Megadeth

Released: November 1, 2011

Songwriter: Dave Mustaine

Producer: Johnny K Dave Mustaine

[Verse 1]
I thought a desire worth any pleasure
Could never really be a sin in vain
A hundred and one shots of opportunity
I'd gladly take them all again, and again, and again

[Pre-Chorus]
My angels left me with sorrows all my own
And now I'm here with the devil all my own

[Chorus 1]
Just like a churchyard shadow
Creeping after me
It's only there to terrify my mind
A black swan keeps haunting me

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
I promised on my soul not to get carried away
It always starts out psychedelic
And then it turns to black
My head starts swaying
I forgot what it was that I was saying?
I don't know where I am and I'll never, never make it back

I sealed my fate, and I paid my debt
I fell from grace with deep regret

[Pre-Chorus]
My angels left me with sorrows all my own
And now I'm here with the devil all my own

[Chorus 1]
Just like a churchyard shadow
Creeping after me
It's only there to terrify my mind
A black swan keeps haunting me

[Chorus 2]
Just like a churchyard shadow
There's nothing left to see
It's only there to terrify my mind
A black swan keeps haunting me

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
My angels left me with sorrows all my own
And now I'm here with the devil all my own
All my own

[Chorus 1]
Just like a churchyard shadow
Creeping after me
It's only there to terrify my mind
A black swan keeps haunting me

[Chorus 2]
Just like a churchyard shadow
There's nothing left to see
It's only there to terrify my mind
A black swan keeps haunting me

[Outro]
Just like a churchyard shadow
Creeping after me
There's nothing left to see
There's nothing left of 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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