The movie ran through me
The glamour subdued me
The tabloid untied me
I'm empty please fill me
Mister anchor assure me
That Baghdad is burning
Your voice it is so soothing
That cunning mantra of killing
I need you my witness
To dress this up so bloodless
To numb me and purge me now
Of thoughts of blaming you
Yes the car is our wheelchair
My witness your coughing
Oily silence mocks the legless boys
Who travel now in coffins
On the corner
The jury's sleepless
We found your weakness
And it's right outside your door
Now testify
Now testify
It's right outside your door
Now testify
Yes testify
Its right outside your door
With precision you feed me
My witness I'm hungry
Your temple it calms me
So I can carry on
My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones
On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my home
The wrecking ball is rushing
Witness your blushing
The pipeline is gushing
While here we lie in tombs
While on the corner
The jury's sleepless
We found your weakness
And it's right outside your door
Now testify
Yeah testify
It's right outside your door
Now testify
Now testify
It's right outside your door
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Who controls the past now controls the future
Who controls the present now controls the past
Who controls the past now controls the future
Who controls the present now?
Now testify
Testify
It's right outside your door
Now testify
Testify
It's right outside your door
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Review about Testify Zack in general | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/3/09
First off, I find it amazing that he quoted one of my favourite authors here. ("Who controls the past..." being from 1984 by George Orwell) He also had a reference to Dante's Inferno in "Roll Right" ("Send them to the seventh level!"), which I appreciated.
While he's much more of an extreme leftist than I am (I'm only moderately left, if not completely indifferent to politics), I admire that he is so devoted to what he believes in. I wish I had that kind of tenacity to stand up amidst calls from opposition to step down. He truly believes in the possibility of peace with the right approach.
Coolio | Reviewer: Chucia | 5/12/09
I only heard of this song 2 days ago, for the first time, when I was at a party playing Rock Band. It pretty well caught me attention.=)
Btw, Mr. B rocks this song! Just in case anyone wanted to know. :P
awesome | Reviewer: karla | 4/11/09
I'm from argentina..I know what this band is talking about, Americans are kind of blind, your system dont allow you to see the truth, you should read noam chomsky, great books by the way and not to consume all that shit,I mean what the media want you to believe..you are a great country but your ignorance kill us all
TO "revolution | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/12/2008",
This is basically what you're saying:
'If someone asks a large crowd of people to "Back-up", this automatically means that the system has beaten them; they lose, the system wins, and they only care about the money now.'
What!?
Or maybe if Zack asks a large crowd of people to 'Back-up', it just means that he doesn't want any innocent people to get injured or killed unnecessarily, JUST LIKE HE'S ALWAYS DONE.
We all have a brain. You should really try using yours. The world would be a better place if you did.
That shit applies to NOW!!!!!! | Reviewer: preznader4eva | 11/1/08
Don't all you guys see? Obama and McSame are the the same like Rage describes! Nader's on 45 states +DC, the most ever for a third party! Stop watching Gossip Girl and wake up to the real world! This is my favorite music video, because it creatively tells the truth! Look at ALL the roll call votes, and you will see Obama is for the Patriot Act, FISA, less rights for suing companies, and all that. Nader has NEVER, I repeat, NEVER done that (like the way Biden talks LOL). Go to votenader.org and get out the vote!! Let's do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yo Lolla was fukin sick I still can't believe I actually got to see Rage Against The Fucking Machine Live. Best show ever. But yeah that guy is a fucking idiot. I was at the front and there was a kid and 4 girls who just got murked from all the pushing and shit going on so he was just trying to keep the peace.
Zach had to in chicago. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/29/08
I was at that Rage show in Chicago during Lollapalooza that you were talking about. Zach had to tell those people to back up. There were some people getting crushed and injuried. I don't see how that has anything to do with money. He was just making sure that his fans were having a good time without really fucking up each other.
and how has the system beat these guys? They are still carrying on their mission and doing it successfully.
Amazing. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/2/08
I saw rage at leeds fest last month they opened with this it was incredible.
Zach has definetly not given up just because he told people to move back, because he did at leeds to, it's a matter of saftey. If someone dies at a rage gig that's the last thing he want's isn't it.
tl;dr This song is awesome. Zach+Tom are active as owt. EZLN for example.
revolution | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/12/08
its too bad that the system beat these guys. I was at a rage show in chicago where zach was actually telling people to back up or hell have to stop the show. he let them win and only cares about the money now. it was nice to see someone stand up against this shit government but heartbreaking to see what happens to the proud.
rage is truly an amzing band, theyre original, but they actually make you think, their lyrics mean something, they're just so angry & tell it how it is. i love rage! they need to come to the states!
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