1.Fabled City
Me and Javier shouted slogan in Spanish
Like it was our world to win
Then they moved the plant down Ojada
Time to bite you tongue again
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I've seen the fabled city.
Its streets are paved with gold.
But an iron fence runs 'round it
and its iron gate is closed.
What ain't right ain't right he told me.
But something else passed behind his eyes.
Now he's downtown on his knees,
washin' floors for somebody
And he's quietly biting his toungue
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Ha!
At the gas station on sunset and crescent,
I met and angel sad and old.
She lived in the alley behind the market
in the shadows maybe hidden from the Lord.
And for a dollar she sang a song
that sounded more like a prayer
A wish that her dead mother and father
couldn't look down and see her there.
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On the wire outside my window,
there sit one hundred swallows.
And I suspect that if one flew,
then ninety nine would follow
2.Whatever It Takes
Storm clouds won't bother to gather
She cashed in and cut the tether
She's gone, it's no mistake
the angels have come too late
they've come too late
In my hands I hold the proof
That something's sure to hit you
pure flesh and bone to rip through
Don't let them tie you to the stake
whatever it takes
blood waters raise the ramparts
I'll meet you now wherever you are
I'm here until the frontline breaks
whatever it takes
Then she turned off the headlights,
cranked the radio, ran the redlights
never found the missing bride
windows dark but they're all inside
they're all inside...
In my hands I hold the proof
That something's sure to hit you
pure flesh and bone to rip through
Don't let them tie you to the stake
whatever it takes
blood waters raise the ramparts
I'll meet you now wherever you are
I'm here until the frontline breaks
whatever it takes
General without an Army
I stopped lookin, then they found me
on the hill a horn is blowin
it's over man, you just don't know it
That something's sure to hit you
pure flesh and bone to rip through
Don't let them tie you to the stake
whatever it takes
blood waters raise the ramparts
I'll meet you now wherever you are
I'm here until the frontline breaks
whatever it takes
Come backwards through the red room
A jungle of thieves to get through
Time's up, how long you gonna waste
Whatever it takes...
So Jack grab paper and pen
I'll say once, we'll say it again.
Loosen the core until it shakes.
whatever it takes.
Whatever it takes.
3.King Of Hell
Released from reason
Alive with pain
The actors change
The play is the same
As he and his ministers converse
I peeked out from behind the well
And oh how I surprised to learn the devil's not the king of hell
The devil is not the king of hell
The devil is not the king of hell
A violent dance on slippery stones
The line's gone dead, we're all alone
The devil is not the king of hell
Smelling victory
The engine hums
Off in the the distance they beat the drums
Amidst the blood and rubble, I look for souvenirs to sell
And oh how I surprised to learn the devil's not the king of hell
The devil is not the king of hell
The devil is not the king of hell
A violent dance on slippery stones
The line's gone dead, we're all alone
The devil is not the king of hell
Black was the mark
Black was the mark
Black was the mark
Laid on Cain
Black was the list
Black was the list
Black was the list
With our names
Black was the mark
Black was the mark
Black was the mark
Laid on Cain
Black was the list
Black was the list
Black was the list
With our names
The devil is not the king of hell
The devil is not the king of hell
A violent dance on slippery stones
The line's gone dead, we're all alone
The devil is not the king of hell
Tonight I'm gunna do some things that I've never done before,
I'm gunna find out what the screamin's about
On the other side of that door
So don't you bother callin'
There ain't nobody home
Sometimes we've got to stand together
Sometimes alone
The devil is not the king of hell
The devil is not the king of hell
A violent dance on slippery stones
The line's gone dead, we're all alone
The devil is not the king of hell
The devil is not the king of hell
A violent dance on slippery stones
The line's gone dead
The line's gone dead
The line's gone dead
The line's gone dead
The line's gone dead
The devil is not the king of hell
4.Night Falls
she want him, want him not to go
he said i've, i've got to go
she whispered i, i love you so
he said i, i've got to go
night falls on the river valley
night falls on the mines and fields
night falls on the
night falls
in the next time there's trouble
needs
there's dynamite under the porch
me and my four kids are hungry
a man's yelling thru the scream door
night falls on the river valley
night falls on the mines and fields
night falls on the
night falls
only kin in the morning
shoulder to shoulder
end to end
you don't have to speak
you just have to stand
stiff siting down there on the bridge
local three...
