Megadeth Symphony of Destruction

The lead single from Countdown to Extinction, peaked on the UK Charts at #15, and initially had heavy rotation on MTV (before the video was pulled and edited because of controversy). The introduction of the song is sampled from Mozart’s “Offertorium, Domine Jesu Christe”. This song discuses about how power corrupts people: when people have too much of it they can use it to cause great problems and destruction. Basically what this is about is you take a person, a typical stereotype numbskull, and you give him the old shit, shower, and shave, throw him in a monkey suit and he can run the country…It’s about the masses being led to their own destruction by a leader who’s more or less a puppet of a phantom government.*This could also refer to how society is causing nature’s destruction and our systematic suicide of the world. —Dave Mustaine FUN FACT: Dave Mustaine has a column in the magazine Guitar World called “Symphony of Instruction”.

[Intro: "Offertorium, Domine Jesu Christe"] [Verse 1] You take a mortal man And put him in control Watch him become a god Watch people's heads a'roll [Pre-Chorus] A'roll, a'roll... [Chorus] Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the symphony of destruction [Verse 2] Actin' like a robot Its metal brain corrodes You try to take its pulse Before the head explodes [Pre-Chorus] Explodes, explodes... You might also like Sweating Bullets Megadeth Tornado of Souls Megadeth Peace Sells Megadeth [Chorus] Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the symphony Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the symphony Swaying to the symphony of destruction [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] The Earth starts to rumble World powers fall A'warring for the heavens A peaceful man stands tall [Pre-Chorus] A'tall, a'tall... [Chorus] Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the symphony Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes Swaying to the symphony Swaying to the symphony of destruction