Feel the funk blast Feel the funk blast Feel the funk blast Feel the funk blast Feel the funk blast Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, check it out, yo, yo, yo I be walkin' God like a dog, my narrative, fearless My word war returns to burn like Baldwin home from Paris Like Steel from a furnace, I was born landless This is the native son, born of Zapata's guns Stroll through the shanties and the cities' remains Same bodies buried hungry but with different last names The vultures rob everything, leave nothing but chains Pick a point on the globe, yes, the picture's the same There's a bank, there's a church, a myth and a hearse A mall and a loan, a child dead at birth There's a widow pig parrot, a rebel to tame A white-hooded judge, a syringe and a vein And the riot be the rhyme of the unheard What you say, what you say, what you say, what? What you say, what you say, what you say, what? What you say, what you say, what you say, what? What you say, what you say, what you say, what? I'm calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) I'm calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) This ain't subliminal, feel the critical mass approach horizon Pulse of the condemned, sound off America's demise The anti-myth rhythm rock shocker, yes, I spit fire Hope lies in the smoldering rubble of empires Yes, back through the shanties and the cities remains Same bodies buried hungry (uh-huh), but with different last names (uh-huh) Them vultures robbin' everyone, leave nothing but chains Pick a point here at home, yes, the picture's the same There's a field full of slaves, some corn and some debt There's a ditch full of bodies, the check for the rent There's a tap, the phone, the silence of stone The numb black screen that be feelin' like home And the riot be the rhyme of the unheard What you say, what you say, what you say, what? What you say, what you say, what you say, what? What you say, what you say, what you say, what? What you say, what you say, what you say, what? Calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) I'm calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) Calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) Calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) Calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) Calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) Calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) Calm like a bomb (ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite) Calm like a bomb There's a mass without roofs, there's a prison to fill There's a country's soul that reads post no bills There's a strike and a line of cops outside of the mill There's a right to obey and a right to kill There's a mass without roofs, there's a prison to fill There's a country's soul that reads post no bills There's a strike and a line of cops outside of the mill 'Cause there's a right to obey and there's the right to kill

Hands up, we back in, born in the rage Untamed, break free, beast out of the cage Sky rainin' down flames, it's a war on the heavens A beautiful scene in the night behind light And much like that, when I'm dreamin', I'm in flight Coast out of site, though I'm feelin' I'm not right And Hell's got one hell of a grip, no shit Your boy best not slip, get stuck in your grave Just to live another day, fightin' through decay Call on my angels and I kneel as I pray Got my mind, my soul and my heart on the same wave It took me a minute, now I'm all in it, damn While I'm out of the dark, I push it to the limit, friend So ready, I'm sharp, here comes the demolition man Pack 'em up and just hitting, aiming and never missing Servin' up the prescription, no time for intermission Ripping Feel it comin' on, comin' on and I know Findin' my way, somethin' is guidin' me Feel it comin' on, comin' on and I know Fight 'til I'm done, it's just the rage in me Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage Oh, no Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage Nooooooo, oh Then someone will say, what is lost can never be saved Oooooh, oh, oh-ohhhh Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage Oooooh, oh, oh-ohhhh Yeah, yo Yeah The world's got hope in the city with a reward Made for the pain, it's a battle I'm runnin' toward Call to the don, I'm embracin' it to the core Forced into fightin', get ready for many more And I'm for mine from the jump, I ride or die with the pump I'm squeezin' for that release, I aim and let it dump I hear a roar of a sound, I'm feelin' it through the ground Mayhem in the city, escapin' but I am found I rise up amongst the many with no fear Full squad, we at it, we finish 'em all, clear Through the rubble, we rumble, never runnin' from trouble Keep my head on a swivel, you know I'm scorin' for double Searchin' for that release, swimmin' at it, repeat Wash your hands of them sins and fightin' 'til we see peace It's the least we could do in a world that needs the brave Know the lost can be saved, survivin' the end of days Feel it comin' on, comin' on and I know Findin' my way, somethin' is guidin' me Feel it comin' on, comin' on and I know Fight 'til I'm done, it's just the rage in me Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage Oh, no Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage Nooooooo, oh Then someone will say, what is lost can never be saved Oooooh, oh, oh-ohhhh Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage Oooooh, oh, oh-ohhhh Na-na-na, na-na-na De-ruh-de-meh-nah Na-na-na, na-na-na Hmmmmmmmmm Na-na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na De-ruh-de-meh-nah Na-na-na, na-na-na Woaaaaaah Na-na-na, na-na-na Oh Na-na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na De-ruh-de-meh-nah Na-na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na Woaaaaaah Na-na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na De-ruh-de-meh-nah Na-na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na Woaaaaaah Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage

We carried you in our arms on Independence Day And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so? To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him "No" Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief It was all very painless When you went out to receive All that false instruction Which we never could believe And now the heart is filled with gold As if it was a purse But, oh, what kind of love is this Which goes from bad to worse? Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief We pointed you the way to go And scratched your name in sand Though you just thought it was nothing more Than a place for you to stand I want you to know that while we watched You discovered no one would be true That I myself was among The ones who thought It was just a childish thing to do Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief