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Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? lyrics



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01. Wake Up Dead

Music & lyrics by Dave Mustaine
I sneak in my own house
It's four in the morning
I've had too much to drink
Said I was out with the boys
I creep in my bedroom
I slip into bed
I know if I wake her
I'll wake up dead

Ooh, I wonder will she find out
About the other, other lover Diana?

Wake up dead, you die
Wake up dead and buried
Wake up dead, you die
Wake up dead

02. The Conjuring

Music & lyrics by Dave Mustaine
Welcome to our sanguinary sect of worship
Feel at home in our black conventicle
As we anathematise all those who oppose us
Don't summon the Devil, don't call the priest
If you need the strength, the conjuring, obey!

Behold, the flames rise from the compass' cardinal points
Burn the sacred oil and with the ashes you'll anoint
Arrange the symbols of the wizard, and magician
Light the candles, place the parchment paper in position
Between its leaves, place the lash from a black cat's eye
A straw of a broom, fold and burn and centralize

Don't summon the Devil; don't call the priest
If you need the strength, then conjure me

I am the Devil's advocate, a salesman if you will
You know my name, you know my name
I met your Father years ago, I gave him what he'd please
He called my name, and you'll do the same
I'm claiming what is mine by right, it's time to close the deal
You're bought and sold, bought and sold
Come join me in my infernal depths, Mephisto's hall of fame
I've got your soul, I've got your soul
The conjuring

Obey!

03. Peace Sells

Music & lyrics by Dave Mustaine
What do you mean I don't believe in God?
Talk to him every day
What do you mean I don't support your system?
I go to court when I have to
What do you mean I can't get to work on time?
Got nothing better to do
What do you mean I don't pay my bills?
Why do you think I'm broke? Huh?

If there's a new way I'll be the first in line
But, it better work this time

What do you mean I hurt your feelings?
I didn't know you had any feelings

What do you mean I ain't kind?
Just not your kind

What do you mean I couldn't be President
Of the United States of America?

Tell me something, it's still 'We the people', right?

If there's a new way I'll be the first in line
But, it better work this time

Can you put a price on peace?
Peace, peace sells, peace, peace sells
Peace sells, but who's buying?

Peace sells, but who's buying?
No, no, no, no, no!

Peace sells

Peace sells

04. Devil's Island

Music & lyrics by Dave Mustaine
The light that fills my lonely cell
Is blocked out by the key
That locks the door to this hell
The place they wanted me
Time's racing like the wind
Execution's near
Oh lord, I wait for death
And, yes, I have no fear

I recall the night, my every breath
And step along the way
Closed my eyes, walking
As danger paved the way
The devil, and the darkness
Let her evil wander free
Here on Devils Island
The final stop for me

Devils Island, Devils Island

Oh, there's no escape
The sea is full of sharks
Tide takes you away, and
Smash you on the rocks
The sun is shining
But feel not today
It's warmth, it's dying
And fading away

Devils Island, here I stay, Devils Island

Oh, hear the call from the grave beyond
Oh, so pernicious her soul it creates song
As there is no man that is here upon the earth
Able to terminate our noisome will since birth
The priest that reads the sermon is walking next to me
To the stake my last request to have her burn with me
And so it did, the heavens opened rain began to fall
Final judgement came and was spread before you all
Final judgement

Old, weak, and feeble, and the lesson taught to me
Stay away from evil, she doesn't care for me
She haunts me in my sleep though I tore that page away
Here on Devils Island I'll always have to stay

Devils Island, Devils Island
Here I am

Devils Island, Devils Island

05. Good Mourning/Black Friday

Music & lyrics by Dave Mustaine
Good Mourning

Hey, I don't feel so good
Something's not right
Something's coming over me
What the fuck is this?
Whoa!

Killer, intruder, homicidal man
If you see me coming run as fast as you can
Blood-thirsty demon who's stalking the street
I hack up my victims like pieces of meat

Blood-thirsty demon, sinister fiend
Bludgeonous slaughter's my evil deed

My hammer's a cold piece of blood-lethal steel
I grin while you writhe with the pain that I deal
Swinging the hammer, I hack through their heads
Deviant defilers, you're next to be dead
I unleash my hammer with sadistic intent
Pounding, surrounding, slamming through your head
Yeah!

