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| Rage Against the Machine – Vietnow Lyrics
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this song is about popular media as vehicles for propaganda material, specifically popular radio programs such as the right-wing shows of Rush Limbaugh and G. Gordon Liddy. basically about pushing information at people to hide truths and stuffing various beliefs and social concepts down our throats. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Without A Face Lyrics
| 24 years ago
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this song was written in response to the building of a wall, constructed as soon as the Berlin wall fell, between the border of the US and Mexico. there is a history of conflicts along this border concerning immigration. 'wilson's hand round my throat' refers to the republican governor who campaigned entirely on an anti-immigration platform. there are various references here to Latin history &culture, like 'path is Luminoso' which refers to the Shining Path, a revolutionary group in Peru, or Kid Cisco, a Mexican cowboyish type of hero among others. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name Lyrics
| 24 years ago
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the song is about how people condemn others for differences in color, religion and so on; it is a song about bigotry. the 'burn crosses' line refers to a ritual performed by the anti-color radical group the Ku-Klux Clan. this also explains the 'chosen whites' part. yes, it also refers to police brutality, as evidenced by teh 'badge' part. cops have had a long history of deiscrimination and violence too, as seen in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Bombtrack Lyrics
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kinda straightforward song of aggression. anyway he sings here "f*ck Manifest Destiny". Manifest Destiny was a 19th centurey social concept in the US claiming America was a nation chosen by God to lead the rest of the world out of "darkness"; that it was America's "destiny" to do so. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Voice of the Voiceless Lyrics
| 24 years ago
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This song is about Mumia Abu-Jamal, a journalist, former Black Panther member and activist who has been on death row since 1982 for the alleged murder of a Philadelphia cop Daniel Faulkner. The trial was a joke, and in spite of eyewitnesses attesting a 3rd part who shot faulkner, abu-jamal was convicted and has been fighting for justice ever since, by releasing writings in journals, and in his book, Live from Death Row. Many have organized and rallied for his cause, but til today, their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Wake Up Lyrics
| 24 years ago
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This song contains a transcript recording giving evidence of govt plots to 'neutralize' key leaders branded as dissidents or threats. Quite simply, it is a call to wake up and move against the those problems right in front of us, that people often choose to ignore. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – War Within a Breath Lyrics
| 24 years ago
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A call to action for oppressed people, to fight against and bring down the corrupt govt officials who hold power.
It asserts the true power in the people's hands, that we can change everything. A call for revolution in teh new millenium. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Freedom Lyrics
| 24 years ago
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Another song on govt and corporation control over the people. Often used for the fight to free Leanard Peltier, a Native American accused of rebellious acts and incarcerated unjustly for more than 20 years. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Bullet In The Head Lyrics
| 24 years ago
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This song is about how media and the material products of the new age have great influence on today's society and culture. It is suggested here that through these, a sort-off brainwashing or 'mind rape' occurs; media is thus used as a way to sell propaganda or political messages, and is thus a potent weapon against the people, much like a 'bullet in the head'. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Born of a Broken Man Lyrics
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This is the story of Zach de la Rocha's father, Berto, who, as an artist, of the group Los 4, suffered great emotional stress. His works were often politically-charged social commentaries, and this probabaly served as a catalyst for Zach's political awakening. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Maria Lyrics
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This song is about the plight of Latino and Asian workers who labor in 1st-world company factories. Maria is a general representative of those peoples. In the song, she takes her life after suffering as a virtual slave. This is a story repeated thru history and still happening today. |
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