Lyrics for Killing in the Name as interpreted by piesupreme

Killing in the Name Lyrics
Killing in the name of

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya
Well now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Come on!

Yeah! Come on!

Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Motherfucker

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skytz
08-06-2002

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one of my fave somgs, and i agree about the police being corrupt, but i think that it is deeper than that. i think the forces are law makers..not the enforcers...and it is definatley talking about war, war against the government.

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KeyserSoze429
08-14-2002

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It is obviously about theory that some police officers are racists. I think this part, Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites, may mean that when a police officer kills a someone it is ok because they are officers of the law.


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KOOLKRIS
08-16-2002

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yeah cheesepuff2001 YOU DILDO, THIS BAND IS NOT ANTI-WHITE....RETARD....READ UP AND THEN COMMENT

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carrera
08-18-2002

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it could be saying authority in general is corrupt sometimes....

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hippypippypunkska
09-14-2002

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well this has got to be the best ratm song i have ever heard. and man they couldnt be anti- white dickhead cause there are white guys in the band get with it. man they fuckin rule so the dickheads that keep bagging them out should go suck on monkey balls cause they are good. yer i know a bit late on the argument there but hey i read it i put my peace of mind into it

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gueveralives
02-18-2003

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I didn't read all the comments so don't send too harsh of private messages, but I read the first couple, and THEY ARE FUCKING WRONG! the lyrics actually though "Some of those that want forces, are the same that burn crosses" that's your first mistake, the others are - The song is not about fucking Police Brutality, Police don't burn crosses, the fucking mongrols of the KKK do. The KKK wants forces, like everyone one to be the same = "Christain", White, Southern, and Hetrosexual.

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MountainJew
03-04-2003

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OK, i never read all the reviews (like the last guy) but its not what i've read, it's what it's posted as...
"Some of those that work forces etc."

Fuckin FACT!

Infact, why dont i just get the frickin insert booklet

Son of a bitch... i forgot about that

Anyway, it's WORK!

I can hear a motherfuckin R and K!!!!!!

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MountainJew
03-04-2003

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Dead Kennedys are a more just band... RATM openly show some supportive interest in Che Guevara, considering he ordered the killings of the Cuban people while he was in the Cuban government he wasnt the great revolutionist everyone makes him out to be.

Jello > Everyone

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lordabortion
03-06-2003

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whats with the big argument i thought everyones here to post comments about the bands meanings, anyway this song is amazing, and by the way im white and racism works both ways i have been beaten up many a time where i live for been white but i still have no ill feeling towards other races, i mean i had a jamican uncle and my girlfriend is part asian --- ps Fight the war, Fuck the norm

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gueveralives
03-08-2003

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yeah figures a JEW doesn't know what he's talking about and makes the wrong inferences about people. and i read on a site that Zack said there are no actual lyrics to this song, like a lot of their songs.

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fan_of_AnTi-FLaG
03-13-2003

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I just wanted to respond to a comment made by some people. Someone said rage is not anarchist, and infact they are. Just take a look at their Bulls On Parade video. The people in the video are putting up black and red flags, and black and red are the traditional colors of anarchism/anarchist flags.Thanks,
The informed anarchist

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diggledog
03-23-2003

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that guy is wreong about super-leftist= anarchy... you can have a capitalist anarchy(although most, including myself, consider it fake)... read up on Objectivism and Libertarianism... you can also have an anarchistic socialist state... btw, anarchy gets such a bad rap because losers who don't get it put the little A on their backpack, it becomes mainstream and stupid.. but it actually has a lot of merits.. personally i don't think we are ready for an anarchistis state.. but read Utopia or the manuscripts by Marx... www.zmag.org is a great source too...

as for the song.. i always took to mean about Mumia and police brutality.. and the fuck you i won't do what you tell me.. i THOUGHT that was in response to the propoganda of cops always being so perfect (COPS, Police Academy, Law and Order, etc.).. i'm not saying they are evil.. but they definitely ARE NOT perfect..

please don't criticize me blatantly... these are my opinons and i have a right to them... if youdisagree thats cool tell me.. but a lot of you seem to just make fun of each other over and over again without warrants (no offense)

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trueMeaning
03-23-2003

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you cant have an anarchist socialist state, the same way you cant a left-libertarian system, however anarchist belive there must be reveloution before change hence anarchist socialist state (though not technically aanarchist socialist state for obvious reasons).

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diggledog
03-23-2003

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anarchist socialist state would be a state in which nothing is privatized and there is no social control...the socialist part goes in when you say that everyone acts in a commune all working for eachother... instead how people usually percieve anrachism... just plain ol chaos and taking what you can get.. an Anarchist-Socialist state is basically described in Utopia (he just didn't call it that because -isms weren't words yet)... it can exists.. oh and the left-libertarian... libertarian means freedom from social control... so techinically most leftists are libertarians... but the thing is.. nowadays ppl think of libertarians as pro- privitization and whatnot.. but thats actually Libertarian-Capitalism... go to www.politicalcompass.org they'll explain what i mean a little further...

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MountainJew
03-29-2003

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Figures a NAZI would be listening to RATM, you fucking boner, i'm not even Jewish, i'm aethiest, but who the hell are you to say "figures a JEW..." and still listen to RATM you fucking fascist cock.
And what dont i know what i'm talking about? I dont know about Guevara's reign in the Cuabn government? I dont know about the Dead Kennedys? Please tell me where i've got wrong Heinrich.

