Rage Against the Machine’s video "Sleep Now in the Fire" released in 2000, was
from the album The Battle of Los Angeles. Addresses greed, the conquest of Native
Americans (Columbus; Niña, Pinta, Santa María) & U.S. slavery in the 1800s. Also, it
criticizes actions taken by the US government in wartime, including the nuclear bombing
of Hiroshima (WWII) and the use of Agent Orange (chemical warfare) in Vietnam.
The politician shown early in the video is _____?
a. Former NYC mayor, Rudy Giuliani
b. Donald Trump
What TV show is being mocked?
a. “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”
b. “Deal Or No Deal”
How many Americans don’t have healthcare?
a. 45 Million
b. A few old people
The richest 10% in America own _____?
a. 80% of all wealth
b. Connecticut
Women make _____?
a. 30% less than men
b. babies
How many people in the world live on less than 1 dollar a day?
a. 1 Billion
b. That’s not possible!
How many Americans live in poverty?
a. 35 million
b. What poverty?
Notice the yellow tank top the bassist is wearing; the initials “CCCP” (written in red) come from
what nation?
a. The USSR, CCCP are the first letters in Russian
b. Canada
The ‘Battle Of Seattle’ footage was from _______?
a. Protests of free trade
b. A SWAT training video
The red flag on the right side of where RATM is playing has a portrait of ______?
a. Argentine Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara
b. Ronald Reagan
The man with a hat/blue coat being detained (who also directed the video) by the police was
______?
a. Michael Moore
b. Dr. Phil
Rage Against the Machine --- "Sleep Now in the Fire"
The world is my expense
The cost of my desire
Jesus blessed me with its future
And I protect it with fire
So raise your fists and march around
Don’t dare take what you need
I'll jail and bury those committed
And smother the rest in greed
Crawl with me into tomorrow
Or I’ll drag you to your grave
I'm deep inside your children
They'll betray you in my name
Hey!
Hey!
Sleep now in the fire
The lie is my expense
The scope with my desire
The party blessed me with its future
And I protect it with fire
I am the Niña, Pinta, the Santa María
The noose and the rapist, the fields overseer
The agents of orange
The priests of Hiroshima
The cost of my desire
Sleep now in the fire
Hey!
Hey!
Sleep now in the fire
For it's the end of history
It's caged and frozen still
There is no other pill to take
So swallow the one
That makes you ill
The Niña, Pinta, the Santa María
The noose and the rapist, the fields' overseer
The agents of orange
The priests of Hiroshima
The cost of my desire
Sleep now in the fire
Sleep now in the fire!