Killing In the Name

• By: Rage Against the Machine

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of causing death; homicide. verb - present participle of kill; causing death.
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known.
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to expend effort toward a goal; to perform a job. noun - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
forces /ˈfɔːrsɪz/ B1	noun - plural of force; a group of people, especially an armed group.
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire; to produce flames.
crosses /ˈkrɔːsɪz/ A2	noun - plural of cross; a mark, object, or figure with two intersecting lines.
told /toʊld/ A1	verb - past tense and past participle of tell; to communicate information to someone.
died /daɪd/ A2	verb - past tense of die; to stop living.
justified /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/ B2	adjective - having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason. verb - past participle of justify; to show or prove to be right or reasonable.
badge /bædʒ/ B1	noun - a small piece of metal or plastic, typically worn to show membership or authority.
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzn/ B2	adjective - selected as particularly special or worthy of favour. verb - past participle of choose; to pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate.
whites /waɪts/ B1	noun - plural of white; people belonging to a race having light-colored skin.
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events. verb - determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.

Grammar:

• Killing in the name of

  ➔ Present participle as a noun phrase

  ➔ The word "killing" is used as a noun, referring to the act of killing. It's a shortened title meaning "Killing in the name of [something]".

• Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses

  ➔ Relative Clause with "that"

  ➔ "that work forces" is a relative clause modifying "those". It identifies which "some" the speaker is referring to. The phrase "the same that burn crosses" indicates the shared identity or characteristic between the two groups.

• And now you do what they told ya

  ➔ Imperative implication and reported command

  ➔ The sentence implies a past command. "told ya" is informal for "told you". The repetition emphasizes the obedience and loss of autonomy.

• Those who died are justified for wearing the badge

  ➔ Passive voice with relative clause

  ➔ "Those who died" is a noun phrase modified by the relative clause "who died". The sentence uses the passive voice ("are justified") to emphasize that the act of justifying is done *to* the dead, implying by an external force or system.

• You justify those that died by wearing the badge

  ➔ Transitive Verb with prepositional phrase

  ➔ The transitive verb "justify" takes "those that died" as its direct object. The prepositional phrase "by wearing the badge" explains *how* the justification is done.

• Now you're under control

  ➔ State verb with prepositional phrase indicating condition.

  ➔ "Are" is a state verb, and "under control" is a prepositional phrase showing your current situation or state.

• Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me

  ➔ Complex sentence with negation and embedded clause.

  ➔ The sentence is a refusal. "I won't do" is the negative form of "I will do". "What you tell me" is a noun clause acting as the object of "do".