Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade - The REJECTED

"Bulls on Parade" is a song released by Rage Against the Machine in 1996, and can be found on their second album Evil Empire.

"Bulls on Parade" addresses the issue of the American military-industrial complex, a situation in which industry (the arms industry, primarily) urges government to take military action, with the intent of obtaining military contracts, and to thereby increase its revenue.

Verses in the song like "Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes, not need, just feed the war cannibal animal", and "They don't gotta burn tha books they just remove 'em" are examples of the several references to the military-industrial complex in the song.

With the words "Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' tha thirst of tha power dons", the song suggests that fear of terrorism is used to manipulate the American population to support military action. The phrase "the terror rains" serves a double meaning, suggesting that "the terror" by the government literally reigns.

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• rage against the machine
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• bulls on parade
• Evil Empire
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