In a world gone mad it’s hard to think right So much violence hate and spite Murder going on all day and night Due time we fight the non-violent fight Mirrors, smokescreens and lies It’s not the politicians but their actions I despise You and Saddam should kick it like back in the day With the cocaine and Courvoisier But you build more bombs as you get more bold As your mid-life crisis war unfolds All you want to do is take control Now put that axis of evil ************************ on hold Citizen rule number 2080 Politicians are shady So people watch your back 'cause I think they smoke crack I don’t doubt it look at how they act In a world gone mad it’s hard to think right So much violence hate and spite Murder going on all day and night Due time we fight the non-violent fight First the ‘War On Terror’ now war on Iraq We’re reaching a point where we can’t turn back Let’s lose the guns and let’s lose the bombs And stop the corporate contributions that their built upon Well I’ll be sleeping on your speeches ‘til I start to snore ‘Cause I won’t carry guns for an oil war As-Salamu alaikum, wa alaikum assalam Peace to the Middle East peace to Islam Now don’t get us wrong ‘cause we love America But that’s no reason to get hysterica They’re layin’ on the syrup thick We ain’t waffles we ain’t havin’ it In a world gone mad it’s hard to think right So much violence hate and spite Murder going on all day and night Due time we fight the non-violent fight Now how many people must get killed? For oil families pockets to get filled? How many oil families get killed? Not a damn one so what’s the deal? "In a World Gone Mad" It’s time to lead the way and de-escalate Lose the weapons of mass destruction and the hate Say ooh ah what’s the White House doin’? Oh no! Say, what in tarnation have they got brewing??!!!!???!! Well I’m not pro Bush and I’m not pro Saddam We need these fools to remain calm George Bush you’re looking like Zoolander Trying to play tough for the camera What am I on crazy pills? We’ve got to stop it Get your hand out my grandma’s pocket We need health care more than going to war You think it’s democracy they’re fighting for? In a world gone mad it’s hard to think right So much violence hate and spite Murder going on all day and night Due time we fight the non-violent fight ======= Download it here: http://www.beastieboys.com
http://www.beastieboys.com I posted this in the politics forum for obvious reasons, but putting politics aside and concentrating on the music side I think the Beasties should've just left this stuff on the shelf. I mean I can't help but be reminded of that scene in "Revenge of the Nerds II" when they have that "NO on 15" concert. Mix Master Mike has so much more talent and these guy can put better rhymes together. This just isn't their best work and really sounds like they just threw out there. Hopefully it will grow on me...
He's been Buddhist since after Paul's Boutique. So if you like everything after that then, yes. IMO their best work is on Pauls Boutique, Check Your Head, and Hello Nasty.
Just a few years ago these clowns wanted to fight "for the right to party" and now they don't even want to fight against bloody terrorists. Yeah, they've got their priorities straight.
If he was Buddhist on Check Your Head, it didn't really show on that album....they still had an edge to them. Once Ill Communciation came out, they lost their edge.....although edge or no edge, they'll never have a better album than Paul's Botique.
I think it was because he was just getting into it and prob didnt know enough about it to really rhyme about it.