Bulls On Parade – English Lyrics

• By: Rage Against The Machine
• Album: Evil Empire

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and cultural journey with Rage Against The Machine's "Bulls On Parade." This song offers a powerful opportunity to learn English through its politically charged and metaphor-laden lyrics. By exploring the song's vocabulary and dissecting its critique of militarism and capitalism, you can gain a deeper understanding of American political discourse and the language of protest. What makes this song special is its raw energy and the innovative fusion of rap and metal, making the learning process both engaging and thought-provoking.

[English]

(heavy rock music)

♪ Come wit' it now ♪

♪ Come wit' it now ♪

♪ The microphone explodes, shattering the molds ♪

♪ Either drop the hits like De La O ♪

♪ Or get the (censored) off the commode ♪

♪ Wit' the sure shot, sure to make the bodies drop ♪

♪ Drop and don't copy yo, don't call this a co-op ♪

♪ Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' ♪

♪ The thirst of the power dons ♪

♪ That five sided fist-a-gon ♪

♪ The rotten sore on the face of mother earth gets bigger ♪

♪ The triggers cold empty ya purse ♪

♪ Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes ♪

♪ Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal ♪

♪ I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library ♪

♪ Line up to the mind cemetery now ♪

♪ What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin' ♪

♪ They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em ♪

♪ While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells ♪

♪ Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells ♪

♪ Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells ♪

♪ Bulls on parade ♪

♪ Come wit' it now ♪

♪ Come wit' it now ♪

♪ Bulls on parade ♪

♪ Bulls on parade ♪

♪ Bulls on parade ♪

♪ Bulls on parade ♪

♪ Bulls on parade ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/ B1	verb - to burst violently into pieces with a loud noise
shatter /ˈʃætər/ B2	verb - to break something into pieces, typically with a loud noise
terror /ˈtɛrər/ A2	noun - extreme fear
drench /drɛntʃ/ B2	verb - to wet something completely
quench /kwɛntʃ/ B2	verb - to satisfy a thirst or desire
trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ B1	noun - a device that releases a mechanism verb - to cause something to happen
rally /ˈræli/ B1	verb - to come together for a common purpose
cannibal /ˈkænəbəl/ B2	noun - a person who eats human flesh
rubble /ˈrʌbəl/ B1	noun - broken pieces of stone or concrete
cemetery /ˈsɛmətɛri/ A2	noun - a place where dead people are buried
contract /ˈkɑːntrækt/ B1	noun - a formal agreement
warehouse /ˈweərhaʊs/ A2	noun - a large building for storing goods
shell /ʃɛl/ A2	noun - a hard outer covering of something
parade /pəˈreɪd/ A2	noun - a public procession
don /dɒn/ B2	noun - a powerful criminal, especially in the Mafia
quenching /ˈkwɛntʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - to satisfy a thirst