I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
You take a mortal man
And put him in control
Watch him become a god
Watch people's heads a-roll
A-roll, a-roll
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Of destruction
Acting like a robot
Its metal brain corrodes
You try to take its pulse
Before the head explodes
Explodes, explodes
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Swaying to the symphony
Of destruction
The earth starts to rumble
World powers fall
A-warring for the heavens
A peaceful man stands tall
Tall, tall
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Swaying to the symphony
Of destruction
And put him in control
Watch him become a god
Watch people's heads a-roll
A-roll, a-roll
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Of destruction
Acting like a robot
Its metal brain corrodes
You try to take its pulse
Before the head explodes
Explodes, explodes
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Swaying to the symphony
Of destruction
The earth starts to rumble
World powers fall
A-warring for the heavens
A peaceful man stands tall
Tall, tall
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Swaying to the symphony
Of destruction
Lyrics submitted by Boonechic_21
Symphony of Destruction Lyrics as written by Dave Mustaine
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is one of Megadeth famous songs with political meanings..it talks about how political leaders exploit the general people in their country and leads them to havoc and distruction for their own selfish purposes..which can be seen in the first 2 paras.. You take a mortal man, And put him in control Watch him become a god, Watch peoples heads a'roll A'roll... Just like the Pied Piper Led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes, Swaying to the Symphony... Of Destruction
In the second verse talks about what happens when the general people tries to protest against this so called leaders... Acting like a robot, Its metal brain corrodes.
they starts to act like emoitonless robots and take heartless measures to stop their protest/movement.. You try to take its pulse, Before the head explodes. Explodes...
they starts to put military laws and riot polices and tear gas and rubber bullets on those protesting people..
But in the last para megadesht seems to be optimistic by saying that those leaders dont last in the end..they fall..and they had to resign in the face of movement of the general people..
The earth starts to rumble World powers fall A'warring for the heavens, A peaceful man stands tall Tall...
really good man!<br /> i had that political idea in my head but... you took a deeper look into the lyrics
I'm no fan of megadeth but I luv this song, it's too true and wow...amazing.
i think its all about the world leader stuff for the first two verses and chorus but for the last verse i think its about ghandi because he made the powers crumble by being peaceful and at the end he stood tall
I love how political the lyrics are but whats makes this song for me is simply how aggressive the riff is. One of Megadeth's best songs
sallut deepmeaning,thanxo . Ur comments r nice.
guitar solo is amazing so fast so well placed and over so quickly amazing talent
Whatever the true meaning is, it's still a sweet fucking song!!!
I ocnsider this to be the best song that the band has every made
They just inducted Metallica into the Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame...<br /> Metallica is not very good....<br /> <br /> Why haven't they inducted Dave Mustaine?
metallica is not very good? <br /> <br /> are you crazy? kirk is way better than dave. don't get me wrong, dave is good but kirk is better
Kirk isn't that great trust me. Daver does the job of the whole Metallica band. He writes most of the songs' lyrics, guitar riffs and sometimes the solos too(Kirk only writes the solos, he sucks at rhythm). All Kirk does is play lead guitar while Dave sings and plays too.
whether which one is better, metallica has a great influence in thrash metal and<br /> has become one of the greastest band in history...<br /> <br /> better than megadeth.........
Metallica offered Mustain a place next to them in the RNR hall of fame... But he respectively declined. Newsted took the invitation, though.
I disagree, I don't think that Metallica had much more influence than Megadeth, or Slayer or Anthrax for that matter. Saying that Metallica had the most influence on Thrash Metal ignores that they are only one of the "Big 4" BTW I happen to love both for their music (Though The members of Metallica are greedy assholes, much more so than Megadeth.)
Metallica do try and sort of "Sell" there albums. I love them, I really do! I think the music is great on all albums. (Don't care what people think of Load, Re-Load and St. Anger! I love all their albums) But now they've all sobered up, they've started to go just for the music and serving the song instead of taking from the fans.
its about nuclear war.
AMAZING SONG