Testify
R. A. T. M Lyrics

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I wanna testify
Testify my love for you
I?m here to testify
Testify my love for you
I will do all that I can do for you
Together we will be together
Come on testify
Testify your love for me

Testify
Testify your love for me
You can be all the things you want to be
And together we will be together

Every heart that?s ever been broken
Knows these things that?s not go unbroken
Giving yourself, giving each other
The strength to lead on one another
I?ll be there for you
You?ll be here for me

That is why I wana testify
Testify my feel for you
Come on and testify
Testify your trust in me
You can be all the things you want to be
And together we will be together

Every heart that?s ever been broken
Knows these things that?s not go unbroken
Giving yourself, giving each other
The strength to lead on one another
I?ll be there for you
I know you?ll be here for me

I wanna testify
Testify my love for you
I?m here to testify
Testify my love for you
I will do the best things that I can do for you
To know together we will always be together
Ooh yeah
I wanna testify my love for you
Testify
Oh yes I wanna testify my love for you
Testify
Testify my love for me
I will do all that I can do for you
Together you know we will always be together
I wanna testify
Testify
I wanna testify
I wanna testify
I wanna testify
I wanna testify
Testify
Testify
Together
Together we will be
Together forever
Testify
Testify
Testify

Testify
Testify

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of R.A.T.M's song Testify can be interpreted as a declaration of love and commitment between two individuals. The lyrics use the word "testify" repeatedly as a call to vocalize their love and trust in one another. The singer seems to be expressing their willingness to do anything to show their love and to be there for the other person. The lyrics also suggest that love requires sacrifice and the strength to lean on one another to overcome heartbreak and challenges. Together, the two individuals in the song can achieve anything they want and will always be there for each other.

The song’s chorus, "Testify my love for you," is an allegory about the power of love and how it has the ability to conquer all obstacles. It may be seen as a political statement about the importance of speaking up and advocating for love, trust, and unity in the face of adversity. The song may also encourage listeners to testify about their own experiences of love, whether in personal relationships or in their communities.

Overall, the song Testify by R.A.T.M is a bold and passionate declaration of love that challenges listeners to take action and testify about their own experiences of love in a world that can be harsh and unforgiving.

Line by Line Meaning

I wanna testify
I want to express my deepest feelings

Testify my love for you
I want to declare how much I love you

I'm here to testify
I'm present to make my statement

I will do all that I can do for you
I am committed to doing everything in my power to make you happy

Together we will be together
We will stay unified and bring each other strength

Come on testify
Encouraging the other person to express their feelings

Testify your love for me
Declare your feelings for me

You can be all the things you want to be
You have the power to pursue your dreams and aspirations

Every heart that's ever been broken
Anyone who has experienced heartbreak

Knows these things that's not go unbroken
Understands that certain aspects of relationships cannot be ignored

Giving yourself, giving each other
Partners should give themselves and each other freely

The strength to lead on one another
The ability to rely on each other's strength

I'll be there for you
I will be with you through thick and thin

You'll be here for me
You will stand by my side no matter what

Testify my feel for you
Express how strongly I feel for you

Testify your trust in me
Show me that you trust me

I will do the best things that I can do for you
I will do everything in my power to make you happy

To know together we will always be together
Be confident that we will remain united forever

Together we will be together
We will stay unified and bring each other strength

I wanna testify my love for you
I want to declare my love for you in front of everyone

Testify my love for me
Show me how much you love me

I wanna testify
I want to make a statement

Testify
Express your feelings

Together we will be
We will stay together and support each other

Together forever
We will remain together for eternity

Testify
Express your feelings

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HEATHER SMALL, MICHALE PICKERING, PAUL HEARD

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@Rainmanthereal

2y↑69

Testify
Rage Against the Machine
The movie ran through me
The glamour subdue me
The tabloid untie me
I'm empty, please fill me
Mister Anchor, assure me
That Baghdad is burning
Your voice, it is so soothing
That cunning mantra of killing
I need you, my witness
To dress this up so bloodless
To numb me and purge me now
Of thoughts of blaming you
Yes, the car is our wheelchair
My witness, your coughing
Oily silence mocks the legless
Ones who travel now in coffins
On the corner
The jury's sleepless
We found your weakness
And it's right outside your door
Now testify
Now testify
It's right outside your door
Now testify
Yes, testify
It's right outside your door
With precision you feed me
My witness, I'm hungry
Your temple, it calms me
So I can carry on
My slaving, sweating
The skin right off my bones
On a bed of fire, I'm choking
On the smoke that fills my home
The wrecking ball is rushing
Witness, you're blushing
The pipeline is gushing
While here we lie in tombs
While on the corner
The jury's sleepless
We found your weakness
And it's right outside your door
Now testify
Yeah, testify
It's right outside your door
Now testify
Now testify
Well, it's right outside your door
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And the price is set
Who controls the past now controls the future
Who controls the present now controls the past
Who controls the past now controls the future
Who controls the present now?
Now testify
Testify
It's right outside your door
Now testify
Testify
It's right outside your door

@piupenso9133

7y↑120

"Testify"

UGH!

