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Endangered species, caged in fright
Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight
The stage is set, now pay the price
And ego boost, don't think twice
Technology, the battle's unfair,
You pull the hammer without a care
Squeeze the trigger that makes you Man,
Pseudo-safari, the hunt is canned
The hunt is canned
All are gone, all but one
No contest, nowhere to run
No more left, only one
This is it, this is the countdown to extinction
Tell the truth, you wouldn't dare
The skin and trophy, oh so rare
Silence speaks louder than words
Ignore the guilt and take your turn
'Liars' anagram is lairs
Man you were never even there
Killed a few feet from the cages
Point blank, you're so courageous
So courageous
All are gone, all but one
No contest, nowhere to run
No more left, only one
This is it, this is the countdown to extinction
One hour from now
Another species of life form
Will disappear from the face of the planet
Forever and the rate is accelerating
All are gone, all but one
No contest, nowhere to run
No more left, only one
This is it, this is the countdown to extinction
Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight
The stage is set, now pay the price
And ego boost, don't think twice
Technology, the battle's unfair,
You pull the hammer without a care
Squeeze the trigger that makes you Man,
Pseudo-safari, the hunt is canned
The hunt is canned
All are gone, all but one
No contest, nowhere to run
No more left, only one
This is it, this is the countdown to extinction
Tell the truth, you wouldn't dare
The skin and trophy, oh so rare
Silence speaks louder than words
Ignore the guilt and take your turn
'Liars' anagram is lairs
Man you were never even there
Killed a few feet from the cages
Point blank, you're so courageous
So courageous
All are gone, all but one
No contest, nowhere to run
No more left, only one
This is it, this is the countdown to extinction
One hour from now
Another species of life form
Will disappear from the face of the planet
Forever and the rate is accelerating
All are gone, all but one
No contest, nowhere to run
No more left, only one
This is it, this is the countdown to extinction
Lyrics submitted by elmoz, edited by Jameson777, ichigo103
Countdown to Extinction Lyrics as written by David Ellefson Dave Mustaine
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Some people read too much into this Its not about the end of the world or humanity. It could on some level, but for the most part its about hunting farms (I don't know what the correct term is) where animals are caged in an outdoor area so the hunter has pretty much a 100 percent chance at getting a kill. It takes the sport out of hunting because it takes away the animal's chance at survival.
Where it says "Technology the battles unfair" is wrong, its "Aknowledging the battle's unfair" because the animal has no chance to run away or fight back. This kind of hunting is what the song means when Dave sings "The hunt is canned" as in canned in.
Agreed.<br /> <br /> A lone man with nothing but his stone knife against say, a rabbit or something in the wild is way, waaay more of a challenge than say, a man with camouflaged greens in a tiny open field, with an M16A1 against say, a rabbit or something. Add in some ridiculously rare animal, and you have something stupid.<br /> <br /> All in all, it really does remove the whole point of hunting if it is "canned".
Mustaine is worried abt d extinction of d exsistin species,,,,,,,,,n one man can make dis happen,,,,,
This song is about hunting, and how hunters are egotistical cowards. The song implies that more and more animals will become extinct if keep keep hunting.
@CJF no, he is railing against “canned hunts”, where an animal that usually takes someone with years of experience hunting, stalking, etc., is penned up or roped to a ground spike. They literally can do nothing to fight back. Responsible hunters actually do a lot of good
This song is about the destuction of the Earth as a whole, not just its lifeforms. (Silence speaks louder than words / Ignore the guilt and take your turn) People, 'specially corporations will ignore environmental reprecussions for their own interests, even more so if it involves money or prestige.
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This song is about humans killing off other species for stupid reasons; hunting, fur, etc. My favorite Megadeth song because I love animals and whoever kills them for fun should die
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London67.. You have to know a bit about Dave himself before you say that hes contradicting himself. You see, when was this song written? 91 is when the CD came out.. or so. That was 12 years before Dave accepted Jesus and became a Christian. Dave was a damn jackass before that, but hes really changed. You can see it plain as day now. Just take a look at his posts on the Megadeth forums. Hes a different dude now. No true Christian would vote Kerry. Bush is the christian candidate. As a Christian, naturally he voted for Bush.
Anyway, this song is definitely about the senseless slaughter of animals. Probably pertaining to the chain effect of extinction. Sure, it can go higher than that.. but I like the face value of the lyrics.
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