[Verse 1]
The new law is moving in
Now you see them, now you don't
Like a shadow in my disguise
Like a soft machine on ice
Who are you?
"I'm the man
I am the cure and disease"
Who am I?
I'm the need
I am the weakness that feeds

[Chorus]
I've got to rip it up (Rip it up)
I've got to tear it down (Rip it up)
I've got to break the word (Rip it up)
I've got to fight for you

[Verse 2]
Who am I to criticize?
I'm unsafe at any speed
"We can change the world" she said
Never changed it, never tried
I'm cold and hard
But I don't mind
I've been everything I can be
[Chorus]
I've got to rip it up (Rip it up)
I've got to tear it down (Rip it up)
I've got to break the word (Rip it up)
I've got to fight for you (Rip it up)
You know that I don't run (Rip it up)
You know that I don't hide (Rip it up)
You know that I don't sleep (Rip it up)
You know that I don't care (Rip it up)

[Bridge]
I am the soft machine
I am the word and the law
I am the new machine
I am your feelings and more

Come inside and play with me
I'll show you things to forget
No one talks and no one leaves
No one remembers the way

[Chorus]
I've got to rip it up (Rip it up)
I've got to tear it down (Rip it up)
I've got to break the word (Rip it up)
I've got to fight for you (Rip it up)
You know that I don't run (Rip it up)
You know that I don't hide (Rip it up)
You know that I don't sleep (Rip it up)
You know that I don't care (Rip it up)
I've got to fight the man (Rip it up)
I've got to fight the need (Rip it up)
I've got to fight the law (Rip it up)
I've got to fight the world (Rip it up)