Released: October 9, 2007
Songwriter: Dave Mustaine
Producer: Kevin Flaherty
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Hello me, meet the real me and my misfits way of life
A dark, black past is my most valued possession
Hindsight is always 20-20
But looking back, it's still a bit fuzzy
Speak of mutually assured destruction
Nice story, tell it to Reader's Digest
[Chorus 1]
Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me and my hair is getting thin
I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet
I'm chomping at the bit and my palms are getting wet
Sweating bullets
[Verse 2]
Hello me, it's me again
You can subdue, but never tame me
It gives me a migraine headache, sinking down to your level
Yeah, just keep on thinking it's my fault
And stay an inch or two out of kicking distance
Mankind has got to know his limitations
[Chorus 2]
Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in
Bloodstains on my hands and I don't know where I've been
I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet
I'm sharpening the axe and my palms are getting wet
Sweating bullets
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
I hear it in hear...
Blood stains on my... hands
The big axe...
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...
Sweating, sweating
Sweating, sweating
Sweating, sweating
[Verse 3]
Well, me, it's nice talking to myself
A credit to dementia
Someday, you too will know my pain
And smile its black-toothed grin
If the war inside my head won't take a day off, I'll be dead
My icy fingers claw your back
Here I come again
[Chorus 3]
Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me, and my hair is getting thin
Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in
Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been
[Outro]
Once you've committed me (Committed me)
Now you've acquitted me (Acquitted me)
Claiming validity (Validity)
For your stupidity (Stupidity)
I'm chomping at the bit
I'm sharpening the axe
Oh, here I come again, whoa!
Sweating bullets
[Verse 1]
Hello me, meet the real me and my misfits way of life
A dark, black past is my most valued possession
Hindsight is always 20-20
But looking back, it's still a bit fuzzy
Speak of mutually assured destruction
Nice story, tell it to Reader's Digest
[Chorus 1]
Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me and my hair is getting thin
I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet
I'm chomping at the bit and my palms are getting wet
Sweating bullets
[Verse 2]
Hello me, it's me again
You can subdue, but never tame me
It gives me a migraine headache, sinking down to your level
Yeah, just keep on thinking it's my fault
And stay an inch or two out of kicking distance
Mankind has got to know his limitations
[Chorus 2]
Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in
Bloodstains on my hands and I don't know where I've been
I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet
I'm sharpening the axe and my palms are getting wet
Sweating bullets
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
I hear it in hear...
Blood stains on my... hands
The big axe...
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...
Sweating, sweating
Sweating, sweating
Sweating, sweating
[Verse 3]
Well, me, it's nice talking to myself
A credit to dementia
Someday, you too will know my pain
And smile its black-toothed grin
If the war inside my head won't take a day off, I'll be dead
My icy fingers claw your back
Here I come again
[Chorus 3]
Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me, and my hair is getting thin
Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in
Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been
[Outro]
Once you've committed me (Committed me)
Now you've acquitted me (Acquitted me)
Claiming validity (Validity)
For your stupidity (Stupidity)
I'm chomping at the bit
I'm sharpening the axe
Oh, here I come again, whoa!
Sweating bullets
Warchest
- Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (Live from Wembley Arena, London, England, October 14, 1990)
- 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!
- Warchest (2007)
- 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!