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Bort_The_Great
03-30-2003

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fucking nazi mutha fucker go to hell u skinhead piece of shit

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apu318
03-30-2003

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The KKK Police.... FUCK THE POLICE

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MKPunk42
04-07-2003

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fan_of_AnTi-FLaG:
if you're referring to me, i never said rage weren't anarchists, or anti-capitalists. i never made any statements about their political beliefs, i merely said it was impossible to be both anti-capitalist and anarchist.

as for the red flags, i think the bulls on parade video was comparing communist states to fascists (the black flags) and calling them all just "bulls on parade".

while we're on the subject, marx himself said communism would only work if the world adopted it. hence the continued failing of communism. the communists are overlooking half of what marx himself said.

diggledog:
you can't have an anarchist socialist state because anarchy is the absence of government. despite what anyone else tells you. it's simply a state where there is no government. not chaos, not something where people can do what they want, not even a utopia. just a TOTAL absence of government.

i'll let that sink in.

socialism relies on a strong central GOVERNMENT to equally distribute wealth. also, how can a group of people claim to be a state, with no government? such a place would no longer be a country, or a state, merely a group of people living in a certain place.

i'd like to point out now, for anyone who reads this, i've not mentioned rage's political beliefs anywhere here, so don't post messages saying i'm "wrong when i say rage aren't anarchists" or whatever. i mean i can't stop you, but if you do you'd just look stupid...

if you're interested in you could check out www.anti-manifesto.2ya.com for more in this vein of thought.

also, MKPunk is me, although this account is MKPunk42. MKPunk no longer works. thank you, and good day.

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MKPunk42
04-07-2003

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fan_of_AnTi-FLaG:
if you're referring to me, i never said rage weren't anarchists, or anti-capitalists. i never made any statements about their political beliefs, i merely said it was impossible to be both anti-capitalist and anarchist.

as for the red flags, i think the bulls on parade video was comparing communist states to fascists (the black flags) and calling them all just "bulls on parade".

while we're on the subject, marx himself said communism would only work if the world adopted it. hence the continued failing of communism. the communists are overlooking half of what marx himself said.

diggledog:
you can't have an anarchist socialist state because anarchy is the absence of government. despite what anyone else tells you. it's simply a state where there is no government. not chaos, not something where people can do what they want, not even a utopia. just a TOTAL absence of government.

i'll let that sink in.

socialism relies on a strong central GOVERNMENT to equally distribute wealth. also, how can a group of people claim to be a state, with no government? such a place would no longer be a country, or a state, merely a group of people living in a certain place.

i'd like to point out now, for anyone who reads this, i've not mentioned rage's political beliefs anywhere here, so don't post messages saying i'm "wrong when i say rage aren't anarchists" or whatever. i mean i can't stop you, but if you do you'd just look stupid...

if you're interested in you could check out www.anti-manifesto.2ya.com for more in this vein of thought.

also, MKPunk is me, although this account is MKPunk42. MKPunk no longer works. thank you, and good day.

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MKPunk42
04-07-2003

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fan_of_AnTi-FLaG:
if you're referring to me, i never said rage weren't anarchists, or anti-capitalists. i never made any statements about their political beliefs, i merely said it was impossible to be both anti-capitalist and anarchist.

as for the red flags, i think the bulls on parade video was comparing communist states to fascists (the black flags) and calling them all just "bulls on parade".

while we're on the subject, marx himself said communism would only work if the world adopted it. hence the continued failing of communism. the communists are overlooking half of what marx himself said.

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MKPunk42
04-07-2003

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sorry about the double posting, that was a mistake

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RATM1313
04-15-2003

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jesus christ MKpunk, you do ur gov't homework. Thats some deep shit ur talkin about,

and this song kicks ass

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RATM1313
04-15-2003

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jesus christ MKpunk, you do ur gov't homework. Thats some deep shit ur talkin about,

and this song kicks ass

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BeyondMyHorizons
04-20-2003

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MMPunk42, you need to read up, because you are completely wrong when you said " i merely said it was impossible to be both anti-capitalist and anarchist." That is simply absurd. I have never met a (serious) anarchist who wasn't anti-capitalist.

Pure communism, *is* essentially anarchy. It calls for the collapse of the state system and the common ownership of all property and the absence of hierarchy.

It would be impossible to have anarchy with capitialism, because along with capitalism comes hierarchy since money and property are power.

You were correct, by the way, about the socialist anarchy comment.

By the way, black flags aren't facist symbols, they are anarchist symbols.

Anarchy is a stupid concept though, it has no way of working, and would collapse almost immediately into despotism. That's why I am a Syndicalist.

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malachite
04-23-2003

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Re: the anarchy thing.

Didn't Marx say that the world was due to progress from capitalism to socialism to communism?

People confuse socialism and communism. Socialism is a system in which the major means of production are owned by the government, in the interests of equality. Eventually, Marx said, people would no longer have the concept of private property, and everything would be owned in common. There would thus be no need for a centralised government to keep people's greed in check. Hence, anarchy.

There are two uses of the word anarchy. One is a term used to describe chaos where there is no government or it has no control. The other is the political ideology advocating no centralised government. Libertarianism is actually anarchy too, really -- just right-wing.

Anyway, that's what I learnt from my social studies class, reading, and talking to other people in protest marches. You may question my sources.

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