The movie ran through me
The glamour subdue me
The tabloid untie me
I'm empty please fill me
Mister anchor assure me
That Baghdad is burning
Your voice it is so soothing
That cunning mantra of killing
I need you my witness
To dress this up so bloodless
To numb me and purge me now
Of thoughts of blaming you
Yes the car is our wheelchair
My witness your coughing
Oily silence mocks the legless
Ones who travel now in coffins
On the corner
The jury's sleepless
We found your weakness
And it's right outside our door
Now testify

Now testify
It's right outside our door
Now testify
Yes testify
It's right outside our door

With precision you feed me
My witness I'm hungry
Your temple it calms me
So I can carry on
My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones
On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my home
The wrecking ball rushing
Witness your blushing
The pipeline is gushing
While here we lie in tombs
While on the corner
The jury's sleepless
We found your weakness
And it's right outside your door
Now testify
Yeah testify
It's right outside our door
Now testify
Now testify
It's right outside our door

Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
Mass graves for the pump and the price is set

Who controls the past now controls the future
Who controls the present now controls the past
Who controls the past now controls the future
Who controls the present now?

Now testify
Testify
It's right outside our door
Now testify
Testify
It's right outside our door

All comments from YouTube:

@user-lw4pd1ff5u

5w↑17

We need a lot more RATM in 2024! Whose with me on this?

@theguy2705

2y↑933

It’s fucking crazy that this band could have came out today and they wouldn’t have to change a single lyric

@Mario123007

2y↑18

It shows this music mv was WAY AHEAD of its time lol.

@terpifyslaps4208

1y↑42

@@Mario123007 nah the message just fell on deaf ears.

@tejjy25

Are you crazy? They were anti govt now they’re super authoritarian. Rage on behalf of the machine. Pro mandates.

@gonzo7727

@@Stossburg nothing changed. The world is run by old white perverts who manipulate the public. Gross

@supachill1

1y↑4

It’s crazier that you could probably say that in another 10yrs. Or more.

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@gaylelauren5691

49w↑167

Man I miss the 90s… this is one of the best bands ever. I love everything they stand for.

@MAGAdestroyer

47w

Trump botched COVID-19 and printed out fake money for his buddies. Trump destroyed this economy.

@youtubesucks494

33w↑4

"stood"

@gaylelauren5691

33w↑4

@@youtubesucks494 aren’t they still a band? They just had to cancel the last part of their tour this year bc Zach hurt his foot.

@EliezeruDanieru

2y↑222

This is becoming more and more relevant these days, isn't it.

@dougs3909

It's crazy to think they wrote the majority of their catalogue during the realative peace of the Clinton administration. What would they have said in today's climate....

@PlasticPellets

1y↑2

@samanthaway6965

1y↑2

Not really. We go through the same cycles of bullshit. It always remains relevant, it’s just our perspective grows as we age

@the2ndcoming135

51w

Yeah, I saw how right hands were required to be raised while swearing an oath😎

@letsgoooobrandon

41w↑1

Yes

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@patrickbo2045

4y↑3.6K

This is one of the few bands where I'm not even mad they stopped making their stuff. Everything they needed to say, they already did. If the message is not understood, can't be helped.

@artemisxo6734

4y↑69

Patrick Böhnert yeah but they gotta say it again

@Yomachaser

4y↑8

@P Meaning what exactly?

@acesuth3231

P are you ok

@oogatz1917

4y↑30

@@Yomachaser it's because they got famous and wealthy which obviously must mean they became what they were fighting even tho they were just fighting corruption all together

@dankestranch8738

4y↑17

And they interviewed noam chomsky..what else could u ask for lol

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@80momknotts17

3y↑1.4K

I'm an 80 yr old great-grandmother and love this song. I'd give Zack, Tom and the band huge hugs if I ran into them. Come back, y'all!

@80momknotts17

2y↑20

@UC8itfFFiAbiRCrPpaZOgO0g Lovely comment--thanks! I've always wanted to visit the Motherland but never had a chance. I come from a long line of Smiths and Franklins who immigrated here quite early from England. It's not hard to understand why so many English settled in the south. Around here, it's rolling hills, farms, small towns, horses, hunting--small villages without the manor house these days, though, and more modern, of course. . BTW, your knees--do you get regular shots of steroids? My only impression of GPs in the NHS is from the "Martin" series, haha, and the villages from "Midsomer Murders". Enjoyed both series immensely.

@hustle4humpback635

2y↑32

you‘re so damn right granny!

