“Heavy Metal Poisoning” is the fifth track on Styx’s 1983 album, KILROY WAS HERE.
In the context of the album’s concept/story, “Heavy Metal Poisoning” is the chief song for the character of Dr. Righteous, a villainous televangelist who preaches the evils of rock and roll. In the songs' music video,...
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What the devil's goin' on
Why don't you turn that music down
You're going deaf and that's for sure
But all you do is scream for more
Get the lead out go for broke
Pop your pills and drink and smoke
Shoot those chemicals into your vein
Anything to ease the pain
Heavy metal (heavy metal) poisoning (it's a poison)
A toxic wasteland (got a toxic wasteland) in your ear canal (in your ear canal!)
Overloaded (I'm overloaded), suffering (yeah!)
Overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs
Everything is black and white
You are wrong and we are right
First we'll spank your big behinds
Then we'll twist your little minds
I'm dr. righteous (I'm dr. righteous), and I'm here to sing (yeah!)
That heavy metal (heavy metal) is poisoning
It's a music wasteland, that destroys the young (yeah!)
They're overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
And rock and roll!
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I'm dr. righteous (I'm dr. righteous), and I'm here to sing (yeah!)
That heavy metal (heavy metal) is poisoning
It's a music wasteland, that destroys the young (yeah!)
They're overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
And rock and roll!
Heavy metal (heavy metal) poisoning (it's a poison)
A toxic wasteland (got a toxic wasteland) in your love canal love canal!)
Overloaded (I'm overloaded), suffering (yeah!)
Overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
Sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
"righteous! righteous!..."
"shut up!"
"...righteous! righteous! righteous! righteous! righteous! yeah!"
"shut up! shut up!"
[giggles]
Heavy Metal Poisoning was written by James Young.
Heavy Metal Poisoning was produced by Chuck Panozzo & Dennis DeYoung & Tommy Shaw & John Panozzo & James Young.
Styx released Heavy Metal Poisoning on Tue Feb 22 1983.