Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction lyrics
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Tracks 01. Skin O'My Teeth
02. Symphony Of Destruction 03. Architecture Of Aggression 04. Foreclosure Of A Dream 05. Sweating Bullets 06. This Was My Life 07. Countdown To Extinction 08. High Speed Dirt 09. Psychotron 10. Captive Honour 11. Ashes In Your Mouth 12. Crown Of Worms 13. Countdown To Extinction 14. Symphony Of Destruction 15. Psychotron 01. Skin O'My Teeth
I had wrists donning slits
Flowing constantly My broken body in a wreck Wrapped around a tree A crosswalk hit and run The finish line for me People clutter in the gutter Take a look and see [chorus:] No escaping pain You belong to me Clinging on to life By the skin o'my teeth My blood flows through the streets Deluge from the wounds Empty jars of sleeping pills On the dresser in my room My wet brain neighbor cranes His neck to see in time The white lights a train Bearing down on me [Chorus] I won't feel the hurt I'm not trash any longer That that doesn't kill me Only makes me stronger I need a ride to the morgue That's what 911 is for So, tag my toe and don't forget Ooh to close the drawer [Chorus] 02. Symphony Of Destruction
You take a mortal man,
And put him in control Watch him become a god Watch peoples heads a'roll A'roll... [chorus:] Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the Symphony ... Of Destruction Acting like a robot Its metal brain corrodes You try to take its pulse Before the head explodes Explodes... [Chorus] The earth starts to rumble World powers fall A'warring for the heavens A peaceful man stands tall Tall... [Chorus] 03. Architecture Of Aggression
Born from the dark,
In the black cloak of night. To envelop its prey below, Deliver to the light. To eliminate your enemy, Hit them in their sleep, And when all is won and lost, The spoils of wars are yours to keep. [chorus] Great nations built from the bones of the dead With mud and straw, blood and sweat, You know your worth when your enemies Praise your architecture of aggression Ensuing power vacuum A toppled leader dies His body fuels the power fire And the flames rise to the sky One side of his face a kiss The other genocide Time to pay with your ass A worldwide suicide [Chorus] Born from the dark In the black cloak of night To envelop its prey below Deliver to the light To eliminate your enemy Hit them in their sleep And when all is won and lost The spoils of war are yours to keep [Chorus] 04. Foreclosure Of A Dream
Rise so high, yet so far to fall
A plan of dignity and balance for all Political breakthrough, euphoria's high More borrowed money, more borrowed time Backed in a corner, caught up in the race Means to an end ended in disgrace Perspective is lost in the spirit of the chase [chorus] Foreclosure of a dream Those visions never seen Until all is lost Personal holocaust Foreclosure of a dream Barren land that once filled a need Are worthless now, dead without a dead Slipping away from an iron grip Nature's scales are forced to tip The heartland cries, loss of all pride To leave ain't believing, so try and be tried Insufficient funds, insanity and suicide [Chorus] Now with new hope some will be proud This is no hoax, no one pushed out Receive a reprieve and be a pioneer Break new ground of a new frontier New ideas will surely get by No deed, or dividend. Some may ask "Why?" You'll find the solution, the answers in the sky Rise so high, yet so far to fall A plan of dignity and balance for all Political breakthrough, euphoria's high More borrowed money, more borrowed [Chorus] Holocaust 05. Sweating Bullets
Hello me ... Meet the real me
And my misfits way of life A dark black past is my Most valued possessions Hindsight is always 20-20 But looking back it's still a bit fuzzy Speak of mutually assured destruction? Nice story ... Tell it to Reader's Digest !!! Feeling paranoid True enemy or false friend? Anxiety's attacking me, and My air is getting thin I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet I'm chomping at the bit and my Palms are getting wet, sweating bullets Hello me ... It's me again You can subdue, but never tame me It gives me a migraine headache Thinking down to your level Yea, just keep on thinking it's my fault And stay an inch or two outta kicking distance Mankind has got to know His limitations Feeling claustrophobic Like the walls are closing in Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet I'm chomping at the bit and my Palms are getting wet, sweating bullets Well, me ... It's nice talking to myself A credit to dementia Some day you too will know my pain And smile its blacktooth grin If the war inside my head Won't take a day off I'll be dead My icy fingers claw your back Here I come again Feeling paranoid True enemy or false friend? Anxiety's attacking me, and And my air is getting thin Feeling claustrophobic Like the walls are closing in Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been Once you committed me Now you've acquited me Claiming validity For your stupidity I'm chomping at the bit I'm sharpening the axe Here I come again, whoa! Sweating bullets 06. This Was My Life
