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Less than five miles from Ground Zero sits an International hotbed, the United "Abominations" as it were. Created to prevent wars and promote peace, it failed to address the most dangerous threats facing the world.
In a mire of hypocrisy, bribes, kickbacks, and corruption, the UN enables terrorism, and ignores sex crimes by its peacekeepers. The UN is where our so-called allies undermine us, and we pay 22% of their tab to host our enemies here at home.
Ambassadors from dirt-poor countries enjoy luxurious, tax-free Manhattan lifestyles, turning children into sex-slaves and enjoy Diplomatic immunity. It's a complete and utter disgrace, a blot on the face of humanity, and they get away with it.
Poverty in their kitchens
Held hostage by oil-for-food
Yet their own plates are full off the fat of their lands
There's no blood on their hands, right Kojo?
They promised to tell the truth
Without leaving a fingerprint, but
They will lose the UN one way or another
The victim, I fear will be us, sisters and brothers
The UN is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations
A grave and gathering danger
The decision to attack
Based on secret intelligence it'll take years
I fear to undo the failings in Iraq
You may bury the bodies
But you can't bury the crimes only
Fools stand up and really lay down their arms
No, not me, not when Death lasts forever
The UN is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations
"The UN writes resolution after resolution and has become irrelevant through inaction and totalitarian paralysis,"
"Order, Order!!!"
"Ha! There is no such thing as order"
"Larry, it's true, reports confirm today that the United Nations has officially closed its doors forever,"
"Well, I just don't see what all the fuss is, because they don't do anything anyway, do they?"
The UN is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations
NATO invaded Yugoslavia to end ethnic cleansing, there was no UN
The US invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, there was no UN
Saddam Hussein violated 17 UN resolutions; The UN was asked to join the war in Iraq. The US invaded, Ha! there was no UN
Libya bombed a discotheque in Berlin killing Americans, there was no UN
Iran funds any terrorist organization it can, and attacked the US in the seventies, there was no stinking UN
Facing War without end, looking into the future, there was no more UN
Held hostage by oil-for-food
Yet their own plates are full off the fat of their lands
There's no blood on their hands, right Kojo?
They promised to tell the truth
Without leaving a fingerprint, but
They will lose the UN one way or another
The victim, I fear will be us, sisters and brothers
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations
The decision to attack
Based on secret intelligence it'll take years
I fear to undo the failings in Iraq
You may bury the bodies
But you can't bury the crimes only
Fools stand up and really lay down their arms
No, not me, not when Death lasts forever
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations
"Order, Order!!!"
"Ha! There is no such thing as order"
"Larry, it's true, reports confirm today that the United Nations has officially closed its doors forever,"
"Well, I just don't see what all the fuss is, because they don't do anything anyway, do they?"
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations
The US invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, there was no UN
Saddam Hussein violated 17 UN resolutions; The UN was asked to join the war in Iraq. The US invaded, Ha! there was no UN
Libya bombed a discotheque in Berlin killing Americans, there was no UN
Iran funds any terrorist organization it can, and attacked the US in the seventies, there was no stinking UN
Facing War without end, looking into the future, there was no more UN
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The UN should have at least mediated the whole 9/11 and aftermath attacks thing... Isnt that what they were originally intended to do? They just sat back and did squat!! They watched a group of nations INVADE another country and just sat there twiddling there thumbs looking the other way.. The UN should be disbanded, they are useless when it all boils down to it. For some, 9/11 was the big awakening that we all needed. Question everything you see and hear. Don't be a puppet. Know everybody, trust nobody and paddle your own canoe.
I can see that we're all probably megadeth fans here and should probably know daves attitude towards the government. I think he's using sarcasm in this song. thats all i got to say, he knows all!!!! xD
Pro-Bush? No way, otherwise Dave wouldn't have called them "the failings in Iraq". Yeah, Bush screwed up going there, but it's gonna take us a while to clean up our mess.
That aside, this is a really good song. More controlled and less frantically-paced than the older Deth stuff, but good nonetheless. I think the best song from this album, tho, is a tie between Sleepwalker and Washington Is Next.
