Megadeth - Countdown to extinction

Discussion in 'English Lyrics - Submit or Request' started by tejas, Oct 5, 2004.

  1. tejas

    tejas ..........

    Okay. This forum has been devoid of posts for a long time now. And i thought i'd brighten up things a bit. So here u go. the lyrics for Megadeth's Countdown to extinction. The whole album.

    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 of my room
    My wet brain neighbor cranes
    His neck to see in time,
    The white lights a train
    Bearing down on me

    Repeat 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

    Repeat Chorus


    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

    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 then in their sleep,
    And when all is won and lost,
    The spoils of war are yours to keep

    Chorus


    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 deed
    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 time

    Chorus

    Holocaust


    Sweating Bullets

    Hello me... Meet the real me
    And my misfits way of life
    A dark black past is my
    Most valued possession
    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!

    Chorus
    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

    Chorus
    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 sharpening the axe 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

    Chorus
    Feeling paranoid
    True enemy or false friend?
    Anxiety's attacking me
    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 acquitted me
    Claiming validity
    For your stupidity
    I'm chomping at the bit
    I'm sharpening the axe
    Here I come again, whoa!
    Sweating bullets


    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

    Chorus
    Lying on your bed,
    Examining my head
    This is the part of me that hates
    Paybacks are a bitch
    I throw the switch
    Somewhere 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

    Chorus

    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


    Countdown to Extinction


    Endangered species, caged in fright
    Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight
    The stage is 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-safari, the hunt is canned...
    The hunt is canned

    Chorus
    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 trophy, oh so rare
    Silence speaks louder than words
    Ignore the guilt, and take your turn
    Liars anagram is "lairs"
    Man you were never even there
    Killed a few feet from the cages
    Point blank, you're so courageous...
    So courageous

    Chorus

    One hour from now,
    another species of life form
    will disappear off the face of the planet
    forever...and the rate is accelerating

    Chorus


    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
    I'm off to meet my maker

    Chorus
    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

    Chorus

    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...
     
  2. tejas

    tejas ..........

    Psychotron


    Assassin in stealth
    Assailant from Hell
    Impervious to damage
    Computer on-board
    Engaged in a war
    Non-stop combatant
    Maybe not a mutant, maybe a man

    Chorus
    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

    Chorus

    Target to destroy
    Arms in employ
    Full assault fire threat
    Sensors indicate
    You will terminate
    Life systems disconnect

    Chorus

    Psychotron


    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, quickest 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!

    Spoken:
    Ladies and gentlemen 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!

    Chorus
    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

    Chorus


    Inside the bighouse
    His nightmare unfolds
    Before he got there
    His manpussy was sold
    Black blanket welcome
    This tough guy's now a bitch
    Praying for death
    It can't be worse than this

    Chorus




    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, turning plows and shears 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

    Chorus
    Where do we go from here?
    And should we really care?
    The end is finally here,
    God have mercy!

    Now we've rewritten history
    The one thing we've found out
    Sweet taste of vindication
    It turns to ashes in your mouth

    Chorus

    If you're fighting to live
    It's O.K. to die!
    The answer to your question is...
    Welcome to tomorrow!


    Where do we go from here?
    God have mercy!
     

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