Homecoming

The climax of the rock opera. Jesus decides to return home. This song has whole pieces written by each of the current members of the band: Billie Joe Armstrong (“The Death Of St. Jimmy”, “East 12th St”., “We’re Coming Home Again”) Mike Dirnt (“Nobody Likes You!”) Tre Cool (“Rock And Roll Girlfriend”).

These songs were the product of a single jam session where each member tried to outwrite the other in a friendly competition.

In a February 2005 interview for Green Day’s VH1 Storytellers concert, Billie Joe Armstrong said:

"The song “Homecoming” is like to come back to your hometown and find all these things, you know, or it could be something else, you know, your home might be a mental institution or prison or something like that."

with Mike Dirnt later adding:

"It’s a reflective ending, it definitely is open-ended. We wanted it like that for a reason because I think as individuals or as the characters in the book, people don’t know, you don’t know until it’s over."