Lyric discussion by ExpressiveOne 

Cover art for The Fighter lyrics by Gym Class Heroes

This song is incredibly inspirational and has so much more deeper meaning than I think people really get or understand. I feel it might even be spirutual.

until the referee rings the bell (until life lets up on you) until both your eyes start to swell (literal meaning being punched time and time again, your eyes swell. Second meaning, your eyes swell before you're about to cry; in others words, keep fighting no matter how much pain you feel, emotional, phsyical or otherwise.

"give them hell, turn they're heads, gonna live life till we're dead" (Don't back down! Be strong, be confident, don't let their words or their gossip or bullying (whatever it may be) get the best of you, so that whenever they see you, they'll know you're a fighter, you don't take anyone's "B.S." per say, you won't let them define you or make you feel bad about yourself. You're a fighter!)

"Give me scars, Give me pain" (continue to hurt me and bring me down, it's only making me stronger)

Then they'll say to me , say to me, there's go a fighter (Everyone will know you as someone who goes uneffected by negativity, you're strong, as made an example in the intrudction verse you are a fighter, you are strong! Prove to them you're unbreakable)

"if you fall pick yourself up off the floor and when your bones can't take no more, just remember what you're here for, cause I know i'm a damn sure" (This means when you feel exhausted, when you feel you just have no fight left in you, life knocks you down time and time again and you begin feeling helpless, think of the bigger purpose of life. We're not here to please everyone else, I feel this song may have some spiritual meaning behind it, he's saying don't get caught up in what people say or what life throws your way, instead, remeber we are all here for a bigger purpose and reason, our lives are God's master plan and cannot simply be dictated by nay sayers or unfortunate circumstances. At the end of the verse, he's saying he know's the bigger purpose, but he's hoping people listening will get the bigger picture on this verse but even if they don't they can take it as something else that suits their scenerio but he "know's he's a damn sure" meaning he knows there's a bigger purpose, a reason to keep fghting.)

I pointed out the parts I found most significant to me, the rest is pretty self explanatory.

My Opinion

@ExpressiveOne

Although "Until the referee rings the bell" could be understood to mean "until life lets up on you," I think more generally it refers to death.