Die With Your Boots On

Album: Piece of Mind (1983)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song takes on religious zealots who predict the end of the world. Lead singer Bruce Dickinson makes the point that people have been predicting the end times for centuries, yet we're still here.
  • The phrase "Die With Your Boots On" on is a saying from the American Old West, meaning to die with honor after putting up a fight.

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  • Tedja Satyadi from Jakarta IndonesiaIt's about the end of the world and how we should be brave when it comes to the end. If your gonna die, your gonna die, no use sitting around worrying all the time.
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