Listen to Know Your Enemy by Green Day

Know Your Enemy

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

Lead Vocals

Mike Dirnt

Background Vocals

Tré Cool

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

Songwriter

Frank Edwin Wright III

Frank Edwin Wright III

Composer

Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Green Day

Producer

Andrew Schubert

Andrew Schubert

Additional Engineer

Brad Kobylczak

Additional Engineer

Brad Townsend

Additional Engineer

Joe McGrath

Additional Engineer

Keith Armstrong

Keith Armstrong

Assistant Engineer

Nik Karpen

Assistant Engineer

Wesley Seidman

Assistant Engineer

Chris Dugan

Recording Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Chris Lord-Alge

Chris Lord-Alge

Mixing Engineer

Butch Vig

Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

[Chorus]

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

[Verse 1]

Well, violence is an energy

Against the enemy

Well, violence is an energy, wah-hey

Bringing on the fury

The choir infantry

Revolt against the honor to obey (Oh-aye, oh-aye)

Overthrow the effigy

The vast majority

While burning down the foreman of control (Oh-aye, oh-aye)

Oh, silence is an enemy

Against your urgency

So rally up the demons of your soul (Oh-aye, oh-aye)

[Chorus]

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

[Bridge]

The insurgency will rise

When the blood's been sacrificed

Don't be blinded by the lies

In your eyes

Sing!

[Refrain]

Oh-aye, oh-aye

Oh-aye, oh-aye

[Verse 2]

Well violence is an energy (Oh-aye, oh-aye)

Well, from you to eternity (Oh-aye, oh-aye)

Well violence is an energy (Oh-aye, oh-aye)

Well silence is the enemy

So give me, give me revolution!

[Chorus]

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

[Chorus]

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

Do you know the enemy?

Do you know your enemy?

Well, gotta know the enemy, wah-hey

[Outro]

Overthrow the effigy (Do you know the enemy?)

The vast majority

While burning down the foreman of control (Well, gotta know the enemy, oh-aye, oh-aye)

Silence is an enemy (Do you know the enemy?)

Against your urgency

So rally up the demons of your soul (Well, gotta know the enemy, oh-aye, oh-aye)

Written by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool