Rage Against The Machine

A mass of hands press on the market window Ghosts of progress Dressed in slow death Feeding on hunger And glaring through the promise Upon the food that rots slowly in the aisle A mass of nameless at the oasis That hides the graves beneath the masters hill Bur...

C'mon! Go...go...go...ugh.. Go...go...go...go... Drop the A-U-T-O-L-O-G-I-C Drop the A-U-T-O-L-O-G-I-C Hey! Drop the A-U-T-O-L-O-G-I-C C'mon Drop auto logic You thought you could get wit' Me and Tommy hittin' man Cold dropped a smash hit Angry as a battery Bac...

It's a beautiful world we live in A sweet romantic place Beautiful people everywhere The way they show they care makes me want to say It's a beautiful world Oh what a beautiful world For you It's a wonderful time to be here It's nice to be alive Wonderful...

I got a letter from the government The other day I opened and read it It said they were suckers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me given' a damn - I said never Here is a land that never gave a damn About a brother like me and myself Because t...

Ughh! Hey you, it's just another bombtrack...ughh! Hey you, it's just another bombtrack...yeah! It goes a-one, two three and 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 inc...

This version has an extra verse: Yeah, I tried to look back to my past long lost A blood-donor to the landowner holocaust Pop's heart stopped, then came the air drop Flooded the trench, couldn't shake the toxic shock Maize, was all we needed to sustain Now h...

The hills find peace Locked armed guard posts Safe from the screams Of the children born as ghosts Gates, guns and alarms Shape the calm of the dawn Peering down into the basin Where death lives on Where young run foaming at the mouth with hate Where burning b...

My fears hunt me down Capturing my memories The frontier of loss They try to escape across the street where Jesus stripped bare And raped the spirit he was supposed to nurture In the name of my In the name of my Born of a broken man But not a broken...

This time the bullet cold rocked ya A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika Nothin' proper about ya propaganda Fools follow rules when the set commands ya Said it was blue When the blood was red That's how ya got a bullet blasted through your head Blaste...

Come with it now! Come with it now! The microphone explodes, shattering the molds Either drop hits like De-La-O or get the fuck off the commode With the sure shot, sure to make your bodies drop Drop and don't copy yo, don't call this a co-op Terror rains dren...

Feel the funk blast (whispered) Feel the funk blast (whispered) Well feel the funk blast Well feel the funk blast Well feel the funk blast Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Check it Out Yo Yo Yo I be walkin god like a dog My narrative fearless Word war returns to burn Lik...

What are we gonna do now? Taking off his turban, they said, is this man a Jew? 'Cause they're working for the clampdown They put up a poster saying we earn more than you+ACE- When we're working for the clampdown We will teach our twisted speech To the young be...

Hey yo! Let me be front This is real and not a stunt I'm comin' to the forefront Shovel for the rapper and clear the lane 'Cos this jam is like a tomahawk chop Teach ya I'll never stop droppin' topics Vocal power? (a)yes I got it On central but their trying to...

Are you ready? You think you can tell us what to do? You think you can tell us what to wear? You think that you're better? Well you better get ready, ....To bow to the masters. Break it down! Degenerate into somethin' fool We just got tired of doing...

Greed Causing innocent blood to flow Entire culture lost in the overthrow They came to see, take whatever they please Then all they gave back was death and disease People were left with no choice but to decide To conform to a system responsible for geno...

Greed! Causing innocent blood to flow Entire culture, lost in the overthrow They came to seize and take whatever they please Then all they gave back was death and disease My people were left with no choice but to decide To conform to a system, responsible for...

Down on the street where the faces shine Floatin' around i'm a real low mind See a pretty thing in a wall See a pretty thing in a wall In a wall In a wall In a wall Yeah deep in the night I'm lost in love Yeah deep in the night I'm lost in love A th...

Yeah I'm rollin' down Rodeo wit a shotgun These people ain't seen a brown skin man Since their grandparents bought one So now I'm rollin' down Rodeo wit a shotgun These people ain't seen a brown skin man Since their grandparents bought one So now I'm rollin'...

Huh! Check it...uggh! Silence Something about silence makes me sick 'Cause silence can be violent Sorta like a slit wrist If the vibe was suicide Then you would push da button But if ya bowin' down Then let me do the cuttin' Some speak the sounds But speak i...

Freedom Uggh! Pump, pump.. Wah! Come on! Uggh! Solo, I'm a soloist on a solo list All live, never on a floppy disk Inka, inka, bottle of ink Paintings of rebellion Drawn up by the thoughts I think Yeah! Come on! The militant poet in once again, check it It's...

Good Evening, We want to just quickly send a nice friendly message to uh, Fraternal Order of Police in Philadelphia. this is something nice and friendly, this is something nice and friendly, this is something nice and friendly, and it goes something like th...

