One of my favorite movies is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Clint Eastwood. “Wanderlust” is partly about someone who moves from town to town and who has a pursuer who is after him. In heavy metal there are always new bands, who try to push the most popular band from the top. This song describes...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
As sure as the sun rises in the east
Another gunman will come seeking my defeat
Mmm
Will he be as fast as me? Are his nerves quiet and still?
Will he fall like all the rest, ending his days upon Boot Hill?
[Chorus]
Ooh, I'm an outcast riding into town alone
I got wanderlust branded deeper than the bone
Ooh, I'm an outcast riding into town alone
I got a lust for wandering branded deeper than the bone
[Post-Chorus]
Ahh
*scatting*
[Verse 2]
As I ride into the sunset to take another town
Thank you for the invite, but I just can't settle down
Ohhh, just can't settle down
The dust that coats my hat is from a dozen towns
Dust from shooting down another dozen clowns
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm an outcast riding into town alone
I got wanderlust branded deeper than the bone
Oh, I'm an outcast riding into town alone
I got a lust for wandering branded deeper than the bone
[Bridge]
A drum beats for me, it gets louder every day
The cadence tells me that soon I'll meet my judgment day
My judgment day, my judgment day, my judgment day
My judgment day, my judgment day, my judgment day
My judgment day, my judgment day, my judgment day
My judgment day, my judgment day, my judgment day
My judgment day
Ahhhh
[Verse 3]
A drum beats for me, it gets louder every day
The cadence tells me that soon I'll meet my judgment day
Life's an endless showdown, never knowing when they'll come
I sleep with one eye open lying with my smoking gun
[Guitar Solo]
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) My smoking gun!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
[Verse 4]
The game I play has caused a lot of grief
They were dying for fame, so I obliged some relief
Dying for fame, I obliged some relief!
[Outro]
Oh, I'm an outcast riding into town alone
I got wanderlust branded deeper than the bone
I'm an outcast with lightning in my hand
I got wanderlust, lost in no man's land
I got a lust for wandering, lost in no man's land
Oh, I got wanderlust, ah
Wanderlust was written by Marty Friedman & Dave Mustaine.
Wanderlust was produced by Dann Huff & Dave Mustaine.
Megadeth released Wanderlust on Mon Aug 30 1999.