Ordinary World

Track 12 from Revolution Radio
Released 2016
Green Day has played this song live 55 times.

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Song Meaning

"After all of the chaos that's on the album, whether it's pop culture or whatever new apps we're using, everything gets so complicated. At some point you want something simple. That's sort of what "Ordinary World" is about." - Billie Joe (Rolling Stone, Aug. 11, 2016)

"Armstrong wrote this ballad for his upcoming movie of the same name, where he stars as a failed rocker turned family man, after director Lee Kirk asked him for a poignant song that his character might've written. It took him a couple tries, but he ended up with a song so strong that he wanted it on Green Day's new album, as well. The final line gives the album a happy ending: 'Baby, I don't have much,' Armstrong sings over acoustic strumming and a gently chiming electric guitar, 'but what we have is more than enough/Ordinary world.'" (Track by Track Guide, Rolling Stone)

Lyrics

Where can I find the city of shining light
In an ordinary world
How can I leave a buried treasure behind
In an ordinary world

The days into years roll by
It's where that I live until I die
Ordinary world

What would you wish if you saw a shooting star
In an ordinary world
I'd walk to the end of the earth and afar
In an ordinary world

Baby I don't have much
But what we have is more than enough
Ordinary world

Where can I find the city of shining light
In an ordinary world
How can I leave a buried treasure behind
In an ordinary world

Baby I don't have much
But what we have is more than enough
Ordinary world

Live Performances

"Ordinary World" has been played 55 times live:

Sep 22, 2017 - New York, NY, USA at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC Studios
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 16, 2017 - New York, NY, USA at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Ed Sullivan Theater
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
Dec 21, 2016 - Burbank, CA, USA at Conan, Warner Brothers Studios
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
Apr 23, 2016 - New York, NY, USA at Tribeca Film Festival, Festival Hub
Nov 05, 2015 - Santa Monica, CA, USA at 41 Ocean Club

Other tracks from Revolution Radio

1	Somewhere Now
2	Bang Bang
3	Revolution Radio
4	Say Goodbye
5	Outlaws
6	Bouncing Off the Wall
7	Still Breathing
8	Youngblood
9	Too Dumb to Die
10	Troubled Times
11	Forever Now
12	Ordinary World