Do or Die

Defiance and Resilience: Staple's 'Do or Die' Unveils a Rebellion Against Conformity
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Lyrics

The elitist mob cometh with fury in their speech.

The powerful and influential group arrives with strong, forceful language.

With bursting wallets flashing, they've assumed the right to teach.

With their wealth on display, they believe they have the authority to instruct others.

There's a fire in the sky and the stake is immersed in flames.

A symbolic fire in the sky, and a stake in flames suggest a crisis or conflict.

I salute the man ignited for giving up all his change.

The speaker respects someone who has taken a bold stance by sacrificing their money.

They're threatening you they're threatening me

A threat is issued, creating a sense of danger and urgency.


Shall we call the ambulance!

A call for help as the threat intensifies.

They've threatened our lives with death!

Highlighting the severity of the threats to their lives.

(Show me your faith)

A call to demonstrate faith or conviction.

Let's stain their sharpened knives with voices raised and heads held high

Suggesting resistance with elevated voices and unwavering resolve.

We will not change tonight.

Commitment to maintaining their current state and beliefs.


The serpent has beseeched me again the fruit is ripe for the feast.

A metaphorical serpent tempts, but the speaker resists due to deceptive behavior.

But your fork-tongued gluttony has convinced me not to eat.

The temptation is declined due to the deceptive nature of those offering it.

Compromise is what you want and it's everything we won't give.

Refusal to compromise, which is something the opposing side desires.

So we answer, "don't insult us! if you tell us that it's do or die, we chose death!"

A defiant response: "If it's a matter of do or die, we choose death."


Call the ambulance!

A repetition of the call for an ambulance, emphasizing the danger they face.

They've threatened our lives with death!

Reiteration of the threats to their lives.

(Show me your faith)

A call to demonstrate faith once again.

Let's stain their sharpened knives with voices raised and heads held high

Advocating resistance with raised voices and pride.

We will not change tonight.

Reaffirmation of their refusal to change.


I promise you I'll never change.

A personal commitment to remain unchanged.

I'd die before I'd ever change for you.

An assertion that the speaker would rather die than change for someone else.

It's do or die time

Repeated emphasis on the critical nature of the situation, framing it as "do or die time."

It's do or die time

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It's do or die time

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It's do or die time

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I promise you I'll never change.

A reaffirmation of the commitment to remain unchanged.

The truth of life can't be missed: I've felt it in his wrists (show me your faith).

A statement about the undeniable truth of life, possibly involving pain or struggle.

Let's stain their sharpened knives with voices raised and heads held high

Advocacy for resistance with raised voices and pride, repeating the sentiment.

We will not change! I'd die before I'd ever change tonight.

Final declaration of the refusal to change, even at the cost of one's life.

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