a black and white picture of the common of the law
the dam is broken the river come
night falls on the river valley
night falls on the mines and fields
night falls on the just a non
night falls
she want him, want him not to go
he said i've, i've got to go
she whispered i, i love you so
night falls
night falls
5.The Lights Are On In Spidertown
Stand back storm troopers attack
On a bright may-day man
I must be gettin' soft
I dunno, what do you think mister？
Looks like ten fat pigs in a nine pig trough
Die Diediedie,
Diediedie, diediedie, (Hey, Hey!)
Die diediedie,
And the lights are on in Spidertown
Sittin' back of the class
Iron chains, lead weights, taught rope,
holdin' down my will.
I dunno, what do you think mister？
I say we do anything just to take that hill.
Hey!
Die Diediedie,
Diediedie, diediedie, (Hey, Hey!)
Die diediedie,
And the lights are on in Spidertown
The sky is falling,
falling down.
The sky is falling down.
The world stops turning,
turning round.
The world stops turning round,
And the lights are on in Spidertown
Silent Night and the wind crashes right,
Put a wig on the heiress
Rob the bank and pray.
No I dunno, what do you think mister？
Don't do as I do, just do as I say!
Die Diediedie,
Diediedie, diediedie, (Hey, Hey!)
Die diediedie,
And the lights are on in Spidertown
Yeah the lights are on is Spidertown
Hey!
6.Midnight In The City Of Destruction
There's an old green shed at the end of an overgrown driveway
And years ago that shed collapsed and fell
Years before that there was a withered dog chained up there
I saved him, maybe he saved me as well
Now he's gone and I think I've come undone
And it's midnight in the city of destruction
There's music in the air and sweet abandon
They're singin' cross the farm in the evening breeze
But there's someone in the rows who's unwanted
And now they've cut the faithful from the trees
And the bulldozers move in one by one
It's midnight in the city of destruction
I lost my guitar, my home, my hope and my good fortune
I lost my grandfather, two neighbors and my friend
I pray that God himself will come and drown the president
If the levees break again
Now we're standin' at the crossroads waitin' for instruction
And it's midnight in the city of destruction
There's a secret prison somewhere south of 60
And in that secret prison there's a secret cell
And the prisoner's bound and burned, blinded and beaten
Still that secret prisoner keeps his secret well
Turn out the lights 'cause for one night that's enough, son
It's midnight in the city of destruction
7.Saint Isabelle
Innocence and Suffering, Loneliness and Grace
Pain and Love and Beauty, Laughter, Death and Faith
Where the rising fortune, meets the setting sun
I'm afraid, my friend,
When one is left it's just the same as none.
I will always stand beside you
Defend you and Mend you, Sanctify you
I'll Hold you and Keep you and Fight beside you
I'll follow you down love I'm right behind you
God make a road straight, God make a road true
Saint Isabelle is coming through
God make a road straight, God make a road true
Saint Isabelle is coming through
The textbooks on the table, the radio's on the the shelf
And thank you for the offer, but I'll sing this one myself
In reverential silence, the crowd sat in the pews
I climbed and climbed for hours, but oh my what a view.
I will always stand beside you
Defend you and Mend you, Sanctify you
I'll Hold you and Keep you and Fight beside you
I'll follow you down love I'm right behind you.
God make a road straight, God make a road true
Saint Isabelle is coming through
God make a road straight, God make a road true
Saint Isabelle is coming through
I'm surprised you didn't come forward,
When the cops dragged me away
There's a museum in the Netherlands
I hope to see again someday
There's a painting of a woman
Gathering wood,
It's almost dark.
In a world bereft of meaning,
There's a flicker in the hearth
I will always stand beside you
Defend you and Mend you, Sanctify you
I'll Hold you and Keep you and Fight beside you
I'll follow you down love I'm right behind you.