@inaminute1826

2y↑16

This made me feel much better

@kathleencampbellcampbell9318

2y↑11

Right?! I I love them so much

@robacosta3567

2y↑16

You rock grandma!. 🤙

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@AnthonyMitchell-en3gq

17w↑15

RATM understood that both parties are the same entity!!! Nothing is for the people, and it's on us to take our power back!!!

@cyberiasaint

7w↑12

A band that will never not be relevant.

@npugh1985

6y↑5.2K

These guys were a solid 20 years too early. What I wouldn't do for a band like this today.

@marktheregulardude8651

5y↑411

Sad that many people who listened and jammed to this when it was fresh, are now wearing red hats proudly. Eating what they're being fed

@donjohnson5424

5y↑290

@@marktheregulardude8651 Or "I'm with Her" shirts. Singling out one side and not the other proves you're part of the problem and you missed the entire point of this video/song. BOTH sides have the same goals. BOTH sides will rob US blind. BOTH sides are against ALL of US.

@donjohnson5424

5y↑83

In response to OP, sadly music has been fully corporatized and corrupted. We'll likely never see another band like RATM (or SOAD and the many others that spoke truth to power) become huge again because no label will sign anti government/corporate artists.

@kaibrooks2309

5y↑34

Check out "Fever 333" very similar sound and definetly inspired by Rage against the machine. Similar themes too.

@sorc1234567890

5y↑41

You need to listen to "prophets of rage". They're made up from members of rage against the machine, Cyprus hill and public enemy. Exact same music

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@JoseTwitterFan

3y↑2.4K

"If you're not turned on to politics, POLITICS WILL TURN ON YOU."

Truer words have never been spoken.

@paulcarpenter8152

3y↑31

Ralph Nader is the man

@blackdaan

3y↑4

k-rino

@AnneWhyte

3y↑1

Cause they wanna be big celebrity politicians ha ha, don't think so with their looks.

@juanelorriaga2840

3y↑11

Ralph Nader I voted for him in 2000

@lollercoaster2010

3y↑21

A man who tries to change the system from the inside will inevitably be changed from the inside out.

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@lyleschoepflin5444

2y↑9

Fucked up how this is still relevant and still will be years from now.

@clarkkent1177

2y↑106

One of the most powerful music videos ever made. RATM tried to show everyone but the sheeple are blind and continue to follow the shepherd.

@DaleBrotherton

1y↑2

It's a "Symphony Of Destruction"

@blindspot9097

1y↑2

easy for you to say. you are superman after all!

@sleepcity

25w

If you STILL don't think there's a difference between the worst Democrat and the best MAGA Republican, you're an accomplice to the end of our democratic traditions. Wake the fuck up folks. We're false-equivalencing our way into fascism.

@tonyisnotdead

9w↑1

@@sleepcity we dont need either of these sides. fascism only works if people are conformist, because literally every aspect of it depends on attitudes like yours, one's that accept how the system works

@varunbhuva4652

4y↑2.3K

Fun Fact: The line "who controls the past controls the future... who controls the present controls the past" is taken from George Orwell's novel '1984' which is a book about a totalitarian government.

@JesseReinosa

4y↑33

IngSoc

@roseballew2626

4y↑34

That's what we need to continue to Rage Against!!! 20 yrs n Nothing has changed!

@peterluyo3941

4y↑38

Just started the book today and recognized the quote from this song and felt like coming back here lol

@JamesHomieHolmes

4y↑37

@@peterluyo3941 Notice any parallels with the shit going on today? I sure do. Its blantent. 1984 is like a "How to" for the elite

@peterluyo3941

4y↑22

MidWestOutlaw 420 Absolutely. Now every comedian who’s ever made a racial joke is being cancelled, first they’re going to say it’s for social justice until they actually begin stripping us of our free speech. Also the anger coming from the left and the right, people are literally preparing for a civil war. I have my own political beliefs but all this anger is not worth it, the deep state is working for both sides and they want to take down America.

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@cosmicbae473

4y↑2.9K

we need RAGE now more than ever

@Jay-kz4td

4y↑19

YES

@losalvarez1660

4y↑52

Its right outside ur door...

@zerikaz55

4y↑12

Fucking true

@andypandy5361

4y↑6

Mad times

@stefanodanovaro8140

4y↑23

this song specifically in some months to come is gonna be even more relevant than ever. when all these pedofile fucks and criminals. are convicted. and they have to testify.

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@monicatovar

2y↑30

We need young people with this energy

@FinleyCitlalic-hc1dw

52w↑23

As a Native American..I TESTIFY AGAINST ALL!

@tecnopolismag

6y↑1.9K

Anger is a gift

@tracypabis1218

6y↑18

to a point.

@thewitheredwretch

6y↑66

when used properly.

@iain2080

6y↑27

Anger is an energy

@michaelrousopoulos1098

5y↑6

Or a curse!

