An institution that's based on the constitution Can't find solutions To convolutions That's plain America, land of the free Now your citizenship is a penitentiary And the American dream, is the American lie And the American way becomes foolish pride When you're broke as fuck, ain't shit for free How the rich stay rich, they got all the money This democracy ain't democracy It's a monopoly that's based on renown You have the money? Well you have the power To control every second of every mother fuckin' hour Gonna burn this mother down We're gonna burn this mother down We're gonna burn this mother down (you know this) We're gonna burn this mother fucker to the ground (Burn it up, down) (Burn it up, down) We're gonna burn this mother fucker to the ground (Burn it up, down) (Burn it up, down) And he's speaking a little truth, just straight up knowledge You won't learn with a degree in college Well we acknowledge the state we're in We'll ignite the fuse, let the fires begin Don't underestimate the system, put you in a prison Battlefields and warzones, a cornerstone In the aftermath, no ones around With all these bodies laying underground They got money for war, but can't feed the poor Every 5 seconds someone's knocking on my door Full contribution for the revolution Taking my stance as a contribution Gonna burn this mother down We're gonna burn this mother down We're gonna burn this mother down (you know this) We're gonna burn this mother fucker to the ground (Burn it up, down) (Burn it up, down) We're gonna burn this mother fucker to the ground (Burn it up, down) (Burn it up, down) Cities and states keep growing in sizes Well you know, it's our demise Everybody's favorite color is green I don't know what it means They say money got nearly everything Left off with nothing but a fucking dream I'm sick of all the shit I see That takes place in front of me We're gonna burn this mother fucker to the ground (Burn it up, down) (Burn it up, down) We're gonna burn this mother fucker to the ground (Burn it up, down) (Burn it up, down)