The Harder They Come Lyrics
Waiting for me when i die
But between the day your been and when you die
They never seem to hear or even cry
im going to get my share now of whats mine
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall
One and all
Ooh the harder they come the harder they'll fall
One and all
Trying to drive my underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them lord, they know not what they done
Im gonna get my share now of whats mine
And the harder they come the harder they fall
One and all
Ooh the harder they come the harder they fall
One and all
Though i know when your dead you cant
But id rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
Im going to get my share now whats mine
And then the harder they come the harder they fall
One and all
Ooh the harder they come the harder they fall
One and all
This song means to to me a person who takes no shit, someone who is willing to fight for what is they and wont let people get in they way. The lyric i like the most is: But id rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave Ithink that says it all how life should be viewed
rancid covered this at the free tibet concert and it fuckin rocked...what it means to me, is that freedom is better than slavery at any cost and everyone should be treated fairly..sumthin like that. peace
yeah for sure, this song is about standing up to oppression no matter how small or insignificant you may feel, because the oppressors are bound to fall. the original by Jimmy Cliff is great, but Long Beach Dub Allstars featuring Joe Strummer and Tippa Irie do an absolutely perfect cover on "Free the West Memphis 3".
This song if from the film The Harder They Come (1972); I guess you would call a cult classic, if you could even label it. A brilliant song spawned from quite an interesting film.
Definitely about striking back against oppression, no doubt.
"I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than to be a puppet or a slave" very powerful song
And they think that they have got the battle won I say forgive them Lord They know not what they've done
yah i agree wirth both of you. i think it also means that when they are trying to be free, if they try really hard and dont make it, then the fall is harder
Let us remeber that this song strongly rebels against religion. Do not live for an afterlife but fight for it now, through preists corporations cops, all those that hinder humanity