Don't Tread On Me (Take 6, December 15th, 1990) - Metallica

Don't tread on me So don't tread on me Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail Never begins it, never but once engaged Never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage So don't tread on me So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me Love it or leave it, she with the deadly bite Quick is the blue tongue, forked as a lightning strike Shining with brightness, always on surveillance The eyes, they never close, emblem of vigilance Woo, no, no, no So don't tread on me So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail Once you provoke her, rattling on her tail So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me

We're talking away I don't know what I'm to say I'll say it anyway Today's another day to find you Shying away I'll be coming for your love, okay? Take on me (take on me) Take me on (take on me) I'll be gone In a day or two So needless to say I'm odds and ends But I'll be stumbling away Slowly learning that life is okay Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry Take on me (take on me) Take me on (take on me) I'll be gone In a day or two Oh, things that you say Is it a life or just to play my worries away You're all the things I've got to remember You're shying away I'll be coming for you anyway Take on me Take me on I'll be gone In a day Take on me (take on me) Take me on (take on me) I'll be gone (take on me) In a day (Take on me)

Oh, give me land, lots of land Under starry skies above Don't fence me in Let me ride through the high flyin' city that I love Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze So listen to the murmur of the tall concrete Send me off forever but I ask you, please Don't fence me in Now put the spin in my wheels Let me run away with my thoughts Don't fence me in Say freedom is the word Heaven's own work of art Don't fence me in I wanna ride to the ridge Where the view commences Gaze at the moon 'til I lose my senses My heart stays on the road 'Cause I can't stand fences Don't fence me in (Free) Just turn me loose Let me straddle my own saddle Underneath the city lights On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder 'Til I see the morning sky I wanna ride to the ridge Where the view commences Gaze at the moon 'til I lose my senses My heart stays on the road 'Cause I can't stand fences Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in

We're talking away I don't know what I'm to say, I'll say it anyway Today isn't my day to find you shying away I'll be coming for your love, okay? Take on me (Take on me) Take me on (Take on me) I'll be gone In a day or two So needless to say, I'm odds and ends But I'll be stumbling away Slowly learning that life is okay Say after me, It's no better to be safe than sorry Take on me (Take on me) Take me on (Take on me) I'll be gone In a day or two Oh, things that you say Is it a life or just to play my worries away? You're all the things I've got to remember You're shying away, I'll be coming for you anyway Take on me (Take on me) Take me on (Take on me) I'll be gone In a day (Take on me, take on me) (Take me on, take on me) I'll be gone (Take on me) In a day (Take me on)

If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie If you put me to the test, if you let me try Take a chance on me Take a chance on me We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together (As long as we're together) Listen to some music, maybe just talking, you get to know me better (Get to know me better) 'Cos you know I've got So much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you It's magic You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair But I think you know That I can't let go If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie If you put me to the test, if you let me try Take a chance on me Take a chance on me Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, I know I'm gonna get you (Know I'm gonna get ya) You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you (I ain't gonna let ya) Let me tell you now My love is strong enough to last when things are rough It's magic You say that I waste my time but I can't get you off my mind No I can't let go 'Cos I love you so If you change your mind, I'm the first in line Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me know, gonna be around If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie You can put me to the test, if you let me try (Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me) Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie You can put me to the test, if you let me try (Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me) Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa ba-ba Honey I'm still free Take a chance on me Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie You can put me to the test, if you let me try

Take me out of this prison Back to the clear blue sky Take me back to the part where this cowboy's heart Want's to live 'til I die Take me back to the prairie Away from these cold prison bars By a campfire's gleam let me lie there and dream Under a blanket of stars Where each mountain top wears a halo Of fleecy white clouds overhead Where symphonies ring from birds on the wing And the grass is like a soft feather bed Take me back to the prairie Bach to the land I love best So that when I am gone I'll be where I belong There in my haven of rest

You wondering why I (why I) Don't come around like I used to Play around like I used to It's not you, it's me, I got a A different set of urgencies now Scared of watching my life go down the drain Can't let it be you in my way, so I Tread carefully, no bra Tread carefully, no panties I tread carefully 'til I'm on top of you (ah) And now I regret coming over here Why you coming over here? You know what you're doing I can't front, I want you bad as you want me too Can't front, really want you bad as you want me too (ah) I want you bad as you want me, and I bet it's good 'Cause you know what you're doing, you know what you're doing How do you feel fighting your feelings? Scared of your feelings, living in whiteout I can't see nothing, but you staring down my headlights Gotta get my head right, damn, I been here all night now Gotta get my ways together (get your shit together) Gotta gather all my shit (yeah), I said I wouldn't stay all night But it's 7 a.m., I'm gonna miss my next meeting fucking wit' you Guard's down fucking wit' you I'm making bad decisions how I'm living, and I like it We're stuck in the feeling (never having anybody) Never feeling nobody enough Stuck in the feeling (never havin' anybody) Got your hands all on me, so I Tread carefully, no bra Tread carefully, no panties I tread carefully 'til I'm on top of you (ah) And now I- I can't front, I want you bad as you want me too Can't front, really want you bad as you want me too (ah) I want you bad as you want me, and I bet it's good 'Cause you know what you're doing, you know what you're doing I can't front, I want you bad as you want me too Can't front, really want you bad as you want me too (ah) I want you bad as you want me and I bet it's good 'Cause you know what you're doing, you know what you're doing

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع