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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
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
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

[Verse 1]
My fears hunt me down
Capturing my memories
The frontier of laws
They try to escape across the street where
Jesus stripped bare
And raped the spirit he was supposed to nurture
In the name of my
In the name of my
[Verse 2]
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
[Verse 3]
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
[Verse 4]
Like autumn leaves his sense fell from him
An empty glass of himself
Shattered somewhere within
His thoughts like a hundred moths
Trapped in a lampshade
Somewhere within
Their wings banging and burning
On through endless nights
Forever awake he lies shaking and starving
Praying for someone to turn off the light
[Verse 5]
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
[Verse 6]
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
[Verse 7]
My fears hunt me down
Capturing my memories
The frontier of laws
They try to escape across the street where
Jesus stripped bare
And raped the spirit he was supposed to nurture
In the name of my
In the name of my
[Verse 8]
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
[Verse 9]
Born of a broken man
But not a broken man
Born of a broken man
Never a broken man
Written by: Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha

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