It was just another day
It was just another fight It was words strung into sentences It was doomed to not be right There is something wrong with me There is something wrong with you There is nothing left of us There is one thing I can do Lying on your bed Examining my head This is the part of me that hates Payback are a bitch I throw the switch Someone an electric chair awaits Hey ! This was my life Hey ! This was my fate This was the wrong thing to do This was the wrong one to be doing This was the road to destiny This was the road to my ruin Now there's motives for the suspect Now there's nothing left to say Now there's method to the madness Now there's society to pay Lying on your bed Examining my head This is the part of me that hates Payback are a bitch I throw the switch Someone an electric chair awaits Hey ! This was my life Hey ! This was my fate In our life there's if In our beliefs there's lie In our business there's sin In our bodies there's die This was my life This was my fate 07. Countdown To Extinction
Endangered species, caged in fright
Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight The stage in set, now pay the price An ego boost don't think twice Technology, the battle's unfair You pull the hammer without a care Squeeze the trigger that makes you Man Pseudo-start, the hunt is canned ... The hunt is canned All are gone, all but one No contest, nowhere to run No more left, only one This is it, this is the Countdown to Extinction Tell the truth, you wouldn't dare The skin and thophy, oh so rare Silence speaks louder than words Ignore the guilt, and take your turn Liars anagram is "liars" Man you were never even there Killed a few feet from the cages Point blank, you're so courageous ... So courageous All are gone, all but one No contest, nowhere to run No more left, only one This is it, this is the Countdown to Extinction One hour from now Another species of life form Will disappear off the face of the planet Forever ... and the rate is accelerating 08. High Speed Dirt
Do it if you dare
Leaping from the sky Hurling thru the air Exhilarating high See the earth below Soon to make a crater Blue sky, black death Energy of the Gods, adrenalin surge Won't stop til I hit the ground, I'm on my way for sure Up here in the air, this will never hurt I'm on my way to impact, taste the high speed dirt Paralyzed with fear Feel velocity gain Entering a near Catatonic state Pressure of the sound Roaring thru my head Crash into the ground Damned if I'll be dead Energy of the Gods, adrenalin surge Won't stop til I hit the ground, I'm on my way for sure Up here in the air, this will never hurt I'm on my way to impact, taste the high speed dirt Jump or Die ! Dropping all my weight Going down full throttle The pale horse awaits Like a genie in a bottle Fire in my veins Faster as I go I forgot my name I'm a dirt torpedo High Speed Dirt High Speed Dirt High Speed Dirt High Speed Dirt High Speed Dirt High Speed Dirt High Speed Dirt High Speed Dirt Shit! 09. Psychotron
Assassin in stealth
Assailant from Hell Imprevious to damage Computer on-board Engaged in a war Non-stop combatant Maybe not a mutant, maybe a man Part bionic And organic Not a cyborg Call him Psychotron Burning inside Godspeed in glide Battle plan running A killing machine Just downright mean And forever gunning Maybe not a mutant, maybe a man Part bionic And organic Not a cyborg Call him Psychotron Target to destroy Arms in employ Full assault fire threat Sensors indicate You will terminate Life systems disconnect Part bionic And organic Not a cyborg Call him Psychotron Psychotron 10. Captive Honour
Madness comes, and madness goes
