Teksty utworów Megadeth

Cryptic Writings

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Trust (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine, Friedman) Lost in a dream Nothing is what it seems Searching my head For the words that you said Tears filled my eyes As we said our last goodbyes This sad scene replays Of you walking away My body aches of mistakes Betrayed by lust We lied to each other so much That in nothing we trust Time and again She repeats let's be friends I smile and say yes Another truth bends, I must confess I try to let go, but I know We'll never end 'til we're dust We lied to each other again But I wish I could trust My body aches of mistakes Betrayed by lust We lied to each other so much That in nothing we trust God help me please, on my knees Betrayed by lust We lied to each other so much That in nothing we trust How could this be happening to me I'm lying when I say, "Trust me" I can't believe this is true Trust hurts Why does trust equal suffering Absolutely nothing we trust

Ten utwór został nominowany do Grammy jako "Najlepsza kompozycja metalowa" w 1997 r., ale przegrał z albumem Tool Aenima. "Trust" zostało wydane także w wersji hiszpańskiej, w której Dave śpiewa część zwrotek i refreny po hiszpańsku.

Almost Honest (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine, Friedman) 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 Living alone, can't stand this place It's four in the morning and I still see your face 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 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 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 Almost, almost honest Almost, I was almost honest

Use the Man (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine, Friedman) I heard somebody fixed today There was no last goodbyes to say His will to live ran out I heard somebody turned to dust Looking back at what he left A list of plans and photographs Songs that never will be sung These are the things he won't get done I've seen the man use the needle, Seen the needle Use the Man I've seen them crawl from the cradle To the gutter on their hands They fight a war but it's fatal, It's so hard to understand I've seen the man use the needle, Seen the needle Use the Man Just one shot to say goodbye One last taste to mourn and cry Scores and shoots, the lights go dim Just one shot to do him in He hangs his head and wonders why Why the monkey only lies But pay the pauper, he did choose He hung his head inside the noose I've seen the man use the needle, Seen the needle Use the Man I've seen them crawl from the cradle To the gutter on their hands They fight a war but it's fatal, It's so hard to understand I've seen the man use the needle, Seen the needle Use the Man Cryptic writings on the wall, The beginning of the end I've seen the man use the needle, Seen the needle in my hand

To utwór o człowieku, który umarł, zażywszy po raz ostatni heroinę: "Pojechałem tam, gdzie mieszkał ten koleś i w środku zobaczyłem mnóstwo jego rzeczy. Była ta kupa jego zdjęć, pismo 'Guitar Player', teksty jego piosenek i piosenki, które napisał. Ten koleś miał plany. Chciał tylko jeden ostatni raz wziąć heroinę, a potem poukładać swoje życie na nowo, ale umarł." (Mustaine, 1997)

Mastermind (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) Anonymous existence, Rendered useless to mankind Destroy the logic volume In the confines of the mind Enmassed and purposeless, Marching in a perfect line Neo-neuro torture, mental meltdown, A heinous crime Mastermind, I tell you what to think I tell you what you need I tell what to feel Invade the core of souls To wipe the lives away Design vacant beings, Welcome the inhuman race Ecrypted horror codes, Directive psyche overwrite Processing brains to pabulum Delete and format living drives I tell you what's real Hail to the power age, Lest the viral hour comes Raise the flag of voltage, Bow to circuitry unknown Kneel before the processor, Lords of static laugh Electrons in submission, You must know who I am I tell you what to think I don't care what you thought I tell you what to get I don't care what you got Subject

The Disintegrators (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) The slayer's arrived On the black horse of steel Trouble is coming Hell on two wheels Hide in the shadows Awaiting defeat Or live by the sword And choose to be free We say retribution We say vengeance is bliss We say revolution With a cast iron fist Coming down the road Watching every move Kicking in the doors Taking what we choose Anarchy's coming to town A fiery invader Burning it down to the ground The Disintegrators Anarchy's coming Here it comes Burning it down to the ground The Disintegrators

I'll Get Even (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine, Ellefson, Friedman, Brian Howe) I'm lonely and abandoned Washed up, left for dead I'm lost inside the desert Of every word you said Like a nuclear reactor Or TNT I'm thinking about the times When you lied to me All the innuendo Caught up on your hook I was just a name In your little black book Ah, I'll get even with you I'm bitter and I'm twisted I haven't slept in days I'm lonely and I'm angry I can't make it go away I'm like a bomb that's ticking I got voices in my head I got a doll with needles in Wishing you were dead I'll get you back somehow That's what I'm gonna do I'll get you back somehow Your nightmare coming true Ah, I'll get even with you Ah, that's what I'm gonna do Gonna get even with you You better look behind you 'Cause there I'm gonna be I'll be standing in the shadows With who I used to be He's slightly schizophrenic Me and me and me and me agree That you are gonna pay For what you did to me Ah, I'll get even with you Gonna get even with you Ah, that's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna... Ah, I'll get even with you

