Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
A very personal song that Zack De La Rocha wrote about his father. Beto De La Rocha was a member of Los Four, a very influential group of Chicano artists.
Beto tried to build bridges between the artists in Los Angeles, the workers, and Chicanos against the Vietnam war. Tragically he suffered a ment...
[Verse 1]
My fears hunt me down
Capturing my memories
The frontier of loss
They try to escape across the street where
Jesus stripped bare
And raped the spirit He was supposed to nurture
In the name of my
In the name of my
[Chorus]
Born of a broken man, but not a broken man
Born of a broken man, never a broken man
Born of a broken man, but not a broken man
Born of a broken man, never a broken man
[Verse 2]
Like autumn leaves his sense fell from him
An empty glass of himself shattered somewhere within
His thoughts like a hundred moths
Trapped in a lampshade
Somewhere within
Their wings banging and burning
On through endless night
Forever awake he lies shaking and starving
Praying for someone to turn off the light
[Chorus]
Born of a broken man, never a broken man
Born of a broken man, but not a broken man
Born of a broken man, never a broken man
Born of a broken man, but not a broken man
[Verse 3]
My fear is hunting me down
Capturing my memories
The frontier of loss
They try to escape across the street where
Jesus stripped bare
And raped the spirit He was supposed to nurture
In the name of my
In the name of my
[Chorus]
Born of a broken man, but not a broken man
Born of a broken man, never a broken man
Born of a broken man, but not a broken man
Born of a broken man, never a broken man
Born of a Broken Man was written by Brad Wilk & Tom Morello & Tim Commerford & Zack de la Rocha.
Born of a Broken Man was produced by Rage Against the Machine & Brendan O’Brien.
Rage Against the Machine released Born of a Broken Man on Tue Nov 02 1999.
It’s an original composition by the group.