This song, the third single from the album, is about judgmental people trying to tell you how to live and what to wear and what to do. Mustaine has certainly had to deal with many such people in his career.
[Verse 1]
Ooh, you're just in time to get inside my head
Ooh, the war of words you're underneath my skin
[Pre-Chorus]
You hate the way I wear my clothes
You hate my friends and where we go
I see you in the shadows
You think you know what's best for me
You hate everything you see in me
Have you looked in a mirror?
[Chorus]
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
You tell me how to live, but who asked you anyway?
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
Cost so much more than the price, I ain't gonna pay
[Verse 2]
You only point out fault, anxiety attack
You running your mouth, you stab me in my back
[Pre-Chorus]
You hate the way I wear my clothes
You hate my friends and where we go
I see you in the shadows
You think you know what's best for me
You hate everything you see in me
Have you looked in a mirror?
[Chorus]
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
You tell me how to live, but who asked you anyway?
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
Cost so much more than the price, I ain't gonna pay
[Bridge]
Running your mouth
Running your mouth
Stab me in the back
Anxiety attack
[Chorus]
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
You tell me how to live, but who asked you anyway?
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
Cost so much more than the price, I ain't gonna pay
[Outro]
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
You tell me how to live, but who asked you anyway?
Hey, just whose life is this anyway?
Just whose life is this anyway?
Just whose life is this anyway?
Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) was written by Dave Mustaine.
Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) was produced by Johnny K & Dave Mustaine.
Megadeth released Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) on Tue Nov 01 2011.
David Ellefson:
This is some of my favorite kind of bass playing. In a not very obvious way, it harkens back to a kind of punk rock style of picking. I went at it with a lot of fervor and tried not to overthink what I was doing. My main goal was to lock in with the drums. It’s a blazing song. Total...