“Well they tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you're born and when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry”
In this section of the song it’s talking about heaven and how according to some religions you go to heaven when you die. But “between the day you’re born and when you die they never seem to hear even your cry” tells about how once you're alive people never seem to care about you or justice for people who have been wronged.
“So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all”
I’m gonna get my share now of what’s mine,meaning justice and freedom from oppression placed upon them, they are going to confiscate what is theirs. And for “the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all” says the more force they put into keeping people oppressed the worse the outcome for the oppressors will be.
“Well the oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord
They know not what they've done”
When the song says “the oppressors are trying to keep me down, trying to drive me underground” it means they (the oppressors) are trying to keep him quiet, get him to stop, surrender, get him to ‘go underground’. And when it says “they think they have got this battle won, I say forgive me Lord, They know not what they’ve done” it's talking about when the oppressors think they have ‘won’ but in reality they have made the initial problem worse with their actions.
“So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all”
This verse is just repeating the chorus
“And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave”
This section talks about how how he’s going to keep fighting and rebelling even though the outcome may not be positive. He would rather die fighting for freedom than live “as a puppet or a slave”. He would die for a cause he’s passionate about,than live the oppressed life of a grunt.
“So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all
Yeah, the harder they come,
The harder they'll fall one and all”Work Cited:
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