@jedi8810

5y↑10

like any gift, to be used sparingly.

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@viejodelentes6079

3y↑970

This album was criminally underrated, probably most in your face politically charged rock album ever.

@ImmortalIdeas

3y↑5

🤘

@dongately2817

3y↑7

Gang Of Four - Entertainment!
is probably my choice - this album is a close second

@oleglog4250

3y↑20

It's rated pretty high. At least among people that have decent taste in music.

@tenshimoon

3y↑4

@@oleglog4250 yeah but there's hope for some people yet, those who may not take an interest in this kind of music now may find their way to it later on. I went from fangirling over Spice Girls & BSB at the time this album came out to blasting RATM now lmao. In my defence tho I was only 15-16 and already had a fairly eclectic musical taste, just didn't pay much attention to this particular band back then and avoided politics like the plague ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@edub9930

3y↑7

People cant handle the truth they rather run from it

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@xeroks646

20w↑8

I can't believe this masterpiece was released 23 years ago. I miss the 90's.

@ericasuzannedavis

14w↑4

As a poor teenager growing up in the 90s/Y2K era, RATM blew my mind. I am a sensitive type, I don’t like fights/violence, so I hold rage inside. Music can help us release this energy without hurting ourselves and others. This is what makes all Art forms important…it medicine for the psyche. I am so glad we would swap CDs in class to discover new music (before YouTube/Google)

@crisslmndr147

4y↑3.3K

Man today's political climate would be perfect for Ratm !

@shanegilliam4896

4y↑67

Reason I came here

@urlocalchanista6

4y↑38

The reason I came here x2

@doug148877

4y↑27

I was just thinking the same thing, cheers everyone

@tryhardbang9083

4y↑15

It’s why I’m here

@davidday9967

4y↑60

It's a tragedy that in over a decade were talking about the same SHIT

But still I do agree with the original comment .

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@88omair

5y↑1.9K

It's not the left vs the right, it's the powerful vs everyone else

@pidgincorpora3368

5y↑167

the proletariat against their capitalist masters. You said it comrade.

@slippinstan9927

5y↑56

@@upshiftgo I hope you dont seriously think rage against the machine would touch trump with a 50 ft pole

@KerbalKraken

5y↑92

@47 47 Mate... this has nothing to do with homosexuality.

@KerbalKraken

5y↑97

@47 47 You do realize that's just them trying to appeal to the LGBT community right? It's marketing. Few of those companies and politicians actually give a shit. Also, seriously, "sodomy"? Since you seem to want to pull the religious card, a google search tells me that according to Matthew 7, it's not your place to judge. But hey, that's coming from someone who hasn't practiced in years. Maybe you should give a serious once-over of your views.

@chaoticnique9748

5y↑38

So...Bernie vs everyone else??

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@sadieraines5480

2y↑32

The Rage is back just when we need them the most.

@Rainmanthereal

2y↑69

@kinildsongessiopersegueiro

39w↑1

@psychedelicfright85

24w↑2

They quote Orwell, but most of their modern fans are playing right into 1984-esque things.

@RM-ox3op

7y↑681

Now is the time we need Rage Against The Machine.

@Chronas9.9

7y↑8

Nice one that's what I've been saying all year

@savagetilley2782

7y↑18

most of my life been saying it. The Machine gets bigger and we keep fighting each other. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

@gdcoker

7y↑20

mark navarro really now? Is that why billionaires and millionaires are in his cabinet and not a single real middle class person to represent the lower and middle classes? How about his promise to not cut social security and Medicare/Medicaid which helps the majority of the middle and lower classes, which he came out weeks ago and said he planned to cut them but in the campaign he promised not to.

Wake up guy, trump had no intention of raging against the machine, he had every intention of joining it.

Btw, if you think RATM would support trump, you seriously have no idea who these guys are at all.

@varkolak7779

6y↑2

i heard some rumors that the original 4 members are making another reunion and new album in 2018

@matkissell96

6y↑2

Prophets of rage

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@blakespower

4y↑6K

RATM hated both political parties as it should be

@tudi6964

4y↑329

balanced , as all things should be

@ahmadkhalidwachill7180

4y↑212

I'm not from America but yep he talks about the Elite in general

@maitamitsuhide

4y↑15

I don't think so: https://youtu.be/Rm1nCYOZB-s

@c5natie1

4y↑251

Both are venom from the same snake

@joeshmoe7546

4y↑188

Im an anarchist I hate anyone who believes themself to be my authority

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@maxfire26

2y↑11

RATM was way ahead of their time. Imagine if Trump was president in their heyday. Unimaginable. I’m sure Zach is saying “told ya”.

@moonguys4913

1y↑4

Probably my favorite Gospel song

@Salparadise808

7y↑619

We need Rage now more than ever.

