Letterbomb
Lyrics
Where have all the bastards gone?
The underbelly stacks up ten high
The dummy failed the crash test
Collecting unemployment checks
Like a flunky along for the ride
Where have all the riots gone
As the city's motto gets pulverized?
"What's in love is now in debt"
On your birth certificate
So strike the fucking match to light this fuse!
The town bishop is an extortionist
And he don't even know that you exist
Standing still when it's do or die
You better run for your fucking life
It's not over 'till you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin'
It's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
There is nothing left to analyze
Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself?
And where will we all go when it's too late?
No don't look back
You're not the Jesus of Suburbia
The St. Jimmy is a figment of
Your father's rage and your mother's love
Made me the idiot America
It's not over 'till you're underground
It's not over before it's too late
This city's burnin'
It's not my burden
It's not over before it's too late
She said "I can't take this place
I'm leaving it behind"
Well she said "I can't take this town
I'm leaving you tonight"
Live Performances
"Letterbomb" has been played 167 times live:
- Aug 26, 2017 - Darien Center, NY, USA at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
- Aug 21, 2017 - Cleveland, OH, USA at Blossom Music Center
- Aug 20, 2017 - Cincinnati, OH, USA at Riverbend Amphitheatre
- Aug 09, 2017 - Denver, CO, USA at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
- Aug 05, 2017 - Oakland, CA, USA at Oakland Coliseum
- Jul 01, 2017 - London, , England at British Summer Time, Hyde Park
- Jun 04, 2017 - Landgraaf, , Netherlands at Pinkpop Festival, Megaland
- Apr 08, 2017 - San Diego, CA, USA at Valley View Casino Center
- Mar 25, 2017 - Pittsburgh, PA, USA at Petersen Events Center
- Mar 23, 2017 - Quebec, QC, Canada at Vidéotron Centre
- Mar 22, 2017 - Montreal, QC, Canada at Bell Centre
- Mar 20, 2017 - Hamilton, ON, Canada at Firstontario Centre
- Mar 19, 2017 - London, ON, Canada at Budweiser Gardens
- Mar 17, 2017 - Worcester, MA, USA at DCU Center
- Mar 15, 2017 - Brooklyn, NY, USA at Barclays Center
- Mar 13, 2017 - Washington, DC, USA at Verizon Center
- Mar 12, 2017 - Norfolk, VA, USA at Constant Convocation Center
- Mar 10, 2017 - Duluth, GA, USA at Infinite Energy Center
- Mar 08, 2017 - Little Rock, AK, USA at Verizon Arena
- Mar 07, 2017 - Tulsa, OK, USA at Bok Center
- Mar 05, 2017 - Houston, TX, USA at Toyota Center
- Mar 04, 2017 - Dallas, TX, USA at American Airlines Center
- Mar 02, 2017 - El Paso, TX, USA at El Paso County Coliseum
- Mar 01, 2017 - Phoenix, AZ, USA at Talking Stick Resort Arena
- Feb 08, 2017 - London, , England at The O2 Arena
- Feb 06, 2017 - Manchester, , England at Manchester Arena
- Feb 05, 2017 - Leeds, , England at First Direct Arena
- Feb 03, 2017 - Paris, , France at Bercy
- Feb 02, 2017 - Brussels, , Belgium at Forest National
- Jan 31, 2017 - Amsterdam, , Netherlands at Ziggo
- Jan 30, 2017 - Cologne, , Germany at Lanxesse Arena
- Jan 28, 2017 - Malmö, , Sweden at Malmö Arena
- Jan 27, 2017 - Stockholm, , Sweden at Ericsson Globe
- Jan 25, 2017 - Oslo, , Norway at Oslo Spektrum
- Jan 22, 2017 - Prague, , Czech Republic at Tipsport Arena
- Jan 21, 2017 - Krakow, , Poland at Tauron Arena
- Jan 19, 2017 - Berlin, , Germany at Mercedes-Benz Arena
- Jan 18, 2017 - Mannheim, , Germany at SAP Arena
- Jan 16, 2017 - Zürich, , Switzerland at Hallenstadion
- Jan 14, 2017 - Assago, , Italy at Mediolanum Forum
- Jan 13, 2017 - Bologna, , Italy at Unipol Arena
- Jan 11, 2017 - Florence, , Italy at Mandela Forum
- Jan 10, 2017 - Turin, , Italy at Pala Alpitour
- Oct 26, 2016 - St. Louis, MO, USA at The Pageant
- Oct 24, 2016 - Detroit, MI, USA at The Fillmore
- Oct 23, 2016 - Chicago, IL, USA at Aragon Ballroom
- Oct 20, 2016 - Berkeley, CA, USA at UC Theatre
- Oct 17, 2016 - Hollywood, CA, USA at The Palladium
- Oct 14, 2016 - Burbank, CA, USA at AT&T Live at the iHeartRadio Theater L.A., iHeart Radio Theater L.A.