Transmission third world war third round A decade of the weapon of sound above ground No shelter if youre looking for shade I lick shots at the brutal charade As the polls close like a casket On truth devoured Silent play in the shadow of power A spectacle mon...

it had to be flashin like the daily double it had to be playin on TV it had to be loud mouthed on the comedy hour it had to be announced over loud speakers the CIA and Mafia are in cahoots it had to be said in old ladies' language it had to be said in American...

Hey don't miss out on what you're passing, you're missing the hootah of the funky buddha, eluder of the fucked up styles that get wicked so come on as I start to kick it, cause we're like outlaws striding, suckers are hiding, jump behind the bush when you...

Coolin on the scene like a horse in a stable A brother got ill and tried to snatch a fat cable I stepped back, like it wasn't no thing I Punched him in the jaw with the fat gold ring I had an ace in the hole when it came to that Yo Z you was packin? You know w...

You tell me you like the taste You just need an excuse You tell me it calms your nerves You just think it looks cool You tell me you want to be different You just change for the same You tell me it's only natural You just need the proof Did you fucking get it?...

We gotta kick 'em out! Well, I feel pretty good And I guess that I could get crazy now, baby We all got in tune when the dressing room got hazy I know how you want it when you're hot and tight The girl can't stand it when you're doin' it right When you...

Killing in the name of! Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of fools that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the sam...

Huh! Yeah, we're comin' back then with another bombtrack Think ya know what it's all about Huh! Hey yo, so check this out Yeah! Know your enemy! Come on! Born with insight and a raised fist A witness to the slit wrist, that's with As we move into '...

I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more. No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more Well, I wake up in the morning Fold my hands and pray for rain. I got a head full of ideas That are drivin' me insane It's a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor...

*Rock and Roll music is the main weapon* Check, 1,2 Awright, watch 'is I was born with the voice of a riot, a storm Lightening the function, the form, Far from the norm I wont follow like cattle I'm more like a catalyst, Calm in the mix of battle, Who let the...

Tha sun ablaze as Marias foot Touches the surface of sand On Northern Land As human contraband Some Rico from Jalisco Passed her name to tha boss She stuffed ten to a truckbed She clutches her cross Here come tha exhaust And it rips through her lungs Shes off...

wealthy vampires with the cold hands of executioners execute executive decisions determined to destroy what 1 million women, children, and men 1910 died, drowning in the rage of battle. mothers, half naked infants clutching thier necks running frantically tri...

Wait a minute now Ha Aha Cmon Wait a minute now Check To tha young r to tha e tha b to tha e tha l Never give up just live up Fed upon America I be spittin it up Rippin it up Even amount in each cup To my brothers burning bare feet on black top Whose curled n...

Yo, I was a fiend before I became a teen I melted microphone instead of cones of ice cream Music orientated so when hip-hop was originated Fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated Shot grabbed the mic and try to say, " Yes y'all!" They tried to take it, and...

Yeeaahh Pump Pump, Whee! Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Air Check it Ugh [livical champion ya, relivical champion ya, livical champion] we say the mindsets a threat [livical champion ya, relivical champion ya, livical champion] we say the mindsets a threat [Yo Yo Yo!]...

Hungry people dont stay hungry for long They get hope from fire and smoke as the wheat grows strong Hungry people dont stay hungry for long They get hope from fire and smoke as they reach for the dawn Tha spirit of Jackson Now screams through tha ruins Through...

The main attraction, distraction got ya number than number than numb Empty ya pockets son, they got you thinkin that What ya need is what they sellin Make you think that buyin is rebellin' From the theaters to malls on every shore The thin line between enterta...

Yeah people come up Yeah, we better turn tha bass up on this one Check it, since 1516 minds attacked and overseen Now crawl amidst the ruins of this empty dream Wit their borders and boots on top of us Pullin' knobs on the floor of their toxic metropolis...

Pistol grip pump on my lap at all times Pistol grip pump on my lap at all times Pistol grip pump on my lap at all times They can be fucking with other niggaz shit, but they can’t be fucking with mine Pistol grip pump on my lap at all times Pistol grip pump on...

earth shares what earth receives and now only blood brings life a killer bring life, producer bring life protector bring life, soiled hands bring life the tree of democracy shall be watered by the blood of revolution so go plant a seed, go plant a seed for ha...

No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now We're the renegades in this atomic age This atomic age of renegades Renegades in this atomic age This atomic age of renegades Since the Prehistoric ages...

His spit is worth more than her work Pass the purse to the pugilists He's a prizefighter And he bought rings and he owns kin And now he's swingin' And now he's the champion Hey revolver, don't mothers make good fathers? Revolver! Hey revolver, don't mothers ma...

Lick off the shot my stories shock ya like Ellison Main line adrenaline Gaza to Tienanmen From the basement I'm dwellin' in I cook back the sling To stone a settler and breaks him off clean Call me the upsetter Here come the hands on the leashes...

