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The Great Die-Off Lyrics
There’s a fire on the borders and
It’s burning down the walls you built high
There’s steady stream of anger and
It’s spilling from the coasts
A tidal wave
And the words say we reap what we sow
So where I bury you i’ll build my home
In line to reclaim
But we’re sick of the wait
We want it all and we want it now
Tonight I watched your fires burn out
The cold dead hands we pried
These guns from are yours
We want it all and we want it now
A tide is coming to drown you out
We make ourselves at home
While your body’s still warm
Tradition tethers us to rituals and
Are we all just clocks on wrong times?
And something triggers each
And every time i hear you say
“God bless this place”
But your numbers are dwindling now
Though endangered we’ll still hunt you down
With heads on a stake
Long may you reign
We want it all and we want it now
Tonight I watched your fires burn out
The cold dead hands we pried
These guns from are yours
We want it all and we want it now
A tide is a coming to drown you out
Make ourselves at home
While your body’s still warm
There’s a fire on the borders
And it’s burning down the walls you built high
And there’s steady stream of anger
And it’s spilling from the coasts
A tidal wave
We want the motherfucking world and we want it now
Tonight I watched your fires burn out
The cold dead hands we pried
These guns from are yours
No I don’t wanna wait
I know a better way
So step aside come on
Or better yet just go away
Our chance has finally come
There might not be another one
Now
No we’re not gonna wait
We want it now
We’re dousing the flames
We want it now
It’s burning down the walls you built high
There’s steady stream of anger and
It’s spilling from the coasts
A tidal wave
So where I bury you i’ll build my home
In line to reclaim
But we’re sick of the wait
Tonight I watched your fires burn out
The cold dead hands we pried
These guns from are yours
A tide is coming to drown you out
We make ourselves at home
While your body’s still warm
Are we all just clocks on wrong times?
And something triggers each
And every time i hear you say
“God bless this place”
Though endangered we’ll still hunt you down
With heads on a stake
Long may you reign
Tonight I watched your fires burn out
The cold dead hands we pried
These guns from are yours
A tide is a coming to drown you out
Make ourselves at home
While your body’s still warm
And it’s burning down the walls you built high
And there’s steady stream of anger
And it’s spilling from the coasts
A tidal wave
Tonight I watched your fires burn out
The cold dead hands we pried
These guns from are yours
I know a better way
So step aside come on
Or better yet just go away
Our chance has finally come
There might not be another one
No we’re not gonna wait
We want it now
We’re dousing the flames
We want it now
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The Great Die-off is about Foreigners coming into America who want the life we have. The first line exemplifies the whole song: “There's a fire on the borders burning down the walls you built high. And there's a steady stream of anger spilling from the coast. A tidal wave”
How would this be about foreigners? Its called The Great Die-Off. Its about the corruption of the government.
How would this be about foreigners? Its called The Great Die-Off. Its about the corruption of the government.
@kingrog Odd quadruple post, 3Dog. But yeah, it's not about foreigners. It's obviously about the old people that aren't falling out of power soon enough. The kind of people Rise Against are always rising against.
@kingrog Odd quadruple post, 3Dog. But yeah, it's not about foreigners. It's obviously about the old people that aren't falling out of power soon enough. The kind of people Rise Against are always rising against.