Bulls on Parade

Bulls on Parade is a song released by Rage Against the Machine from their second album Evil Empire. This song, one of their signature songs, deals with what is commonly referred to as the "military-industrial complex", which is the tendency of industry (the arms industry in particular) to encourage military action in order to gain military contracts, and therefore increase its profits. The song features one of Tom Morello's most famous guitar riffs and a highly unusual solo that sounds more like someone raping a rubber duck than a guitar by making use of the toggle switch and rubbing his hand along the strings parallel to the neck of the guitar. It is usually cited as the most famous example of Tom Morello's extremely innovative guitar playing.

[Intro] Come with it now Come with it now [Verse 1] The microphone explodes, shattering the mold Either drop the hits like de la O or get the fuck off the commode With the sure shot, sure to make the bodies drop Drop and don't copy, yo, don't call this a co-op Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' the thirst Of the power dons, that five-sided Fistagon The rotten sore on the face of Mother Earth gets bigger The trigger’s cold, empty your purse [Chorus] Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells [Verse 2] Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war, cannibal animal I walk the corner to the rubble, that used to be a library Line up to the mind cemetery now What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin' They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove 'em While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells [Chorus] Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells [Guitar Solo] Bulls on parade, uh [Outro] Come with it now Come with it now Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade