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It couldn't be more far from the truth
If you could do to me the things you would do
And I know you're on to me
I'm watching you wanting me
You hung down the rebels and punish them wrongfully
You came with fire and weapons to kill
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're old
I'm not looking for you to be anything
But my ultimate enemy
So back off, you're not what I would prefer to see
When my body rots I still won't give you the courtesy
You came with fire for the last time
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're old
When your body wants to run
But your heart knows you're better than that
The blood you spilled on battlefields
I promise you will not go unspent
Neither will I leave you stranded
The promise rings as our battle cry
You're never alone regardless of doubt
But faith comes so easy to some
Better luck next time, better luck next time
Watch as the teargas burns my eyes
It burns my eyes
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're
If you could do to me the things you would do
And I know you're on to me
I'm watching you wanting me
You hung down the rebels and punish them wrongfully
You came with fire and weapons to kill
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're old
I'm not looking for you to be anything
But my ultimate enemy
So back off, you're not what I would prefer to see
When my body rots I still won't give you the courtesy
You came with fire for the last time
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're old
When your body wants to run
But your heart knows you're better than that
The blood you spilled on battlefields
I promise you will not go unspent
Neither will I leave you stranded
The promise rings as our battle cry
You're never alone regardless of doubt
But faith comes so easy to some
Better luck next time, better luck next time
Watch as the teargas burns my eyes
It burns my eyes
A warrior poet once said
You're not dead yet so live like you could be
A warrior poet said
Have no regrets when you're old
Have no regrets when you're
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11
Track duration: 02:53
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"I don't deny that there should be priests to remind men that they will one day die. I only say it is necessary to have another kind of priests, called poets, to remind men that they are not dead yet." —G.K. Chesterton
But I think it's also talking about the world around us. How they "hunt down the rebels and punish them wrongfully." This world doesn't want non-conformists and will do anything to make them succumb to its powers.
The only really unclear line for me is "you're never alone regardless of doubt, but faith comes so easy to some. Better luck next time." I think it means that not everyone can see that the faith is worth fighting for, and that no one is really ever alone. Maybe he's talking to himself when he says "better luck next time." as he's being blinded by the war. "Watch as the tear gas burns my eyes." That is an amazing part of the song.
It sounds a lot like he's talking about war or fighting but that's probably just a metaphor.
He probably is saying, maybe to Satan, that he's not going to follow his ways and he's going to fight for what is right, no matter what the cost.
talk about dispelling apathy! i love the fieryness of the lyrics and his voice and the music and everything. you can't listen to it without feeling at least a little excited
but i'm a little confused--who is he addressing? satan, maybe? that's the vibe i'm getting
The reply--Matt's words: its actually william wallace of braveheart... and he did in the movie at least ;) so yeah