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Artist: Rage Against the Machines
Suggested Track: Killing In The Name

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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 those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Huh!

Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya
Well now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites

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 those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Uggh!

Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya!

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Come on!

Yeah! Come on!

Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
Uggh!
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Rage Against the Machine
Formed in Los Angeles in 1991, Rage Against the Machine are critically acclaimed for their aggressive, politically charged rhymes. During the 1990s, they found huge success with
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Rage Against The Machine Lyrics
Rage Against The Machine lyrics - 61 song lyrics sorted by album, including "Killing In The Name", "Know Your Enemy", "Bulls On Parade".
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Rage Against the Machine – Sleep Now in the Fire
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Rage Against the Machine – Bulls on Parade
“Bulls on Parade” was the second single released from Rage Against the Machine’s second album, Evil Empire. The song discusses the subliminally oppressive leaders of the world in
Rage Against the Machine – Testify
The song is a call to action: it’s up to ordinary people to call out the injustice that is happening, “right outside your door,“ in spite of government & media attempts to pacify
Rage Against the Machine – Clear the Lane (Demo 1991)
One of the 5 tracks that were recorded for RATM’s demo tape but then left off of their eponymous debut album. “Clear the Lane” however was digitally remastered and released as the
Rage Against the Machine – Bullet in the Head
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Rage Against the Machine – Settle for Nothing
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Rage Against the Machine – Beautiful World
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
Illmatic – Rage Against The Machine
Ey yo I'm still wicked like Ice cube I get loose / Can't stop till I get 6 crowns in the juicewho am I iz the I'll muthafucka / Do or die we gives a fuck muthafuckerspittin' fire
Rage Against the Machine – Kick Out the Jams
We're gonna 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
Rage Against the Machine – Born as Ghosts
[Verse 1] / 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
Rage Against the Machine – The Narrows (Demo)
Drop it / Hey, uh / Try to crack and somehow react / Vocal snaps attract / I'm trying to rap / Those who try to subdue the truth / Lose their condition / Were labeled inactive
Rage Against the Machine – Guerrilla Radio
[Verse 1] / Transmission, third World War, third round / A decade of the weapon of sound above ground / No shelter if you're looking for shade / I lick shots at the brutal charade
Rage Against the Machine – Street Fighting Man
Everywhere I hear the sound of marching charging feet, boy / 'Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy / Tell me. what can a poor boy do / 'Cept
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Rage Against the Machine – Down Rodeo
[Intro] / Yeah, I'm rollin' down Rodeo with a shotgun / These people ain't seen a brown-skinned man / Since their grandparents bought one / So now I'm rollin' down Rodeo with a
Rage Against the Machine – Township Rebellion (Demo)
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
Rage Against the Machine – Darkness (Demo 1991)
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Rage Against the Machine – Autologic (Demo)
C'mon! / 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 / Drop auto logic / You thought you could get with / Me and Tommy hittin' man
Rage Against the Machine – Freedom (Demo)
Uggh! / Pull, pull / Yeah / 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
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Rage Against the Machine – In My Eyes
[Verse 1] / 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
Rage Against the Machine – Producer
Earth shares what Earth receives / And now only blood brings life / A tiller bring life, producer bring life / Protector bring life, soiled hands bring life / The tree of democracy
Rage Against the Machine (Ft. Chuck D) – Zapata’s Blood (Live at Pink Pop, Hilversum, Holland - May 1996)
Zapata's blood / Wasn't spilt in vain / So now the most poor, the most poor, the most poor / The most poor wage war, wage war / To reclaim their name / Zapata's blood / Wasn't
Rage Against the Machine – Maggie's Farm
[Note: cover of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" with lyric changes] / 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
Rage Against the Machine – People of the Sun
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Rage Against the Machine – Hadda Be Playing On the Jukebox (Live at Milan Dragway, Detroit, MI - July 1993)
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Yeah / Pump, pump, whew! / Pump, pump, pump, pump, right / Air, check it, uh / Lyrical champion, the lyrical champion (Go!) / Lyrical champion, we say the mindset's a threat (Go
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[Intro] / Yeah / The classroom's the last room to get the truth / I said the classroom's the last room to get the truth / Yeah / The classroom's the last room to get the truth
Rage Against the Machine – Down on the Street
Down on the street where the faces shine / Floatin' around on 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
Rage Against the Machine – Fistful of Steel
[Intro] / Huh! / Check it / Uh! / [Verse 1] / Silence, something about silence makes me sick / 'Cause silence can be violent sorta like a slit wrist / If the vibe was suicide, then
Rage Against the Machine – Microphone Fiend
[Verse 1] / Yo, I was a fiend before I became a teen / I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream / Music orientated so when hip-hop was originated / Fitted like pieces of
Rage Against the Machine (Ft. Chuck D) – Intro (Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos) [Live at Pink Pop, Hilversum, Holland - May 1996]
[Zack] / Hey check this out right about now / I wanna introduce a brotha / That came all the way out here from the strong island / New York / And he's one of the fathers of
Rage Against the Machine – F**k tha Police (Live at the benefit concert for Mumia Abu Jamal, Washington, D.C. - August 1995)
A cover of NWA’s song of the same name included on the Live & Rare album.
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Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Lyrics
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