Bodies convulse in agony, and pain
I mangle their face till no features remain
A blade for the butchering, I cut them to shreds
First take out the organs, then cut off the head
The remains of flesh now sop under my feet
One more bloody massacre, the murder's complete
I seek to dismember, a sadist fiend
Bloodbath's my way of getting clean

I lurk in the alley wait for the kill
I have no remorse for the blood that I spill
A merciless butcher who lives underground
I'm out to destroy and I will cut you down
I see you and I'm waiting for Black Friday

Turn me loose!

Killer, intruder, homicidal man
If you see me coming run as fast as you can
A blood-thirsty demon who's stalking the street
I hack up my victims like pieces of meat

Blood-thirsty demon, sinister fiend
Bludgeonous slaughter's my evil deed
A merciless butcher who lives underground
I'm out to destroy you and I will cut you down

It's Black Friday, paint the devil on the wall

06. Bad Omen

Music & lyrics by Dave Mustaine
Down fell the stars, as they splashed in the sea
"Mi nomine Baphomet" come dance with me
Sacrifice the virgins, spiritual rite
Their master's time has come, the moon is full tonight
Drinking, dancing, they worship and toast
The Devil, who's watching with demon's remote
Fire, rising, racing in your blood
Possessed, naive, his service is done

It's the Sabbath

Bloody Sabbath, bad omen of the Goat

Bloody blasphemy

Sinister's the word as the demon's take their fill
An orgy's taking place, human blood will spill
An act of worship as they conceive the ghouls
Satan has their souls, they sing pagan tunes
The ceremony is sure to be cursed
They wait for his blessing, but down comes the worst
Their bodies soulless, a corpse from the grave
Their minds are helpless, and no one can save

No one can save, one can know!

07. I Ain't Superstitious

Music & lyrics by Willie Dixon
I ain't superstitious when a black cat crosses my path
And I ain't superstitious as I break the looking glass
Ain't afraid of no demons, don't make me laugh! Ha ha!

I ain't superstitious, under the ladder I go
And I ain't superstitious, it's all bullshit, don't you know!
I ain't afraid of no shadows, I like the dark anyway and that's a fact! Ha!

Superstitious, superstitious

And I ain't superstitious, no such thing as bad luck
And I ain't superstitious, I couldn't really give a fuck
Take your stupid superstitions, find some other paranoidal,
Chicken shit, sissy, worm, and tell it to him

Superstitious, superstitious

I ain't superstitious

And that's a fact, one more time, come on, shut your mouth, listen up, hey it's my turn

08. My Last Words

Music & lyrics by Dave Mustaine
My life's on time, but again my sense is late
Feel a might unsteady, but still I have to play
Six to one's the odds, we have the highest stakes
Once again I gamble with my very life today
Highly-polished metal, the oil makes it gleam
Fill the terror chamber, your mind begins to scream
Your life is like a trigger, never trouble till you're squeezed
Now you crack a smile as you give the gun a tease
Place the piston down, now give the gun a spin
Soon as the spinning stops, oh no, the game starts in
A hateful way of vengeance, a bit of playful sin
Load another bullet, the second round begins
A couple grains of powder, a couple grams of lead
A touch against the trigger, a touch inside the head
Take another drink, and raise the last bet
Think about my last words, they might be what I just said

A click comes from the hammer, that couldn't drive a nail
Sense the numbing cold blue, or the red of Hades' grill
A fraction of a second, do you lose or maybe still
Pass it to the left, and collect your mighty kill
Add another bullet, the third round begins
Soon as the spinning stops, oh no, the game starts in
Please, no IOU's, no markers for death
Does anybody play?
Anybody, somebody, anybody play?

You, you, next victim, you next to die
You, you, next victim, you, your turn to die
You, come on, next victim, you, your turn to die
You die!