"Trust" m. Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Lost in a dream, nothing's what it seems Searching my head for the words that you said Tears filled my eyes as we said our last goodbyes This sad scene replays of you walking away My body aches from mistakes, betrayed by lust We lied to each other so much that in nothing we trust God help me please, on my knees, betrayed by lust, by lust We lied to each other so much that in nothing we trust Time and again, she repeats let's be friends, I smile and say yes Another truth bends, I must confess I try to let go, but I know, we'll never end 'til we're dust We lied to each other again, but I wish I could trust My body aches from mistakes, betrayed by lust We lied to each other so much, that in nothing we trust God help me please, on my knees, on my knees, betrayed by lust, by lust We lied to each other so much, so much, that in nothing we trust How could this be happening to me, I'm lying when I say, "trust me" I can't believe this is true, trust hurts, why does trust equal suffering? My body aches from mistakes, betrayed by lust We lied to each other so much, that in nothing we trust, in nothing we trust God help me please, on my knees, betrayed by lust We lied to each other so much, so much, that in nothing we trust Absolutely nothing we trust "Almost Honest" m. Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) I lied just a little, when I said I need you You stretched the truth when you said that you knew Just can't believe it, there's nothing to say I was almost honest, almost Living alone, can't stand this place It's four in the morning and I still see your face I was nearly pure when I said I loved you You were semi-sincere, you said I'd bleed for you We were kind of candid, now you've gone away You were almost honest, almost Living alone, falling from grace I want to atone but there's just empty space I can't face tomorrow, now you're not coming back Walked off in the night and just left me the tracks I question your call by the tone of your voice I know I should hang up but I don't have a choice It happend that night when you told me to go Don't ask who's to blame, I don't know Living alone, falling from grace I want to atone but there's just empty space I can't face tomorrow, now you're not coming back Walked off in the night and just left me the tracks Almost, almost honest Almost, I was almost honest "Use The Man" m. Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) I heard somebody fixed today, there was no "last goodbyes" to say His will to live ran out, I heard somebody turned to dust Looking back at what he left, a list of plans and photographs Songs that never will be sung, these are the things he won't get done I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man I've seen them crawl from the cradle to the gutter on their hands They fight a war but it's fatal, it's so hard to understand I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man Just one shot to say goodbye, one last taste to mourn and cry Scores and shoots, the lights go dim, just one shot to do him in He hangs his head and wonders why, why the monkey only lies But pay the pauper, he did choose, he hung his head inside the noose I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use that man I've seen them crawl from the cradle to the coffin on their hands They fight a war but it's fatal, it's so hard to understand I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle in his hand Cryptic writing on the wall, the beginning of the end I've seen myself use the needle, seen the needle in my hand I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man I've seen them crawl from the cradle to the gutter on their hands They fight a war but it's fatal, it's so hard to understand I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man In my hand! "Mastermind" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Anonymous existence, rendered useless to mankind Destroy the logic volume in the confines of the mind En massed and purposeless, marching in a perfect line Neo-neuro torture, mental meltdown, a heinous crime Mastermind, I tell you what to think Mastermind, I tell you what you need Mastermind, I tell you what to feel, Mastermind Invade the core of souls to wipe the lives away Design vacant beings, welcome the inhuman race Encrypted horror codes, directive psyche overwrite Processing brains to pabulum, delete and format living drives Mastermind, I tell you what to think Mastermind, I tell you what you need Mastermind, I tell you what to feel Mastermind, I tell you what's real Hail to the power age, lest the viral hour comes Raise the flag of voltage, bow to circuitry unknown Kneel before the processor, lords of static laugh Electrons in submission, you must know who I am I tell you what to think, I don't care what you thought I tell you what to get, I don't care what you got I tell you what to think, I don't care what you thought I tell you what to get, I don't care, I don't care what you got Mastermind, I tell you what to think, I don't care what you got Mastermind, I tell you what you need Mastermind, I tell you what to feel Mastermind, I tell you what's real I don't care; I don't care what you got, subject! "The Disintegrators" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) The slayer's arrived on a black horse of steel Trouble is coming, hell on two wheels Hide in the shadows awaiting defeat Or live by the sword and choose to be free We say retribution, we say vengeance is bliss We say revolution with a cast iron fist Coming down the road, watching every move Kicking in the doors, taking what we choose Anarchy's coming to town, a fiery invader Burning it down to the ground, The Disintegrators We say retribution, we say vengeance is bliss We say revolution with a cast iron fist Coming down the road, watching every move Kicking in the doors, taking what we choose Anarchy's coming to town, a fiery invader Burning it down to the ground, The Disintegrators Anarchy's coming to town, a fiery invader Burning it down to the ground, The Disintegrators Anarchy's coming, here it comes Burning it down to the ground, The Disintegrators "I'll Get Even" m. and l. Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Marty Friedman and Brian Howe Cryptic Writings (1997) I'm lonely and abandoned, washed up, left for dead I'm lost inside the desert of ever word you said Like a nuclear reactor or TNT I'm thinking about the times when you lied to me All the innuendo, caught up on your hook I was just a name in your little black book I'll get even with you I'm bitter and I'm twisted, I haven't slept in days I'm lonely and I'm angry, I can't make it go away I'm like a bomb that's ticking, I got voices in my head I got a doll with needles in, wishing you were dead I'll get you back somehow, that's what I'm gonna do I'll get you back somehow, your nightmare coming true It's coming true I'll get even with you, I'll that's what I'm gonna do Gonna get even with you, I'll get even with you You better look behind you, 'cause there I'm gonna be I'll be standing in the shadows with who I used to be He's slightly schizophrenic, me and me and me and me agree That you are gonna pay for what you did to me I'll get even with you I'll get even with you, I'm gonna get even with you I'll that's what I'm gonna do, gonna I'm gonna, I'm gonna, gonna... "Sin" m. and l. Dave Mustaine, Nick Menza and David Ellefson Cryptic Writings (1997) He had an unfamiliar face, complete life in disarray A simple man, power drunk, no worries of living, no more anything Deep inside I've seen it rise, actions progress to no end Mirror, mirror, please look inside, do you see the reasons that we sin? Not one to be forgot, spoiled rotten, so they say Once burned, forever marked, hurt by just a few but so many have to pay Deep inside I've seen it rise, actions progress to no end Mirror, mirror, please look inside, do you see the reasons that we sin? Pressure coming down, down on me, gonna break Broken fingernails, digging in, scratch my face Nervous, like a cat, gonna jump through my skin Shadows on the wall, stretching out, grope for me Reasons, deep in me, reasons, let me be Reasons, let me bleed, reasons, set me free The reasons that we sin "A Secret Place" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) There's a secret place I like to go Everyone is there, but their face don't show If you get inside you can't get out There's no coming back, I hear them shout, Whoa! Welcome to my hide away, my secret place How I arrived I can't explain You're welcome to, if you want to stay But everyone just runs away There's a secret place I like to go Everyone is there, but their face don't show If you get inside you can't get out There's no coming back, I hear them shout Let me in, get me out Can't do more then twist and shout Lost my soul without a trace Found it again in my secret place Let me in, get me out Can't do more then twist and shout Lost my soul without a trace, in disgrace I hide from those that try to find me Scary things that's right behind me I lost myself, I must confess I can't explain how I got this mess Welcome to my hide away, my secret place How I arrived I can't explain You're welcome to, if you want to stay But everyone just runs away My secret place, there's a secret place My secret place, there's a secret place I like to go My secret place, there's a secret place Just runs away, my secret place "Have Cool, Will Travel" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Mamas pack their lunches, kiddies pack their guns Wishing it will go away, but nothing's getting done A shot heard around the world, when a mother's baby dies We the people point our fingers, blame, and wonder why? Hey! Face it and fight, or turn high tail and run Til it comes back again, just like the rising sun Say they do all they can, it's just another lie The answer's plain to see, nobody wants to try. Hey! There's no recess and no rules in the school of life If you listen very closely, you'll see what it's like Have cool, will travel There's no recess and no rules in the school of life If you listen very closely, you'll see what it's like Have cool, will travel Tell myself it ain't true, they just cannot see Grown up, or sewn up, the medicine's worse than the disease I have cool, will travel. Here we go! Have cool, will travel! "She-Wolf" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) The mother of all that is evil, her lips are poisonous venom Wicked temptress knows how to please, the priestess roars, "Get down on your knees" The rite of the praying mantis, kiss the bones of the enchantress Spellbound searching through the night, a howling man surrenders the fight One look in her lusting eyes, savage fear in you will rise Teeth of terror sinking in, the bite of the she-wolf My desires of flesh obey me, the lioness will enslave me Another heart beat than my own, the sound of claws on cobblestone, I'm stoned One look in her lusting eyes, savage fear in you will rise Teeth of terror sinking in, the bite of the she-wolf Beware what stalks you in the night, beware the she-wolf and her bite Her mystic lips tell only lies, beware what stalks you in the night Beware the she-wolf and her bite, her hidden will to kill in disguise "Vortex" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Internal combustion, multiple personalities Terror inside of me, a mask of silent agony Curse the falling rain, the vortex of pain As medieval as Merlin, a pact for power was made Lucifer in transition, it's time the price was paid Searching the domain, the vortex of pain A telestic message writtin in torment Howl out dirges, like the horns of Jericho Distorted faces, writhing in rage Walls of purgatory tumble down, endless death, the jewels of a crown "FFF" m. Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Nick Menza and David Ellefson l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Looking for a cure within the human race Eliminate the poor, how much longer will it take? Burning up the tents of the rank and file Exterminate their lives, crack a demon smile Crushing down, caving in our will to live Getting rid of man's mistakes To take a lost life, lock it up, break it down How much more can we take? Fight for freedom, fight authority Fight for anything, my country tis' of me Cry for absolution, it's not the end for me A last-minute pardon, one final reprieve Resist the war maching; don't get in its path Fight to die a free man and reap the aftermath Crushing down, caving in our will to live Getting rid of man's mistakes To take a lost life, lock it up, break it down I don't know how much more I can take Fight for freedom, fight authority Fight for anything, my country tis' of me Fight for freedom, fight authority Fight for anything, it's my country Fight for freedom, fight authority Fight for anything, my country tis' of me "One Thing" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) One thing that I got for you is the one thing that you never do One thing makes you feel brand new is the one thing that you're coming to Just the one thing, gets you in the mood You call my number in the middle of the night To tell me nothing else can make you feel alright But it rings and rings you hang it up and call me back again One thing that I got for you is the one thing that you never do One thing that you got to choose is the one thing you can never lose Just the one thing is your attitude You call my name in the middle of the night When your makin' love and it feels alright But it's him not me, can't you see a shot of reality? I know what you do, I know what you want to do I know when the lights go out, I know what you are gonna to do One thing that I got for you is the one thing that you never do Just the one thing gets you in the mood Just the one thing its your attitude One thing is one thing, just the one thing, oh "Trust (Spanish Version)" m. Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Lost in a dream, nothing is what it seems Searching my head for the words that you said Tears filled my eyes as we said our last goodbyes This sad scene replays of you walking away Me duele todo el cuerpo por los errores presionados por la lujuria Nos mentimos tanto el uno al otro que en nada confiamos Time and again, she repeats let's be friends, I smile and say yes Another truth bends, I must confess I try to let go, but I know, we'll never end 'til we're dust We lied to each other again, (I with I could trust) but I wish I could trust Me duele todo el cuerpo por los errores presionados por la lujuria Nos mentimos tanto el uno al otro que en nada confiamos Dios te pido de rodillas ayudame por favor presiondos por la lujuria Nos mentimos tanto el uno al otro que ya en nada confiamos [whispered:] Como pudo sucederme esto a mi? Me muero cuando digo confia en mi No puedo creer que esto sea verdad la confianza duele Por que la confianza es igual a sufrimiento, sufrimiento Me duele todo el cuerpo por los errores presionados por la lujuria Nos mentimos tanto el uno al otro que en nada confiamos Dios te pido de rodillas ayudame por favor presiondos por la lujuria Nos mentimos tanto el uno al otro que ya en nada confiamos We lie to each other so much, absolutely nothing we trust! "Evil That's Within" m. and l. Dave Mustaine, Nick Menza and David Ellefson Cryptic Writings (1997) There once was a familiar face, battle scars in disarray A simple man, power drunk, no worries of living, no more anything Deep inside I've seen it rise, bastards possesses to no end Mirror, mirror, please look inside, do you see the evil that's within? Pyramids of dead men and dogs, spoils of war so they say Once burned, forever marked, hurt by just a few but so many have to pay Deep inside I've seen it rise, bastards possesses to no end Mirror, mirror, please look inside, do you see the evil that's within? Pressure coming down, down on me, gonna break Broken fingernails, digging in, scratch your face Nervous, like a cat, gonna jump through my skin Shadows on the wall, stretching out, grope for me Evil, evil, evil, deep in me, evil, let me be, evil, let me bleed Evil, set me free, evil, set me free, evil, set me free, the evil that's within "Vortex (Alternative Version)" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Internal terrorisms, multiple personalities Inside the screams were deafening, outside in silent agony Curse coming down, a maelstrom of plagues Medieval as Merlin, a pact for power was made Mephistophelian transaction, a virgin soul, the price was paid Scouring the days, the vortex of pain A telestic message to you all, writtin in torment Howl out your dirges like a sonic blast Distorted faces, twisting in rage Butt you head against the horns of the ram, you're tortured to appease "Bullprick (Alternative Version of "FFF")" m. Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Nick Menza and David Ellefson l. Dave Mustaine Cryptic Writings (1997) Pounding in my teeth, hydraulics on the move Kicking in my face, savage bucking mule Pummeling my soul, 100 tons of lead Trampled under foot, steamrollers on my head Crushing down, caving in my will to live I'd rather be dead, scream insane To have the bullprick split their guts Make them pay make them bleed On your backs, in your face, down your throats, up your ass, Bullprick! Pulverizing flesh, broken bones the aftermath Can't escape the war, the war machine path All become one, flattening the streets Cry for absolution, splitting at the seams Crushing down, caving in my will to live I'd rather be dead, scream insane To have the bullprick split their guts Make them pay make them bleed On your backs, in your face, down your throats, up your ass, Bullprick! On your backs, in your face, down your throats, up your ass, Bullprick!