Rancid - I Wanna Riot Lyrics






I saw a man get the beat down
Took his money and his wallet left him dead on the ground
I saw them gather celebrate the crime
Teachin us the laughter another lesson of mankind
I raise my hand I got another question
If I start a riot, will I get protection
Cause i'm a kid whos got a lotta problems
If i throw a brick maybe the brick will go and solve them
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot
I'm boilin up the citys on heat
Red alert tention you know its on the street
Code blue the city of the dead
Sirens in the night with the lights bloody red
See how we do this see how we ride
Throw a brick, light the fuse, dodge a bullet, duck inside
A statistic hammered on my brain
Branded with another nother pawn in the game
Oh, yeah I wanna riot
Oh, yeah I wanna riot
In front of me the misery
Cryin in line got a burning to be
My face is burning, burning so quick
Burning like a candle at the end of its wick
Well i turn the dial i turn the channel
I turn it to a monster fighting the eternal battle
I need some help and there is no doubt
If i'm gonna go down i'm gonna take somebody else
Oh, yeah, I wanna riot





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  1. M.... W....

    This is one of my top five songs ever.

  2. L.... R....

    Propaghandi song, love that one but the mother fuckers that talking smack, shut the fuck up. Rancid paid their dues with Rancid which 2 of them were in Operation Ivy and none if this music is here with out that, so shut the fuck up with your gay pop, everything is pop if it is not black flack. You know what, some of these bands make a living off of punk now and do not even have to be that Famous, wonder why.

  3. M.... R....

    As a little punk this album was my life...... now as an older republican this shit fuels my hatred for everything politically correct.

  4. D.... G....

    I got in the ass by Lars😍

  5. R.... P....

    code blue the city of the dead.

  6. C.... ....

    when i was young i didn't give it much thought, but as i got older i realized i'm not the one throwing the brick i'm probably the guy who gets beat up at the beginning of the song...
    it's still a catchy song though

  7. A.... #....

    Msih lg on the songs!! The best!!😘

  8. P.... S....

    Skanking!!! Straight spy music

  9. S.... S....

    I saw these guys at Bogart's Cincinnati Ohio 1996 awesome so much spit in the air I'm lucky not to have hep

    S.... S....

    Scott Shull Bogarts!! My favorite venue..used to plan our summers around shows at that joint!

  10. h.... ....

    Cuz I'm the kid who's got alot of problems. Maybe if I throw a brick it'll go and solve em..? 🤔

  11. u.... ....

    Who cares if it’s punk or ska or both? Is it music?? Do you like it? Then who gives a fuck!!!!

  12. B.... ....

    I like most of punk o rama, and this song is pretty good, but the rancid vocalist gives me cancer

  13. e.... s....

    i love this song

  14. g.... A....

    saw a man get the beat down
    Took his money and his wallet left him dead on the ground
    I saw them gather celebrate the crime
    Teaching us the laughter another lesson of mankind
    I raise my hand, I've got another question:
    "If I start a riot, will I get protection? 
    'Cause I'm the kid whose got a lot of problems 
    and if I throw a brick maybe the brick will go and solve them."

    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot
    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot

    I'm boiling up the city's on heat
    Red alert tension you know it's on the street
    Code blue city of the dead
    Sirens in the night with the lights bloody red
    See how we do this (hell yeah) see how we ride
    Throw a brick light the fuse dodge a bullet duck inside
    It's a statistic hammered on my brain
    Branded with a number another pawn in the game

    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot
    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot

    Oi! Oi! Oi! Oi! Oi!
    In front of me debauchery (hell yeah)
    Crying in line and dying burning debris
    My Face is burning, burning so quick
    Like a candle at the end of its wick
    Well, I turn the dial, I turn the channel
    I turn into a monster fighting the eternal battle
    I need some help and, there is no doubt
    If I'm gonna go down I'm gonna take somebody out

    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot
    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot
    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot
    Oh.... yeah.... I wanna riot
    Riot!

  15. M.... M....

    Beavis and Butthead

    M.... M....

    That version was with the Stubborn All Stars

  16. I.... F....

    "Uuuuh, attention ? Attention : we're looking for the chick with big boobs.
    -Yeah yeah ! We're ready to do you now !
    -Uh Huh-huh"

    I.... F....

    Raptor Jésus Travis and Bob-Head!!!

  17. A.... B....

    How is that every song I hear by them is awesome? Great lyrics, great beat, has the hooks. Unbelievable.

  18. j.... g....

    who knows da Fucking Lyrics?

  19. A.... T....

    i want to score in Pasadena, and I don't mean with a dude, either

    A.... T....

    Amber Taylor score what ?

    A.... T....

    RIP Amber...you were too beautiful for this world.

    A.... T....

    Dope obviously

  20. k.... f....

    we're gonna score in washington.

    k.... f....

    ehheehhheehehe...... cool XDD

    k.... f....

    Wrong version

    k.... f....

    kat // im hoping to hit the sluts

    k.... f....

