This song is about standing against those who oppose you , "I would rather die on my feet than keep living on my knees" is something Emilano Zapatta (sp?) once said (Mexicans were being foreced to surrender their land, he led a fight against it), and basically he was talking about how if you live by someone elses rules, you are'nt really living at all, you are a slave and a pussy, if you stand to fight for what you believe, you may get killed, bu at least you are part of the solution and yuo are dying with honour.
This song is about standing against those who oppose you , "I would rather die on my feet than keep living on my knees" is something Emilano Zapatta (sp?) once said (Mexicans were being foreced to surrender their land, he led a fight against it), and basically he was talking about how if you live by someone elses rules, you are'nt really living at all, you are a slave and a pussy, if you stand to fight for what you believe, you may get killed, bu at least you are part of the solution and yuo are dying with honour.