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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Performer
Tim Commerford
Tim Commerford
Bass
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha
Vocals
Tom Morello
Tom Morello
Electric Guitar
Brad Wilk
Brad Wilk
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim Commerford
Tim Commerford
Songwriter
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha
Songwriter
Tom Morello
Tom Morello
Composer
Brad Wilk
Brad Wilk
Songwriter
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Co-Producer
Brendan O'Brien
Brendan O'Brien
Producer
Nick DiDia
Nick DiDia
Recording Engineer
Russ Fowler
Russ Fowler
Additional Engineer
Sugar D
Sugar D
Additional Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Kevin Lively
Kevin Lively
Assistant Engineer
Atom
Atom
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

The world is my expense
The cost of my desire
Jesus blessed me with its future
And I protect it with fire
So raise your fists and march around
Just don't take what you need
I'll jail and bury those committed
And smother the rest in greed
Crawl with me into tomorrow
Or I'll drag you to your grave
I'm deep inside your children
They'll betray you in my name
Hey hey
Sleep now in the fire
Hey hey
Sleep now in the fire
The lie is my expense
The scope of my desire
The Party blessed me with its future
And I protect it with fire
I am the Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria
The noose and the rapist, the fields overseer
The agents of orange, the priests of Hiroshima
The cost of my desire
Sleep now in the fire
Hey hey
Sleep now in the fire
Hey hey
Sleep now in the fire
For it's the end of history
It's caged and frozen still
There is no other pill to take
So swallow the one that made you ill
The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria
The noose and the rapist, the fields overseer
The agents of orange, the priests of Hiroshima
The cost of my desire
So sleep now in the fire
Sleep now in the fire
Sleep now in the fire
Sleep now in the fire
Sleep now in the fire
Written by: Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha

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