Bombtrack (Live at 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993)

Lyrics

[Zack de la Rocha] Talkin' about the American Indian movement Well in 1977, after a series of long struggles against the BIA Get that spotlight out of my fuckin' eye, man Get that thing off Talkin' to people I can't even see 'em In 1977, after a long series of struggles The Oglala Sioux reservation was under attack by the FBI People who were involved in the movement there Involved in defending their culture, defending their freedom Were bein' taken away, were bein' kidnapped Were bein' murdered and one man Who happened to be one of the leaders of AIM Was thrown in jail He has sat there for 17 years for crimes he did not commit His name is Leonard Peltier, and this brother's been in jail And has served his people, and has served true freedom And constitutional rights and is being denied his own And I think it's a hypocrisy all of us need to expose in this country So that if we wanna raise our voice For ourselves in America the same doesn't happen We've got, we've got some pamphlets in the back Where we're sellin' some shirts Please pick one up, and please send, please, send Your name or there's an address you can send or what's his name Fuckin' Dixey Crack Clinton, whoever that fuckin' punk is Let's fill this punk's room full of fuckin' mail I know it's not the fuckin' most powerful form of fuckin' change But let's get this fuckin' ball rollin' all right This song is called "Bombtrack" One time for ya fuckin' mind, Minnesota Check this shit out Yeah, it goes a-1, 2, 3 [Verse 1] Yeah, it's just another bombtrack and suckers be thinkin' that they can fade this But, I'm gonna drop it at a higher level 'Cause I'm inclined to stoop down, hand out some beat-downs Cold run a train on punk ho's, that think they run the game But I learned to burn that bridge, and delete Those who compete at a level that's obsolete Instead, I warm my hands upon the flames of the flag To recall the downfall, and the businesses that burnt us all See through the news and the views, that twist reality Enough, I call the bluff, fuck Manifest Destiny Landlords and power whores, on my people they took turns Dispute the suits, I ignite, and then watch 'em burn [Pre-Chorus] With the thoughts from a militant mind Hardline, hardline after hardline Landlords and power whores On my people they took turns Dispute the suits, I ignite And then watch 'em burn [Chorus] Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn [Verse 2] It goes a Another funky radical bombtrack Started as a sketch in my notebook And now dope hooks make punks take another look My thoughts ya hear and ya begin to fear That ya card will get pulled if ya interfere [Pre-Chorus] With the thoughts from a militant militant mind Hardline, hardline after mothafuckin hardline Landlords and power whores On my people they took turns Dispute the suits, I ignite And then watch 'em burn [Chorus] Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn [Chorus] Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn