Welcome to Paradise

"Welcome To Paradise"
By: Green Day
Dear mother,
Can you hear me whining?
It's been three whole weeks
Since that I have left your home
This sudden fear has left me trembling
Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I'm feeling so alone
Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it the slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise
A gunshot rings out at the station
Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own
It makes me wonder why I'm still here
For some strange reason it's now
Feeling like my home
And I'm never gonna go
Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise
Dear mother,
Can you hear me laughing
It's been six whole months since
Since that I have left your home
It makes me wonder why I'm still here
For some strange reason it's now
Feeling like my home
And I'm never gonna go
Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it the slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise

In this song the singer is telling of his new life on his own. In the first verse he says he is scared and doesn't know how to live by himself. In the first chorus the reader feels as though the singer doesn't like the place he is singing about. Then in the second verse the singer tells of seeing scary things that make him wonder how he is still surviving. The second chorus has the same words as the first but makes the reader feel like the singer is starting to get used to his situation alone and that he may be able to survive living the way he is. In the final verse the singer starts with the same line that begins the song but instead of complaining he boasts of his accomplishment and new life. The singer is kind of saying "I told you so" because he learned how to live on his own. In the final chorus the reader feels like the singer has learned to love his new situation even with all the hardships. The chorus have a line that says "some call it slums, some call it nice". This shows that what one person might think is trash others might find treasure. This song shows rebellion because it is a boy leaving his family to live on his own. The song goes against society because it shows that people in harsh conditions can learn to live with it and don't all turn into bad people. The singers struggle to beable to live without help of others shows the rebellion in this early alternative song.