Rage Against The Machine

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Rhythm	8.9
Melody	8.8
Instruments	8.7
Lyrics	8.9
Vocal	9.2
This song has been reviewed 19 times. Overall score for this song, 8.9.

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Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy Lyrics

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Song details
Title	Know Your Enemy
Artist	Rage Against The Machine
Album	Rage Against The Machine (1992) , Track 6 , Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium (2003) , Track 14
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Rank	9,328 (+335) history
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Song lyrics

Send "Know Your Enemy" ringtones to your cell

Huh
Yeah, we're comin' back then with another bombtrack
Think ya know what it's all about
Huh
Hey yo, so check this out
Yeah
Know your enemy!

Come on

Born with insight and a raised fist
A witness to the slit wrist
As we move into '92
Still in a room without a view
Ya got to know
Ya got to know
That when I say go, go, go
Amp up and amplify
Defy
I'm a brother with a furious mind
Action, must be taken
We don't need the key
We'll break in

Something must be done
About vengeance, a badge and a gun
'Cause I'll rip the mike, rip the stage, rip the system
I was born to rage against 'em
Fist in ya face, in the place
And I'll drop the style clearly
Know your enemy...Know your enemy!

Yeah

Hey yo, get with this...uggh

Word is born
Fight the war, fuck the norm
Now I got no patience
So sick of complacence
With the D the E the F the I the A the N the C the E
The mind of a revolutionary
So clear the lane
The finger to the land of the chains
What? The land of the free?
Whoever told you that is your enemy

Now something must be done
About vengeance, a badge and a gun
'Cause I'll rip the mike, rip the stage, rip the system
I was born to rage against 'em
Now action must be taken
We don't need the key
We'll break in

(Maynard James Keenan of Tool)
I've got no patience now
So sick of complacence now
I've got no patience now
So sick of complacence now
Sick of, sick of, sick of, sick of you
Time has come to pay...

(Zack de la Rocha)
Know your enemy!

Come on
Yes I know my enemies
They're the teachers who taught me to fight me
Compromise
conformity
assimilation
submission
ignorance
hypocrisy
brutality
the elite
All of which are American dreams(8x)

Send "Know Your Enemy" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Kevin

lyrics corrected by Jonatan "Zack" Befrits

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16-05-2004 18:15 DetoXify
7 posts	I know I miss RATM. And if i meet someone who doesnt miss 'em, they will have some hell to pay. But let us not be beaten by the absence of the band as a whole; we still got the Rage players, but with a new (less attractive) lead. But as for Zach, he's got his solo cd coming out! if u wanna hear some, you can preview "March Of Death" @ the Zach De La Rocha network. www.zdlr.net
04-09-2004 16:20 bulls_on_parade
113 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Zack was the personality of Rage, and was a perfect fit, but without Tom Morello hes not gonna be anything.
30-11-2004 21:06 averagejoe
187 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal ^^^^^ bulls on parade is totally correct. chris cornell is rated highly but for me he cant touch de la rocha on his day and in his song.
02-12-2004 05:50 DelugeLead
17 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Yea, i miss the days of RAtM. Audioslave can't compair to Rage, it doesn't have a couse. It's just rock for the hell of it. And the live version of Know your Enemy is better. Its got more energy.
15-12-2004 00:48 tatsu
11 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This has to be one of my favorite RATM songs. And You're all right, they have nothing without Zach. Zach is so insperational, this new stuff, it's meaningless. Zach had a plan, and he was so amazing at rapping. Compare his skills to the present day rappers, and very few can get close to the talent this man had. Zach is my best buddy well, had I met him, he'd be damn me being born to late to understand good music... haha, I'm a young'un... but ya, no one can hold a torch to Zach!
24-02-2005 14:26 seer_of_evil
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal is evrybody overseeing the fact that this is probably the best ratm song purely and sheerly coz of the second vocalist in the middle breakdown part "i got no patience now..." as any good music lover should know this part is sung by the godlike genius of Maynard James Keenan Frontman of Tool, a Perfect Circle, as tool are the best fuckin band on the planet i willl continue to suck up anything they sell and any collaborations with other artist are bound to be spectacular, Take the Axis of Justice gigs foir example u rage fans must know that collaboration Serj Tankian, Flea, Chris Cornell, MAYNARD, Tom Morrello and the drummer dude from rage. CHECK IT OUT it will blow your mind!
07-03-2005 18:52 Edmj000
218 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal One of my friends said Rage were nothing special the other day. He got a beating.
22-03-2005 17:16 Someguy776
291 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is awesome, and i agree with u guys who say anyone who doesnt miss them should get the shit kicked out of them! its a cool song and i always listen to it, but then again always listen to alot of RATM songs but this song is definitely awesome!
22-03-2005 17:21 slim_gary
7,286 posts	the bassline on this song is soo kool.. i can play it!
23-03-2005 17:30 Someguy776
291 posts	hey seer of evil, rage is better than tool, shut up
08-04-2005 01:24 derkaderkastan
22 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I play electric guitar and I can play all of this song. I love RATM they are the ultimate rock band. If anyone lives in adeliade, is between 13-16 yrs of age than contact me on neo_super_focus_@hotmail.com. I'm in a band and I need a bass player
08-04-2005 09:16 m00se
6 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Damm, pity i'm not from Adelaide. I fit the description. Anyway, Rage will always be missed. They've got to be the greatest most inspirational band ever.
08-04-2005 09:36 coburd
31 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Its reigning in Adelaide.(sic)
08-04-2005 10:53 glow_child_glow
1,553 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Rage better than Tool? hahahaha anywyas, this song rules full stop, you cant really pick a part of it thats better than the rest....... hmm i do miss rage, and personally thing that Audioslave is horrible, but i didnt like Soundgarden much so the vocals probably put me off
29-04-2005 05:18 derkaderkastan
22 posts	aww that's too bad. Could you maybe move to adelaide? Well RATM leaves most bands for dead. but what was the inverted American flag on SNL about? stupid assed reason to split. I mean we'd still buy their records if they were still around
20-06-2005 21:25 eighteen_vision
132 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is 1 of the best songs EVER made. damn we need a revolution so rage can get back together....the world removing george bush would be a start ratm 4 live
20-06-2005 21:27 eighteen_vision
132 posts	my bad life**
20-06-2005 23:02 mcb610
85 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Rage's best song in my opinion. The guitars are outstanding, one of the best riffs ever. Zach's vocals are yelled, rapped, and whispered with such intensity and urgency. The rhythm section keeps it going as well, perfectly complimenting the amazing guitar. This is the quintessential Rage song, listen to it before forming an opinion on this band.
06-09-2005 10:47 dudekrulz
3,618 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Oh hell yeah The best political motivated band to ever grace this Earth. Awesome song.
29-09-2005 10:15 Steal
52 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal RATM suck. What was MJK thinking?! The betrayel..
19-11-2005 20:41 dudekrulz
3,618 posts	^ SUCK!? RATM one of the best bands of the 90's and their first album, where this song comes from, one of the best debut albums of all time.
10-12-2005 13:14 Chrisrocks53
13,570 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal awesome song
07-01-2006 00:22 Iphi
22 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Do RaTM sing about anything other than conformity? Because it's really boring. What a stupid song. Why would Maynard do that to himsellf?!
07-01-2006 02:48 dudekrulz
3,618 posts	Heard 'No Shelter'?......or any other song of RATM. Dam ignorant sod.
29-10-2006 10:21 RATMRHCP
4 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal RATM...i used to think they suck. wen i listened and listened i suddenly got addicted..Know Your Enemy is one of their greatest songs. Tom Morello's Music in audioslave isn't the same in RATM. His riffs and solos are so original and creative. His music is hard 2 play specially his solos im only 12 though but i can play the rhythm in his songs, my favorite is definately Killing in the Name. I want a humbucker guitar so i can play know your enemy. Zach's band was the greatest. Audioslave doesnt have the same energy as RATM. I miss them.