Don't Tread On Me
by 311

Album: Don't Tread On Me (2005)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about emotional volatility when you feel like your freedom is being encroached upon. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Dan - Phoenix, AZ
  • The phrase "Don't Tread On Me" comes from the Gadsden Flag, which was popular in the 1700s when America was still a colony. The Flag featured the words under a rattlesnake, and was a defiant message of independence.

Comments: 6

  • Scott from Baton Rouge, LaYep,I've gotten a few 311s in my day,lol.
  • Scott from Baton Rouge, La311 is police code for "indecent exposure".
  • Dawson from Draper, Utoh yah and this is a terrific album and seriously shows how 311 can change it up
    long for the flowers is the best on the whole album
  • Trevor from Omaha, Nethis album was not one of their best in my opinion, although im always down for 311's songs
  • Dawson from Draper, UtI love this song and the album. 311 is a great band, and for you weird psycho people out there, 311 does not mean anything racist. It was about a police number in Omaha.
  • Tristan from Omaha, NeThe best song from 311 except for down or all mixed up or come original
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