I'll follow you down love I'm right behind you
Follow you down love I'm right behind you
God make a road straight, God make a road true
Saint Isabelle is coming through
God make a road straight, God make a road true
Saint Isabelle is coming through.
8.Lazarus On Down
i been tearing
and i been torn
the temple steps
are smooth and warm
what judas been doing
there ain't no knowing
on the olive vine
something different is growing
lazarus on down
lazarus on down
lazarus on down
lazarus on down
one eyed crow
tapping on a windowpane
little boy raised a cup
in cyaphast's name
the potter's field
blood beneath the tree
that money's gone son
what's left, you owe me
lazarus on down
lazarus on down
lazarus on down
lazarus on down
is that hope
in the shepherd's eyes？
or just another
little dark surprise？
i'm just like you, dad;
thin and cold
if you didn't know it
well now you know
9.Gone Like Rain
With downcast eyes the multitudes set
as the cattle cars pulled along the rusty tracks
one raised his hand in the fading light
said excuse me sir this doesn't seem right
and now he's gone like whispers gone like rain
gone like the faithful while the faithless remain
gone like the stone the builder refused
gone and overdue
There's a river in Texas with a strong undertow
no one crosses it to freedom, no one pans for gold
its waters are clear but its waters are cold
its current is swift and no one knows where it goes
it's just gone like whispers gone like rain
gone like the faithful while the faithless remain
gone like the stone the builder refused
gone and overdue
gone and overdue
When a cool desert don't appear on no map
coyote's scream rips the night in half
he hears the devil coming
footsteps on the path
so he chews off his own leg to get out of the trap
and he's gone like whispers gone like rain
gone like the faithful while the faithless remain
gone like the stone the builder refused
gone and overdue
gone and overdue
10.Iron Wheel
Sometimes they'll tell you to just sit still
When you know that it's time to run
Sometimes they'll tell you it's all over
When you're sure that it's just begun
The iron wheel slowly spins around
It takes you from the cradle
'Til you're six feet underground
You can push and pull against it
But you'll ride it 'til it's through
And those who spin the wheel
Well those f＊＊kers ride it too
Sometimes they'll tell you to move along
When you're sure you should stand and fight
Sometimes they'll tell you you're a lucky man
But the numbers they don't add up right
The iron wheel slowly spins around
It takes you from the cradle
'Til you're six feet underground
You can push and pull against it
But you'll ride it 'til it's through
And those who spin the wheel
Well those f＊＊kers ride it too
The good wife rides the wheel
As the years just slip away
T.V. preacher rides the wheel
As he leads the flock astray
Lady Justice rides the wheel
But her balance is unsure
Cause the truth it lies in pieces
Scattered on the newsroom floor
Sometimes they'll tell you to just let go
When you're sure you should hold on tight
Sometimes they'll tell you your time
Will never come
When you're sure that your time's come tonight
The iron wheel slowly spins around
It takes you from the cradle
'Til you're six feet underground
You can push and pull against it
But you'll ride it 'til it's through
And those who spin the wheel
Well those f＊＊kers ride it too
11.Rise To Power
I counted to one hundred, I kept losing track
I wrote a hundred letters, no one wrote back
I told a hundred stoeis, and all of them got twisted
I sang a hundreds songs, nobody listened
You've got to rise to power
Ries to power
Baby, you've got to rise to power
You've got to rise to power
Rise to power
Ain't a shade of difference
'tween the hills and the cowards
Baby, you've got to rise to power
Forced confessions and coming attractions
Delusions of grandeur split into factions
A silent, dark Camelot, a kingdom gray and black
A dull empty heaven
A strong leader's hand
You've got to rise to power
Rise to power
Baby, you've got to rise to power
You've got to rise to power
Rise to power
You're down on your knees, pulling up the flowers
Baby, you've got to rise to power
No holy water can wash me clean
No angel of mercy to hear my screams
Into your embrace, I'm ever driven
And in your arms, unforgiven
You've got to rise to power
Rise to power
Baby, you've to to rise to power
You've got to rise to power
Rise to power
The whole world's watching, there's a gunman in the tower
Baby, you've got to rise to power
12.No One Left
Lyricist：Tom Morello
Each one had a father
There's no one left
A name and a mother
No one left
Each one had a dream
A prayer on their breath
The world's gone black
No one left
On the streets of Manhattan
A dusty wind blows
Letters and wishes
A girl with a rose
On the streets of Baghdad
A dusty wind blows
Letters and wishes
A girl with a rose
Each one had a father
There's no one left
A name and a mother
No one left
Each one had a dream
A prayer on their breath
The world's gone black
No one left
Fire and vengeance
In the New York sky above
Stole my angel
Stole my true love
Fire and vengeance
In the Baghdad sky above
Stole his angel
Stole his true love
Each one had a father
There's no one left
A name and a mother
No one left
Each one had a dream
A prayer on their breath
The world's gone black
No one left
I stand out on my front porch
I look up at the sky
Will my world go black
In the blink of an eye？
He stands out in the desert
He looks up at the sky
Will his world go black
In the blink of an eye？
Each one had a father
There's no one left
A name and a mother
No one left
Each one had a dream
A prayer on their breath
The world's gone black
No one left
Each one had a wish
Each one had a home
Each one had a name
A name and a rose
13.Flesh Shapes The Day
Lyricist：Tom Morello
One, two, three
Now you might have heard different
But I know it's a fact
That Jesus, Mary, Joseph
And the Apostle Paul were black
Ten letters I am writing
Each one reads the same
And nine circles I am drawing
One around your name
Land and freedom, steel and faith
Tooth and bone and wire
Skin, scar, dirt and fire
Mic check
It doesn't matter who you are
It does not matter what you say
Flesh shapes the day
Flesh shapes the day
Now it's clear as a pillar of smoke
And broken Starbuck's glass
Yeah, I support my troops
They wave black flags, they wear black masks
All the roads are closed
Smoke is rising from the fields
The monsters left their cages
An angel set them free
Land and freedom, steel and faith
Tooth and bone and wire
And skin, scar, dirt and fire
Mic check
It doesn't matter who you are
It does not matter what you say
Flesh shapes the day
Flesh shapes the day
Veteran's hospitals and witches spells
Low to buy and high to sell
And little girls collecting shells
And memories upon the shelves
And ringing bells and high school choirs
And faithful dogs beside the fire
And billionaires and open bars
And early exits and judgments hard
And land and freedom, steel and faith
Tooth and bone and wire
And skin, scar, dirt and fire
Mic check
It doesn't matter who you are
Does not matter what the fuck you say
Flesh shapes the day
Flesh shapes the day
Flesh shapes the day
Flesh shapes the day
14.Battle Hymns
Lyricist：Tom Morello
Battle hymns for the broken, battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched, the forgotten and the dead
Battle hymns of redemption of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing at the turning of the tide
Can you explain to the mothers and the fathers of those
Who come riding home in coffins in their military clothes？
Shiny medals pinned to their dead teenage chests
While the trumpets blare and you lie your best
So ask all you want from the dusk till the dawn
The answer's still, no, 'cause, brother, I'm gone
Battle hymns for the broken, battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched, the forgotten and the dead
Battle hymns of redemption of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing at the turning of the tide
Can you explain away the sleight of hand and the criminality
Of spending souls for oil？ Well, in the mirror I can see
I am the path that leads down, I am the dark and bloody hall
I'm the reaper, executioner, hangman, judge and the law
So tie a yellow ribbon 'round the oak tree on the lawn
But the cavalry's not comin' 'cause, brother, they're gone
Battle hymns for the broken, battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched, the forgotten and the dead
Battle hymns of redemption of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing at the turning of the tide
So I'm sharpening my shovel, I'm firing the kiln
I'm blind and I am purposeful, a martyr on the hill
The dream you might be dreaming might be someone else's dream
tonight
I'm the whisperer of misgivings, I'm the fading tail light
I'm the call for retribution from the back of the smoke filled
hall
I'm the vow of bitterness, I'm the poison in the well
I've a photographic memory of the deeds I will avenge
I'm the cold in the river hollow, I've a hat-pin, I've a plan
I don't care of cause or consequence, head shaved and body lean
I'm the go-getter, the score settler, I'm the shadow on the
green
And there's a flock of blackbirds flying, nearly ten thousand
strong
Who set off this morning and, brother, they're gone
Battle hymns for the broken, battle hymns for the misled
Battle hymns for the wretched, the forgotten, for the dead
Battle hymns of redemption of solidarity and pride
Battle hymns we will be singing at the turning of the tide
15.Maximum Firepower
Lyricist：Tom Morello
This one's for the shoeshine boy and the farmer in debt
Each string is barbed wire, each chord is a threat
This blues guy I met that never had a hit
Said, â½You don't gotta be loud, son, to be heavy as shitâ
Well, I'm the triggerman, baby, tonight I'll prove
That this machine here, well, it kills fascists too
And don't be surprised if the 'Sermon on the Mount'
