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This is track 6 on Beastie Boys’ fourth (full-length) studio album, Ill Communication, released 5/31/1994. As the first single, it was released well ahead of the album, on 01/28/1994. In terms of genre, the song is considered rapcore, with traditional rock instrumentation (Adrock on guitar, MCA on...
[Verse 1]
I can't stand it, I know you planned it
I'ma set it straight, this Watergate
I can't stand rocking when I'm in here
'Cause your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear
So while you sit back and wonder why
I got this fucking thorn in my side
Oh my god, it's a mirage
I'm telling y'all, it's sabotage
[Verse 2]
So, so, so, so listen up, 'cause you can't say nothing
You'll shut me down with a push of your button
But, yo, I'm out, and I'm gone
I'll tell you now, I keep it on and on
[Verse 3]
'Cause what you see, you might not get
And we can bet, so don't you get souped yet
Scheming on a thing, that's a mirage
I'm trying to tell you now, it's sabotage
[Pre-Chorus]
Why?
(Our backs are now against the wall)
[Chorus]
Listen, all y'all, it's a sabotage
Listen, all y'all, it's a sabotage
Listen, all y'all, it's a sabotage
Listen, all y'all, it's a sabotage
[Verse 4]
I can't stand it, I know you planned it
I'ma set it straight, this Watergate
But I can't stand rocking when I'm in this place
Because I feel disgrace because you're all in my face
But make no mistakes and switch up my channel
I'm Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle
What could it be? It's a mirage
You're scheming on a thing, that's sabotage
Sabotage was produced by Beastie Boys & Mario Caldato Jr..
Beastie Boys released Sabotage on Fri Jan 28 1994.
While the song’s meaning had been speculated for years, with some believing it to be an anti-religion anthem, and others still have claimed it contains an anti-paparazzi message, the Beastie Boys’ 2018 memoirs finally shed some light on its true meaning, revealing it was inspired by an annoying soun...