Discover the story of the song > White Riot – The Clash

The protagonist is frustrated with the way things are and feels like he wants to rebel. He sees that black people have a lot of problems but are braver than white people when it comes to protesting. He thinks that rich people have all the power and that everyone else is too scared to stand up to them. He wants to start his own riot, and thinks others should do the same instead of just doing what they're told.