Various Artists - Wake Up - Rage Against The Machine Lyrics
Come on!Uggh!Come on, although ya try to discreditYa still never editThe needle, I'll thread itRadically poeticStandin' with the fury that they had in '66And like E-Double I'm madStill knee-deep in the system's shitHoover, he was a body removerI'll give ya a doseBut it'll never come closeTo the rage built up inside of meFist in the air, in the land of hypocrisyMovements come and movements goLeaders speak, movements ceaseWhen their heads are flown'Cause all these punksGot bullets in their headsDepartments of police, the judges, the fedsNetworks at work, keepin' people calmYou know they went after KingWhen he spoke out on VietnamHe turned the power to the have-notsAnd then came the shotYeah!Yeah, back in this...Wit' poetry, my mind I flexFlip like Wilson, vocals never lackin' dat finesseWhadda I got to, whadda I got to do to wake ya upTo shake ya up, to break the structure up'Cause blood still flows in the gutterI'm like takin' photosMad boy kicks open the shutterSet the grooveThen stick and move like I was CassiusRep the stutter stepThen bomb a left upon the fascistsYea, the several federal menWho pulled schemes on the dreamAnd put it to an endYa better bewareOf retribution with mind war20/20 visions and murals with metaphorsNetworks at work, keepin' people calmYa know they murdered XAnd tried to blame it on IslamHe turned the power to the have-notsAnd then came the shotUggh!What was the price on his head?What was the price on his head!I think I heard a shot (5 times)I think I heard, I think I heard a shotBackground: 'Black nationalism''He may be a real contender for this position should heabandon his supposed obediance to white liberal doctrineof non-violence...and embrace black nationalism''Through counter-intelligence it should be possible topinpoint potential trouble-makers...''And neutralise them'Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!Spoken: 'How long? Not long, 'causewhat you reap is what you sow.'