@stergiostzounas4749

5y↑5

Not a rage, but a Wakening !!!

@vinnul3327

5y↑1

Look no further. Prophets of Rage.

@jameslandon4126

5y↑3

You are sadly mistaken.

@kntrsh

JJoe No one, like for example not by AIPAC and the zionist lobby

@chaoticnique9748

5y↑5

@JJoe you're insane

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@tuljan4419

7y↑650

RATM is the most important band in the history of rock. May not be the best, but the most important for sure. Their music is to the point, eye opening lyrics, no hipster bullshit, no fake awareness. Their songs shall be in school books.

@user-lr7fv6td5y

7y↑29

Yes, like Government owned schools would teach this.

@estebantoloza3562

6y↑3

ZedCrix in fact they are teaching about it, but State´s version.

@JamesGilbert_

6y↑3

If they were in school book, I'd buy the book for myself.

@tracypabis1218

6y↑1

'Their songs shall be in school books' /// 'Yes, like Government owned schools would teach this.' /// - shall be - future tense, as in who gives a rats ass about evil government scumfucks 'now'.

@patriotwar7260

6y↑8

the most important band in rock history? clearly, you are not the best source on the subject, black sabbath, the doors, cream, the jimi hendrix experience, ccr all much more influential bands on rock music....

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@certinho76

7w↑2

It was such an honor to see them live with my cousin. Best, most life-changing concert I've ever been to.
Sad they are broken up, but they changed my life.
GOAT

@dagmawizeferu1799

2y↑7

To the real heros who is reading this comment, you are a legend as much as RATM.

@maryea9585

4y↑252

This song is incredibly relevant today.

@atticusstewart5096

3y↑1

Sorry but... No ShIt SHErLOck!

@LuiKang043

2y↑1

That's because nothing has changed.

@LaserGadgets

2y↑1

What about now?

@c.jarmstrong3111

3y↑229

The world needs a Rage comeback BADLY. NO ONE ELSE can lead us the way they did in the early 2000's. MUSIC IS POWER!

@anarchistic8178

2y↑10

We can. We will be sacrificing many lives but and I will be one of them if need be. This life is a shit from the inside out and we are just starting to peel back layers.

@alexkrasmo8411

2y↑1

@@anarchistic8178 Well said

@SimonNickels

52w↑1

Rock like this is mostly dead

@georgeplatz8628

51w↑1

Lmao, Tom is shilling for NFTs these days. Believe me, these guys are absolutely down with the machine. It also wouldn't surprise me if they were simps for Russia as their anti-American viewpoint is straight from the Tankie playbook.

@mrrace6318

29w↑2

2023 this song makes so much more sense.

@callspreadzero854

6w↑1

Was at their “last show” and I’ll say this— the entire 🌎 was represented in that crowd. Never been in a crowd with that many languages being spoken. We Raged.

@silverfuck1981

6y↑853

"Who controls the past now controls the future,
Who controls the present now controls the past,
Who controls the past now controls the future,
Who controls the present now?" 1984/George Orwell

@fayder743

5y↑40

Silverfuck1981 You're a Thought Criminal! Alert the Thought Police!

@IWillNeverMakeVideos

5y↑9

Ironic, considering that they all support communism and Antifa

@howardmob8683

5y↑38

@@IWillNeverMakeVideos I always heard their music as being more just anti-capitalism,not pro-communism

@ChurchOfTheHolyMho

5y↑5

@@howardmob8683 Anti-statism perhaps?

@IWillNeverMakeVideos

5y↑8

@@howardmob8683 Tom Morello literally has a hammer and sickle on one of his guitars and has come out in open support of Antifa

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@chikowashere

6y↑226

Hypocrisy at its finest. The world needs Rage Against the Machine now more than ever

@hahdhsjsjrkfn

5y↑1

@Big Rig69 trump

@apissedoffkoala8465

5y↑2

@John The King Robinson your very brave lol

@triston.420

Beto 2020

@frankietie

@John The King Robinson xD

@collinrichardson1184

4y↑1

Chiko was here THEYRE BACK

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@lm157

2y↑45

The BEST political and social awarness band ever. They shouldn't stop playing, money and fame aside, we need you RATM!

@thekingofpayments

2y↑1

They became the machine. They could sing at DNC convention now with a straight face lol.

@medlawar8645

41w↑4

@@thekingofpayments they are still very much socialist lol

@toat_

26w

@@thekingofpaymentsyou're greed.

@danilofonsecaofficial3426

2y↑2

20 years and never wasn't so current, isn't?

@haruno21

7y↑318

WHY IS THIS VIDEO SO RELEVANT
WHY IS THIS VIDEO SO TRUE
WHY WE DONT HAVE THESE GEMS ON MUSIC ANYMORE

@s.hicks7213

5y↑11

Powers that be won't allow it anymore. Too much tension these days. Rothschilds' Control Everything.

