Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine (also known as RATM or Rage) is an American rap metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of rapper and vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk.

Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!

Song lyrics

• Landlords and power whores
  On my people they took turns
  Dispute the suits I ignite
  And then watch 'em burn
  • "Bombtrack" from Rage Against the Machine

• No escape from the mass mind rape
  Play it again jack and then rewind the tape
  And then play it again and again and again
  Until ya mind is locked in
  Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya
  Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya
  They say jump and ya say how high
  Ya brain-dead
  Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head.
  • "Bullet in the Head" from Rage Against the Machine

• Some of those that work forces
  are the same that burn crosses.
  • "Killing in the Name", from Rage Against the Machine

• Those who died
  are justified
  by wearing the badge,
  they're the chosen whites.
  • "Killing in the Name", from Rage Against the Machine

• Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
  • "Killing in the Name", from Rage Against the Machine

• 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 tried to grip my family
  But I slipped.
  • "Settle for Nothing", from Rage Against the Machine
• So 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
  Yo, we gotta take the power back!
  Bam! Here's the plan
  Motherfuck 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 the 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 back
  
  Yeah, we gotta take the power back
  Come on, come on!
  We gotta take the power back
  • "Take the Power Back", from Rage Against the Machine

Other quotations

• The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me.
  • Tom Morello "What is anti-X Factor song Killing In The Name all about?" bbc.com