Sleep Now in the Fire
Rage Against the Machine
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The world is my expense The cost of my desire Jesus blessed me with its future And I protect it with fire So raise your fists And march around Don't dare take what you need I'll jail and bury those committed And smother the rest in greed Crawl with me into tomorrow Or I'll drag you to your grave I'm deep inside your children They'll betray you in my name Sleep now in the fire The lie is my expense The scope of my desire The Party blessed me with its future And I protect it with fire I am the Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria The noose and the rapist And the fields overseer The agents of orange The priests of Hiroshima The cost of my desire Sleep now in the fire For it's the end of history It's caged and frozen still There is no other pill to take So swallow the one That made you ill The Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria The noose and the rapist The fields overseer The agents of orange The priests of Hiroshima The cost of my desire Sleep now in the fire
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Written by: BRAD J. WILK, THOMAS B. MORELLO, TIMOTHY COMMERFORD, ZACK M. DE LA ROCHA
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14 facts about this song
Release"Sleep Now in the Fire" is a song by the American rock band, Rage Against the Machine, from their 1999 album "The Battle of Los Angeles."
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Music Video DirectorThe music video for this song was directed by renowned documentary filmmaker, Michael Moore.
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Video ControversyThe shooting of the video caused the doors of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to be closed. The band and Michael Moore were ejected from the area during the filming due to the stir they created.
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Band ArrestSome band members were arrested during the shoot because they attempted to enter the NYSE, causing trading to shut down for the day.
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Guitarist TechniquesIn performing this song, guitarist Tom Morello utilizes the DigiTech WH-1 Whammy pedal to achieve the renowned solo. The main riff of the song can be seen as a variation of the main riff from Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath."
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Political LyricsLyrically, the song is highly political, touching on themes of greed, capitalism, and American imperialism.
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Song RecognitionThe song peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's fourth highest charting single in the UK.
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Video AwardDespite the controversy surrounding its creation, the music video won the Best Rock Video from the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Video AppearanceRenowned actor Garrett Wang, known for his role as Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager, makes a cameo appearance in the music video.
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Album SuccessThe album, "The Battle of Los Angeles," from which "Sleep Now in the Fire" is a part, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in the year 1999. The album was highly acclaimed and is considered one of the best releases from Rage Against the Machine.
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Live PerformancesIn live performances, "Sleep Now in the Fire" often segues seamlessly into the next song, "War Within a Breath," due to both songs being in the same key and having the same tempo.
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Recent UseThe song was featured in the 2016 biographical film "Michael Moore in TrumpLand" and in a trailer for the 2019 video game "Gears 5."
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Band's PoliticsThe song is considered a representation of the band’s revolutionary politics, a characteristic that distinguishes Rage Against the Machine from many other bands of the same genre.
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InfluenceThe song remains one of the band's most popular, and is frequently used in media to represent anti-establishment sentiments.
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