- Oct 08, 2016 - New York, NY, USA at Webster Hall
- Oct 03, 2016 - Washington, DC, USA at 9:30 Club
- Oct 01, 2016 - Boston, MA, USA at House Of Blues
- Sep 29, 2016 - Upper Darby, PA, USA at Tower Theater
- Sep 28, 2016 - Sayreville, NJ, USA at Starland Ballroom
- Sep 26, 2016 - Columbus, OH, USA at Newport Music Hall
- Mar 03, 2014 - Perth, WA, Australia at Soundwave Festival, Arena Joondalup
- Mar 01, 2014 - Adelaide, SA, Australia at Soundwave Festival, Bonython Park
- Feb 28, 2014 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia at Soundwave Festival, Flemington Racecourse
- Feb 23, 2014 - Sydney, NSW, Australia at Soundwave Festival, Sydney Olympic Park
- Feb 22, 2014 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia at Soundwave Festival, RNA Showgrounds
- Nov 19, 2013 - San Francisco, CA, USA at Dreamforce Gala, AT&T Park
- Aug 24, 2013 - Leeds, , England at Leeds Festival, Bramham Park
- Aug 23, 2013 - Reading, , England at Reading Festival, Richfield Avenue, Little John's Farm
- Aug 21, 2013 - London, , England at O2 Academy Brixton
- Jul 13, 2013 - Bilbao, , Spain at Bilbao BBK Live, Kobetamendi
- Jul 12, 2013 - Lisbon, , Portugal at Optimus Alive, Passeio Marítimo De Algés
- Jul 10, 2013 - Nîmes, , France at Festival De Nîmes, Arena Of Nîmes
- Jul 08, 2013 - Locarno, , Switzerland at Moon and Stars Festival, Piazza Grande
- Jul 07, 2013 - Montreux, , Switzerland at Montreux Jazz Festival, Audtorium Stravinski
- Jul 05, 2013 - Arras, , France at Main Square Festival, Citadelle Vauban
- Jul 04, 2013 - Werchter, , Belgium at Rock Werchter
- Jul 02, 2013 - Copenhagen, , Denmark at Refshaleøen
- Jun 30, 2013 - Oslo, , Norway at Ullevaal Stadion
- Jun 28, 2013 - Norrköping, , Sweden at Bråvalla Festival, Bråvalla Flygfottilj
- Jun 26, 2013 - Helsinki, , Finland at Rock The Beach, Hietaniemi Beach
- Jun 25, 2013 - Tallinn, , Estonia at Tallinn Song Festival Ground
- Jun 23, 2013 - St. Petersburg, , Russia at SKK Peterburgsky
- Jun 21, 2013 - Moscow, , Russia at Olympic Stadium
- Jun 18, 2013 - Łódź, , Poland at Atlas Arena
- Jun 16, 2013 - Landgraaf, , Netherlands at Pinkpop Festival
- Jun 09, 2013 - Nürburg, , Germany at Rock am Ring
- Jun 08, 2013 - Nürnberg, , Germany at Rock im Park
- Jun 06, 2013 - Bologna, , Italy at Unipol Arena
- Jun 05, 2013 - Rome, , Italy at Ippodromo Capannelle
- Jun 01, 2013 - London, , England at Emirates Stadium
- May 29, 2013 - Vienna, , Austria at Krieau Rocks
- May 27, 2013 - Belgrade, , Serbia at Kalemegdan Park
- May 25, 2013 - Trieste, , Italy at Piazza Unità D'Italia
- May 24, 2013 - Rho, , Italy at Fiera Milano Live
- May 22, 2013 - Milan, , Italy at Ohibo Club
- Apr 18, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA, USA at Los Angeles Sports Arena
- Apr 16, 2013 - Berkeley, CA, USA at Berkeley Greek Theater
- Apr 12, 2013 - Quebec City, , Canada at Quebec Colisee
