know your enemy
born with insight and a raised fist
a witness to the slit wrist
as we move into '92
still in a room without a view
ya gotta know
ya gotta know
that when i say go ... go ... go
amp up and amplify
defy
i'm a brother with a furious mind
action must be taken
we don't need the key
we'll break in
something must be done
about vengeance
a badge and a gun
'cause i'll rip the mike
rip the stage
rip the system
i was born to rage against 'em
fist in ya face
in the place
and i'll drop the style clearly
know your enemy
word is born
fight the war
f**k the norm
now i got no patience
so sick of complacence
with the d e f i a n c e
the mind of a revolutionary
so clear the lane
the finger to the land of chains
what?
the land of the free?
whoever told you that is your enemy
something must be done
about vengeance
a badge and a gun
'cause i'll rip the mike
rip the stage
rip the system
i was born to rage against 'em
now action must be taken
we don't need the key
we'll break in
i've got no patience now
so sick of complacence now
i've got no patience now
so sick of complacence now
sick of sick of sick of sick of sick of you
time has come to pay
yes i know my enemies
they are the teachers who taught me to fight me
compromise ... conformity
assimulation ... submission
ignorance ... hypocrisy
brutality ... the elite
all of which are American dreams