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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Prophets of Rage
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Morello
Composer
Tim Commerford
Composer
Brad Wilk
Composer
Carlton Ridenhour
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brendan O'Brien
Producer
Tom Syrowski
Recording Engineer
Derrick Stockwell
Assistant Engineer
Billy Bowers
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They say what they must to gain our trust
But once the ballot's cast, they forget about us
Standing on the mountain, high above the downtrodden
They forgot about Michigan, like all is magnificent
Sitting back, watching the news where there's still lies
They manifest, we try, lit the lightbulb best
Civil unrest building up in my chest
Depressed and left the fuck back 'cause we settled for less
[Verse 2]
Waiting for change to come
We getting none
But a brother like me begun to be another one
To run up in the party, crash it
Put up a wall? We smashit
[Verse 3]
Wrecking ball to the wall, to the wall
Kings fall, take 'em all, take 'em all
Killing bills, pile up, pile up
Everybody stand up, come on
[Verse 4]
It's the same old lies time after time
I can't abide, don't cross these lines
You'll never read my American mind
It's the same old lies time after time
It's the same old lies time after time
They don't like my kind, I can read the signs
Don't ever read my American mind
It's the same old lies time after time
[Verse 5]
New year's beginning, new beginning again
Backspin, rewind my timeline within
We be coming down, fifty-five thousand feet
Here we come, we go Molotov
They come with guns
The mission, the music, the force
Freedom, border walls
Yes, to the beat, y'all
Backed by Marshall stacks
Against murder in the name of the law
They're killing in the name of the Lord
[Verse 6]
People to the power, power to the people
And the beat's once again, raging on the stage
Feel the burn, coming for the power, six pack
Save the babies
Prophets on attack, we smashit
[Verse 7]
Wrecking ball to the wall, to the wall
Kings fall, take 'em all, take 'em all
Killing bills, pile up, pile up
Motherfucker, stand up, come on
[Verse 8]
It's the same old lies time after time
I can't abide, don't cross these lines
You'll never read my American mind
It's the same old lies time after time
Yeah, the same old lies time after time
They don't like my kind, I can read the signs
Don't ever read my American mind
It's the same old lies time after time
[Verse 9]
Wrecking ball to the wall, to the wall
Kings fall, take 'em all, take 'em all
Killing bills, pile up, pile up
Motherfucker, stand up
It's the same old lies time after time
I can't abide, don't cross these lines
You'll never read my American mind
It's the same old lies time after time
[Verse 10]
Yeah, the same old lies time after time
They don't like my kind, I can read the signs
You'll never read my American mind
Smashit
Written by: Brad Wilk, Carlton Ridenhour, Louis Freese, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello