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Rage Against the Machine
Know Your Enemy
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Hard Rock
Know Your Enemy was released on November 6, 1992 by Epic as a part of the album Rage Against the Machine
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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Morello
Tom Morello
Guitar
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha
Vocals
Stephen Perkins
Stephen Perkins
Percussion
Brad Wilk
Brad Wilk
Drums
Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan
Background Vocals
C Timmy
C Timmy
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha
Songwriter
Brad Wilk
Brad Wilk
Songwriter
Thomas B Morello
Thomas B Morello
Songwriter
Tim Commerford
Tim Commerford
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Producer
GGGarth Richardson
GGGarth Richardson
Producer
Stan Katayama
Stan Katayama
Recording Engineer
Jeff Sheehan
Jeff Sheehan
Assistant Engineer
Craig Doubet
Craig Doubet
Assistant Engineer
Andy Wallace
Andy Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer
Mark Santangelo
Mark Santangelo
Assistant Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Huh
Yeah, we're comin' back in with another bombtrack
Think ya know it's all of that, huh
Aye, yo, so check this out, yeah
[Chorus]
Know your enemy
Come on
[Verse 1]
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 mic, 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
[Chorus]
Know your enemy
Yeah
Aye, yo, get with this, huh
[Verse 2]
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
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
Something must be done
About vengeance, a badge and a gun
'Cause I'll rip the mic, 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
[Bridge]
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
[Chorus]
Know your enemy
[Outro]
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
All of which are American dreams
All of which are American dreams
All of which are American dreams
All of which are American dreams
All of which are American dreams
All of which are American dreams
All of which are American dreams
Written by: Zack de la Rocha

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