A jail cell is freedom from the pain in my home Hatred passed on, passed on and passed on A world of violent rage But it's one that I can recognise Having never seen the colour of my father's eyes Yes, I dwell in hell, but it's a hell that I can grip I t...

The world is my expense The cost of my desire Jesus blessed me with its future And I protect it with fire So raise your fists And march around Just dont take what you need Ill jail and bury those committed And smother the rest in greed Crawl with me into tomor...

Satellites and, pair of mirrors and, and a man without a home With a horse, and a rider, and a clever, cunning killer Silent in error and vocal in spotlights Lying always sucking on a bottle of, that sweet, indulgent fluid Oh greed oh yes oh greed oh yes! Oh g...

Everywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy 'Cause summers here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy Tell me what can a poor boy do 'Cept for sing for a rock 'n' roll band 'Cause in this sleepy L.A. town There's just no place f...

Spoken: 'Crank the music up' Bring that shit in! The movement's in motion with mass militant poetry Now check this out In the right light, study becomes insight But the system that dissed us Teaches us to read and write So called facts are fraud The...

UGH! The movie ran through me The glamour subdue me The tabloid untie me I'm empty please fill me Mister anchor assure me That Baghdad is burning Your voice it is so soothing That cunning mantra of killing I need you my witness To dress this up so b...

Man walks along the railroad track He's Goin' some place, there's no turnin' back The Highway Patrol chopper comin' up over the ridge Man sleeps by a campfire under the bridge The shelter line stretchin' around the corner Welcome to the New World Order Famili...

Transcribed by John Westers Drop it Hey Ugh Try to crack And some will react Vocal snap or trap (?) I'm trying to rap Those who try to subdue the truth lose their condition and the flame's unactive Being an ignited one in the twentieth century (?) in a...

Yeah ya tryin' ta tire me, tire me I can see you in front of me, front of me Ya tryin' ta tire me, tire me Why don't you get from in front of me? Oh she's got everyone's eyes Yeah! In every home there's a sickening distress Yeah! Of roll that film she's a prec...

[Maynard:] Living on the street shores He didn't learn and wanted children Said, "What is there left to stay alive for?" He doesn't wanna see it... [Maynard:] He didn't wanna deal with it Here they come, feelings that come as natural Whatever left, he...

Rebel, rebel and yell 'Cause our people still dwell in hell Locked in a cell Yes, the structure's a cell Mad is the story I tell How long can we wait? Come on, seein' what's at stake Action for reaction If your mind's in a somewhat complacent state Ge...

Turn on tha radio, nah fuck it turn it off Fear is your only god on the radio Nah fuck it, turn it off Turn it off, turn on tha radio, nah fuck it turn it off Fear is your only god on the radio Nah fuck it, your saviour's my guillotine, crosses and kerosene M...

Uh, Uh Cmon check it Through Steel walls Your voice blastin on True rebel, my brother Mumia I reflect upon You be tha spark That set the prairie fires on Make the masses a mastodon path To trample the fascists on At fifteen exposed Phillys finest killing mach...

Come on! Uggh! Come on, although ya try to discredit Ya still never edit The needle, I'll thread it Radically poetic Standin' with the fury that they had in '66 And like E-Double I'm mad Still knee-deep in the system's shit Hoover, he was a body remover I'll g...

Every official that come in Cripples us leaves us maimed Silent and tamed And with our flesh and bones He builds his homes Southern fist Rise through tha jungle mist Clenched to smash power so cancerous Black flag and a red star A rising sun loomin o...

Flip this capital eclipse Tha vocal tone has got 'em sweatin' their own apocalypse Yes, rebel of tha grains stand masterless Tha masked ones cap one NAFTA comin' with tha new disaster And yes we in wit tha wind an tha plan de Ayala kin Are comin' back ar...

Uh! Got no card so I got not soul Life is prison, no parole, no control Tha jura got my number on a wire tap 'Cause I jack for similac, fuck a cadillac Survive one motive no hope 'Cause every sidewalk I walk is like a tightrope Yes I know my deadline sir...

Tha sistas are in so check the front line Seems I spent the '80s in the Haiti state of mind Cast me into classes for electro shock Straight incarcerated, the curriculum's a cell block I'm swimmin' in half truths and it makes me wanna spit Instructor come separ...

Living on the street shores He didn't learn and wanted children Said, "What is there left to stay alive for?" He doesn't wanna see it.. He didn't wanna deal with it Here they come, feelings that come as natural Whatever left, he considered a loss, y'all...

Zapata's blood Wasn't spilt in vein So now you're pullin' the moves pullin' the moves pullin' the moves We'll wage, we'll wage we'll wage war To replace our name Some guys got blurred So now you're pullin' the moves, pullin' the moves, pullin' the move...