    Marty McFly ooooooo! Theres more SLUTS than you can imagine! 👵

  21. A.... D....

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    A.... D....

    Weird asf

    A.... D....

    +Sarah Dickenson agree

  22. S.... C....

    the bass is nothing short of excellent... as always

    S.... C....

    And i play the bass!! He is killin it!!

    S.... C....

    matt is a great bass player so that's no surprise you'd say that.

  23. S.... ....

    "Honor students."

  24. S.... ....

    As a 16 year old kid who never knew there was music that didn't come on the radio, this blew my mind. Changed my life. Good times.

    S.... ....

    stay punk forever, break everythings

    S.... ....

    ScottAlmighty awesome

    S.... ....

    OMG😃. I love. Rancid

  25. J.... A....

    Baltimore

  26. h.... f....

    i still have the original CASSETTE of this i bought like 20yrs ago..

    h.... f....

    Give it to me

    h.... f....

    haskel fortwintea fuck yeah old school keep that shit Lolll

    h.... f....

    I have the CD single with roots radicals. Got it for my 15th in 1995. =)

    h.... f....

    I have the cassette (but it's a copy my friends made for everyone) and a legit CD that skips on just about every song.

  27. b.... l....

    I taught this guy's to Wana riot! DECENT

  28. D.... S....

    corey williams from fort mac showed me this song long ago in flin flon , ya its ottawa boy danny :) if u hear this hit me up say hello, miss you bro

  29. K.... C....

    Holy shit, I loved every comp, now I'm a corporate wench. Where have the last 20 years gone ??

    K.... C....

    I just cant say the truth

    K.... C....

    @Kelly cole feels bad man. We're getting old.

    K.... C....

    @Kelly cole 20 years after and I started pogoing again. Life without bruisers isn´t worth living

    K.... C....

    Kelly cole 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  30. K.... F....

    Very, very nice. I call it punk pop and couldn't care at all about what genre folks think it is. It's good stuff. This tune is REALLY good stuff IMO. It's hard to imagine a much better collection of crap I like a LOT than the Punk-o-Rama collection(s). Nice, easy listening for those times when an old fart just wants to reflect and not necessarily smash anything within arms reach.

    K.... F....

    Rancid is street punk

    K.... F....

    maceikobrandon83 when did they go the way of the almighty dollar?

    K.... F....

    Kirk Fleming what's your defination of pop punk?

    K.... F....

    Kirk Fleming I call you a bitch

    K.... F....

    Fuck yeah!

  31. F.... ....

    'I WANNA RIOT!"  "OI!"

    F.... ....

    YEP THAT RIGHT..

  32. t.... C....

    #ferguson

  33. F.... M....

    Old school days :) 

  34. V.... J....

    I'm not able to watch it cuz I'm on my phone! SO NOT FARE!!!!!!!!!!

  35. P.... ....

    haha man you got fooled, these people know their punk watch out what you say, stuck up kids get their diapers bunched up when you quote songs

  36. M.... M....

    You just quoted a propagandi song. Good for you.

  37. T.... ....

    I seriously want to start a global rumble with this as the soundtrack.

  38. V.... C....

    I saw this live at RiotFest in Chicago in 2013. I got passed overhead and went stage diving. It was rockin.

  39. T.... S....

    b &b broght here

  40. J.... J....

    Fucking love this song live.

  41. C.... H....

    you're adorable<3

    did your mother vomit on you when you were little or were you always retarded?

  42. n.... ....

    It's a Propaghandi song.

  43. R.... ....

    ahh fuck you...way to ruin that song

  44. k.... ....

    Thanks Bastards, but I'm not going to let the bastards grind me down, Yea someday I suppose Ska will die, but would you be impressed if it lasted longer than your standards? Yea Ska Revival is nothing but A Ghost Town, but put it Toe to Toe with the pop stars that Sell Out. It's better than you think.

  45. m.... e....

    how can anyone not like this tune,,its fukin awesome

  46. x.... ....

    He is singing a ska song...

  47. s.... ....

    Ska is good.

  48. S.... ....

    Trend, hasnt ska been around since the 50s in Jamaica, I do believe you mean two tone garbage that no one who appreciates real ska gives a shit about? p.s anyone who even follows a trend enough to label something else a trend is an oxymoron who should hoop his forehead.

  49. J.... V....

    Angry much? i'd rather listen to the special over anything you've ever made.

  50. B.... M....

    Propaghandi. Nice.

  51. M.... P....

    The Punk -o- Rama fucking RULZ :D Listened to it my hole adolescence ^^

  52. m.... ....

    so i should agree with him because its a quote?

  53. A.... A....

    im in a ska band and some bands are but not all and this would be oi anyway and rancid is more punk with heavy ska influences mine is ska with heavy punk influences and a tiny metal and we made skapetal what else should hishschoolers do?

  54. D.... M....

    Who the fuck cares what genre this song is!? just fucking enjoy it whats the problem if don't like it then don't listen just don't ruin it for the people who enjoy it

  55. S.... ....

    I forgot how to clean everything...

