Die with Your Boots On [Live After Death]

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Oct. 14, 19851 viewer

Die with Your Boots On [Live After Death] Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yeah, another prophet of disaster
Who says this ship is lost
Another prophet of disaster
Leaving you to count the cost

Taunting us with visions
Afflicting us with fear
Predicting war for millions
In the hope that one appears

[Pre-Chorus 1]
No point asking when it is
No point asking who's to go
No point asking what's the game
No point asking who's to blame

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Cause if you're gonna die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die, die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die
[Chorus]
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on
If you're gonna try, well, stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If you're gonna die, you're gonna die
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on
If you're gonna try, well, stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If you're gonna die, you're gonna die

[Verse 2]
13, the beast is rising
The Frenchman did surmise
Through earthquakes and starvation
The warlord will arise

Terror, death, destruction
Pour from the eastern sands
But the truth of all predictions
Is always in your hands

[Pre-Chorus 1]
No point asking when it is
No point asking who's to go
No point asking what's the game
No point asking who's to blame

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
Cause if you're gonna die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die, die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die

[Chorus]
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on
If you're gonna try, well, stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If you're gonna die, you're gonna die
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on
If you're gonna try, well, stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If you're gonna die, you're gonna die

[Solo: Adrian Smith]

They died, with their boots on
Yes, they died
They died, they died, with their boots on
We died, we died, we died, we died, we died

[Solo: Dave Murray]

[Pre-Chorus 1]
No point asking when it is
No point asking who's to go
No point asking what's the game
No point asking who's to blame

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Cause if you're gonna die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die, die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die
(If you're gonna die)
If you're gonna die

[Chorus]
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on
If you're gonna try, well, stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If you're gonna die, you're gonna die
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on
If you're gonna try, well, stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If you're gonna die, die

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Genius Annotation

Dying with your boots on refers most often to die while fighting or working, literally with your (combat/work)boots on. It is usually considered a relatively dignified way to go, to continue on as normal even in the face of death, and the lyrics of songs make reference to some kind of occurrence that could cause, sudden, unavoidable death. If your sudden death is inevitable, you may as well keep going as normal and have some dignity about it as opposed to becoming a desperate wreck.