Lyric discussion by ruairi 

Cover art for Born as Ghosts lyrics by Rage Against the Machine

this song is definatley about the rich/poor divide in LA

The hills find peace Locked armed guard posts Safe from the screams Of the children born as ghosts

refers to the rich in the hollywood hills stuck in their own happy little world, where they dont see the real problems kids in LA have to live with.

Where young run foaming at the mouth with hate Where burning batons beat the freezing who shake

those kids end up filled with hate towards racist police.

Under the toxic sunsets they dine and toast Their walls deny the terror faced by the children

LA is well know for having very polluted air. The Kids growing up in the oppresive atmosphere that comes with vast expanses of cheap housing.

One book and forty odd Stuffed in a room Ah, the school as a tomb Where home is a wasteland

describing the poverty

The tales that tear at the myth of the dream A suffering that shocks the lives off the screen

LA is more than happy hollywood. the rich and famous are ignorant to the suffering in LA because they are afraid of it

@ruairi Aren't these guys rich and famous? You can blame all the rich and famous, but if any of the poor became rich overnight they would move into the rich areas too. So would you.