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Megadeth – Hook in Mouth Lyrics

20 years ago

This song is about revisionism and censorship, specifically aimed at the PMRC, the Parents Music Resource Center, which forced the band to put "Parental Advisory/Explicit Lyrics" warnings on both Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? and So Far, So Good... So What! Several parts of this song are similar to the George Orwell novel, 1984. It must have been the major inspiration for this song. In the book, the government employs and organization called the Ministry of Truth to alter every piece of literature, especially newspaper articles, in order the make the government look good. The book describes people being created and erased, statistics and figures being changed, all to eliminate any negative feelings or opposition towards the government. Many of the workers for this organization are described just as Dave describes them; little, beady-eyed, bug-like men. In "Hook in Mouth," Dave is comparing the PMRC to the Ministry of Truth. Dave obviously feels that the organization oversteps the bounds of the government by putting warning labels on albums or forcing artists to compromise their integrity in any way. (Taken from the Realms of Deth)

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Megadeth – Architecture of Aggression Lyrics

20 years ago

"That was inspired by a book actually titled The Architecture Of Aggression, about the underground facilities used during the Nazi reign of terror. Many people have died in the architecture of a lot of countries. Yet it's just the leaders who are noted as so great in the struggle. The bible talks about the brick makers who stomped the mud and straw and would be left to die in the mud pits. Ultimately, the bricks would be made out of their sweat and blood." (Mustaine, 1992)

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Megadeth – Devil's Island Lyrics	20 years ago
This song expresses the thoughts of a prisoner on Devil's Island about to be executed. In the song, the prisoner's life is spared by God right before he is about to be killed, but he is condemned to spend the rest of his life on Devil's Island.

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Megadeth – Breadline Lyrics	20 years ago
"'Breadline' is about when David Ellefson and I used to have to drive downtown everyday past the soup kitchens and we would see the derelicts out in the street with their shopping carts. We realized that if we didn't make it soon we would be one of them because we were running out of options and we had no other choice but to make it or die trying." (Mustaine, 1999)

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Megadeth – Bad Omen Lyrics	20 years ago
This song is about people worshipping the devil. They have a big ceremony where all sorts of immorality is going on, and they invite Satan and hope that he gives them his blessing. Instead, his demons rape and destroy the people and Satan takes their souls.

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Megadeth – In My Darkest Hour Lyrics

20 years ago

"This song was written the day that I found out that Cliff Burton had died. It's a very moving song for me because it really expresses a lot of the emotion that I was going through. I was really sad and I think the music kind of carries that kind of feeling with it. A lot of people have written our fan club and said, 'Dave, I have nothing really to live for, life sucks, and then you die, ' and that 'this song's given me something to look forward to and I understand now and I see someone like you that also goes through these problems, ' and let's face it, life sucks. But there's certain things that can get you through and when I find out that people were turned on by this music and it gives them hope to carry on and stuff like that, it makes me feel good. Anyway, I hope this song works for you." "Maria Ferraro, a true metal legend aptly named 'metal Maria' worked for Megaforce records. She called me the day that Cliff had died or somewhere close to it. No one else from Metallica or their management did. I went straight to the dope man, got some shit and starting singing and crying and writing this song. Although the lyrics have nothing to do with him, his untimely passing gave me this melody that lives in the hearts of metal heads around the world." So, while inspired by Cliff, it really has absolutely nothing to do with him. It doesn't have any special meaning to Mustaine, but is just about someone that wasn't there when they were needed.

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Megadeth – Foreclosure Of A Dream Lyrics	20 years ago
Foreclosure of a Dream is about something that happened with Ellefson's family under the Reagan administration in Hartland, Minnesota. Dave says, "It's about reagonmics and how it took advantage of the real nucleus of America — the farmers."

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Megadeth – Recipe for Hate... Warhorse Lyrics	20 years ago
This song is about the loneliness some people can feel when they're put out to pasture. It's the same thing with war animals. Once the war is over, what do you do with them? You kill them.

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Megadeth – Holy Wars... The Punishment Due Lyrics	20 years ago
The song absolutely cannot have any relation to Max Payne, as it was written about 12 years before Max Payne was created. As stated: This song is inspired by the Marvel comic book, "The Punisher," which Mustaine no longer reads because "it's been commercialized."

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