my lyrics thread

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oK, since some shit restrictions are in place in here, Ill start my own lyrics thread.  Here's one that used to "bring the house down" back when i listened to it.  Gosh, i spent a big part of my teenage years listening to them.  I one time emailed the lead singer and he replied.    . Im talking about megadeth.  I was hooked on their sound since the time i picked up their 1992 album Countdown to Extinction.  Damn, I used to wake up everyone in the neighborhood in that chicago suburb i used to live in when i played the album back to back.  And i didnt know much about politics or the usa govt or anything else like that.  So i didnt know that that album was actually a crittique and a strong rally against the elder bush administration.  Although i kinda noticed it in their lyrics.  Here's the one from one of my favorite songs.  It's amazing the similarity of the (failed) illegal iraqui occupation that seems to be described by this song written like a decade before.

Born from the dark,
In the black cloak of night.
To envelop its prey below,
Deliver to the light.
To eliminate your enemy,
Hit them in their sleep,
And when all is won and lost,
The spoils of wars are yours to keep.

/chorus/
Great nations built from the bones of the dead,
With mud and straw, blood and sweat,
You know your worth when your enemies
Praise your architecture of aggression.

Ensuing power vacuum,
A toppled leader dies
His body fuels the power fire,
And the flames rise to the sky.
One side of his face a kiss,
The other genocide.
Time to pay with your ass,
A worldwide suicide.

/chorus/

Born from the dark,
In the black cloak of night.
To envelop its prey below,
Deliver to the light.
To eliminate your enemy,
Hit then in their sleep,
And when all is won and lost,
The spoils of war are yours to keep.

/chorus/

Check their newer stuff, like that album The System Has Failed.  Awesome material.