Lyric discussion by pellacan 

Cover art for Rat Race lyrics by Bob Marley and the Wailers

It's about them watching over use making sure we don't dissent. They know exactly which way we are headed, like watching rats in a maze from the cutaway top. Political violence causes dissent. Vietnam, the civil rights era, current issues. But "Rasta don't work for no CIA". I'm gonna tell them what I want. My favorite line.