Discover the story of the song > Gotta Get To Peekskill (feat Violent Femmes) – Dropkick Murphys

The song is about the protagonist trying to get to Peekskill urgently because there are people called Ku Kluxes who have been hurting others and drinking their blood. The protagonist feels like there will be more bloodshed when a person named Paul sings the next day. They urge themselves to get to Peekskill as fast as possible and are willing to do anything to get there, even if it means risking their life. The chorus repeats the phrase "break a leg or die" as a way to express the urgency and importance of their mission.