[Intro: Zack de la Rocha]
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!!!
[Verse 1: grandson]
We at war, we don't know what for
They made up a reason behind closed doors
At the end of the season, we leave
Make an enemy bleed, hit the seashore with the C4
We don't record, we just reload
If you need more, it's a cheat code with unlimited rounds
When you hear the sound, start hitting the ground
It's time to go make America proud
But this ain't as fun as what they claim it be
This ain't a video game, you see
I shot the kid same age as me
'Cause he ain't from the same place as me
And now the bloodstain stays with me
I'm homesick and I miss my mama
Can't sleep, I'm living with this trauma
I wanna just believe the dogma
But I can't take it much longer
[Verse 2: grandson, Matthew Brue]
Teflon, got a bulletproof vest on
But I still wanna hide and flee
Something died inside when I wondered
Why they caught him and not me
This shit ain't always what it seem
When they changing the regime
Better wake me from this crazy dream
Living in the war machine
Will I know when my life is done?
Will I like when the air is gone?
Will I take one last breath?
Will I hurt when I meet my dea-a-a-a-a-a--
[Drop: Instrumental]
[Verse 3: Mike Shinoda]
I am not a pattern to be followed
The pill that I'm on is a tough one to swallow
I'm not a criminal, not a role model
Not a born leader, I'm a tough act to follow
I am not the fortune and the fame
Nor the same person tellin' you to forfeit the game
I came in the ring like a dog on a chain
And I found out the underbelly's sicker than it seems
And it seems ugly, but it can get worse
'Cause even a blueprint is a gift and a curse
'Cause once you got a theory of how the thing works
Everybody wants the next thing to be just like the first
And I'm not a robot, I'm not a monkey
I will not dance even if the beat's funky
Opposite of lazy, far from a punk
Y'all oughta stop talkin', start tryin' to catch up, motherfucker
[Verse 4: Mike Shinoda]
Lauryn said, "Money change a situation"
Big said, "It increase the complication"
Kane said, "Don't step, I ain't the one"
Chuck said, "That Uzi weigh a motherfuckin' ton"
And I'm just a student of the game that they taught me
Rockin' every stage in every place that it brought me
I'm awfully underrated, but came here to correct it
And so it ain't mistaken, I'ma state it for the record
I am the opposite of wack, opposite of weak, opposite of slack
Synonym of heat, synonym of crack
Closest to a peak, far from a punk
Y'all oughta stop talkin', start tryin' to catch up, motherfucker
And all the people say— a-ay—
[Drop: Instrumental]
[Bridge: Justice]
The beating of a million drums
The fire of a million guns
The mother of a million sons
Civilization
The beating of a million drums
The fire of a million guns
The mother of a million sons
Civilization