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The sick, the dying... and the dead!
The sick, the dying... and the dead!
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The sick, the dying... and the dead!
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The Sick, The Dying¿ And The Dead!
Life In Hell
Night Stalkers
Dogs Of Chernobyl
Sacrifice
Junkie
Psychopathy
Killing Time
Soldier On!
Celebutante
Mission To Mars
We'll Be Back
This Planet's On Fire
The Conjuring
The Sick, The Dying¿ And The Dead!
[Intro]
Bring out your dead
Bring out your dead
Bring out your dead
Bring out your dead

[Verse 1]
Invaders came on¿phantom¿ships
Sailed the Black¿Sea West to Sicily, yeah, yeah
The¿sick, the dying, and the dead
All that was left from this cursed disease, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
It was the fleas onboard that bit infected
Rats got blood inside of the fleas, yeah, yeah
Soon the ghost ships tied up to the docks
The path of the plague was complete, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
The sweet smell of rosies, a pocketful of posies
You can't mask the fragrance of death in their beds
There's typhus in the air, and ashes everywhere
Amongst the sick, the dying, and the dead

[Verse 3]
Feral creatures feasting on the dead
Devour rancid human meat, yeah, yeah
Death and sickness permeate their bones
Rich or poor, they're dragged through the streets, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]
Open up your eyes, so you can see
All the sick, the dying, and the dead

[Outro]
Die, die, die
Die, die, die
Die, die, die
Die, die, die
The sick, the dying, and the dead
				
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Life In Hell
[Intro]
Busted, caught red-handed again
You can't be trusted, born to lose, you'll never win
You're so corrupted,¿you¿stand before us¿condemned
So maladjusted to the world we're¿living and dying in

[Verse 1]
Spy versus spy, you will never have friends
You deny, the truth of where you've never been
You get caught, and then the "blame game" begins
[Pre-Chorus]
A couple drinks, and then you'll feel okay
A couple pills makes the world go away
What the hell, you're gonna die anyway, and you'll say

[Chorus]
I'm a disease, and I'm addicted to myself
I'm all I need, I'm gonna live and die in Hell, ha!

[Verse 2]
No fingerprints, you erased you exist
Kill or be killed, how you get your kicks
Over, and over, you just couldn't resist

[Pre-Chorus]
A couple drinks, and then you'll feel okay
A couple pills makes the world go away
What the hell, you're gonna die anyway, and you'll say

[Chorus]
I'm a disease, and I'm addicted to myself
I'm all I need, I'm gonna live and die in Hell

[Post-Chorus]
Only a fool would do what you've done
You lie, you steal, and you cheat everyone
When you're caught in your most despicable deed
You plead the court for diplomatic immunity
You may be eloquent with your savoir faire
But each time the smoke clears, another body's there
You've had more than your share of good advice
There's nothing left to say, now, except "have a life"
Their faces haunt your dreams, each, and every night
When it gets too much, in your ring there's cyanide
Now everything fades out, and you depart just like a ghost
The devil says "Welcome to Hell, I am your host."
[Bridge]
There's no reason left to say goodbye
There's no reason left to live or die
Judgment's waiting, it's the end of the line
Your existence and this twisted game
The definition of criminally insane
It won't be long until you do it again, you'll see

[Outro]
I'm a disease (Life in Hell)
I'm all I need (Die in Hell)
I'm a disease (Life in Hell)
I'm all I need (Die in Hell)
I'm a disease (Life in Hell)
I'm all I need (Die in Hell)
I'm a disease (Life in Hell)
I'm all I need (Die in Hell)
				
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Night Stalkers
[Verse 1: Dave Mustaine]
Concealed in the night from the light of the moon
Undetected between the heavens, the stars, and the seas
They seize the night when it's dark, like inside a tomb
Faintly, their flat black body armor gleams, light it up

[Verse 2: Dave Mustaine]
From verdict, to deliverance, to retribution
To the very last beat of a dead man¿s pulse
You can hear the thunder roll, you can hear the engines roar
It causes th¿ ground to quake, to buck and convulse
[Chorus: Dave Mustaine]
Lights out in the d¿sert
Battle-born, ready to fight
Your death waits in the dark
And it stalks the night
Night Stalkers

[Verse 3: Dave Mustaine]
The angels of death ride the waves of the air
You barely see the pilots on this "zero-illum" night
The avenger's ready, now, as the targets growing near
Tracer bullets, shot from the ground, behind enemy lines

[Verse 4: Dave Mustaine]
Blacked out, we're under radio silence
Night vision on, green halos a¿ glow
It's killing time, another lesson in violence
Bodies pile up, and adrenaline starts to flow

