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.

Say 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 with 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 the lightning strike.
Shining with brightness,
always on surveillance.
(The eyes, they never close)
Emblem of Vigilance.
Oooh, no,no,no

Say, 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 with 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 of 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 with the words that you will hear evermore.

Don’t tread on me!

Metallica
1991