Sin (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) He had an unfamiliar face Complete life in disarray A simple man, power drunk No worries of living, no more anything Deep inside I've seen it rise Actions progress to no end Mirror, mirror please look inside Do you see the reasons that we sin Not one to be forgot Spoiled rotten, so they say Once burned, forever marked Hurt by just a few but so many have to pay Pressure coming down Down on me, gonna break Broken fingernails Digging in, scratch my face Nervous, like a cat Gonna jump through my skin Shadows on the wall Stretching out, grope for me Reasons, deep in me Let me be Let me bleed Set me free The reasons that we sin

A Secret Place (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) There's a secret place I like to go Everyone is there but their face don't show If you get inside you can't get out There's no coming back, I hear them shout Welcome to my hide away, my secret place How I arrived I can't explain You're welcome to, if you want to stay But everyone just runs away Let me in, get me out Can't do more than twist and shout Lost my soul without a trace Found it again in my secret place In disgrace I hide from those that try to find me Scary things that's right behind me I lost myself, I must confess I can't explain how I got this mess

Have Cool, Will Travel (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) Mamas pack their lunches, Kiddies pack their guns Wishing it will go away, But nothing's getting done A shot heard 'round the world, When a mother's baby dies We the people, point our fingers, Blame and wonder why Face it and fight or turn high tail and run 'Til it comes back again like the rising sun Say they do all they can, it's just another lie The answer's plain to see, nobody wants to try There's no recess and no rules In the school of life I f you listen very closely You will see what it's like Have cool, will travel Tell myself it ain't true, They just cannot see Grown up or sewn up, The medicine is worse than the disease I have cool, will travel Here we go

She-wolf (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) The mother of all that is evil Her lips are poisonous venom Wicked temptress knows how to please The priestess roars, "Get down on your knees" The rite of the praying mantis Kiss the bones of enchantress Spellbound searching through the night A howling man surrenders the fight One look in her lusting eyes Savage fear in you will rise Teeth of terror sinking in The bite of the She-wolf My desires of flesh obey me The lioness will enslave me Another heart beat my own The sound of claws on cobblestone, I'm stoned Beware what stalks you in the night Beware the She-wolf and her bite Her mystic lips tell only lies Her hidden will to kill in disguise

Vortex (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) Internal combustion Multiple personalities Terror inside of me A mask of silent agony Curse the falling rain The vortex of pain As medieval as Merlin A pact for power was made Lucifer in transition It's time the price was paid Scorching the domain The vortex of pain A telestic message Written in torment Howl out dirges Like the horns of Jericho Distorted faces Writhing in rage Walls of purgatory Tumble down Endless death The jewels of a crown

FFF (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine, Ellefson, Friedman, Menza) Looking for a cure within the human race Eliminate the poor, how much longer will it take Burning up the tents of the rank and file Exterminate their lives, crack a demon smile Crushing down, caving in our will to live Getting rid of man's mistakes To take a lost life, lock it up, break it down How much more can we take Fight for freedom, fight authority Fight for anything, my country tis' of me Cry for absolution, it's not the end for me A last minute pardon, one final reprieve Resist the war machine, don't get in its path Fight to die a free man and reap the aftermath Crushing down, caving in our will to live Getting rid of man's mistakes To take a lost life, lock it up, break it down I don't know how much more I can take Fight!... It's my country

One Thing (Muzyka, tekst: Mustaine) One thing That I got for you Is the one thing That you never do One thing makes you feel brand new Is the one thing that your coming to Just the one thing Gets you in the mood You call my number in the middle of the night To tell me nothing else can make you feel alright But its rings and rings you hang it up And call me back again One thing That I got for you Is the one thing That you never do One thing That you got to choose Is the one thing you can never lose Just the one thing is your attitude You call my name in the middle of the night When your making love and it feels alright But it's him not me Can't you see a shot of reality? I know what you do I know what you want to do I know when the lights go out I know what you are gonna to do One thing That I got for you Is the one thing That you never do Just the one thing gets you in the mood Just the one thing its your attitude One thing is one thing Just the one thing

Ten utwór został umieszczony tylko na japońskiej wersji tego albumu.