[Chorus: Dave Mustaine]
Lights out in the desert
Battle-born, ready to fight
Your death waits in the dark
And it stalks the night
Night Stalkers
[Post-Chorus: Ice-T]
Yo, when you hear four MH-47
And Black Hawk helicopters coming in low
In the dark of night
Loaded with Rangers
And Delta Force Special Ops shooters
Locked and loaded
Game's over, bitches
Got ya in my night vision
'Bout to let this 30 mm canon go
You've never seen us coming
So there's no chance of running

[Bridge: Dave Mustaine]
Nothing you do can stop them
They're gonna get ya, wanted dead or alive
You can run, but you know they will find you
"Death waits in the dark," and they own the night

[Chorus: Dave Mustaine]
Lights out in the desert
Battle-born, ready to fight
Your death waits in the dark
And it stalks the night
The night
[Verse 5: Dave Mustaine]
Hydra rockets are all locked and loaded
Laser-guided Hellfire missiles are ready and armed
Itchy fingers on thirty mike-mike triggers
They enter the fight, with all of their targets acquired

[Verse 6: Dave Mustaine]
Flying in "formation" like a black snake
Slithering closely over the nap of the earth
Slicing the silvery-blueish night fog to ribbons
The time has come to return dirt back to the dirt, yeah
				
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Dogs Of Chernobyl
[Verse 1]
It was springtime
The minutes simply drifting away
Then everything stopped in the world

[Pre-Chorus 1]
(Fallout) Radioactive clouds
(Fallout) Hides the exclusion zone
(Fallout) And you were nowhere to be found

[Chorus]
I see your face, wherever I turn
There's blood on my lips, as my eyes start to burn
You vanished, and left me behind
Like one of the dogs of Chernobyl
Where did you go?
[Verse 2]
Nuclear winter is here
Reactor four's still belching clouds
Th¿re's no one left to h¿ar a sound

[Pre-Chorus 2]
(On and on, fallout) On and on, I keep searching for you
(But I know, fallout) I know you're never coming back
(Not for me, fallout) Not for me, or for anyone, anywhere, anyway

[Chorus]
I see your face, wherever I turn
There's blood on my lips, as my eyes start to burn
You vanished, and left me behind
Like one of the dogs of Chernobyl
Where did you go?
I see your face, wherever I turn
My hair's falling out, as my skin starts to burn
You vanished, and left me behind
Like one of the dogs of Chernobyl
Where did you go?

[Verse 3]
Vault breach, too close is dead, massive exposure
I must escape, and navigate this concrete enclosure
No warning, and no pain, only shock and then dread
No one coming, no one going, I'm alive with the dead
[Verse 4]
Nausea overwhelms my brain, distance is the goal
Stomach spasms, leaking gut, I have lost all control
Saliva gurgling, I'm retching, till I overwhelm the bowl
I ask God, in repentance, "Do you still want my soul?"

[Verse 5]
Bodies strewn everywhere, no need for cremation
Daylight coming into view, I sense there's no salvation
Stagger out into the open, my eyes fixed and staring
Armed patrol, red lights on, the sirens are a' blaring

[Verse 6]
I am the walking dead, and I'm taken into safety
They ask the time of death, because my skin's looking pasty
Transfusions, test tubes, and clinical eyeing
Purulence and decay, my deathly complying

[Outro]
Blankets of smoke, orifices bleed
Bloating bellies, and legs getting weak
Cerebral swelling, organs liquifying
Acute radiation, this is how they die
This is how they die
This is how they die
				
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Sacrifice
[Verse 1]
Come listen to the tale of a tragic sacrifice
Of a warlock king of Satanic ancestry
Being possessed by the worst-of-all human emotions
Burned at the stake for partaking in sorcery

[Verse 2]
The wickedest wizards barter the souls of the lost for the damned
Ooh, spirits of the dead, for the wild and the free
Just beware, if every thought has consequences
What they think is worse than any curse could be
[Chorus]
The sky's, the sky's on fire
Flames ris¿, and shadows fall
Cremate, cremat¿, the king, sky-clad
And drenched in blood
Binding hexes, casting spells
The demons drink to you down in Hell
When you promised not to break the oath you take
The oath you make

[Bridge]
Every charm and talisman can be broken
It must be unwound, and undone
If you wanna break free, oh