@ogrope1

5y↑1

@@s.hicks7213 TRUTH!!!!

@aipsibiru8628

5y↑1

Since smartphone attack people.. Nobody care

@byakugan641

5y↑5

Cuz nowadays they make music just to earn more money and fame, instead on the old days they make music to express something.

@pidgincorpora3368

@@s.hicks7213Shit dogwhistle nazi.

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@The_Real_JB

7y↑319

" If you're not turned on to politics, politics will turn on you..." WOW !

@whateverittakes1673

7y↑8

Guess what. They just did.

@zjz19900621

7y↑6

rage never die

@gogogadget-ml8hd

2y↑28

"If your not turned on to politics, politics will turn on you." What an ominous and honest answer (in a Freudian slip sort of way).

@chrismadison620

45w↑3

So relevant in 2023. It's like these guys know what's going on even though it was back in the day.

@adrienodoyer7817

6y↑83

I do think that in our modern world, we need RATM back more than ever

@NeoRipshaft

4y↑1K

Would love to see RATM playing at the Minneapolis uprising or any of the other rebellions blossoming around the country. Gotta keep that morale high and the message clear.

@LoganWalter52505

4y↑5

@joelcoool

4y↑58

I keep listening to the first rage album and some of the lyrics really fucking sting right now. There are so many quotes that go perfectly with BLM.
white supremacy, systemic injustice, power protecting power, COINTELPRO, propaganda, brainwashing, patriotism, all over that album and all over these protests.

@Jay-kz4td

4y↑7

YES!!!

@blackouttells11789

4y↑23

This isn't a rebellion yet, it's chaos. When the strikes become genuinely organized will it be a rebellion, and the only way we are gonna be able to unite for a true revolution, will be putting the racial narrative aside, understand that the government's corruption affects everyone of all races. We need to rise up against the oppressive together if we really want change. DROP THE RACE NARRATIVE, MAKE THE NARRATIVE: WE THE PEOPLE!

@ricothepoolboy1758

4y↑7

Saw them when they played the RNC many years ago in the Twin Cities. They advocated for peace, and for people to not give in to the strategies the ruling elite use to divide and conquer us.

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@gridthrottle

1y↑18

The song resonates at so many levels. As a non-American, i can still see the exact same shit in my country. What a powerful message and what a video!

@davidhamilton6298

42w↑3

we need another rage the machine to seal the deal and set us free, its only a matter of time. humanity will WIN.

@bullrun2772

39w

I think your bs so people like you

@typingexploits

4y↑76

Welcome everyone coming back in 2020. You've made a great choice!

@HauteBlackChic

8y↑262

Almost 20 years later, and not a damn thing has changed.

@badboybootz8

8y↑23

it only gets worse

@jackreynolds6531

+badboybootz8 speaking straight truth my friends

@zellorz

8y↑12

Actually thinking about it, a lot has changed, but in the end the same truth remains: simply there is a lack of real choice. The point in this video is that Bush and Gore were ultimately the same. Hillary and Trump look quite diferent to me, but in the end they are silly candidates. If I were american, I'd feel forced to vote on Hillary because Trump is a madman. South Park has it right: why do they have to choose between a Big Douche and a Turd Sandwich?

@xyvxyethe5584

money still goes bro

@HauteBlackChic

7y↑1

Phil Smith If you give your consent to be governed by oligarchs, you deserve the treatment you receive. Only fools vote. Period.

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@ronrote

2y↑1

This song kicks butt.

@Harrythe1st

Land of the brave & home of the free indeed, a paradise

@ashketchum7386

3y↑36

This song has aged like wine

@asmodiusjones9563

3y↑40

The fact that this song is from BEFORE the Iraq war is amazing and tragic.

@happity

3y↑5

Sure, O.peration I.raqi L.iberation

@FaithflNdscreet

44w↑2

Still a banger in 2023 and ain't shit changed

@RYEVLOG2022

2y↑3

Its should be billion views for this kick ass song of rage against the machine.

@TheRealBizWiz

8y↑191

RATM is most definitely NOT about building walls. I have been with Rage since the beginning. Thank you Rage for letting me know so much at such a young age. Peace and love to all from Houston, TX. - Jon

@ThePeacePlant

8y↑11

Than if everybody hates it then why isnt the border being protested against thats been up for years? Yall will be the same ones complaining when your taxes go up because they are having children to get citizenship.. and guess whos money will help raise them? Yours

@whateverittakes1673

8y↑4

All 10 cents of it. We spend 450-700 Billion a year on Defense for what? To maintain 700 bases around the world(check a map of all known us military bases)? Illegals are the least of our problems.

