Megadeth

Released: March 19, 2002

Songwriter: Marty Friedman Dave Mustaine

Producer: Dave Mustaine Bill Kennedy

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
I lied just a little
When I said "I need you"
You stretched the truth
When you said that you knew
Just can't believe it
There's nothing to say
I was almost honest, almost...

[Chorus 1]
Living alone, can't stand this place
It's four in the morning and I still see your face

[Verse 2]
I was nearly pure
When I said I loved you
You were semi-sincere
You said I'd bleed for you
We were kind of candid
Now you've gone away
You were almost honest, almost...

[Chorus 2]
Living alone, falling from grace
I want to atone, but there's just empty space
I can't facе tomorrow, now you're not coming back
Walked off in the night and just lеft me the tracks

[Bridge]
I question your call by the tone of your voice
I know I should hang up, but I don't have a choice
It happened that night when you told me to go
Don't ask who's to blame, I don't know

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus 2]
Living alone, falling from grace
I want to atone, but there's just empty space
I can't face tomorrow, now you're not coming back
Walked off in the night and just left me the tracks

[Outro]
Almost, almost honest
Almost, I was almost honest
Almost, almost honest
Almost, I was almost honest
Almost, almost honest
Almost, I was almost honest...

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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