Megadeth

Released: January 19, 1988

Songwriter: David Ellefson Dave Mustaine

Producer: Paul Lani Dave Mustaine

[Intro]
"Forgive me father, for I have sinned
I'm a child of the air, I'm a witch of the wind...
And I'm still wide awake"
Mary Jane!

[Verse 1]
From the earth, up through the trees
I can hear her calling me
Her voice rides on the breeze
Oh, it's haunting me

[Verse 2]
No, can't get away
No, there's no escape (I'm going crazy)
If I know I'm going crazy
I must not be insane

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Beware, my friends, as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I
As I'm now, so you must be
Prepare, my friends, to follow me

[Verse 4]
Forgive me father, for I have sinned
I'm a child of the air, I'm a witch of the wind
Fingers gripped around my brain
No control, my mind is lame
I'm in the astral plane, and I'll never be the same
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never

[Outro]
Beware, my friends, as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I
As I'm now, so you must be
Prepare, my friends, to follow me
It hurts so bad, I can't breathe
Prepare to follow me

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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