Lyric discussion by FeelTheFunkBlast 

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

This is about the children born every day into poverty in America, the ones that you hardly ever hear about because no-one wants to hear about poor children. They are never seen or heard about, that's where the "born as ghosts" statement comes from. It is maybe more specifically about the class difference (poor-rich divide) in LA.

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