Megadeth

Released: September 15, 2009

Songwriter: Dave Mustaine

Producer: Andy Sneap Dave Mustaine

[Verse 1]
I barely get to the graveyard shift on time
After pulling another grueling nine to five
I live from credit card to check
The paper money's whirling by
And I hardly just, just barely, only just survive

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm living on the edge
Reality is teetering
My mind is on the brink

[Chorus]
How will I face the day tomorrow
If I can't make it through today?
I got nothing left to lose, but my sanity
And the right to go insane

[Post-Chorus]
I got nothing left to lose, but my mind
I got nothing left to choose
So I think I'll go insane

[Verse 2]
My stomach aches from insufficient funds
My cheeks are gaunt, my guts are overdrawn
My head pounds, starvation's given me the shakes
Too much squalor, too much pressure
And now I'm getting pissed

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm living on the edge
Reality is teetering
My mind is on the brink

[Chorus]
How will I face the day tomorrow
If I can't make it through today?
I got nothing left to lose, but my sanity
And the right to go insane

[Post-Chorus]
I got nothing left to lose, but my mind
I got nothing left to choose
So I think I'll go insane

[Instrumental Outro]

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):

more tracks from the album

Endgame

From the album

Endgame (2009)

Megadeth popular songs

The Right to Go InsaneMegadeth

Megadeth

Endgame