Killing in the Name – Rage Against The Machine

Killing in the Name e seu significado (explicado por Tom Morello)

Killing in the Name é certamente uma das músicas mais marcantes do Rage Against The Machine. Já figurou, inclusive, em nossa lista das 20 melhores músicas dos anos 90. Sua importância é tão grande que até hoje a música é assunto e se tornou alvo de alguns “fã” da banda que simplesmente não entenderam seu significado. Gringos… Mas certamente temos brasileiros que se assemelham.

Isso fez com que o guitarrista Tom Morello desabafasse em rede social: “Recentemente, estava conversando com um casal em um restaurante que era grande fã de ‘Killing In The Name.’ A simpática senhora disse: ‘Eu amo essa música. Ela me ajudou a me rebelar contra meus pais e, mais tarde, contra a vacina!” – Isso mesmo, a pessoa se “rebelou” contra a vacina de COVID-19.

“Eu disse: ‘Senhora, essa música é sobre policiais racistas que muitas vezes agem como a Ku Klux Klan a serviço da supremacia branca histórica e são lacaios e capangas lambe-botas da classe dominante capitalista racista.’ Ela ficou ali, mastigando e piscando, mastigando e piscando.”

A Rolling Stone ainda lembra que em 2022 Morello teve que deixar tudo bem claro: “Pessoas que se ofendem com minhas opiniões políticas no Twitter ou Instagram, saibam que é porque vocês não foram inteligentes o suficiente para entender sobre o que era a música que vocês ouviram todos esses anos. Pela música, de nada. Mas se você é um supremacista branco ou um protofascista, essa música não foi escrita para você — ela foi escrita contra você.“

É isso gente, em pleno 2024 um dos compositores da música tem que vir a público para explicar o significado de uma música de 1992. Quantos fãs de Rage Against The Machine você conhece que não entenderam nada da mensagem da banda?

Videoclipe de Killing in the Name

Abaixo você confere o videoclipe oficial de Killing in the Name.

Letra de Killing in the Name

Killing in the name of

Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Uh!

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya
Well now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those that died
By wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those who died
By wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites

Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
Uh!

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya

And now you do what they told ya
(Now you’re under control)
And now you do what they told ya
(Now you’re under control)
And now you do what they told ya
(Now you’re under control)
And now you do what they told ya
(Now you’re under control)

And now you do what they told ya
(Now you’re under control)
And now you do what they told ya
(Now you’re under control)
And now you do what they told ya
(Now you’re under control!)
And now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those that died
By wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
You justify those that died
By wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites
Come on!

Uh
Yeah
Come on
Uh

Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me

Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me

Motherfucker!
Uh!

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