- Apr 09, 2013 - Providence, RI, USA at Dunkin Donuts Center
- Apr 07, 2013 - Brooklyn, NY, USA at Barclays Center
- Apr 06, 2013 - Uncasville, CT, USA at Mohegan Sun Arena
- Apr 04, 2013 - Fairfax, VA, USA at Patriot Center
- Apr 03, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA, USA at Liacouras Center
- Apr 01, 2013 - Rochester, NY, USA at Blue Cross Arena
- Mar 31, 2013 - Pittsburgh, PA, USA at Consol Energy Center
- Mar 29, 2013 - Moline, IL, USA at Wireless Center
- Mar 28, 2013 - Rosemont, IL, USA at Allstate Arena
- Mar 15, 2013 - Austin, TX, USA at SXSW, Moody Theater
- Mar 13, 2013 - El Paso, TX, USA at Tricky Falls
- Mar 11, 2013 - Tempe, AZ, USA at Marquee Theatre
- Mar 10, 2013 - Pomona, CA, USA at Fox Theater
- Sep 15, 2012 - New York, NY, USA at Irving Plaza
- Sep 01, 2012 - Konstanz, , Germany at Rock Am See, Bodenseestadion
- Aug 30, 2012 - Berlin, , Germany at Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide
- Aug 29, 2012 - Mönchengladbach, , Germany at Warsteiner HockeyPark
- Aug 26, 2012 - Paris, , France at Rock En Seine, Domaine National De Saint-Cloud
- Aug 25, 2012 - Reading, , England at Reading Festival, Richfield Avenue, Little John's Farm
- Aug 23, 2012 - London, , England at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
- Aug 18, 2012 - Tokyo, , Japan at Summer Sonic, QVC Marine Field
- Aug 16, 2012 - Tokyo, , Japan at Shibuya-AX
- Apr 14, 2012 - Cleveland, OH, USA at Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony, One Key Plaza
- Nov 17, 2011 - Austin, TX , USA at Red 7
- Nov 01, 2011 - San Francisco, CA, USA at Rip Curl Pro Search Party, Mezzanine
- Oct 27, 2011 - New York, NY, USA at The Studio At Webster Hall
- Sep 22, 2011 - Oakland, CA, USA at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records
- Apr 24, 2011 - New York, NY, USA at St. James Theatre
- Oct 29, 2010 - San Jose, , Costa Rica at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
- Oct 26, 2010 - Lima, , Peru at Estadio San Marcos
- Oct 24, 2010 - Santiago, , Chile at Estadio Bicentenario la Florida
- Oct 22, 2010 - Buenos Aires, , Argentina at Costanera Sur
- Oct 20, 2010 - Sao Paulo, , Brazil at Arena Anhembi
- Oct 15, 2010 - Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil at HSBC Arena
- Oct 13, 2010 - Porto Alegre, , Brazil at Gigantinho
- Oct 10, 2010 - Bogota, , Colombia at Nem-Catacoa Festival
- Oct 08, 2010 - Caracas, , Venezuela at Campo de Futbol Universidad Simon Bolivar
- Sep 04, 2010 - Mountain View, CA, United States at Shorline Amphitheater
- Sep 02, 2010 - Chula Vista, CA, United States at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
- Aug 31, 2010 - Irvine, CA, United States at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- Aug 30, 2010 - Phoenix, AZ, United States at Cricket Wireless Pavilion
