Lyrics

[Intro: Zack de la Rocha] 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!!! [Verse 1: grandson] We at war, we don't know what for They made up a reason behind closed doors At the end of the season, we leave Make an enemy bleed, hit the seashore with the C4 We don't record, we just reload If you need more, it's a cheat code with unlimited rounds When you hear the sound, start hitting the ground It's time to go make America proud But this ain't as fun as what they claim it be This ain't a video game, you see I shot the kid same age as me 'Cause he ain't from the same place as me And now the bloodstain stays with me I'm homesick and I miss my mama Can't sleep, I'm living with this trauma I wanna just believe the dogma But I can't take it much longer [Verse 2: grandson, Matthew Brue] Teflon, got a bulletproof vest on But I still wanna hide and flee Something died inside when I wondered Why they caught him and not me This shit ain't always what it seem When they changing the regime Better wake me from this crazy dream Living in the war machine Will I know when my life is done? Will I like when the air is gone? Will I take one last breath? Will I hurt when I meet my dea-a-a-a-a-a-- [Drop: Instrumental] [Verse 3: Mike Shinoda] I am not a pattern to be followed The pill that I'm on is a tough one to swallow I'm not a criminal, not a role model Not a born leader, I'm a tough act to follow I am not the fortune and the fame Nor the same person tellin' you to forfeit the game I came in the ring like a dog on a chain And I found out the underbelly's sicker than it seems And it seems ugly, but it can get worse 'Cause even a blueprint is a gift and a curse 'Cause once you got a theory of how the thing works Everybody wants the next thing to be just like the first And I'm not a robot, I'm not a monkey I will not dance even if the beat's funky Opposite of lazy, far from a punk Y'all oughta stop talkin', start tryin' to catch up, motherfucker [Verse 4: Mike Shinoda] Lauryn said, "Money change a situation" Big said, "It increase the complication" Kane said, "Don't step, I ain't the one" Chuck said, "That Uzi weigh a motherfuckin' ton" And I'm just a student of the game that they taught me Rockin' every stage in every place that it brought me I'm awfully underrated, but came here to correct it And so it ain't mistaken, I'ma state it for the record I am the opposite of wack, opposite of weak, opposite of slack Synonym of heat, synonym of crack Closest to a peak, far from a punk Y'all oughta stop talkin', start tryin' to catch up, motherfucker And all the people say— a-ay— [Drop: Instrumental] [Bridge: Justice] The beating of a million drums The fire of a million guns The mother of a million sons Civilization The beating of a million drums The fire of a million guns The mother of a million sons Civilization [Drop: Instrumental]