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Well, my father put his shame on me.
Said he wouldn't put his name on me.
Said he wouldn't be the first in his family
Whose son cried when he was born.
Well, he died the day I got a gun.
Said that he was proud that I's his son.
That was right there in his plan,
I'd grow up and be a man,
And there was a tear,
I saw it in his eye.
He said he couldn't think
Of a better way to die.
And the Lord came down
And put a spoon in my mouth.
It tasted so bitter,
But I couldn't spit it out.
It tasted like the money
That my poor momma made
Well, I went an' stole it
'cause she took it to the grave.
And there was a note
Clenched in her right hand.
Said, "Boy, if you wanna live,
"Better die like a brave man."
Well, I don't wanna die in the middle of the night.
I want a brave man's death.
I don't wanna die in the middle of the night.
I want a brave man's death.
Spittin' gasoline, burnin' my teeth,
Gettin' salt on the fields of my past,
And a sword'll come down with a milky white flash;
I'll get my brave man's death at last.
I had a woman.
She had some kids.
She said she loved them.
I never did.
Just the way that they feed
And take away what was young.
My wife's muscle
Could do what needed to be done.
That day that she died,
Her cup was fully drained.
She said, "Take hope, my love.
"That life was worth the pain."
Well, I don't wanna die in the middle of the night.
I want a brave man's death.
I don't wanna die in the middle of the night.
I want a brave man's death.
Spittin' gasoline, burnin' my teeth,
Gettin' salt on the fields of my past,
And a sword'll come down with a milky white flash;
I'll get my brave man's death at last.
Had a heart that's willing,
But a back without a bone,
And a body'd go to war,
But my head would come home,
And I always had a knife
In case a real man came along.
He'd turn his head
And his life was gone.
So, I hold it in my heart.
Yes, I hold it in my heart.
No, I hide it my heart
'cause it's tearin' me apart,
Last thing that he said to me
Was blood was on my hands.
God, I wanna die like a man.
YEAH!
I don't wanna die. (I don't wanna die.)
I want a brave man's death.
I don't wanna die. (I don't wanna die.)
I want a brave man's death.
Pray the Lord my soul to keep,
Keep it in his right hand,
And with his left, to send me death,
The death of a brave man.
I don't wanna die. (I don't wanna die.)
I want a brave man's death.
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Said he wouldn't put his name on me.
Said he wouldn't be the first in his family
Whose son cried when he was born.
Said that he was proud that I's his son.
That was right there in his plan,
I'd grow up and be a man,
I saw it in his eye.
He said he couldn't think
Of a better way to die.
And put a spoon in my mouth.
It tasted so bitter,
But I couldn't spit it out.
That my poor momma made
Well, I went an' stole it
'cause she took it to the grave.
Clenched in her right hand.
Said, "Boy, if you wanna live,
"Better die like a brave man."
I want a brave man's death.
I don't wanna die in the middle of the night.
I want a brave man's death.
Gettin' salt on the fields of my past,
And a sword'll come down with a milky white flash;
I'll get my brave man's death at last.
She had some kids.
She said she loved them.
I never did.
And take away what was young.
My wife's muscle
Could do what needed to be done.
Her cup was fully drained.
She said, "Take hope, my love.
"That life was worth the pain."
I want a brave man's death.
I don't wanna die in the middle of the night.
I want a brave man's death.
Gettin' salt on the fields of my past,
And a sword'll come down with a milky white flash;
I'll get my brave man's death at last.
But a back without a bone,
And a body'd go to war,
But my head would come home,
In case a real man came along.
He'd turn his head
And his life was gone.
Yes, I hold it in my heart.
No, I hide it my heart
'cause it's tearin' me apart,
Was blood was on my hands.
God, I wanna die like a man.
YEAH!
I want a brave man's death.
I don't wanna die. (I don't wanna die.)
I want a brave man's death.
Keep it in his right hand,
And with his left, to send me death,
The death of a brave man.
I want a brave man's death.
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Submitted by
cestlavie0806 On Oct 25, 2010
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I think he says "a heart that's willing" and "the sword'll come down with a milky white wrath". Let's try to get the rest of these lyrics up, since we're the only ones doin' 'em. Try to amend my fuck-ups in the Hail Mega Boys ones, if ya can.
I think "Brave mans death" can mean many things depending on who is looking, listening and reading it. For me it means to never give up in what you believe in. As long as you are doing what is right by "God", society, yourself and your loved ones it doesn't matter what others think or say. You are sticking to what is right and what you believe in and by doing that you are "braver" then the next person who falls to what society says is right and what you should do. So by dying for...
I think "Brave mans death" can mean many things depending on who is looking, listening and reading it. For me it means to never give up in what you believe in. As long as you are doing what is right by "God", society, yourself and your loved ones it doesn't matter what others think or say. You are sticking to what is right and what you believe in and by doing that you are "braver" then the next person who falls to what society says is right and what you should do. So by dying for what you believe in is "braver" then giving in to what is "easy". Love like you are dying and dance like no one is watching.
I think this is about not taking the "traditional" paths in life simply for selfish reasons. When the narrator talks about his family situation, it sounds like:
The narrator does not just want to take the traditional route and fade away, he resists the traditional route and thinks he is brave because of it.