“Never Dead” was written for promotional trailer and the soundtrack of the action video game NeverDead.
When Dave [Mustaine] first played me this riff, I was floored. It was so violent and in your face, it reminded me of the Peace Sells album. In particular, it sounded a little like “Good Mourning/...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Killers lie in wait for innocent blood
To swallow alive some harmless souls
Walking a crooked path, their wicked names will rot
[Pre-Chorus]
Evil lives in the dark (its right is doing wrong)
The torment never ends (it never ends)
[Chorus]
The fire that burns inside
That's blistering their brains
That makes them sacrifice
That's driving them insane
Trapped in this "no man's land"
Where angels dare to tread
Forever banned
To the realms of the Never Dead
[Verse 2]
There's no one you can trust from this grave
Die with those they swear to defend
Feeding on the ones they'll feed off in the end
[Pre-Chorus]
Evil lives in the dark (its right is doing wrong)
The torment never ends (it never ends)
[Chorus]
The fire that burns inside
That's blistering their brains
That makes them sacrifice
That's driving them insane
Trapped in this "no man's land"
Where angels dare to tread
Forever banned
To the realms of the Never Dead
[Bridge]
Death sits before you
To press on is suicide
Life spills out of your body
You wither and die
For the rest of your life
In the realms of the Never Dead
[Chorus]
The fire that burns inside
That's blistering their brains
That makes them sacrifice
That's driving them insane
Trapped in this "no man's land"
Where angels dare to tread
Forever banned to the realms
Forever banned
To the realms of the Never Dead
Never Dead was written by Dave Mustaine.
Never Dead was produced by Johnny K & Dave Mustaine.
Megadeth released Never Dead on Tue Nov 01 2011.