The next time is delivered in a little coffee house
'Cause somebody here's gotta let them know
I doubt it's me but here I go
I hit the button, tape started to roll
Yeah, the song's got fire, it's got no soul
There's a lonely stretch of blacktop between here and home
Drop down into the valley, piano playin' in the living room
When you see the white barn you'll know the journey's through
My dog's barking in the backseat 'cause he knows it too
You'll need a fake passport and fix your disguise
And don't fire, sugar, 'til you see the whites of their eyes
I turned the other cheek but now I'm through
The skin you're in makes choices for you
I was checking off names and I came late to dinner
Seems the slices of pie keep getting thinner and thinner
Brothers and sisters, rejoice and repent
The landlord's dead, you can keep the rent
You got twelve fine friends but one of 'em's rotten
There's a hole out back, ain't got no bottom
Forty days in the wilderness, forty sleepless nights
I'm confused, half blind and sure I'm right
There's a lonely stretch of blacktop between here and home
Drop down into the valley, piano playin' in the living room
When you see the white barn you'll know the journey's through
My dog's barking in the backseat 'cause he knows it too
Officer, please, I won't be long
Called the radio station, requested this song
Now I had my doubts about what I knew
So I turned it up and then it sounded true
Kiss the ring if the Queen will let you
But come over the fence and the dogs will get you
On a rope hung the traitor, on a hook hung the meat
You and me are missing persons 'til we're counted in the streets
So seize the time and storm the tower
And come correct with maximum firepower
For the sins of the father, the son, he must pay
The Nightwatchman giveth and he taketh away
Thought hard about this next line, pretty sure it's true
If you take a step towards freedom it'll take two steps towards
you
So, mister, I ain't scared and, mister, I ain't worried
'Cause on that lonely stretch of blacktop I sit as judge and
jury
There's a lonely stretch of blacktop between here and home
Drop down into the valley, piano playin' in the living room
When you see the white barn you know the journey's through
My dog's barking in the backseat 'cause he knows it too
The clock strikes the hour, tonight we ride
The clock strikes the hour, tonight we ride
The clock strikes the hour, tonight we ride
You've got three more seconds to choose sides
16.Union Song
Lyricist：Tom Morello
Here we go
For the fired auto workers who were twisted, tricked and robbed
To the peasant in Guatemala in a sweatshop got your job
And she can't feed her family on the pennies that she makes
Meanwhile the crime rate's rising up and down the Great Lake
states
Like vegetables left in the field, the signatures smell rotten
On the contracts and the deeds that push the race down to the
bottom
As they load the rubber bullets, as they fire another round
I'm heading into the tear gas, dig in, man, hold your ground
For Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez who fought in their own time
For our brothers and our sisters up and down that picket line
For the unnamed and unnumbered who struggle brave and long
For the union men and women standing up and standing strong
That's right, Si nos quedemos, juntos vamos a ganar？ Si
Yeah, hit 'em where it hurts and bite the hand that feeds
You might get one to three or probation and a fine
But I know where I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be right on that front
line
For Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez who fought in their own time
For our brothers and our sisters up and down that picket line
For the unnamed and unnumbered who struggle brave and long
For the union men and women standing up and standing strong
That's what I'm talkin' about
Now dirty scabs will cross the line while others stand aside and
look
But ain't nobody never got nothin' that didn't raise their voice
and push
Like the steel worker in Ohio, the miner in West Virginia
The teacher in Chicago, janitor in Mississippi
From the sweatshops of L.A. to the fields of Mission Flats
There's a thundercloud exploding and I'm free at last
Like Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez who fought in their own time
Like our brothers and our sisters up and down that picket line
Like the unnamed and unnumbered who struggled brave and long
Like the union men and women standing up and standing strong
Like the unnamed and unnumbered who struggled brave and long
Like the union men and women standing up and standing strong
17.The Dark Clouds Above
Lyricist：Tom Morello
Never listened to the pain
Never listened to fortune or fame
Never listened to eagle or dove
Never listened to anger or love
But I listen to the dark clouds above
Never answered to the call
Never answered to nothing at all
Never answered when times got rough
Never answered to anger or love
But I answer to the dark clouds above
Never waited for dollar or dime
