Machine Gun Kelly – Killing In The Name (Lyrics, Video)

Watch Video and read the lyrics to Machine Gun Kelly’s Rage Against The Machine Cover titled “Killing In The Name” featuring Travis Barker.

Machine Gun Kelly Killing In The Name

While some of the music industry has been on a hiatus as part of a blackout that began in support of George Floyd, and the protests surrounding his death– as well as racism as a whole– other artists have used the opportunity to share exactly how they feel with everything that’s happening, and has been happening, to Black men and women.

We’ve received music from Terrace Martin on that front, as well as Eric Bellinger, of course, YG’s “FTP” and RTJ delivering a whole album. Today Machine Gun Kelly releases a cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” as a sign of his support on the BLM movement, with a black and white video that shows footage from the protests as well as Travis Barker and MGK mobbing out to the song in the studio.

With the release of the cover on YouTube, Machine Gun Kelly writes, “they wrote this song in 1992. Its been 28 years since and every word still applies.” It’s as simple as that.

Machine Gun Kelly – Killing In The Name (Rage Against The Machine Cover) (ft. Travis Barker)

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Lyrics

[Intro]
Killing in the name of

[Verse 1]
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!

[Refrain]
Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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!

[Refrain]
Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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!

[Guitar Solo]
Ugh!
Yeah!
Come on!
Ugh!

[Outro]
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
Ugh!

To the protesters in these streets
Fight the system!
Fuck the system!
We will be heard!
Ugh!