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Black Swan

TH1RT3EN
2011

Duration: 4:10

Track number: 9

Times played live: 0

Writers

Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine

Music by: Dave Mustaine

Theme

A deeply introspective song about personal regret, addiction, and self-destruction. The narrator feels abandoned by their 'angels' and haunted by their mistakes. The **'Black Swan'** is a metaphor for a devastating, unexpected event or realization of loss (perhaps a re-recording of a song originally intended for the *'United Abominations'* album, reflecting on Mustaine's past struggles). The **'churchyard shadow'** symbolizes their fate catching up to them.

Lyrics
I thought at this hour any pleasure Can never really be a sin in vain One hundred and one shots of opportunity I'd gladly take them all again and again..... and again My angels left me, sorrows are my own And now I'm here with the Devil, on my own Just like a Churchyard Shadow, creeping after me It's only there to terrify my mind, Black Swan keeps haunting me. I promise that my soul not to get paid away Wind always starts of as psychedelic and then it turns to black My head starts swaying, I forgot what it was that I was saying I don't know where I am and I'll never, never make it back. I sealed my fate, and I paid my debt I fell from grace with deep regret My angels left me, sorrows are my own And now I'm here with the devil on my own Just like the Churchyard shadow, creeping after me It's only there to terrify my mind, Black Swan keeps haunting me Just like the Churchyard shadow, there's nothing left to see It's only there to terrify my mind, Black Swan keeps haunting me My angels left me, sorrows are my own And now I'm here with the devil on my own (on my own) Just like the Churchyard shadow, creeping after me It's only there to terrify my mind, Black Swan keeps haunting me Just like the Churchyard shadow, there's nothing left to see It's only there to terrify my mind, Black Swan keeps haunting me Just like the Churchyard shadow, creeping after me There's nothing left to see, there's nothing left of me
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Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

Vocals and rhythm guitar

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