We Want It All
We Want It All is one of only two songs the Rage Against the Machine vocalist Zack de la Rocha released while the band was disbanded. Out of the twenty or so tracks which De La Rocha and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails collaborated on, this is the only track of those sessions which has been released. The song was produced by Reznor and was recorded at Nothing Studio in New Orleans in 2003. It was mixed by David Bianco at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and mastered by Steve Marcussen.
History
The song appears on the 2004 compilation album Songs and Artists that Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11. De La Rocha said of his song appearing on the soundtrack;
Michael Moore praised Zack on the official Epic Records press release;
"Zack, the lead singer of the greatest rock band of the '90s, Rage Against the Machine, is, in person, the most gentle of souls you will ever meet. But when he gets in the studio or on the stage, a fire erupts that consumes all who listen. This is his first song in five years and it's a barn burner! Welcome back, Zack, we need ya now more than ever..." - Michael Moore
Podcasts:
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by Heaven's Gate
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by Junction 18
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by Zack De La Rocha
We Want It All
by: Heaven's Gate[Words: Rettke]
[Music: Rettke, Paeth, Bilski]
You call us dirty, wild and evil
behind a dead end wall there's nothing left to see
we just need a chance to stop and break away
if you're blind and deaf you'll never realize what life could be
[BRIDGE]
Back's against the wall
standing one for all
fighting tooth and nail
there's no way we can fail
breaking all the rules
made for all the fools
can you hear a voice is calling you:
[CHORUS:]
WE WANT IT ALL
we take control
we do our best
reaching for the rest
WE WANT IT ALL
we rise, you fall
there's no way out
and there's no doubt about
We're always living in the shadow
ready for a deal, don't think about tomorrow
in a rebel's heart there is no place for love
crawling in the night we're waiting for a sign to start it up
Just one thing remains
poison in our veins
need a helping hand
I hope you understand
breaking all the rules
made for all the fools
can you hear a voice is calling you...