pick an album
rage against the machine is a
heavy rap/punk/metal group with a fast pace beat to songs of
truth and life. the following are the lyrics to their two
released cd's pictured above,
Rage
Against the Machine - self title, and Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire. i recommend
the purchase of both of these albums, they are worthwhile and
invigorating. if you already own
them then good job. see you on the other side.
1. Bombtrack | 2. Killing in the Name | 3. Take the Power Back |
4. Settle for Nothing | 5. Bullet in the Head | 6. Know Your Enemy |
7. Wake Up | 8. Fistful of Steel | 9. Township Rebellion | 10. Freedom
It's just another bombtrack
And suckas be thinkin' that they can fade this
but i'm gonna drop it at a higher level,
'Cause i'm inclined to stoop down
Hand out some beat-downs
Cold runna train on punk ho's that
Think they run the game
But I learned to burn that bridge and delete
Those who compete at a level that's obsolete
Instead I warm my hands on the flames of the flag
As i recall our downfall
and the business that burned us all
See through the news and views that twist reality
Enough
I call bluff
Manifest destinyLandlords and power whores
On my people they took turns
Dispute the suits I ignite
And then watch em burnThe thoughts of a militant mind
Hardline, hardline after hardlineLandlords and power whores
On my people they took turns
Dispute the suits I ignite
And then watch em burnChours:
Burn, Burn, yes ya gonna burn
Burn, Burn, yes ya gonna burn
Burn, Burn, yes ya gonna burn
Burn, Burn, yes ya gonna burnAnother funky radical bombtrack
Started as a sketch in my notebook
But now dope hooks make punks take another look
My thoughts ya hear and ya begin to fear
That ya card will get pulled if ya interfere
With the thoughts of a militant mind
Hardline, hardline after hardlineLandlords and power whores
On my people they took turns
Dispute the suits I ignite
And then watch em burn
In the right light, study becomes insight
But the system that dissed us
Teaches us to read and writeSo-called facts are fraud
They want us to allege and pledge
And bow down to their God
Lost the culture, the culture lost
Spun our minds and through time
Ignorance has taken over
We gotta take the power back
Bam, here's the plan
Mother fuck Uncle Sam
Step back, I know who I am
Raise up your ear, I'll drop the style and clear
It's the beats and lyrics they fear
The rage is relentless
We need a movement with a quickness
You are the witness of change
And to counteract
We gotta take the power backChorus:
We gotta take the power back
We gotta take the power backThe present curriculums
I put my fist in 'em
Eurocentric every last one of 'em
See right through the red, white and blue disguise
With lecture, I puncture the structure of lies
Installed in our minds and attempting
To hold us back
We've got to take it back
'Cause holes in our spirit are causin' tears and fears
One-sided stories for years and years and years
I'm the inferior? Who's the inferior?
Yea, we needa check the interior
Of the system who cares about only on culture
And that is why
We gotta take the power backThe teacher stands infront of the class
But the lesson plan he can't recall
The student's eyes don't perceive the lies
Bouncing off every fucking wall
His composure is well kept
I guess he fears playing the fool
The complacent students sit and listen to the
Bullshit that he learned in schoolEurope ain't my rope to swing on
Can't learn a thing from it
Yet we hang from it
Gotta get it, gotta get it together then
Like the mother fuckin' weatherman
to expose and close the doors on those who try
To strangle and mangle the truth
'Cause teh circle of hatred continues unless we react
We gotta take the power backNo more lies
