Released: September 24, 2013
Songwriter: Dave Mustaine David Ellefson
Producer: Barry Ehrmann
[Verse 1]
Do it if you dare, leaping from the sky
Hurling through 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, adrenaline 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
[Verse 2]
Paralyzed with fear, feel velocity gain
Entering a near catatonic state
Pressure of the sound roaring through my head
Crash into the ground, damned if I'll be dead
[Chorus]
Energy of the gods, adrenaline 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
[Post-Chorus]
Jump or die!
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
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
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt!
Do it if you dare, leaping from the sky
Hurling through 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, adrenaline 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
[Verse 2]
Paralyzed with fear, feel velocity gain
Entering a near catatonic state
Pressure of the sound roaring through my head
Crash into the ground, damned if I'll be dead
[Chorus]
Energy of the gods, adrenaline 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
[Post-Chorus]
Jump or die!
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
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
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt
High-speed dirt, high-speed dirt!
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