Death Before Dishonor Lyrics

To the haters, the takers, the liars
All the vultures and the bottom feeding scum
The FCC, the FBI, and every tin god with a badge and a gun
You talk and talk you preach and bitch
But your words don't mean a thing
You give what you give you get what you get
Just the way it's always been

I choose death before dishonor
I'd rather die than live down on my knees
Bury me like a soldier with my dignity

You imitate the ostracized put your head beneath the sand
Your cup it runneth over must be rough to live so grand
You reap what you sew you pay what you owe unless you bathe yourself in greed
You rob and you take your world is fake
There's no honor amongst the thieves

I choose death before dishonor
I'd rather die than live down on my knees
Bury me like a soldier with my dignity

Fuck!
You're self righteous self pretentious
Your ways are not for me
You're deluded so confused
Your world is not for me

I choose death before dishonor
I'd rather die than live down on my knees
Bury me like a soldier...

Bury me! (Bury me!)
Bury me! (Bury me!)
Bury me!

With my dignity!
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Submitted by
fallen_sunset On Oct 06, 2007
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Cover art for Death Before Dishonor lyrics by Five Finger Death Punch

He is saying that he would rather die than dishonor himself by being censored and kept quit. at least thats my way of looking at it.

personally, i am the same way.

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Okay this song is my theme song ... the title says it "Death Before Dishonor".

More and more I see people cheating, and lying and such to succeed, and it sickens me (hell this is why we are in the economic crisis ... don't believe me, watch the movie "Inside Job"). Thank god someone sees in living by an honor code. Doing what's right and earning what they deserve fair and square.

I fight to live by an honor code, and I make sure others know it.

So I say it "Death Before Dishonor"

My Opinion

Just saw them in concert (it was almost a 13 hr day for their 90 minutes .. so worth it) but I was pissed ... they didn't sing this song

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if you have ever been to a ffdp show when ever they play this song they dedicate it to the military

plus i know alot of marines and death before dishonor is like there motto now (not the legit "semper fi" one though)

I totally agree with darkfire0215. if you have ever seen them live before they play this song they dedicate it to the military. I was with my younger brother at the show who had just gotten back from iraq and it touched him in a way i don't think anyone could understand unless they have served there country.

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Cover art for Death Before Dishonor lyrics by Five Finger Death Punch

looks like it.

Cover art for Death Before Dishonor lyrics by Five Finger Death Punch

this could jus tbe that i just listened to salvation but couldnt it be saying that he would rather die than being on his knees worshiping god?? idk I thik about religion too much I guess lol

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yeah thos song is dedicated for the milititaries in north america, hes saying that they die with honour unlike some of us who do jack all and just die of old age while these men fight wars and risk there lives for us...great song :D really influences me to keep on my path to the canadian forces

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Your world I DOMINATE

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Cover art for Death Before Dishonor lyrics by Five Finger Death Punch

I could have sworn they were singing "there's no honor amongst the Feds" rather than "there's no honor amongst the thieves." Oh, well.

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I would rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6. I would rather die any type of death before I bring dishonor to myself. With being prior military and as most of their songs are a honor to the military and the service members past, present and future. Its a way of life, everyone needs to have that code. If you respect care or want respect you need to honor that. you have to understand that there is always something bigger than yourself.

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