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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rancid
Rancid
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lars Frederiksen
Lars Frederiksen
Composer
T. Armstrong
T. Armstrong
Composer
Matt Freeman
Matt Freeman
Songwriter
Brett Reed
Brett Reed
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Intro]
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
[Verse 1]
I saw a man get the beat down
Took his money and his wallet, left him dead on the ground
I saw them gather, celebrate the crime
Teaching us the laughter, another lesson of mankind
I raise my hand, I got another question
"If I start a riot, will I get protection?
'Cause I'm a kid who's got a lotta problems
If I throw a brick, maybe the brick will go and solve them"
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
[Verse 2]
I'm boiling up, the city's on heat
Red alert tension, you know it's on the street
Code blue, the city of the dead
Sirens in the night with the lights bloody red
See how we do this, see how we ride
Throw a brick, light the fuse, dodge a bullet, duck inside
A statistic hammered on my brain
Branded with a number, 'nother pawn in the game
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
[Verse 3]
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
Oi!
[Verse 4]
In front of me, debauchery
Crying in line and dying burning debris
My face is burning, burning so quick, quick
Burning like a candle at the end of its wick
Well, I turn the dial, I turn the channel
I turn it to a monster fighting the eternal battle
I need some help and there is no doubt
If I'm gonna go down, I'm gonna take somebody out
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
[Outro]
Riot
Written by: Brett Reed, Lars Frederiksen, Matt Freeman, T. Armstrong
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