the term don't tread on me comes from gadsden flag.
where does the term don't tread on me come from?
gadsden flag
don't tread on me (metallica song)









































"don't tread on me" is a song by american heavy metal band metallica, from their eponymous fifth album. the title is connected with the american revolutionary war. the words "don't tread on me" constitute the motto of the gadsden flag, and the snake image on the flag is pictured on the cover of the album.









































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the instrumental introduction uses an eight bar phrase from "america", a popular song from the musical and film "west side story". it is in a moderate tempo of 104 bpm in .
don't tread on me (metallica song)
where angels fear to tread (disambiguation)









































where angels fear to tread is a 1905 novel by e. m. forster.









































it may also refer to:









































bullet::::- "where angels fear to tread" (mink deville album), 1983









































bullet::::- ""... where angels fear to tread"", 1998 novella by allen steele









































bullet::::- "where angels fear to tread" (matt redman album), 2002, or the title track









































bullet::::- "where angels fear to tread" (film), 1991









































bullet::::- "where angels fear to tread", a song by disclosure, 2018









































section::::see also.
where angels fear to tread (disambiguation)