This is not Pro-Bush, Mustaine does not agree with going to the war but he believes now they are there you have to support the troops. He spoke out about this in an interview. This song makes the point of the United Nations standing back not doing anything even though Iraq had violated it's resolutions. The United Nations should have joined the war with America or at least backed them up because of this however they just stood back and did nothing like everything else as what is sung about in this song.
Musical-wise the song is excellent, great melody
To people saying the lyrics are wrong--
Some months before United Abominations was released, there was a contest on the Megadeth forums where you had to guess the song lyrics to the title track, given all the words in the song in alphabetical order. This song was submitted to SM.net after the contest, and was an early version of the song before it's actual release. In the time before it's release, the lyrics were changed (Most notably the last line in the chorus) and it hasn't been edited here, therefore, the lyrics are wrong.
Less than five miles from Ground Zero sits a smoldering International cauldron, the United "Abominations" as it were. Forged to prevent wars it froze in the face of disaster, and stood silent while terrorization took hostage the world
In a mire of hypocrisy it ignores sex crimes by it‘s goodwill man’s , and enables terrorism, so in the end it‘s failed. And the UN is where our so-called friends get to stab us in the back, and we pay 22% of their tab to host our enemies here at home.
Ambassadors from countries otherwise known as a catastrophe enjoy diplomatic immunity living in Manhattan. While their children are turned into prostitutes. And their complete and utter disgrace, a blot on the face of humanity, and they get away with it.
Poverty in their kitchens Held hostage by oil-for-food Yet their own plates are full off the fat of their lands There's no blood on their hands, right Kojo? They promised to tell the truth Without leaving a fingerprint They will lose the UN one way or another The victim, I fear will be us, sisters and brothers
The UN is right; you can't be any more "un" Than you are right now, the UN is undone Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun The threat is real, the Locust King has come Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done It’s payback time at the United Abominations
A grave and gathering danger The decision to attack Based on secret intelligence it'll take years I fear to undo the failings in Iraq You may bury the bodies But you can't bury the crimes Only fools stand up and really lay down their arms No, not me, not when Death lasts forever
The UN is right; you can't be any more "un" Than you are right now, the UN is undone Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun The threat is real, the Locust King has come Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done It’s payback time at the United Abominations
"The UN writes resolution after resolution……. " ( In French I believe) The UN is right; you can't be any more "un" Than you are right now, the UN is undone Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun The threat is real, the Locust King has come
The UN is right; you can't be any more "un" Than you are right now, the UN is undone Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun The threat is real, the Locust King has come Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done It’s payback time at the United Abominations
NATO invaded Yugoslavia to end ethnic cleansing, there was no UN The US invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, there was no UN Saddam Hussein violated 17 UN resolutions; The UN was asked to join the war in Iraq. The US invaded, there was no UN Libya bombed a discotheque in Berlin killing Americans, there was no UN And Iran funds Hamas , and attacked the US in the seventies, there was no UN Facing War without end, looking into the future, there was no more UN
United nations is a tool of America. It has absolutely no power. This song just doesn't make any sense.
US stepped in coz' UN was unable to do anything? Funny indeed.
Good song though. I just don't pay attention to the lyrics. Megadeth has changed. I miss the 'Countdown to Extinction' Mustaine.
Dude, it's basically the same themes... lol
Dude, it's basically the same themes... lol
Kathol, please use more punctuation in your posts, I can barely understand you.
It's not anti-UN or anti-anybody for that matter. However, it reveals very much how the United Nations has failed to do anything for the well being of anybody, and how they fail to keep other nations in line...yet another beautiful example of how Megadeth is very deeply politically charged in their music. The United Abominations as an album is amazing, and I strongly believe that it is one of their better albums to date.
I can't really say anything 'bout the meaning of the lyrics, 'cause I don't know much about US-politics. I can say though that this is one of the best Megadeth songs ever, one of the bests on the album. I really enjoy the 'new' megadeth and think they (Dave) have just morphed into such a great band after all these years. I love the solo's and the verse riff and the chorus... damn I love this whole song.