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Township Rebellion (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

Rage Against the Machine
Track 15 on The Battle of Mexico City (Live) 
Oct. 28, 20201 viewer

Township Rebellion (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999) Lyrics

[Bridge]
Shackle their minds when they're bent on the cross
When ignorance reigns, life is lost
Shackle their minds when they're left on the cross
When ignorance reigns, life is lost
Shackled our minds when we're bent on the cross
When ignorance reigns, life is lost
Shackled our minds when we're left on the cross
When ignorance reigns, life is lost
Lost
Lost
Shackle your minds and you're left on the cross
When ignorance reigns, life is lost
Just shackle your minds when you're bent on the cross
When ignorance reigns, life is lost
Lost

[Chorus]
Why stand on a silent platform?
Fight the war, fuck the norm
Why stand on a silent platform?
Fight the war, fuck the norm
Why stand on a silent platform?
Fight the war, fuck the norm
Why stand on a silent platform?
Fight the war, fuck the norm

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The Battle of Mexico City (Live) (2020)
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October 28, 2020
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