Jesus of Suburbia
St. Jimmy (Live from Vh1 Storytellers)
Song Meaning
Billie Joe Armstrong (Guitar Legends, 2005): “Jimmy is just one of those names. It could be Saint James, but it’s more of a modern-day name. Like, my name’s not William, it’s Billie. If there’s a parallel to Quadrophenia, it’s the schizophrenic side that the characters have.”
Mike Dirnt (Revolver, 2004): “He’s a totally charismatic, totally psychotic instigator – the kind of person that someone who’s young and questioning their own beliefs would totally be attracted to.”
Billie Joe Armstrong (Guitar Legends, 2005): “[Whatsername] is kind of St. Jimmy’s nemesis in a lot of ways. The constant theme of the record is rage versus love. You can go with the blind rebellion or self-destruction, where St. Jimmy is. But there’s a more love-driven side to that, which is following your beliefs and your ethics. And that’s where Jesus of Suburbia really wants to go.”
Mike Dirnt (Revolver, 2004): “He’s a totally charismatic, totally psychotic instigator – the kind of person that someone who’s young and questioning their own beliefs would totally be attracted to.”
Billie Joe Armstrong (Guitar Legends, 2005): “[Whatsername] is kind of St. Jimmy’s nemesis in a lot of ways. The constant theme of the record is rage versus love. You can go with the blind rebellion or self-destruction, where St. Jimmy is. But there’s a more love-driven side to that, which is following your beliefs and your ethics. And that’s where Jesus of Suburbia really wants to go.”
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Lyrics
St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway
Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade
Light of a silhouette
He's insubordinate
Coming at you on the count of 1,2,1,2,3,4!
My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
Suicide commando that your momma talked about
King of the forty theives
And I'm here to represent
That needle in the vein of the establishment
I'm the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allen Poe
Raised in the city under a halo of lights
The product of war and fear that we've been victimized
I'm the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
I'll give you something to cry about.
ST. JIMMY!
My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun
I'm the one that's from the way outside
I'm a teenage assassin executing some fun
In the cult of the life of crime.
I really hate to say it but I told you so
So shut your mouth before I shoot you down old boy
Welcome to the club and give me some blood
And the resident leader at the lost and found
It's comedy and tragedy
It's St. Jimmy
And that's my nameeeeeee...and don't wear it out!
Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade
Light of a silhouette
He's insubordinate
Coming at you on the count of 1,2,1,2,3,4!
My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
Suicide commando that your momma talked about
King of the forty theives
And I'm here to represent
That needle in the vein of the establishment
I'm the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
Cigarettes and ramen and a little bag of dope
I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allen Poe
Raised in the city under a halo of lights
The product of war and fear that we've been victimized
I'm the patron saint of the denial
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
I'll give you something to cry about.
ST. JIMMY!
My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun
I'm the one that's from the way outside
I'm a teenage assassin executing some fun
In the cult of the life of crime.
I really hate to say it but I told you so
So shut your mouth before I shoot you down old boy
Welcome to the club and give me some blood
And the resident leader at the lost and found
It's comedy and tragedy
It's St. Jimmy
And that's my nameeeeeee...and don't wear it out!
Live History
Live History
- Total Plays
- 662 times / #14 most played
- Most Recent
- February 6, 2026 San Francisco, CA
- Earliest Known
- January 1, 2004 London, Canada
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