Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth & Ice-T
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth & Sammy Hagar
The title track from Megadeth’s upcoming 16th studio album, the lyrics were revealed on June 23rd, 2022 when the band put up pre-orders for the album, and the lyric booklet for the CD showed the lyrics present.
In a recent interview with Metal Hammer for their 363rd issue, published June 23rd, 2022...
[Intro]
Bring out your dead
Bring out your dead
Bring out your dead
Bring out your dead
[Verse 1]
Invaders came on phantom ships
Sailed the Black Sea West to Sicily, yeah, yeah
The sick, the dying, and the dead
All that was left from this cursed disease, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
It was the fleas onboard that bit infected
Rats got blood inside of the fleas, yeah, yeah
Soon the ghost ships tied up to the docks
The path of the plague was complete, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
The sweet smell of rosies, a pocketful of posies
You can't mask the fragrance of death in their beds
There's typhus in the air, and ashes everywhere
Amongst the sick, the dying, and the dead
[Verse 3]
Feral creatures feasting on the dead
Devour rancid human meat, yeah, yeah
Death and sickness permeate their bones
Rich or poor, they're dragged through the streets, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
Open up your eyes, so you can see
All the sick, the dying, and the dead
[Outro]
Die, die, die
Die, die, die
Die, die, die
Die, die, die
The sick, the dying, and the dead
The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! was written by Dave Mustaine.
The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! was produced by Dave Mustaine & Chris Rakestraw.
Megadeth released The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! on Fri Sep 02 2022.
Dave Mustaine:
The lyrics are about the Black Plague and how critters on a boat brought the disease onshore. It’s also about that really morbid child’s nursery rhyme, ‘Ring Around the Rosie’: ‘Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posies.’ The ‘rosies’ were the scars on your face from the disease,...