A billionaire chatting with his friends,
they've gotta stop to laugh,
“We've really got those suckers fooled,
we've got 'em trained like rats!"

The riches plot,
control your thoughts,
to make you blame yourself,
"The rich are rich because they're smarter than me..."
You're taught this is right,
that it's all your fault.

KILL, KILL, KILL!!!(X4)

They throw a war like a party saying,
"It's for a moral cause..."
telling you if you're a patriot that,
"YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD!"

You burn a flag,
you're gonna hang,
brainwashed nationalism
makes you a tool.

They're getting rich by selling weapons to both countries,
you never think to question what you're told!

KILL, KILL, KILL!!! (X4)

They're gonna give you nothing
they want to take away the little they call something
you know you're being used but still you play along
if you're not complacent,
you're doing something wrong.

one day they'll push too far
that marks the beginning of their end
we'll bring them chasing down till they're all dead, they're all dead,
they're all dead!

The time is growing near... put the trigger to the man
LETS GO KILL 'EM!


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Kill The Rich Lyrics as written by Patrick C. Bollinger Justin Cathal Geever

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    I don't like this song as much as a lot of Anti-Flag's other songs, because it's contradictory. This was back when they were still finding their musical voice. Later on they became really big peace activists and now you'd never hear them writing a song called "Kill The Rich." This song is just reinforcement for anyone who claims that Anti-Flag is a violent band with no redeeming qualities. Give me 9/11 For Peace over this song any day.

    freehat17on May 19, 2004   Link

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