An insane place, with insane moves Battles without, for battles within Where evil lives and evil rules Breaking them up, just breaking them in Quickest way out, quckest relief wins Never disclose, never betray Cease to speak or cease to breathe And when you kill a man, you're a murderer Kill many, and you're a conqueror Kill them all ... Ooh ... Oh you're a God! Ladies and Gontlemen of the jury Have you reached a verdict ? Yes, we have Your Honour, we find the defendant Guilty! On all counts for crimes against all humanity By virtue of the jury's decision and the power Vested in me by the state I hereby sentence you to be Incarcerated with no possibility of parole for life Life? ... Whadda ya mean life? ... I ain't got a life Boy! ... Your soul better belong to Jesus! ... Hmmm-mmm cause your ass belongs to me! Captive honour, ain't no honour No time for questions No time for the games Start kicking ass And taking down the names A long shit list A shorter fuse He is untouchable And guarantees you'll lose Captive honour, ain't no honour Inside the bighouse His nightmare unfolds Before he got there His manpussy was sold Black, blanket welcome This tought guy's now a bitch Praying for death It can't be worse than this Captive honour, ain't no honour 11. Ashes In Your Mouth
People have round shoulders from fairing heavy loads
And the soldiers liberate them, laying mines along their roads Sorrow paid for valor is too much to recall Of the countless corpses piled up along the wailing wall Melting down all metals, tturning plows and sheats to swords Shun words of the Bible, we need implements of war Chalklines and red puddles of those who have been slain Destiny, that crooked schemer, says the dead shall rise again Where do we go from here? And should we really care The end is finally here God have mercy! Now we've rewtitten history The one thing we've found out Sweet taste of vindication It turns to ashes in your mouth Where do we go from here? And should we really care The end is finally here God have mercy! If you're fighting to live It's OK to die ! The answer to your question is ... Welcome to tomorrow ! Where do we go from here? God have mercy! 12. Crown Of Worms
I am the author, dream up your pain
Drink as did bacchus, rebel just like cain Lord of the city, I shall remain All pandemonium, I shall reign Sit in my fortress, up on my hill Drinking the wine, 'til I've had my fill Building up high, my castle walls Oh, to veil my splendid fall I present you, I present to you, I present you this crown of worms Surrounding myself with mysery Drawn curtains heavy of my history Exquisite I am, perfect unity On my left hand is false majesty I feign affection, efute the true story Dispute with creation, the lie is my glory I care for no one, my gospel is death For me the light's gone, only darkness is left I present you, I present to you, I present you this crown of worms As black in deed, as cold as stone A commandment of one, as proud as gold As neglected in spirit, as time is old As legion is numbers, as legend is told I am alone, with the agony of truth My power of will, my judgement and chain My end is knowledge and conscience of guilt, My final confusion hidden from me till I'm done 13. Countdown To Extinction
Endangered species, caged in fright
Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight The stage in set, now pay the price An ego boost don't think twice Technology, the battle's unfair You pull the hammer without a care Squeeze the trigger that makes you Man Pseudo-start, the hunt is canned ... The hunt is canned All are gone, all but one No contest, nowhere to run No more left, only one This is it, this is the Countdown to Extinction Tell the truth, you wouldn't dare The skin and thophy, oh so rare Silence speaks louder than words Ignore the guilt, and take your turn Liars anagram is "liars" Man you were never even there Killed a few feet from the cages Point blank, you're so courageous ... So courageous All are gone, all but one No contest, nowhere to run No more left, only one This is it, this is the Countdown to Extinction One hour from now Another species of life form Will disappear off the face of the planet Forever ... and the rate is accelerating 14. Symphony Of Destruction
You take a mortal man,
And put him in control Watch him become a god Watch peoples heads a'roll A'roll... [chorus:] Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the Symphony ... Of Destruction Acting like a robot Its metal brain corrodes You try to take its pulse Before the head explodes Explodes... [Chorus] The earth starts to rumble World powers fall A'warring for the heavens A peaceful man stands tall Tall... [Chorus] 15. Psychotron
Assassin in stealth
Assailant from Hell Imprevious to damage Computer on-board Engaged in a war Non-stop combatant Maybe not a mutant, maybe a man Part bionic And organic Not a cyborg Call him Psychotron Burning inside Godspeed in glide Battle plan running A killing machine Just downright mean And forever gunning Maybe not a mutant, maybe a man Part bionic And organic Not a cyborg Call him Psychotron Target to destroy Arms in employ Full assault fire threat Sensors indicate You will terminate Life systems disconnect Part bionic And organic Not a cyborg Call him Psychotron Psychotron |