Celebrate the anniversary of Rage Against The Machine’s legendary show The Battle of Mexico City recorded at Mexico City’s  ‘Palacio de los Deportes’ in 1999.  Follow this playlist to hear all of RATM's live recordings!

Rage Against The Machine: Live

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[Verse 1]
Screens glow — brains low,
Another fake king on a plastic throne.
Talk loud, say nothin’,
The crowd’s clappin’ for their own slow burn.
You call that fame? I call it shame.
You sell your soul for a minute of name.
Dumb down the nation, feed the machine —
Reality’s dying on a neon screen!

[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t want your show,
We don’t need that glow!

[Chorus]
Turn off the circus, break the chain!
We want truth, not your fame game!
Turn off the circus, clear the noise —
We are the minds, not your toys!

(solo)

[Verse 2]
Plastic smiles, algorithm lies,
They sell decay in glitter disguise.
They want us numb, not aware,
But I see through that empty stare.
No soul, no thought, no spark —
Just puppets dancing in the dark.

[News / Spoken Rage]
The headlines scream, they sell the fake,
Media feeds the fools they make!

[Breakdown / Spoken Rage]
You call it fun?
I call it a cage.
We feed the beast,
It feeds our rage!

(solo)

[Chorus – Repeat, Screamed]
Turn off the circus, break the chain!
We want truth, not your fame game!
Turn off the circus, clear the noise —
We are the minds, not your toys!

[Outro]
I’d rather watch the stars at night,
Than your fools pretending light.
No crown, no show, no lies —
Just silence… and the truth that never dies.

Turn Off The Circus

Rafael Maurell King of Errors The Architect

Bloodletting

The Battle Of Mexico City

Calm Like a Bomb (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

Sleep Now In the Fire (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

Guerrilla Radio (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

War Within a Breath (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

Testify (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

War Within a Breath (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)

Rage Against The Machine

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