[Chorus]
The sky's, the sky's on fire
Flames rise, and shadows fall (Shadows fall)
Cremate, cremate, the king, sky-clad
And drenched in blood (Drenched in blood)
Binding hexes, casting spells
The demons drink to you down in Hell (Down in Hell)
When you promised not to break the oath you take
(Not to break, not to break)
The oath you take
The oath you make
[Outro]
Binding hexes, casting spells (Casting spells)
The demons drink to you down in Hell (Down in Hell)
When you promised not to break the oath you take
(Not to break, not to break)
The oath you make
				
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Junkie
[Intro]
Junkie, what you live for
Junkie, you junkie

[Verse 1]
Gotta monkey on his back
A craving nobody knows about
Hopeless and dopeless, now that he's down and out
Sicker than a dog again
Suicidal, the smack ran out
He found a dealer playing Russian roulette
[Pre-Chorus]
The cure is worse than the disease
He¿s long past caring if he dies
He fills the needle, slams a shot, and then
Squeezing the trigger, he closes his eyes, fire

[Chorus]
Junkie, what you live for
Junkie, you'll gladly die for

[Verse 2]
A dope-seeking missile
Scoring and shooting all through the night
Everyone knows that everyone runs "outta luck"
Night yields the sky to the morning
Time's up, he knew, so he said
"Get high or die," and then he was dead

[Pre-Chorus]
The cure is worse than the disease
He¿s long past caring if he dies
He fills the needle, slams a shot, and then
Squeezing the trigger, he closes his eyes

[Chorus]
Junkie, what you live for
Junkie, you'll gladly die for
Junkie, it's killing you, it's killing me
Can't you see?
Junkie, you junkie
[Bridge]
"Man, I fell asleep [?]
They stole my wallet
Hey, man, ain't that a line?"

[Outro]
Junkie, whoa!
Junkie
J-j-junkie
J-j-j-j-j-j-junkie
				
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Psychopathy
[Verse]
Psychopathy, like many psychiatric disorders and syndromes
Has environmental, as well as moderately strong genetic components
Findings indicate there are genetic influences
Accounting for all of the psychopathic dimensions
While environmental factors appear related to the disorder
The reciprocal nature between factors and expression
Of psychopathic traits is an important goal for future research
				
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Killing Time
[Verse 1]
Some people look at you, and feel sorry
They see your beady eyes, and a soul that is black
It's clear to see
You're a pathological liar
And your alibi was a lie, it was all just an act
And that's a fact

[Chorus]
When you start moving your lips
I know that you're lying
So, don't tell me you need me
You're killing my time
Stop saying you're grateful
'Cause you're not, your kind is so hateful
I'll make sure I'm ready
I'll make sure that I'm ready to go
[Verse 2]
If I told me once, I told me a thousand times
It's just a matter of time, you'll screw the world inside-out
You're a sick, psychopath
You squander everything, and then laugh
You've got to know what goes around, comes around
And around

[Chorus]
When you start moving your lips
I know that you're lying
So, don't tell me you need me
You're killing my time
Stop saying you're grateful
'Cause you're not, your kind is so hateful
I'll make sure, I'm ready
I'll make sure that I'm ready to go

[Chorus]
When you start moving your lips
I know that you're lying
So, don't tell me you need me
You're killing my time
Stop saying you're grateful
'Cause you're not, your kind is so hateful
I'll make sure, I'm ready
I'll make sure that I'm ready to go
[Outro]
Start moving your lips
I know that you're lying (I know that you're lying)
So, don't tell me you need me
You're killing my time (You're killing my time)
Stop saying you're grateful
'Cause you're not, your kind is so hateful
I'll make sure I'm ready (So hateful, so hateful, so hateful)
I'll make sure that I'm ready to go
Start moving your lips
I know that you're lying (I know that you're lying)
So, don't tell me you need me
You're killing my time (You're killing my time, you're killing my time)
Stop saying you're grateful
'Cause you're not, your kind is so hateful
I'll make sure I'm ready (So hateful, so hateful, so hateful)
I'll make sure that I'm ready to go
So hateful
So hateful
Kill my time (I'm ready to go)
So hateful (I'm ready)
So hateful (I'm ready to go...)
So hateful
So hateful
So hateful
So hateful
Killing time
				
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Soldier On!
[Verse 1]
No reason left for living, living all alone
And dying unforgiven, with unforgiven bones
Dead years, and the dread years
They were all throughout your life
The road was soon your mistress
And the stage became your wife, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
Marching off to war, everyone can see
They're paralyzed with fear
They get down on their knees and pray
[Chorus]
Of all the battles won and lost
The lives and treasures that it cost
I know I've got to soldier on
Watching mankind destroy itself
Walk straight into th¿ mouth of Hell
I know I've got to soldier on