@Cesario561Fla

+Snootches Bootches yeah bitch

@TheRealBizWiz

+Fuk_da_system Lol

@yiannisclerides9782

8y↑2

believe me - when other nations know that US spends 700 billion on defense even though those weapons have not been tested they don't want to know (and is not payroll money) - a stupid would say why US don't use them? somebody in his senses says that's good

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@cwarren165

8y↑62

one of the greatest bands of all time.

@D0S81

2y↑5

we need more music videos like this on TV

@josephinedelibasic5434

2y↑4

So relevant even today

@SuperNehasoni

4y↑1.9K

LIKE FOR A 2020 REUNION!!!

@collinrichardson1184

4y↑20

Neha Soni THEYRE BACKKK

@CaliLakers1

4y↑5

Coachella

@nmarrs8539

4y↑3

Your anger is a gift!

@sdawn2005

4y↑2

Shut up about the year

@aline-snuff7595

NYC 🙏🏻

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@joeyg7458

5y↑500

This band should reunite in 2019..Perfect for 2019 politics

@falloutworldrecord

5y↑5

Prophets of Rage bra

@ZaneFowler

5y↑10

@@falloutworldrecord spineless rage with none of the subtlety or historic references that made ratm. Compare lyrics. I dare ya. You won't find clever references to the zapatistas in por's lyrics.

@falloutworldrecord

5y↑2

I'm just saying, it's the best we got right now and they give a pretty fucking great show

@qislegit.donttrustthemedia6232

5y↑5

@Big Rig69
Exactly. He's fighting the same evils described in this music video. Trump will end up going down as one of our greatest leaders in history.

@ZaneFowler

5y↑37

@@qislegit.donttrustthemedia6232 i hope you realise that trump and his Republican buddies are literally the machine ratm is raging against.

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@The06GT

41w↑3

RATG more prevalent in these times. Wish we mad more artists like this in these times. Actors, musicians, artists need to help us all push the message

@bullrun2772

39w↑1

Lol yeah well they become sell outs so

@chrissystewart6268

1y↑6

I grew up listening to Rage against the machine . Their music represents history & politics. I 💖 this song

@vasildedov6797

8y↑603

never have I ever clicked on a notification faster before

@mrmonstergaia

8y↑4

Dude same

@Pautemii

8y↑4

same

@The98Cone

8y↑5

+Vasil Dedov same here

@luceatluxvestra1

8y↑11

exactly! ✌

@chriselliott4121

7y↑1

Fifth degree burn

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@sherylmazzaglia8800

3y↑26

Always loved seeing Tom just really get into to it in this video. I believed he said, "when you wanna rock out, when in doubt...f sharp." Respect him because he's a true musician.

@darkfx3208

8w↑1

We need RATM every day as soundtracks to our lives in the corporate dystopia.

@haroldcox3103

2y↑3

The heroes this world needs

@thepsisquared

8y↑14

This video still rings true today

@piupenso9133

7y↑120

@put_istine

Thanks

@aaronkyla8333

43w↑2

I'm 23 years old and I was looking for a new friends but I remember that one thing that I'm the only one that still listening to this

@stickalabelon405

41w

43 years old and still listening....check out the Afro-beat version of this song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_J7tnm0jPY Enjoy!

@mjaukraft2988

2y↑3

Are they the best band in history or what?

@SrSacaninha

what

@alexanderfrankcastro5619

8y↑40

RATM will always be my reality check.

@ryantettenburn940

8y↑3

for real brother.

@wahidmuhammad352

Yes it causes one to regroup and examine there priorities

@rosonraimajhi9354

4y↑188

RATM.
Reunion 2020
Excited af.

@stevenguthrie4893

Roson Raimajhi Trump

@rickys6376

4y↑2

Roson Raimajhi not anymore

@rickys6376

Roson Raimajhi or atleast at the moment

@ItsOctoberr

It would certainly be a perfect time...

@2009blahblah

Nope

@TheZoRLT

2y↑2

"outside your door", literally

@user-oq8nz7eb1c

22w↑2

" Turn on to politics or politics will turn on you." Ralph Nader.

@bw9320

8y↑31

There it is. The truth.

@xandao6777

8y↑563

Is this a sign that they might come back and release a fire album with all the bullshit that is going on with the world right now? I hope so I still have faith...

@maxcoddington9867

8y↑5

hopefully

@TheChrxnic

8y↑10

Google rage against the Donald

@TR4MRJaZz

8y↑15

that would be an epic comeback

@Nicky.Slunsky

8y↑22

+Alexandre Cruz They're sure needed now more than ever....

@keevisgoat6394

+TheChrxnic lol

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@bigearsinc.7201

1y↑2

No one talking about the ungodly bass tone in this song? that bass is so good.

