Some Fighting' words from an American Patriot.
After not playing it for ages, I heard this again over the weekend. It makes for a great "Thumb in your eye, we're gonna kick your ass!" type of statement. I vaguely remembered reading about "Don't Tread on Me" in school, so I looked it up to refresh my memory. Enjoy:
Liberty or death, what we so
proudly hail
once you provoke her, rattling of her tail
never begins it, never, but once engaged...
never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage
don't tread on me
so be it
threaten no more
to secure peace is to prepare for war
so be it
settle the score
touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...
don't tread on me
love it or live it, she with
the deadly bite
quick is the blue tongue, forked as lighting strike
shining with brightness, always on surveillance
the eyes, they never close, emblem of vigilance
don't tread on me
so be it
threaten no more
to secure peace is to prepare for war
so be it
settle the score
touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...
don't tread on me
so be it
threaten no more
to secure peace is to prepare for war
liberty or death, what we so
proudly hail
once you provoke her, rattling on her tail
so be it
threaten no more
to secure peace is to prepare for war
so be it
settle the score
touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...
don't tread on me
by
Metallica
http://www.metallica.com
See also:
Don't Tread on Me: The Rattlesnake
as a Symbol of American Independence
http://www.foundingfathers.info/stories/gadsden.html
Voice of Iron: The 143rd Signal Battalion, 3rd Armor Division