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Released: July 18, 1995

Songwriter: Dave Mustaine

Producer: Andrew Leary

[Verse 1]
Sacrilege and blasphemy set the stage today
The more insatiable the sex
The more swelled our tongues became
As prehistoric as it seems this is now, today
As prehistoric as it seems this is now

[Verse 2]
Talking about no vision, talking about no dream
The harlot puddles for her lies
From where she speaks
I look above and see entrails in the sky
This one isn't over until the fat lady dies

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
One man rules the earth
And rides a seven-headed beast
Ten diadems to crown them all
The world religion at his feet
Dreams are told of dreams of old
This day will surely come
So run my child and hide your face
Once you've been marked you're finished, done
You'll become one, you're mine, you're one

[Bridge]
I saw a new earth today
I saw a former pass away
I saw a new earth today
I saw a former pass away

[Verse 4]
Vengeance is mine, vengeance is mine
The Netherworld and Sheol are never satisfied
So the eyes of man are never satisfied
I saw a new earth today
I saw a former pass away

Megadeth

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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