Never waited for signal or sign
Never waited when they screamed enough
Never waited for anger or love
But I'm waiting for the dark clouds above
Yes, I'm waiting for the dark clouds above
Right here waiting for the dark clouds above
18.Until The End
Lyricist：Tom Morello
No one knows who gave the orders, no one asks about the crime
No one looks behind the curtain and no one questions why
The only time we've got is right about now
I cross my heart, I take the vow
I'll never turn, I'll never bend
I'm with you now until the end
Tonight's the test, tonight's the time
I am the punishment that fits the crime
I'll break the bricks, I'll pick the locks
I don't got nothin' but I'll give what I got
I'll never turn, I'll never bend
I'm with you now until the end
Ten trials whose outcomes all fixed from the start
Nine judges sitting counting their money in the dark
Eight towers of iron surround the desert town
On a cold December morning, seven martyrs knocked them down
Six fathers still waiting for their six sons to come home
Five mothers who know better and accept that they're gone
Four years I've been hunted, still I breathe free
Three times I shot the sheriff and did not spare the deputy
Two prayers I'm praying until we're together
One promise I'm keeping tonight and forever
I'll never turn, I'll never bend
I'm with you now until the end
I'll never turn, I'll never bend
I'm with you now until the end
19.California's Dark
Lyricist：Tom Morello
It started in basements
And it started in sheds
It started in backyards
And was hidden under beds
I turned on the TV
Don't believe a word they say
We can't stay here now, love
And we can't get away
There's a riot on Sunset
And fires burn in the park
The sun has set, my friend
And California's dark
And over the screaming
I heard a clear voice
I looked at my choices
Yeah, and I made a choice
Smoke and ashes
Tonight hide the stars
The stop lights are red now, love
We come for what's ours
There's a riot on Sunset
And fires burn in the park
The sun has set my friend
And California's dark
Come stand among the rattlesnakes
At the side of the desert road
And close your eyes and listen
To the music hard and cold
Tonight the moon is blackened
Tonight the doors are shut
Behind the shuttered windows
We pray that the sun will come up
For something walks across these fields
For which there is no name
Now, you might have heard different, sonny
But I was there when it came
It will start with a spark
And a great fire will grow
Don't know how I know it, man
Yeah, but I just know
There's a riot on Sunset
And fires burn in the park
The sun sets everywhere
And the whole damn country's dark, yeah
Now, there's a riot on Sunset
And fires burnin' in the park
The sun has set my friend
And California's dark
20.One Man Revolution
Lyricist：Tom Morello
On the streets of New York the cabs don't stop
On the street where I live they called the cops
Found a noose in my garage, now how 'bout that
So tonight I'm in the bushes with a baseball bat
'Cause I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
The time is nigh, the day is dark
There's only one solution
I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
On the streets of Havana I got hugged and kissed
At the Playboy Mansion I wasn't on the list
On the streets of Cape Town shit's ready to blow
I don't know how to get there but I'm ready to go
I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
The time is nigh, the day is dark
There's only one solution
'Cause I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
Sacrifice and neon lights, slave ships don't wait
Love many, trust few and don't be late
In my nightmares the streets are aflame
And in my dreams it's much the same
And on the streets of LA they know my name
And if you've come this far, mister, maybe we're one and the
same
I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
The time is nigh, the day is dark
There's only one solution
'Cause I'm a one man, I'm a one man
I'm a one man revolution
21.Let Freedom Ring
Lyricist：Tom Morello
There's a man homeless and hungry
There's a wind that's hard and biting
There's a song in need of singing
There's a fuse in need of light
And it's no secret, the day is coming
And it's a day I hope to see
But if they ask, if they ask you, brother
Who told you that？ You didn't hear it from me
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
There's a book with seven seals
There's a beast with seven heads
There's seven angels on seven horses
There's seven vials with seven plagues
So if you hear, if you hear a knocking
On that door just let it be
But if they ask, if they ask you, brother
Who told you that？ You didn't hear it from me
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Where the righteous, where the righteous stood
Where the righteous, where the righteous fell
There's a voice soft and whispering
Coming from the bottom of the well
And I tried hard to remember
To remember what that voice said
Over and over, over and over
