Broken, Beat & Scarred Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You rise, you fall, you’re down and you rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
You rise, you fall, you’re down and you rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Rise, fall down, rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Rise, fall down, rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Through black days, through black nights
Through pitch black insides
[Chorus]
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Breaking your life, broken, beat and scarred
But we die hard
[Verse 2]
The dawn, the death, the fight to the final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
The dawn, the death, the fight to the final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Dawn, death, fight, final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Dawn, death, fight, final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
They scratch me, they scrape me
They cut and rape me
You rise, you fall, you’re down and you rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
You rise, you fall, you’re down and you rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Rise, fall down, rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Rise, fall down, rise again
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Through black days, through black nights
Through pitch black insides
[Chorus]
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Breaking your life, broken, beat and scarred
But we die hard
[Verse 2]
The dawn, the death, the fight to the final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
The dawn, the death, the fight to the final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Dawn, death, fight, final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
Dawn, death, fight, final breath
What don't kill you, make you more strong
They scratch me, they scrape me
They cut and rape me
[Chorus]
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Breaking your life, broken, beat and scarred
But we die hard
[Outro]
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Bleeding your soul in a hard luck story
Show your scars
Spilling your blood in the hot sun's glory
Show your scars
Breaking your life, broken, beat and scarred
We die hard
We die hard
We die hard
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Breaking your life, broken, beat and scarred
But we die hard
[Outro]
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Bleeding your soul in a hard luck story
Show your scars
Spilling your blood in the hot sun's glory
Show your scars
Breaking your life, broken, beat and scarred
We die hard
We die hard
We die hard
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This song was Death Magnetic’s 6th and final single, released on April 3, 2009. It peaked at #32 in the US Billboard for rock songs.
The lyrics are about surviving through struggle. Metallica have done this, many of their fans have. Metallica will keep going no matter many haters they have.
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HQ (San Rafael, CA); Shangri-la (Malibu, CA); and Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA)
Released on
September 12, 2008
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