Discover the story of the song > Death or Glory – The Clash

The song talks about how people make deals with the world to get what they want, but then end up stuck with payments for furniture or relationships. The protagonist talks about how some people try to be rebellious and refuse to sell out, but in the end, they might end up joining what they were fighting against. The chorus repeats that death or glory becomes just another story, meaning that even extreme outcomes can become mundane in the end.