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COME ON!!
Ugh!

[Zach de la Rocha]
Come on..
Although ya try to discredit, ya still never edit
The needle I'll thread it, radically POETIC
Standin' with the fury that they had in '66
And like E-Double [Erick Sermon] "I'm Mad", still knee deep in the system's SHIT!
Hoover, he was a BODY REMOVA
I'll give you a dose but it'll never come close to the
Rage built up INSIDE OF ME!
Fist in the air in the land of hypocracy
Movements come and movements go
Leaders speak movements cease when their heads are flown
Cause all these punks got bullets in their heads
Departments of police, (WHAT?!) the judges (WHAT?!), the feds
Networks at work, keeping people calm
You know they went after King, when he spoke out on Vietnam
He turned the power to the have-nots..
And then came the SHOT!!

Yeah!
Yeah, back in this!

With poetry my mind I flex
"Flip" like Wilson, vocals never lackin' dat finesse
Who I got ta, who I got ta do to wake you up?
To shake you up, to break the structure up
Cause blood still flows in the gutter
I'm like taking photos, mad boy kicks open the shutter
Set the groove, then I stick and move like I was Cassius
Rep the "Stutter Step" then bomb a left upon the fascists
YEAH! Several federal men
Who pulled schemes on the dream and put it to an end
Ya betta beware of retribution with mind war
20/20 visions and murals with metaphors
Networks at work, keepin' people calm
Ya know they murdered X and tried to blame it on Islam
He turned the power to the have-nots..
And then came the SHOT!!

[gutiar riff]

UGH!
What was the price on his head?
What was the PRICE ON HIS HEEAAAAD?!

I think I heard a shot..
I think I heard a shot..
I think I heard a shot..
I THINK I HEARD A SHOT!
I THINK I HEARD A SHOT!
I think I heard, I think I heard a shot..

[Zack is reading a portion of a COINTELPRO of the Counterintelligence PROgram]

"Black Nationalism... [...]
[He] may be a brave contender for this position
But should he abandon his supposed 'obediance' to the
'White literal doctrine' of non-violence and embrace Black Nationalism..."

"Through Counterintelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential
trouble-makers and neutralize them..."

"Through Counterintelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential
trouble-makers and neutralize them..."

"And neutralize them..."
"And neutralize them..."
"And neutralize them..."
"And neutralize them..."
"And neutralize them..."

WAKE UPPPPPPPPPP!
WAKE UUUUUUUUUP!!
WAKE UUUUUUUUUP!!!
WAKE UPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!
WAKE UUUUUUUUUP!!!!!!
WAKE UPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!
WAKE UPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!
WAKE UUUUUUUUUP!!!!!!!!!
HOW LONG?! NOT LONG!
CAUSE WHAT YOU REAP IS WHAT YOU SOW!!!
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Song Facts  
The opening riffs of the song are somewhat reminiscent of the opening chords of the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir". The song was also featured on the soundtrack for "Matrix" and played in the end of the movie.
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18 comments on this song.
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MurderCapital
Best track on the album....
added: 11/29/2003, 08:46 AM
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sashamo
wake up! wake up! wake up! wake up! gotta love it
added: 03/06/2004, 12:02 PM
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American_Psycho
nice track, featured in the first matrix
added: 03/15/2004, 10:27 PM
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Bliss From A Dead Embrace
This is my favorite all time rage songs..... so amazing
added: 05/17/2004, 12:19 AM
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jonathandark7
fuckin tightass song, has all elements of their best talent, this is real ratm kids
added: 05/18/2004, 02:05 AM
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buttcrack
The last line of the song is so awesome and powerful.
added: 09/22/2004, 08:33 PM
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Underground Authority
awesome song, my favourite RATM song
added: 02/23/2005, 03:35 AM
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Wiener-Face
I'd have to say this is my favorite Rage song as well.
added: 04/26/2005, 08:09 PM
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paula zehn
haha my high school band played this song in one of our concerts
added: 09/10/2005, 05:10 PM
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lstn2music247
at the end of the matrix if i'm not mistaken... so good... soooo good
added: 02/01/2006, 09:44 PM
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I c y
Yeah, you're not mistaken. Damn cool intro.
added: 04/13/2006, 01:11 PM
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Orange White
is it just me or does the intro sound a lot like "Kashmir" by Led Zep?
added: 01/29/2007, 11:10 PM
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NHL101
it kind of does
added: 04/01/2007, 05:55 PM
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NHL101
UGH! Is in just about every song by Rage, but that just makes it better
added: 04/01/2007, 05:56 PM
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FFAF
I always think of Led Zep when I hear this song. Such strong lyrics.
added: 05/19/2007, 02:30 PM
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NHL101
during the guitar riff, Tom Morello use's a killswitch to get that awsome sound
added: 07/23/2007, 12:41 PM
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NHL101
during the guitar riff, Tom Morello use's a killswitch to get that awsome sound
added: 07/23/2007, 12:43 PM
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resist_2_exist
second favorite behind vietnow
added: 11/16/2008, 01:42 PM
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