickingacoustic4460
They raised 2 generations of teens and are still killin it
@jangofett0102
@@pickingacoustic4460 Yes