Released: September 19, 1986
Songwriter: Dave Mustaine
Producer: Randy Burns Dave Mustaine
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
What do you mean I "don't believe in God?"
I talk to him every day
What do you mean I "don't support your system?"
I go to court when I have to
What do you mean I "can't get to work on time?"
Got nothing better to do
And, what do you mean I "don't pay my bills?"
Why, do you think I'm broke? Huh?
[Refrain]
If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line
But it better work this time
[Verse 2]
What do you mean I "hurt your feelings?"
I didn't know you had any feelings
What do you mean I "ain't kind?"
I'm just not your kind
What do you mean I "couldn't be the president
Of the United States of America?"
Tell me something
It's still "we the people," right?
[Refrain]
If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line
But it better work this time
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Can you put a price on peace?
[Pre-Chorus]
Peace, peace sells
Peace, peace sells!
[Chorus]
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
[Chorus]
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
[Outro]
No, no-no-no-no
Peace sells
(Peace sells)
Peace sells!
[Verse 1]
What do you mean I "don't believe in God?"
I talk to him every day
What do you mean I "don't support your system?"
I go to court when I have to
What do you mean I "can't get to work on time?"
Got nothing better to do
And, what do you mean I "don't pay my bills?"
Why, do you think I'm broke? Huh?
[Refrain]
If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line
But it better work this time
[Verse 2]
What do you mean I "hurt your feelings?"
I didn't know you had any feelings
What do you mean I "ain't kind?"
I'm just not your kind
What do you mean I "couldn't be the president
Of the United States of America?"
Tell me something
It's still "we the people," right?
[Refrain]
If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line
But it better work this time
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Can you put a price on peace?
[Pre-Chorus]
Peace, peace sells
Peace, peace sells!
[Chorus]
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
[Chorus]
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
Peace sells, but who's buying?
[Outro]
No, no-no-no-no
Peace sells
(Peace sells)
Peace sells!
Warchest
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- Ashes In Your Mouth (Live at the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
- High Speed Dirt (Live at the Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI, 23/5/92)
- Skin o’ My Teeth (Live at the Alpine Valley, East Troy, Wisconsin 5/23/92)
- Architecture of Aggression (Demo)
- Keeping Score... (Interview)
- Five Magics (Demo)
- Tornado of Souls (Demo)
- Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (Casey McMakin Demo)
- Dark Themes... (Interview)
- Anarchy/Problems (Session Take)
- Never Say Die (Live)
- Duke Nukem Theme
- Coming Home
- One Thing
- Sweating Bullets (Live from the Cow Palace, San Francisco)
- Breakpoint (Session Take)
- Strange Ways
- Anarchy In The U.K. (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Black Friday (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Peace Sells (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Take No Prisoners (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Devil’s Island (Live at Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Lucretia (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- In My Darkest Hour (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- The Conjuring (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- The Skull Beneath The Skin (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Hook in Mouth (Live from the Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Hangar 18 (Live at the Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Wake Up Dead (Live at the Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Intro/Rattlehead (Live at Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- A Secret Place (Live at Woodstock, New York, 25/7/99)
- It’s Electric (Live at Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- Into the Lungs of Hell
- Hangar 18
- The Killing Road
- Train of Consequences
- Reckoning Day
- Foreclosure of a Dream
- Symphony of Destruction
- À Tout le Monde
- Hook in Mouth
- Liar
- In My Darkest Hour
- Set the World Afire
- Devils Island
- Peace Sells
- Wake Up Dead
- The Skull Beneath the Skin
- No More Mr. Nice Guy
- Go to Hell
- Angry Again
- Kill the King
- Of Mice and Men
- Kick the Chair
- Dread and the Fugitive Mind
- 1000 Times Goodbye
- Moto Psycho
- Crush ’Em
- Insomnia
- She-Wolf
- Use the Man
- Almost Honest
- Trust
- Diadems
- Paranoid
- Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
- Peace Sells... but Who’s Buying? (1986)
- Muchmusic: Power Hour (1989)
- Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years (2000)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Soundtrack Box Set (2002)
- Greatest Hits: Back to the Start (2005)
- The Heavy Metal Box (2007)
- Hard and Heavy (2007)
- Warchest (2007)
- Rock Band 2 Setlist (2008)
- Anthology: Set the World Afire (2008)
- Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
- À Tout le Monde
- Tornado of Souls
- Symphony of Destruction
- Peace Sells
- In My Darkest Hour
- Sweating Bullets
- Hangar 18
- Rust in Peace... Polaris
- Five Magics
- Mechanix
- Take No Prisoners
- Dystopia
- Trust
- The Conjuring
- Hook in Mouth
- Countdown to Extinction
- Lucretia
- Good Mourning/Black Friday
- Set the World Afire
- Angry Again
- Wake Up Dead
- Dawn Patrol
- Conquer or Die!