This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Hang down your head
There's nothing that remains
After you're dead
you don't even keep your name
You've convinced yourself
the book is never wrong
But what you'll find out
will shake you the bone
I saw no fire in your street
Only the stones you've thrown at me
Does it make you feel better?
Well, you know we're all just sinners
Why waste your time trying to save?
You've got your foot half in the grave
You're just a soapbox preacher
Six feet and heading deeper
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet
than live down on your knees?
With a crowded heart and clouded mind
you won't get what you seek
But if you stop you will find
We're just drops lost in the sea
I saw no fire in your street
Only the stones you've thrown at me
Does it make you feel better?
Well, you know we're all just sinners
Why waste your time swearing to save?
You've got your foot half in the grave
You're just a soapbox preacher
Six feet and heading deeper
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your...
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your knees?
Why can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your knees?
All hell is booked up
And heaven's got no vacancy
I guess that this cruel world
ain't got no place for me
We're all stuck in the middle
We're throwing our cash at books of cliches
They say the cost is little
It might work
but not for me
Cause my soul
is not for sale
Just be here now!
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your...
Well, can't you see it's better to die?
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
There's nothing that remains
After you're dead
you don't even keep your name
You've convinced yourself
the book is never wrong
But what you'll find out
will shake you the bone
I saw no fire in your street
Only the stones you've thrown at me
Does it make you feel better?
Well, you know we're all just sinners
Why waste your time trying to save?
You've got your foot half in the grave
You're just a soapbox preacher
Six feet and heading deeper
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet
than live down on your knees?
With a crowded heart and clouded mind
you won't get what you seek
But if you stop you will find
We're just drops lost in the sea
I saw no fire in your street
Only the stones you've thrown at me
Does it make you feel better?
Well, you know we're all just sinners
Why waste your time swearing to save?
You've got your foot half in the grave
You're just a soapbox preacher
Six feet and heading deeper
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your...
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your knees?
Why can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your knees?
All hell is booked up
And heaven's got no vacancy
I guess that this cruel world
ain't got no place for me
We're all stuck in the middle
We're throwing our cash at books of cliches
They say the cost is little
It might work
but not for me
Cause my soul
is not for sale
Just be here now!
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
Well, can't you see it's better to die on your feet than live down on your...
Well, can't you see it's better to die?
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
I saw no fire
Lyrics submitted by smileforthecamera, edited by lukeeffect
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this is what sean (main lyric writer/guitarist for atal) wrote in the atal forum regarding the inspiration for this song, enjoy!
it's hard to pinpoint where songs come from, especially so long after the fact. From what I remember, we wanted the song to have a heavy topic since the music was so upbeat and in a major key. We thought that if the lyrics had weight, it could justify the song being light. Dan came up with the idea of the religion thing from what I think was a televised Evangelical service. I could be wrong, but I think that's what it was. He came up with the bit of "I saw no fire in your streets..." and I filled in the rest. I got the "it's better to die on your feet than live down on your knees" from a journalist on NPR who was using the Zapata quote to describe a current event. As far as the title, I got it when I was driving to New England on 95. The car in front of me had a bumper sticker that read, "In case of Rapture, this car will be abandoned." I know it's light hearted enough to not be taken so seriously, but the phrase summed up what the song is about; people who take themselves too seriously and cause negative effects on others via close mindedness.
what i think this song boils down to, lyric wise, is that religion is made up and people are wasting their lives expecting to get to heaven but in the end just die