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Rather Be Dead Lyrics

Rather be dead
than alive by your opression
rather be dead
than alive by your design

Poisoned my fingers
Burned out my eyes
Cut up up my throat
to be alive

rather be dead
Than alive by your social values
rather be dead
than alive by your design

Poisoned my fingers etc.

But I´d rather be alive....
rather be alive
rather be alive
rather be alive!

Rather be alive, rather be alive, rather be
Rather be alive, rather be alive, rather be
Rather be alive
rather be alive!

Poisoned my fingers
Burned out my eyes
Cut up up my throat
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Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

refused are great punk-core.

can anyone tell me what the crowd are chanting at the start of this track? there are a few songs which start with chanting e.g. BSF - After the Eulogy starts with chants of "no justice, no peace" which i found out on these boards, but what about this song? im living with the possibility that it isn't english...

anyone?

a very late reply but yea it sounds foreign tongue, sounds to me like some kind of Latin religious chant, idk.

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It says "Viva viva la revolución"

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no idea but this song is great

Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

refused Is The Greatest Band Ever I Don't Care If You Do Not Agree With me But There Unreal Too Bad They Are No Longer Together. But Dennis Lyxzen The Lead Singer Is With A New Band Called The International Noise Conspiracy And There Not As Good As Rrfused But There Ok!

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This song was dedicated to the people who risked their lives in search of justice and freedom and to all the people who still fight. Its also a reminder that alot of our freedom is being taken away and we have to start fighting for it. Its supposed to make you think of all the people who never got a chance to have freedom.

Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

The chanting definetly sounds like Freedom, freedom, revolution, freedom, freedom, revolution.

Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

rather be alive. rather be alive.

Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

Refused kick the shit out of anything Blink have ever done and will ever do.

Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

btw the crowd is chanting viva revolution

Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

viva la revolucion.

Cover art for Rather Be Dead lyrics by Refused

This song... to me? honestly, this probably isnt what anyone intended it to be but to me, it means that the person would rather be alive... but with all the shit thats going on, theyd rather not. kinda obvious I guess. I dunno.