I repeated those words inside my head
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
Let freedom ring
And if they ask, if they ask you, brother
Who told you that？ Tell them it was me, yup
22.The Road I Must Travel
Lyricist：Tom Morello
Well, I climbed the seven summits and I swam the seven seas
But the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
Well, I fought in the jungles and I fought in the streets
But the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
Now, once I had a reason, don't know what it could be
And the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
Well, I sang to myself that I want to be free
But the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
I walked the empty desert and I was burned in the heat
But the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
Well, I crossed the frozen wasteland in the bitter cold did
freeze
And the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
And I will knock on every door for I do not have a key
And the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
Well, I sang to myself that I want to be free
But the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
They shot a man in Soho, couldn't guess his age
I found his empty journal, I filled up every page
I called up my state Senator, they said he wasn't there
The secretary took my name and, man, she sounded scared
So I counted my misfortunes, I added up the blame
I picked through all the garbage, I checked off all the names
I read in the newspaper, they'd questioned all my friends
They hoped that they could find my ass before I struck again
So I sang to myself that I want to be free
But the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
So when thirsty I will drink and when hungry I will steal
But the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
So tonight I walk in anger with worn shoes on my feet
And the road I must travel, it's end I cannot see
And I will sing to myself that I'm gonna be free
But the road I must travel, yeah, it's end I cannot see
There's a sign along the highway but it's too dark now to read
23.The Garden Of Gethsemane
Lyricist：Tom Morello
On the side of the dirt road, an old Chevy wreck
I climbed through the window, I sat in the back
I gathered my thoughts with my head in my hands
My next of kin, my list of demands
I slipped from shadow to shadow
I saw things I should not see
The moon rose high over the garden
The garden of Gethsemane
I know who I'm for and who I'm against
I pulled the shades tight, I built me a fence
I dug a tunnel, tunnel deep and wide
I sit at the bottom and wait for the night
I slipped from shadow to shadow
I saw things I should not see
The moon rose high over the garden
The garden of Gethsemane
Morning has come, clean clothes on the line
There'll be no tomorrow, I rise and I shine
If you swallow the coin from the wishing well
Your dreams will come true in heaven or hell
I slipped from shadow to shadow
I saw things I should not see
The moon rose high over the garden
The garden of Gethsemane
Take my hand, down we go
Take my hand, love, down we go
Take my hand, down we go
Take my hand, love, down we go
24.House Gone Up In Flames
Lyricist：Tom Morello
It's in the grain of the wood
It's in the needle's rust
It's in the eagle's claw
It's in the eyes you trust
It's in the jackal's dreams
It's in the sleet and the hail
It's in the unmarked box
Came today in the mail
It's in the dead man's pocket
It's in the child's first sin
It's in the Constitution
Written in very small print
It's in Colin Powell's lies
It's in the Shaman's trance
It's in the cellar waiting
And it's in the best laid plans
Now we could cut and run
Take half the blame
Yeah, don't stop now
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
It's in the National Anthem
It's in the scurrying roach
It's in the closed partition
'Tween first class and coach
It's in the relentless fever
It's in the lonely room
It's in the hands of fate
And it's in the Pharaoh's tomb
It's in the rich man's dreams
It's in the poor man's hands
It's in the body bags
Along the Rio Grande
It's in the evening shade
It's on the zealot's tongue
It's in the widow's tears
And it's in the miner's lungs
Now we could cut and run
Take half the blame
Yeah, don't stop now
That's why we came
House gone up in flames
It's in the moon's dark spin
It's in the cloudless sky
It was in St. Peter's denial
That he'd thrice deny
It's in the distant thunder
It's in the whispered prayer
That they won't find us hidden
Here beneath the stairs
So consider yourself lucky
And watch what you say
I got what I wanted
You might get the same
It's in bold print nailed
To the cathedral door
It's in the black cold pressure
On the ocean floor
Now we could cut and run
Take half the blame
Yeah, don't stop now
That's why we came alone
This house gone up in flames
25.One Man Army
Lyricist：Liam Howlett, Thomas Morello, Keith Andrew Palmer
Taste the back
Of my crystal fist
Dog of the reservoir
