Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day deals with feelings of loneliness and isolation, yet also touches on hope and not giving up even when feeling alone. Inspired by the band members personal experiences, it reflects the challenges and emotions experienced while on tour.
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Introduction:
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I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known
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Don't know where it goes, but it's home to me and I walk alone
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I walk this empty street, on the boulevard of broken dreams
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Where the city sleeps, and I'm the only one and I walk alone
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I walk alone, I walk alone (
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I walk alone, I walk a....
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My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
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My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
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Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
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Till then I walk alone
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I'm walking down the line
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That divides me somewhere in my mind
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On the border line of the edge
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And where I walk alone
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Read between the lines
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What's fucked up and everything's alright
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Check my vital signs, to know I'm still alive
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And I walk alone
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I walk alone, I walk alone (
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My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
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My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
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Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
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Till then I walk alone
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I walk this empty street, on the boulevard of broken dreams
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Where the city sleeps, and I'm the only one and I walk a...