[Verse 2]
No r¿ason left for dying, dying to be right
Days, living unforgiven, and unforgiven nights
Lean years, and the mean years
They were all throughout your life
Two steps forward, and two steps back
You're out of time, oh no

[Pre-Chorus]
Marching off to war, everyone can see
They're paralyzed with fear
They get down on their knees and pray

[Chorus]
Of all the battles won and lost
The lives and treasures that it cost
I know I've got to soldier on
Watching mankind destroy itself
Walk straight into the mouth of Hell
I know I've got to soldier on
Of all the battles won and lost
The lives and treasures that it cost
I know I've got to soldier on
Watching mankind destroy itself
Walk straight into the mouth of Hell
I know I've got to soldier on
[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
Marching off to war, everyone can see
They're paralyzed with fear
They get down on their knees and pray

[Chorus]
Of all the battles won and lost
The lives and treasures that it cost
I know I've got to soldier on
Watching mankind destroy itself
Walk straight into the mouth of Hell
I know I've got to soldier on
Of all the battles won and lost
The lives and treasures that it cost
I know I've got to soldier on
Watching mankind destroy itself
Walk straight into the mouth of Hell
I know I've got to soldier on

[Outro]
"Up for a run in the morning air
(Up for a run in the morning air)
I got no job, but I got long hair
(I got no job, but I got long hair)
I got no woman waiting back at home
(I got no woman waiting back at home)
I got all I need, I just soldier on
(I got all I need, I just soldier on)"
				
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Celebutante
[Verse 1]
You say you're a model, it's evident you've never met
A mirror you didn't love (Ooh-la-la)
You say you're an angel with your halo, and your crown
As you fly up to the sun, and melt your wings

[Chorus]
It's not a want, it's an obsession
You wanna hear the people screaming out your name
Whispers at night in your midnight confessions
You'll do anything for fame, célebutante
Célebutante
[Verse 2]
You say you're an actor, well, then come set-up the stage
Put the cast right where you want, show us what you got
You say you're in movies, always dropping names of
So-called-semi-almost-famous friends, it never ends

[Chorus]
It's not a want, it's an obsession
You wanna hear the people screaming out your name
Whispers at night in your midnight confessions
You'll do anything for fame, célebutante

[Bridge]
(Fame) To teach the unteachable
(Fame) To reach the unreachable
(Fame) To beat the unbeatable
(Fame) To keep the unkeepable
(Fame) The tighter you hold on to
(Fame) The more everything slips away

[Outro]
All the right hungers, all the right thirsts
All the right aches, the pains, and the hurts
All the right gossip, all the right trends
All the right knives in the backs of your friends
				
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Mission To Mars
[Verse 1: Dave Mustaine]
Countdown is commencing
Pretty soon I'll be saying, "Goodbye Earth"
A rocket ride on a bucking bronc
At seventeen thousand miles an hour
It's only seven months to Mars
Give or take a light year or¿two¿(Or¿three)
And I wanna,¿I wanna be¿an astronaut
I wanna, I wanna, wanna

[Pre-Chorus 1: Dave Mustaine]
Starting lift-off procedures
All systems standing by, over
Over?
[Chorus: Dave Mustaine]
Blast-off, I'm on my way, I'm a shooting star
A man on a mission
I hang with the man on the moon, I'll be there soon
A man on a mission to Mars

[Verse 2: Dave Mustaine]
I headbang on the gangway
Say my prayers, cross my heart and hope to die
Open a window for the Seven Sisters of Pleiades
"Hello ladies" ("Hello Moon Man!")
Three hundred million mil¿s to Mars
It doesn't seem so far away (Yes, it does)
And I wanna, I wanna b¿ an astronaut
I wanna, I wanna, wanna

[Pre-Chorus 2: Dave Mustaine]
Starting landing procedures
All systems standing by, over
Over?

[Chorus: Dave Mustaine]
Blast-off, I'm on my way, I'm a shooting star
A man on a mission
I hang with the man on the moon, I'll be there soon
A man on a mission to Mars
Blast-off, I'm on my way, I'm a shooting star
A man on a mission
I hang with the man on the moon, I'll be there soon
I'm a man on a mission to Mars
[Bridge: Operator, Commander]
"Commander, is there any evidence of prior civilization on the surface?"

"Utopia, roger. I see debris and rubbish everywhere that's covered in dust. There's an abandoned spacecraft buried 1-3-0, 200 meters. Standby. Everything's covered in rust, and yet, no signs of life, at least not yet."

