Without a Face – Rage Against the Machine

Posted on June 15th, 2010 by admin in hope unseen | 25 Comments »

Without a Face, indisputably one of RATM’s most underrated songs, brought to you in all its 128kbps glory.

Picture of Mr. Morello made by me in Photoshop. Released under GNU General Public License.

Lyrics:

Uh! Got no card so I got not soul
Life is prison, no parole, no control
Tha jura got my number on a wire tap
‘Cause I jack for similac, a cadillac
Survive one motive no hope
‘Cause every sidewalk I walk is like a tightrope
Yes I know my deadline sire, when my life expires
I’m sendin’ paper south under tha barbed wire
Tha mother of my child will lose her mind at my grave
It’s my life for their life so call it a free trade
“Por vida” and our name up on tha stall
I took a death trip when I tried ta cross tha white wall
Walk unseen past tha graves an tha gates, born without a face
One motive no hope ah, born without a face
Walk unseen past tha graves an tha gates, born without a face
One motive no hope ah, yeah, born without a face
Without a face

Yeah, I tried ta look back ta my past long lost
A blood donor ta tha land owner holocaust
Pops heart stopped, in came tha air drop
Flooded tha trench he couldn’t shake tha toxic shock
Maize was all we needed ta sustain
Now her golden skin burns, insecticide rain
Ya down wit DDT yeah you know me
Raped for tha grapes, profit for tha bourgeois
War tape boomin’ path is Luminoso
I’m headed north like my name was kid Cisco
To survive one motive no hope, ah
It’s hard ta breathe wit Wilson’s head around my throat
Strangled and mangled another SS curtain call
When I tried ta cross tha white wall
When I tried ta cross tha white walls
Walk unseen past tha graves an tha gates, born without a face
One motive no hope ah, born without a face
Walk unseen past tha graves an tha gates, born without a face
One motive no hope ah, born without a face

You say fortify, reaction, you divide
And you say fortify, reaction, reaction
And you say fortify, reaction, reaction
You say fortify, reaction, you divide

Duration : 0:3:37


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25 Responses

  1. allesinmetaal Says:

    definately one of …
    definately one of the most underrated songs, this is brilliant!!!

  2. cheseeproductions Says:

    what kinda bass is …
    what kinda bass is used? i love the bassline

  3. nathan96weber Says:

    nice vid dude i …
    nice vid dude i would like to see rage vs korn or rage vs metallica that wold be the shit

  4. comakid4000 Says:

    so raw.
    so raw.

  5. spicyMcHAGGIS9green Says:

    3:00

    Best part of …
    3:00

    Best part of the song.

  6. GodlySkunk Says:

    i love this …
    i love this bassline dude. my favorite rage song at the moment.

  7. ramberghini Says:

    mongol tatars
    mongol tatars

  8. mryuck206 Says:

    @ramberghini
    who …

    @ramberghini
    who are your ancestors?

  9. mikeshinoda943 Says:

    He has Treacher …
    He has Treacher Collins but no face.

  10. BeastlyGerman Says:

    We’ll, if you …
    We’ll, if you knew I was talking too, the guy asked what it ment, you arrogant American.

  11. imseeingred1221 Says:

    well no the …
    well no the whole song is about immigration and the sacrifices they make to get thee freedom…long live america

  12. BeastlyGerman Says:

    Oh, I’m part …
    Oh, I’m part Argentine myself, when he says white wall, he does mean immigrants crossing the border.

  13. MrMunchies64 Says:

    you don’t need to …
    you don’t need to listen to the lyrics to recognise the quality of this music. but when you do listen to lyrics, you realise how much depth the songs actually have.

    its perfect.

  14. arthurkuiper Says:

    Ratm is soo good… …
    Ratm is soo good…. Would really love it if they’ll come to Holland again!

  15. quisqueyamami Says:

    when zach raps he …
    when zach raps he doesnt rap for no reason he raps a story he raps a message to get the off ur and help this up world

  16. thorspity Says:

    Brings back …
    Brings back memories of getting stoned in tunnels

  17. stigno89 Says:

    awesome song
    awesome song

  18. amaerachi3 Says:

    hello i am from …
    hello i am from argentina so i dont understand the song at all

    what does the “white wall” mean?? i think is about the inmigrants but i dont understand that at all

  19. skateNappreciate Says:

    zack de la rocha …
    zack de la rocha does not around when it comes to lyrics

  20. SlikkTim Says:

    hands down their …
    hands down their best song along with down rodeo. But this has my favorite groove. I wished all the drums were produced like that on this album. Brad Wilk really sounds like some old soul on that one.

  21. TBaggCheli0s Says:

    love this song- …
    love this song- takes me back to ‘96 but still relevant today

  22. myuzickmajik Says:

    actually (yeah i …
    actually (yeah i know u posted this 2 months ago) but he means he steals and works to support his family. similac is baby formula. so he’s doing it for his children.

  23. Tfr3sh17 Says:

    I love the ‘Free …
    I love the ‘Free Trade’ Line

  24. ramberghini Says:

    The verse “I tried …
    The verse “I tried to look back to my past long lost” hits me especially hard because no matter how attached I am to the culture of my ancestors, I can’t help but feel assimilated. I can’t speak their language, I don’t know their traditions and history. I feel I’ve lost something I can’t get back.

  25. 0Propagandapanda Says:

    He doesn’t do it …
    He doesn’t do it for money.

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