Captive Honour

Countdown to Extinction

1992

Duración: 4:14

N° de pista: 10

Veces tocada en vivo: 30

Autores

Letra por: Dave Mustaine

Música por: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson, Nick Menza

Tema

Una mirada crítica al sistema penitenciario estadounidense y la pérdida de dignidad e identidad dentro de él. La frase '**Honor Cautivo**' es una paradoja, que resalta las duras realidades del encarcelamiento donde el honor y la autoestima son erosionados lentamente por la naturaleza aplastante del sistema, dejando a los reclusos como meros 'números'.

Letra

Madness comes, and madness goes An insane place, with insane moves Battles without, for battles within Where evil lives and evil rules Breaking them up, just breaking them in Quickest way out, quickest relief wins Never disclose, never betray Cease to speak or cease to breathe And when you kill a man, you're a murderer Kill many, and you're a conqueror Kill them all, oh you're a god Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, have you reached a verdict? Yes, we have you honor We find the defendant guilty on all counts for crimes Against all humanity By virtue of the jury's decision and the power vested in me by the state, I hereby sentence you to be incarcerated with no possibility of parole, for life Life? whale' ya' mean life? I ain't got a life! Boy, your soul better belong to Jesus,'cause your ass belongs to me Captive honour, ain't no honour Captive honour, ain't no honour No time for questions No time for games Start kicking ass And taking down the names A long shit list A shorter fuse He is untouchable And guarantees you'll lose Captive honour, ain't no honour Captive honour, ain't no honour Inside the bighouse His nightmare unfolds Before he got there His manpussy was sold Black blanket welcome This tough guy's now a bitch Praying for death It can't be worse than this Captive honour, ain't no honour Captive honour, ain't no honour Captive honour, ain't no honour