Lyric discussion by bizarre 

Cover art for Sleep Now In The Fire lyrics by Rage Against the Machine

This song has nothing to do with rape or murder. This song is sung literally from Greed's point of view. The song is a personification of greed. Greed is deep inside of our children, greed was at the heart of 'Nam ("agents of orange" refers to Agent Orange, a nerve gas used in Vietnam) and the bombing of Hiroshima.

But what really matters is that this song rocks so hard. I'm 100% serious when I say that Rage is remembered second for their lyrics, and first for their hard rocking and sweet grooves. Tom Morello is a god of guitar.

I am sorry to inform you about this, but agent orange wasn't a nerve gas, it was a plant killer, all of the people that were affected by it were not the intended targets.

I agree, except I think the personified thing of the song is Satan himself. "Jesus blessed me with [the Earth's] future" "sleep now in the fire" "I am [insert evil group/item/person here]" "I'm deep inside your children, they will betray you in my name"