In this journal, I
would like to write about Green Day’s song entitled ‘East Jesus Nowhere’. In this journal, I would also offer new perspectives in some stanzas in the song’s lyrics and music video that I found in ‘East Jesus Nowhere’ song, which was related to these themes: religious hypocrisy and politics. Moreover, it will also talk about the impacts for the listener.
Raise your hands now to
testify
Your confession will be crucified
You're a sacrificial suicide
Like a dog that's been sodomized
--> I think this stanza talks
about citizens who are being deceived by a group of people in the name of a religion;
about how to be a good person in a God eyes and/or how to be an active citizens
for their country.
(Stand up!)
All the white boys, (Sit down!)
And the black girls, (Stand up!)
You're the soldiers, (Sit down!)
Of the new world
--> I think this stanza talks
about the citizens, especially young generations to fight back those people who
deceived them. Since young generations are the next leader for their country.
The fire burns today
Of blasphemy and genocide
The sirens of decay
Will infiltrate the faith fanatics
--> This stanza is about
people of the world who are angry and protest of the blasphemy and genocide, like
in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and other middle east countries. Then, I
also think, it causes riot that some groups of fanatic religious people might
judge one another religion, to prove which one is right or wrong, and that is bad.
I want to know who’s allowed to
breed
All the dogs who never learned to
read
Missionary politicians
And the cults of the new religion!
--> This stanza might tell
about citizens’ anger to some groups of people who deceived the citizens in the
name of God. The citizens said that they should never been here in their
country because they just only corrupt their religions.
Then,
in the music video I found several scenes related to one of the theme that
is religious hypocrisy, and I would try to interpret those scenes, openly: