Born To Lose
Spit Ya Teeth Lyrics
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That's what you are
Sitting there
You're going far
Take a chance
To prove yourself
Maybe someday
You'll be something
A waste of life
A waste of space
Someone punch you
In your fucking face
Knock some sense
Into you
Now you see what you must do
Born to lose
That's what you are
Sitting there
Your going far
Take a chance
To prove yourself
Maybe someday
You'll be something
The song 'Born to Lose' by Spit Ya Teeth is a powerful message directed towards people who are considered not to have achieved much in their lives. The lyrics convey a sense of disappointment about the life choices they have made and the lack of effort they have put into achieving their goals. The repeated line "born to lose, that's what you are" suggests that the person being addressed is hopeless and will never succeed.
The first verse of the song highlights the fact that the person is not doing much with their life and that they have the potential to do better. However, they need to "take a chance to prove yourself" and put in the work required to achieve their goals. The second verse is more confrontational, urging the person to change their ways and suggesting that they are a "waste of life" and a "waste of space". The strong language used in the line "someone punch you in your fucking face" is an indication of the frustration and anger being felt by the person singing the song.
Overall, 'Born to Lose' is a song that delivers a hard-hitting message to those who are not living up to their potential. It encourages them to take action and make changes in their lives in order to achieve their goals and become something more.
Line by Line Meaning
Born to lose
Life has dealt you a losing hand
That's what you are
This is your identity - a loser
Sitting there
You're stagnating, not moving forward
You're going far
Your bad habits and lack of progress will eventually take you down a destructive path
Take a chance
Try something new
To prove yourself
Show the world that you are capable of more than what they expect from you
Maybe someday
There's always hope
You'll be something
You have the potential to be great
A waste of life
Your actions have been a waste of your existence
A waste of space
You take up room without contributing anything meaningful to society
Someone punch you
You need a wake-up call
In your fucking face
A harsh reality needs to be realized
Knock some sense
Help you understand the important things in life
Into you
To see the error in your ways and change them for the better
Contributed by Jayce W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@alexvsguitar
Come unto me and you will feel perfection
Come unto me and dedicate
Come unto me, you'll never feel rejection
Come unto me and terminate
Remove your heart, it's only good for bleeding
Bleeding through your fragile skin
Remove your thought cause it's only for deceiving
Deceiving thoughts destroy within
Disappear like man was never here
Long live machine
The future supreme
Man overthrown
Spit out the bone
Plug into me I guarantee devotion
Plug into me and dedicate
Plug into me and I'll save you from emotion
Plug into me and terminate
Accelerate, Utopian solution
Finally cure the Earth of man
Exterminate, speeding up the evolution
Set on course a master plan
Reinvent the earth inhabitant
Long live machine
The future supreme
Man overthrown
Spit out the bone
The flesh betrays the flesh
Your man has had his time
We lay him down to rest
Machined the new divine
Stop breathing
And dedicate to me
Stop dreaming
And terminate for me
All meaning
You dedicate to me
All feelings
You terminate for me
Disappear like man was never here
Long live machine
Our future supreme
Your man overthrown
Spit out the bone, yeah
@OrionHellraiser
You have to admit that this is the best that James' voice has sounded in years! Freaking amazing
@paula7464
thought the same thing
@JoshCartman
They have a LIke button for that.
@OrionHellraiser
....and we're gonna press the fuck out of that button!!
@HeathenMetalhead221
Maybe on this song. On other ones, it falls flat
@jonq8714
guitarbro you're nuts. James has killed it on this album thus far.
@JohnMegaton2062
One of the greatest Metallica songs. Period.
@andreslostplaces
Kirks Solo and then James Voice. Love it Period
@RODRIEUROMANIAKO
KNOW METALLICA IS GLAM METAL XD
@LastchFitsch
I disagree with you opinion shut up