- Aug 28, 2010 - Englewood, CO, United States at Comfort Dental Amphitheater
- Aug 26, 2010 - Dallas, TX, United States at Superpages.com Center
- Aug 23, 2010 - Clarkston, MI, United States at DTE Energy Music Theater
- Aug 21, 2010 - Montreal, , Canada at Quai Jacques Cartier
- Aug 20, 2010 - Quebec City, QC, Canada at Agora
- Aug 18, 2010 - Toronto, ON, Canada at Molson Amphitheater
- Aug 16, 2010 - Manfsield, MA, United States at Comcast Center
- Aug 14, 2010 - Holmdel, NJ, United States at PNC Bank Arts Center
- Aug 12, 2010 - Hartford, CT, United States at Comcast Theatre
- Aug 11, 2010 - Bristow, VA, United States at Jiffy Lube Live
- Aug 09, 2010 - Alpharetta, GA, United States at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- Aug 07, 2010 - Chicago, IL, United States at Lollapalooza
- Aug 05, 2010 - Darien Center, NY, United States at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
- Jul 01, 2010 - Mainz, , Germany at Mainz Messepark
- Nov 01, 2009 - London, , England at Wembley Arena
- Nov 12, 2005 - New York, NY, USA at FUSE's Comp'd, Fuse Studios
- Nov 06, 2005 - London, , England at Top Of The Pops, BBC Television Centre
- Oct 17, 2005 - Dayton, OH, USA at Nutter Center
- Oct 13, 2005 - San Francisco, CA, USA at The Warfield
- Oct 11, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA, USA at Wiltern Theatre
- Sep 21, 2005 - Salt Lake City, UT, USA at Delta Center
- Apr 18, 2005 - Tampa, FL, USA at USF Sun Dome
- Apr 15, 2005 - Coral Gables, FL, USA at BankUnited Center
- Mar 05, 2005 - Auckland, , New Zealand at North Shore Events Centre
- Feb 15, 2005 - Culver City, CA, USA at VH1 Storytellers
- Feb 07, 2005 - London, , England at Carling Apollo Hammersmith
- Jan 04, 2005 - New York, NY, USA at Last Call With Carson Daly, NBC Universal Television Studio
- Dec 12, 2004 - Universal City, CA, USA at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Gibson Amphitheatre
- Dec 07, 2004 - Las Vegas, NV, USA at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, The Joint
- Sep 24, 2004 - Toronto, , CA at Phoenix Concert Theatre
- Sep 21, 2004 - New York, NY, USA at Irving Plaza
- Sep 18, 2004 - Chicago, IL, USA at Vic Theatre
- Sep 16, 2004 - Hollywood, CA, USA at Henry Fonda Theatre
Other tracks from American Idiot: Broadway Cast
| 1 | American Idiot |
| 2 | Jesus of Suburbia |
| 3 | Holiday |
| 4 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
| 5 | Favorite Son |
| 6 | Are We the Waiting |
| 7 | St. Jimmy |
| 8 | Give Me Novacaine |
| 9 | Last of the American Girls/She's a Rebel |
| 10 | Last Night on Earth |
| 11 | Too Much Too Soon |
| 12 | Before the Lobotomy |
| 14 | Before the Lobotomy (Reprise) |
| 15 | When It's Time |
| 16 | Know Your Enemy |
| 17 | 21 Guns |
| 18 | Letterbomb |
| 19 | Wake Me Up When September Ends |
| 20 | Homecoming |
| 21 | Whatsername |
| 22 | When It's Time (Green Day version) |
