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Armatage Shanks Lyrics — Green Day | Dork

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Armatage Shanks

From Insomniac1995

Written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool

Produced by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Rob Cavallo, Tré Cool

Lyrics

Armatage Shanks

Stranded, lost inside myself My own worst friend, and my own closest enemy I'm branded, maladjusted Never trusted anyone, let alone myself I must insist on being a pessimist I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind Elected, the rejected I perfect the science of the idiot No meaning and no healing Self-loathing freak, an introverted deviant I must insist on being a pessimist I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind Say whatever, oh-oh Woah-oh Say whatever, oh-oh Woah-oh Shoot! Stranded, lost inside myself My own worst friend, and my own closest enemy Elected, the rejected I perfect the science of the idiot I must insist on being a pessimist I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind I'm getting pissed, I'm a worthless pessimist I'm a loner in a claustrophobic mind

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About this track

"Armatage Shanks" is a song by Green Day from the album Insomniac, released in 1995. The song was written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool. It was produced by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Rob Cavallo, Tré Cool.

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Mike Dirnt— 1,156 credits as songwriter & producer →
Mike Dirnt— 1,156 credits as songwriter & producer →
Tré Cool— 1,039 credits as songwriter & producer →
Bernd Burgdorf— 20 credits as engineer →
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Billie Joe Armstrong— 1,728 credits as songwriter & producer →

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