Causing friction
26.Which Side Are You On？
Come all, you good workers
Good news to you, I'll tell
Of how the good old union
Has come in here to dwell
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
My daddy was a miner
Now he's in the air and sun
He'll be with you, fellow workers
Till the battle's won
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Across this great old nation
Tell me what you gonna do？
When there's one law for the rulers
And one law for the rules
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Oh, workers can you stand it？
Oh, tell me how you can？
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man？
Oh, which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Poor folks ain't got a chance
Unless they organize
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
(Oh, which side？ Which side？)
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
(Oh, which side？)
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
You, which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
Yeah, which side are you on, boys？
Which side are you on？
27.16 Tons
Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load 16 tons, what do you get？
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
Shh
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Loaded 16 tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, 'Well, a-bless my soul'
16 tons, what do you get？
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
Yeah
I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain
A-fighting and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Ain't no boss man live make me walk the line
I load 16 tons, what do you get？
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
So if you see me coming, better step aside
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't get you
Then the left one will
You load 16 tons and what do you get？
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
To the company store
To the company store
Yeah
28.Solidarity Forever
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
For the union makes us strong
When the union's inspiration
Through the workers blood shall run
There can be no power greater
Anywhere beneath the sun
Yet what force on earth is weaker
Than the feeble strength of one
But the union makes us strong
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
For the union makes us strong
It is we who plowed the prairies
Built the cities where they trade
Dug the mines and built the workshops
Endless miles of railroad laid
Now we stand outcast and starving
Midst the wonders we have made
But the union makes us strong
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
For the union makes us strong
They have taken untold millions
That they never toiled to earn
But without our brain and muscle
Not a single wheel can turn
We can break their haughty power
Gain our freedom when we learn
That the union makes us strong
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
For the union makes us strong
In our hands is placed a power
Greater than their hoarded gold
Greater than the might of armies
Magnified a thousand-fold
We can bring to birth a new world
From the ashes of the old
For the union makes us strong
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
For the union makes us strong
For the union makes us strong
29.Union Town
Good memories are forever
Said the dog on the tombstone
If you're livin' underneath a bridge, man
All roads lead to home
I gotta hidden flask and I'm paid in cash
Gotta cross above my bed
I hitchhiked from Chicago
And a man walked up and said
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
And if you come to strip our rights away
We'll give you hell every time
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
Today the policeman's a union man
Brother firefighter's my friend
And the kids locked in the Capitol
Are fighting 'til the end
And we're not gonna break tonight
And we're not gonna bend
Some say the union's down
But I asked around
And everybody said
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
And if they come to strip our rights away
We'll give 'em hell every time
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
For every action, a reaction
Equal and opposite
That's why, my friend, the blood tastes good
Every time I'm hit
I gotta will to win and a Cheshire grin
Yeah, the Nightwatchman is near
And you can't get it where you're at
But you can sure get it here
So, come rain or sleet or dark of night
Come wind or frigid snow
There's 100,000 in the streets
And that number's gonna grow
And when we put the governor on trial
I'll be in the front row
Just take a look around
We're a union town
One, two, three, four - let's go!
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line
And if they come to strip our rights away
We'll give 'em hell every time
This is a union town, a union town
All down the line.
All down the line!
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