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Boulevard of Broken Dreams Lyrics

by Green Day

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Boulevard of Broken Dreams Lyrics

I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk a..... My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah I'm walking down the line That divides me somewhere in my mind On the border line of the edge And where I walk alone Read between the lines What's fucked up and everything's all right Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive And I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk a... My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah I walk alone I walk a I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk a My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone

Meaning of Boulevard of Broken Dreams

“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” encapsulates a profound sense of isolation and melancholic longing. The lyrics paint a stark picture of solitary existence, with the narrator perpetually walking a desolate “lonely road,” finding no solace or connection within the sprawling city – represented by the titular boulevard filled with shattered dreams. The repeated refrain of "I walk alone" underscores this fundamental disconnection, accentuated by imagery like a shallow heart and a shadow as his only companion. Green Day’s message is one of quiet desperation; the narrator yearns for an escape, a connection, yet remains trapped in a cycle of loneliness and self-awareness, acknowledging the “fucked up” realities of life while clinging to the fragile hope that someone will eventually find him. The song evokes feelings of sadness, vulnerability, and the universal struggle with isolation within a seemingly indifferent world.

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