Megadeth

Released: January 22, 2016

Songwriter: Dave Mustaine

Producer: Chris Rakestraw Dave Mustaine

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
No one knows what draws the moth to the flame
And nothing costs as much as playing the game

[Pre-Chorus 1]
She had to know, know, know he'd give love for sex
He had to know, know, know she'd give sex for love

[Chorus 1]
The taste, touching his tongue, sweet to his lips
Poison, now penetrating deeper
Betrayed by just one bite, for just one night
To find forbidden fruit tastes sweeter

[Verse 2]
Just like pressing a loaded gun to your head
One knows only the spider can navigate its web

[Pre-Chorus 2]
She had to know, know, know he'd get what he wants
He had to know, know, know she'd get what she needs

[Chorus 2]
Soon under the spell, emotions are high
Mind control penetrating deeper
The hex was cast on him, all he believes
Now is forbidden fruit tastes sweeter

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus 3]
She had to know, know, know he'd win at the start
He had to know, know, know she'd win in the end

[Chorus 3]
His one last thought blew his mind, bullet to the brain
Hot lead was penetrating deeper
Just one reckless shot squeezed from the hand
That knows forbidden fruit tastes sweeter

After being kicked out of Metallica, Dave Mustaine decided to form a Thrash Metal band that not only rivaled his former band, but played faster, more technical Metal. Along with bassist David ‘Junior’ Ellefson and a revolving door of guitarists and drummers, Mustaine set the world afire as Megadeth became known as the world’s state-of-the-art Speed Metal band throughout the 80s and the early 90s. One of the Big Four of Thrash Metal, Megadeth remains one of Metal’s most popular acts today.

However, Dave Mustaine’s fledgling band got off to a shaky start. Initially unable to find like-minded individuals, it was not until an altercation with his (underage) downstairs neighbours Dave Ellefson and Greg Handevidt, that led to him buying them beer and forming the first incarnation of the band with drummer Dijon Carruthers in 1983.

The band was named after a political pamphlet that referred to a “megadeath” (one million deaths by nuclear explosion):

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