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High Speed Dirt Lyrics
Do it if you dare
Leaping from the sky
Hurling thru the air
Exhilarating high
See the earth below
Soon to make a crater
Blue sky, black death
I'm off to meet my maker
Chorus
Energy of the gods, adrenalin surge
Won't stop til I hit the ground, I'm on my way for sure
Up here in the air, this will never hurt
I'm on my way to impact, taste the high speed dirt
Paralyzed with fear
Feel velocity gain
Entering a near
Catatonic state
Pressure of the sound
Roaring thru my head
Crash into the ground
Damned if I'll be dead
Chorus
Jump or die!
Solo - Dave
Solo - Marty
Dropping all my weight
Going down full throttle
The pale horse awaits
Like a genie in a bottle
Fire in my veins
Faster as I go
I forgot my name
I'm a dirt torpedo
Solo - Marty
High speed dirt...
Solo - Dave
Leaping from the sky
Hurling thru the air
Exhilarating high
See the earth below
Soon to make a crater
Blue sky, black death
I'm off to meet my maker
Energy of the gods, adrenalin surge
Won't stop til I hit the ground, I'm on my way for sure
Up here in the air, this will never hurt
I'm on my way to impact, taste the high speed dirt
Feel velocity gain
Entering a near
Catatonic state
Pressure of the sound
Roaring thru my head
Crash into the ground
Damned if I'll be dead
Solo - Marty
Going down full throttle
The pale horse awaits
Like a genie in a bottle
Fire in my veins
Faster as I go
I forgot my name
I'm a dirt torpedo
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I dont really think dave mustaine being the founder of the challenging and so very rhythmic "spider chord" and not to mention his incredible and very distinct poetic vocal power would write a song about a memorable sky diving experience. I could very well be wrong on this too but I am thinking its about the feeling and addiction to crystal meth. first off another slang word used for meth is "dirt". which would fit the title perfectly with the words "high speed"" in front of it also these lines seem to stick out..."exhilarating high"....."energy of the gods, adrenaline surge"......"loosing all my weight"..."fire in my veins"...and just so you know... dave has written lyrics to other songs about this substance struggle as well....look up the lyrics to "burnt ice"....lyrics are just like the music....it is what you make off it....thats the beauty of it all
@mikeyj420 Exactly. While he did say it was about skydiving, AC/DC also said Night Prowler was about kids sneaking into other kids rooms and stuff like that. Clearly it wasn't, but they needed to say something to make it so they weren't stupidly blamed/connected to the Night Stalker killings, and the same can be applied here. There are obvious implications of meth addiction and/or suicide that can be covered up by "skydiving," and he obviously wouldn't want to be blamed for causing suicides or something stupid like that, as seen in the past with Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne's court...
@mikeyj420 Exactly. While he did say it was about skydiving, AC/DC also said Night Prowler was about kids sneaking into other kids rooms and stuff like that. Clearly it wasn't, but they needed to say something to make it so they weren't stupidly blamed/connected to the Night Stalker killings, and the same can be applied here. There are obvious implications of meth addiction and/or suicide that can be covered up by "skydiving," and he obviously wouldn't want to be blamed for causing suicides or something stupid like that, as seen in the past with Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne's court cases involving their songs and the suicide of their listeners. Anyone with half of a working brain can tell that Mustaine, writer of Holy Wars, Peace Sells, and all of his other meaningful songs, wouldn't be writing about a fucking skydiving trip.
This song totally relates to sky diving. Do it if you dare, leep from the sky, see the earth below! Thiz is one bad ass song by Megadeth, the song and lyrics!
No it's about Suicide by jumping
It is definitely about skydiving... Mustaine says so in the Exposure of a Dream video.
This song was banned by clear channel after 9/11. Bastards.
pfft.. it's megadeth..it's metal..lyrics don't mean shit in metal last i checked.. it just sounds cool and that's all you need.. i get the urge to punch people in the throat when they try to find deep meanings in metal songs
It's about a skydiver who's chute fails to open. hense, he has become a "dirt torpedo".
Makes sense, because in the end you hear what would be a splash.
Makes sense, because in the end you hear what would be a splash.
@richardLG why cant a metal song have ameaning??? especialy talking about megadeth look at holy wars or countdown to extinction they have meanings
It's about jumping out of a plane and hitting the ground at a high speed. Hence the the name 'High Speed Dirt'.
Sounds like a song about getting the most out of the thrill of free-fall.