@marakahl

2y↑2

I will whole heartedly always truly in the world believe this is the only song that matters

@rickeykoga2312

4y↑92

One thing I am thankful for in these dark times is for bands like Rage Against the Machine who represent the silent majority who feel like the status quo is designed against most people and want change. Jamming RATM all day and for the foreseeable future to stay in the proper mindset and to give them views/attention. Our country's on the verge of a massive catharsis and we can't let it fizzle out like so many other movements have ('Occupy Wall Street' comes to mind)

@ItsOctoberr

4y↑155

"Who controls the present now, controls the past. Who controls the past now controls the future. Who controls the present now?" Wow what a line.

@DanRyzESPUK

3y↑29

Borrowed from the book "1984" by George Orwell.

@roddya8369

1y↑1

💯 🔥

@NoDream424

1y↑2

The greatest call to action ever spoken

@RexytheRexy

16w

40 years later, Orwell's words still ring true to a terrifying degree.

@psychedelicfright85

16w

@@DanRyzESPUK odd band to quote that book

@scottkeever9750

1y↑2

The land of the free who ever told you that is your enemy!

@Jo3yPropane

2y↑7

These guys must be fucking time travellers, because 90% of their stuff is arguably EVEN MORE RELEVANT NOW then it was 2 decades ago...

@Leitosssssss

2y↑1

Nah, the history just repeats itself all the time.

@rockoutmichigan

4y↑592

People testifying about the Police State right now.

@beefsupreme694

4y↑14

@The Other Point Of View who's being naive now, kay?

@austinhoudini5960

4y↑1

@The Other Point Of View Right? Jesus christ

@angtatsulok8287

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtSSuPYcQI0&list=PLteHgXmykTMx5GzfLuoRa1koHpxvVCFWB&index=2
try this new breed of protest song

@Urheimat9

4y↑7

@The Other Point Of View begone bootlicker

@jayjohnson5016

3y↑4

sad part is they dont realize this "rebellion" is a state funded charade...so sad

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@jimpoleshuk7997

7y↑62

"If you're not turned on to politics, politics will turn on you." -Ralph Nader

@Mango_lol2009

34w↑1

Catchy, correct, aged like wine ✊

@charlenemack7040

1y↑1

Thank you Mark my favorite DJ who still plays this song on his alternative music radio station.😂❤

@bradhirigoyen3039

3y↑32

We need rage against the machine more than ever before

@ImmortalIdeas

🤘

@S.Grenier

7y↑623

I would think a lot of people came back to listen to this one tonight. Still so relevant.

@abigailmargaret6534

7y↑6

Indeed man.

@milesgreb3537

7y↑3

in that its failure to understand pragmatism helped Trump win?

@S.Grenier

7y↑21

In that it's a music video about people who don't believe in either candidates.

@milesgreb3537

7y↑4

It is not important that you "believe in them", whatever that means. It is important one understands the facts of the game before them, and acts rationally to cause the most good. Only voting for Clinton did that, any other action is demonstrable immoral according to game theory

@S.Grenier

7y↑14

My friend... I have done my undergrad studies in political sciences. I am fully aware of what an electoral campaign is. My comment was not meant as a deep, thought inducing statement to be quoted by future generations and that will spark great debates among intellectuals.

It was just about a guy (me) who was reminded about a cool song (Testify) while reading the preliminary results breakdown on election night, and dropped a comment after watching the video. I'm willing to pursue any conversation you might wanna have about this in private, but I don't make an habit of having discussions in the darkest public space the world has ever known (here).

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@sarahs1849

21w↑4

RATM is literally one of my all time favorite bands. I can't be friends with someone who doesn't respect these guys lol

@pedromdy

26w↑4

"MR ANCHOR, ASSURE ME THAT GAZA IS BURNING!!!!!!"

@chrisshepherd90

7y↑35

I wish they would get back together to drop an album about what's going on today. their songs are still relevant

@tracypabis1218

6y↑4

' still relevant' and that's the goddamn problem round here.

@lisbethlunna473

7y↑15

Amazing how none of rages music hasn't disappeared "mysteriously"! 🙏

@reterumstrict1091

2y↑1

The internet is forever

@durragas4671

1y↑2

Let it all out in dance and rage while listening to music. Then orderly go to work. Thank you.

@-HustleUnion-

2y↑1

I still have tickets from before this corona thing started. can't freaking wait.

@bens9623

8y↑42

they couldn't have picked a more appropriate time to upload this...

@temx23

8y↑50

Rage would be so good now with all the unrest that's going on

@Celeseaeyes

8y↑2

That's been on my mind for awhile now. They were so ahead and we NEED THEM EVEN MORE THAN EVER!!! Ugh!!!!!

@hayleehaux2458

8y↑2

So truuuuue

@sydh-b3771

We ne RATM back now more than ever! Imagine the pure magic they would come out with, with all the shit that's gone on to use as motivation and inspiration😮

@erock6908

2y↑1

This is exactly the kind of band we need RIGHT NOW! You could show footage of everything that that’s happened in the last 10 years and it would be just as relevant.

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