Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth & Cristina Scabbia
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
This song is about how both the U.S. government and the religious extremists from the Middle East used propaganda to get both sides to want to go to war against each other (“God versus God, the undoing of man”). The title is a combination of America and the suffix -stan, which is Persian for ‘land’...
[Verse 1]
Recruiting the ill-fated for "The War"
A legion of uneducated, bankrupt souls
With a lust for revenge, answering the call
From New Yorqatar to Califarabia
Desperation provides fertile ground for religious extremism
This glorious brainwashing
Where prejudice lies like a crouching tiger
Tormenting peasants till they erect an army
Under everyone's nose
In the end, propaganda destroys their DNA
God help them
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
All that they envisioned of what things would come to be
Turned into a pink mist when they blew to smithereens
We are just a war away from Amerikhastan
When God versus God, the undoing of man
[Post-Chorus]
Promising a vapor
In the end they become one
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
No rules of engagement
This enemy hides amongst women and children
And to beat violence, you must ignore the focus groups
You must send in the Mossad
Turn off the BBC, CNN and don't look back
Rest assured there'll be no more Middle Eastern crisis
Hell, there'll be no more Middle East
These are your people, Lady Liberty
Pull up your dress today
And tattooed is "property of the USA
A subsidiary of Halliburton"
Surprise?
But a roaring lion is about to be unleashed on earth
Hey, Jihad Joe! Guess what?
We're coming to get you!
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
All that you envisioned of what things will come to be
Turns into a death knell when you look behind the scenes
We are just a war away from Amerikhastan
When God versus God, the undoing of man
[Instrumental Outro]
Amerikhastan was written by Dave Mustaine.
Amerikhastan was produced by Andy Sneap & Jeff Balding & Dave Mustaine.
Megadeth released Amerikhastan on Tue May 15 2007.