Rage Against The Machine - Blacksteel: In The Hour Of Chaos |
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Blacksteel: In The Hour Of Chaos
Rage Against The Machine I got a letter from the government The other day I opened and read it It said they were suckers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me given' a damn Here is a land that never gave a damn About a brother like me and myself Because they never did I wasn't wit' it, but just that very minute... It occured to me The suckers had authority Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen I gotta get out I contemplated a plan on the cell floor I'm not a fugitive on the run But a brother like me begun Public enemy servin' time To criticize me some crime They could not understand that I'm a Black man And I could never be a veteran On the strength, the situation's unreal I got a raw deal, so I'm goin' for the steel They got me rottin' in the time that I'm servin' Tellin' you what happened the same time they're throwin' 4 of us packed in a cell like slaves The same motherfucker got us livin' is his hell You have to realize Organized under a swarm of devils Straight up The reasons are several, most of them federal Here is my plan anyway and I say I got gusto, but only some I can trust Some do a bid from 1 to 10 And I never did, and plus I never been I'm on a tier where no tears should ever fall Cell block and locked 'Cause time and time again time They got me servin' to those and to them I'm not a citizen But ever when I catch a C Sleepin' on the job On the strength, I'ma tell you the deal I got nothin' to lose 'Cause I'm goin' for the steel You know I caught a C Fallin' asleep on death row I grabbed his gun And everyman's got served Along with the time they served Decency was deserved To understand my demands I gave a warnin' And plus the warden to know That I was innocent Because I'm militant Posing a threat, you bet it's fuckin' up the government My plan said I had to get out and break north Just like with Oliver's neck I had to get off They couldn't do nuthin' We had a force to instigate a prison riot This is what it takes for peace So I just took the piece Black for Black inside time to cut the leash Freedom to get out 6 C But I'll give 'em a chance, cause I'm civilized As for the rest of the world, they can't realize A cell is hell Between bars, got me thinkin' like an animal Got a woman C She tried to get away, and I popped her Twice, right Now who wanna get nice? I had 6 C And I'm serious But I'm still a captive I gotta rap this Time to break as time grows intense I got the steel in my right hand Now I'm lookin' for the fence I ventured into the courtyard Followed by 52 brothers Bruised, battered, and scarred but hard Goin' out with a bang Ready to bang out But power from the sky And from the tower shots rang out A high number of dose And some came close Figure I trigger my steel Stand and hold my post This is what I mean If I come out alive and then they won't And then I threw up my steel bullets Blew up, who shot... What, who, the bazooka was who And to my rescue, it was the S1Ws Secured my getaway, so I just gotaway The joint broke, from the black smoke Then they saw it was rougher thatn the average bluffer 'Cause the steel was black, the attitude exact Now the chase is on tellin' you to c'mon 53 brothers on the run, and we are gone |
