Intro (black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos) [live] Lyrics - Live & Rare - Rage Against The Machine

I got a letter from the government the other day 

Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers 

They wanted me for their army or whatever 

Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never 

Here is a land that never gave a damn 

About a brother like myself because I never did 

I wasn't with it but just that very minute 

It occurred 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, but that thought was thought before 

I contemplated a plan on the cell floor 

I'm not a fugitive on the run 

But a brother like me, begin to be another one 

Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all 

They criticize me for some crime 

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I got a letter, I got a letter, I got a letter 

Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never 

Mmm, mmm, mmm 

It occurred 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, but that thought was thought before 

I got a letter from the government the other day 

Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers 

They wanted me for their army or whatever 

Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never 

Here is a land that never gave a damn 

About a brother like me and myself, because I never did 

I wasn't with it but just that very minute 

It occurred to me the suckers had authority 

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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 but that thought was thought before 

I contemplated a plan on the cell floor 

I'm not a fugitive on the run 

I'm not a fugitive on the run 

Many switch in, switch on, switch off 

Many switch in, switch on, switch off 

Many switch in, switch on, switch off 

Many switch in, switch on, switch off 

Many switch in, switch on, switch off 

Nevertheless they could not understand 

I am a black man and I could never be a veteran 

On the strength of situations, I'm real 

I got a raw deal, so I'm lookin' for the steel, looking for the steel 

I got a letter from the government the other day 

Opened and read it, it said they were suckers 

They wanted me for their army or whatever 

Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never 

Here is a land that never gave a damn 

About a brother like me and myself, because I never did 

I wasn't with it, but just that very minute 

It occurred 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, but that thought was thought before 

I contemplated a plan on the cell floor 

I'm not a fugitive on the run, I'm not 

I'm not, I'm not a fugitive on the run 

But a brother like me, begun to be another one 

Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all 

They'll criticize me for some crime 

I got a letter from the government the other day 

Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers 

They wanted me for their army or whatever 

Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never 

Here is a land that never gave a damn 

About a brother like me and myself, because I never did 

I wasn't with it, but just that very minute 

Mmm, mmm, mmm 

I got a letter from the government the other day 

Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers 

They wanted me for their army or whatever 

Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never 

Here is a land that never gave a damn