"Why don't we just return to Earth and let it rust in peace out here?"

"Utopia, I have seen to have found a time capsule of some sort. It appears to have words on it."

"What does it say? Commander? Commander?"

"The objective is compromised. We have to go now!"

"Initiating start up sequence. Three minutes to lift off."

"We don't have three minutes!"

"Roger, powering up generators."

"Emergency, urgent! This is a message from Mars! Request permission to return to Earth, Over. Emergency, urgent! This is a message - They're not hearing us! Request permission to return to Earth?"

"This is Space Force Control, permission to return to Earth is denied. Proceed a warp speed to Jupiter."

"No, no! This is a message from Mars. Engaging off, all engines go. We must return to Earth, urgent, over."

"Star Ship Utopia, Earth has vaporized. But we have found a new way, and you were the first in line."
"Starting crash landing procedures. All systems standing by, over. Over. Over?"

[Outro]
(Mission failure. Mission failure. Mission failure. Clear. Mission failure. Mission failure)
				
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We'll Be Back
[Verse 1]
The timing is right to exact my revenge
Spilling enemy blood, I will fight to the end
No more lying-in wait, just to even the score
There's a price to be paid, now it's time for war

[Verse 2]
I'm a soldier of fortune, of torture, and pain
I bash in your skull until no teeth remain
A 'most-deadly' weapon pulverizing your head
With each crushing blow, how you wish you were dead
[Chorus]
Just when you think it's safe, I attack (We'll be back)
When you least expect your fate, I attack (We'll be back)
A kick to your face, one move, big mistake (We'll be back)
Let down your guard, full-on frontal attack
I'll be back

[Verse 3]
No use screaming for mercy, no use making a sound
Still, you step right up and get smacked back down
In the heat of battle, blood congeals on the floor
Another life force bleeds out, another soul out the door

[Verse 4]
Antisocial, sadistic, the "Deity of War"
I stuff body bags, and I'm packing the morgue
No time for remorse over unclaimed remains
It's just flotsam and jetsam, and it's circling the drain

[Chorus]
Just when you think it's safe, I attack (We'll be back)
When you least expect your fate, I attack (We'll be back)
A kick to your face, one move, big mistake (We'll be back)
Let down your guard, full-on frontal attack
I'll be back
				
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This Planet's On Fire
[Verse 1: Dave Mustaine]
Canceled flights, limousines
Hustle, bustle, crazy scenes
First you're here, then you're there
Pretty soon, then you've been everywhere

[Chorus: Dave Mustaine, Sammy Hagar & Both]
Ooh, this planet's on fire
Ah, Satan's desire
We've seen the rise, we'll see the fall
He's here to see us all
Burn in Hell
[Verse 2: Sammy Hagar]
Well, time ticks away, faster, faster
You run so fast, you forget what you're after
Mak¿ a deal to sell your soul
Just to find out, baby, it's been sold

[Pre-Chorus: Dave Mustaine]
Ha! You sucker

[Chorus: Dave Mustaine, Sammy Hagar & Both]
Ooh, this plan¿t's on fire
Ah, Satan's desire
We've seen the rise, we'll see the fall
He's here to see us all
Burn in Hell
Burn in Hell, not me, baby

[Chorus: Dave Mustaine, Sammy Hagar & Both]
Ooh, this planet's on fire
Ah, Satan's desire
We've seen the rise, we'll see the fall
He's here to see us all
Burn in Hell

[Verse 3: Dave Mustaine, Sammy Hagar]
Fine, white lines of crystal light
Keep us up all day and all night
Yeah, we're just forgotten boys and girls
Who thrive on cosmic toys
[Chorus: Dave Mustaine, Sammy Hagar & Both]
Ooh, this planet's on fire
Ah, Satan's desire
We've seen the rise, we'll see the fall
He's here to see us all
Burn in Hell
Burn in Hell, whoa

[Outro: Dave Mustaine, Sammy Hagar & Both]
This planet's on fire
This planet's on fire
Ooh, this planet's on fire
Ah, Satan's desire
Ooh, this planet's on fire
Ah, Satan's desire
Yeah
				
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The Conjuring
Welcome to out sanguinary sect of worship. 
Feel at home in our black conventicle, 
As we anathematise 
All of those who oppose us. 
Don't summon the devil, 
Don't call the priests, 
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 annoint. 

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, centralise. 

Don't summon the devil, 
Don't call the priests, 
If you need the strength, 
The conjuring. 

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, 
Gave him what he'd please. 
He called my name, 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!!!
				
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