Ashes in Your Mouth
Countdown to Extinction
1992
Duration: 6:11
Track number: 11
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson, Nick Menza
Theme
A reflection on the bitter aftermath of conflict, whether military or personal. It discusses the futility of fighting and how even the sweet taste of 'vindication' or victory eventually turns to 'ashes in your mouth,' emphasizing that the cost of conflict often outweighs any perceived gain.
Lyrics
People have round shoulders from fairing heavy loads
And the soldiers liberate them, laying mines along their roads
Sorrow paid for valor is too much to recall
Of the countless corpses piled up along the wailing wall
Melting down all metals, turning plows and shears to swords
Shun words of the Bible, we need implements of war
Chalklines and red puddles of those who have been slain
Destiny, that crooked schemer, says the dead shall rise again
Where do we go from here?
And should we really care?
The end is finally here
God have mercy
Now we've rewritten history
The one thing we've found out
Sweet taste of vindication
It turns to **ashes in your mouth**
Where do we go from here?
And should we really care?
The end is finally here
God have mercy
If you're fighting to live
It's okay to die
The answer to your question is
Welcome to tomorrow
Where do we go from here?
God have mercy
Where do we go from here?
And should we really care?
The end is finally here
God have mercy
Where do we go from here?
And should we really care?
The end is finally here
God have mercy
