Megadeth

Released: August 30, 1999

Songwriter: Bud Prager Marty Friedman Dave Mustaine

Producer: Dann Huff Dave Mustaine

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
I heard the voice of redemption
For me there is no exemption
I started praying
I heard the voice of satisfaction
Needing me for benefaction
I started pleading
I heard the bells begin to chime
Warning me, oh Lord
Don't let this be my time
Don't let this be my time

[Chorus]
I'll be there for you, when you walk through the fire
I'll be there for you, when the flames get higher
When nothing fits and nothing seems right
'Til the very last breath of my life, I'll be there for you
I'll be there

[Verse 2]
You saw me slide, you saw me fall
We kept our pride through it all
We started screaming
When skies are dark, no sun shines through
I know I see the light in you
We stopped dreaming and started believing

[Chorus]
Oh, I'll be there for you, when you walk through the fire
I'll be there for you, when the flames get higher
When nothing fits and nothing seems right
'Til the very last breath of my life, I'll be there for you
I'll be there...

[Bridge]
In my hour of need
You were there, always
Now it's time for me to be there for you too, always
Always

[Outro]
Oh, oh-oh-oh, I'll be there, I'll be there for you
Oh, oh-oh-oh, I'll be there, I'll be there
You saw me slide, you saw me fall
We kept our pride through it all
When skies are dark, no sun shines through
I'll be there, I'll be there for you
Oh, oh-oh-oh, I'll be there, I see the light in you

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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