Christian’s Inferno
Christian’s Inferno Lyrics
I got under the grip between this modern Hell
I got the rejection letter in the mail and it was already ripped to shreds
Seasons in ruin and this bitter pill is chased in blood
There's fire in my veins and it's pouring out like a flood
[Chorus]
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
[Post-Chorus]
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
[Verse 2]
This diabolic state is gracing my existence
Like a catastrophic baby, baby, maybe you're the chemical reaction
I am the atom bomb, I am your chosen one
Toxin your reservoir and then return man to ape
[Chorus]
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
Woah-oh, Christian's inferno
About
Christian is one of two reoccurring characters that feature on 21st Century Breakdown. Whilst the activist Gloria, who is fighting to hold on to her youthful idealism, is a combination of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and his wife Adrienne, the destructive, inflammatory Christian is the side of Billie Joe that he tries to keep under wraps. Armstrong told Q Magazine that the title of this song refers to
The sort of ugliest place you could possibly go in your brain. I don’t know if I was having a bad morning but it’s that angry feeling of despair that I guess a lot of people can relate to.
Green Day has come out and said that this is arguably one of the angriest songs that they have ever written. Armstrong told MTV News that
This is the most hateful song I’ve ever written – the most diabolic.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
“Christian’s Inferno” is when you really get an idea of like who Christian is and what he represents and the demons that plague him. You know, it’s kind of the most diabolical song I ever written but there is something really kinda uplifting about it. The chorus is sort of an anthem. And interestingly, it’s like, yeah, we’re all like in hell.
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