  56. I.... ....

    im so fucking happy rancid played this on saturday :)

  57. F.... B....

    Oh you trend killer.

  58. o.... ....

    They're at watch?v=DZKfnobV9-M

  59. p.... ....

    Punk is, man... punk is.

  60. l.... ....

    what part do the horns kick in?

  61. w.... ....

    this... this takes me back. ty uploader.

  62. r.... ....

    the clash are so fucking overrated, they are the most overrated punk rock band of all time, they werent even a punk rock band in their later albums at all. only their first album has an actual punk rock sound. ramones were a trillion fucking times better than the clash, real punk!

    r.... ....

    there's no such thing as overrated. its such an outdated term, really. if their impact is felt years later to the point where you have to say they're "overrated", then the point is proven. "not even a punk rock band on their later albums"....so fucking what? they're a band that had musical range. when is that a bad thing? not to take anything away from the ramones, but they were one trick ponies who only knew how to make one kind of music

  63. J.... B....

    what the hell, adverts that start making aloud noise a ruining the music half way through!?!?!!!!

  64. m.... ....

    it is clear 2 tone ska feeling. and yeah clash wasn't a stright forward ska band. and yes this is a nice 2 tone ska song and definately not a punk. but who cares? this is a great song and that matters.

  65. P.... B....

    i don't know shit about ska-punk but if this is what it sounds like then...it's great

  66. c.... p....

    If you were all punk you wouldn't even be arguing. Stupid fucks. lol

  67. L.... D....

    Then the Clash are Ska by your definition? STFU Fucktard!

  68. M.... K....

    ooooh I bet you scored tons of punk rock points for that! First punk rock song I ever heard was when I went to go see Wasted Youth at the whiskey...I guess that's why I don't feel the need for an ostentatious poser tattoo.

  69. M.... K....

    punk is a mentality lol...that mentality died before you were born. Rancid's mentality is let's ride this punk rock gravy train for as long as we can and dress in our punk rock costumes and get filthy fucking rich. Every one downvoted aReZneR for being right...this is modern equivalency punk/ska watered down derivative crap...just like everything else rancid has done.

  70. n.... r....

    sublime are shit

  71. h.... ....

    First punk rock song I ever heard in my life. Ever since then I've been into punk.
    Rancid brought life to my world, as tribute I got PUNX tattooed on my knuckles

  72. s.... ....

    hey! i'm on a diet!

  73. I.... ....

    cause im the guy whos got a lot of problems, and if i throw a brick maybe the brick will go and solve them (8)

  74. r.... m....

    sick one this is the jam right here. hell yea love that chit

  75. j.... ....

    @RuDeBoYxxxPUNK thanks dude

  76. j.... ....

    @RuDeBoYxxxPUNK is it up? have you got a link?

  77. k.... b....

    Awesome.

  78. 1.... ....

    @aReZneR i agree dude.. sorry guys, its a punk band doing ska.. doesnt make it ska punk.

  79. T.... ....

    @cretzooo23 This isn't fuckin great, ITS FUCKING RADICAL !

  80. v.... ....

    this was originally released as an ep that came with the first copies of the "lets go!" album

    i played in front of my 10th grade english class for a 'poetry in song' project. and i had to pass the lyrics out and ask questions after the song.

    the first question i asked was "what do you do if you have a problem?" half the class raised their hands, i picked one and he answered "throw a brick!"

  81. N.... V....

    @elGUMBO93 Aye, the old bus/moon scene :P I remember :P

  82. s.... ....

    @grocker2701 Good times Good times...Dancing around =)

  83. s.... ....

    @fostskate Hey mate. Not triying to fight just to inform you...Punkrockers paint their eyes too. Like people who listen to the sex pistols in the middle 70's. That doesn't mean that you're gay...And if you are so what? punk rock is for everybody...I love Rancid and I love punk rock, I don't like emo but that doesn't mean that is shit...real emo is a mix of hardcore punk and emotional lyrics, you should listen to it...The POSERS, that's another story...
    Go Rancid, Go Green Day! PUNK ROCK!!!

  84. H.... A....

    that 1 dislikes go fuck bieber!!

  85. G.... B....

    The difference with rancid, is They are from the gutters...they have the real history...and Are Self Made...and made them selves their own Record Label.

    NEVER SOLD OUT Themselves for money...and gave corporates the finger.

    Now they sign bands on their label...They are the man.

  86. G.... B....

    @spabook69 lol- fucking germs...def

  87. G.... B....

    rancid pop'ed my cherry in 95' Chicago Metro Show...Yeah Chicks in bra's- Drinking your liver out, smokin your lungs away...and bruising faces in mosh pits...and pickin up the fallin bodies down below.

    Those were the fuckin days...before venues became corporations with protocols and policies...

    Lets go Show in fuckin Chicago...Then the show was fuckin small...and Tim always came out after, to talk outside to people that waited around or had nothing else to do or go.

    Those were the fuckin days

  88. S.... G....

    @cretzooo23 who cares man punk is punk

  89. d.... b....

    ahh to be 15 again, and listening to this album in my room. good times