This power-pop track is a skewering of America's problems with gun violence and education. I'm just a face in the crowd of spectators To the sound of the voice of a traitor Dirty looks and I'm looking for a payback Burning books in a bulletproof backpack The song had the working title of "Bulletproof Backpack," but the band changed it to the less offensive "Oh Yeah."
Billie Joe Armstrong explained the song's meaning to Kerrang: "It's sort of about being freaked out around the polarization that we live in right now. Whether it's kids getting shot in schools, or the closest thing that America has ever seen to fascism."
There are also lyrics about America's obsession with social media. Everybody is a star (Star) Got my money and I'm feeling kinda low Armstrong told Kerrang, regarding this specific line: "I just feel like with all of the chaos going on, no-one ever hesitates to take a good selfie."
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