Killing in the Name Of (Rage Against the Machine cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by chowbie2 

Cover art for Killing in the Name Of (Rage Against the Machine cover) lyrics by Biffy Clyro

this song is about the KKK

My Opinion

Yes it's about the KKK but not just that. There's so much more to it. This song came out not long after those cops got away with beating Rodney King. So it's about racism and police who abuse their powers and how they can get away with it because they wear a badge so he refers to them as the chosen whites. I'd say it's also about the military. How we justify the killing in wars etc...Killing in the name of...my own opinion here in any RAM song always is talking about the government. It's not that RAM hates every...