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Breadline

Risk
1999

Duration: 4:24

Track number: 5

Times played live: 51

Writers

Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine

Music by: Dave Mustaine, Nick Menza

Theme

A socially conscious track focusing on **poverty and destitution**. The lyrics depict a man who has lost everything and is 'dancing on the **breadline** (the line for food/aid), using temporary distractions to forget his harsh reality and imminent crisis.

Lyrics
Ain't got no job Ain't got no smoke Ain't got a car His life's a joke Living on the skids Thinks the world's just fine Forgot what he did Dancing on the breadline No one there to bind him Nothing to remind him Nowhere left to find him About to lose his lifeline He's dancing on the breadline Forgot who he is Forgot who he was Used to call the shots Now he can't connect the dots A mover and shaker Getting closer to his maker Lower than a hemline Dancing on the breadline No one there to bind him Nothing to remind him Nowhere left to find him About to lose his lifeline He's looking for a headline Sniffing up the white lines He's dancing on the breadline Watch him dance About to lose his lifeline He's looking for a headline Sniffing up the white lines He's dancing on the breadline No one, nothing, nowhere The breadline dancing on the breadline Dancing on the breadline He forgot and he ain't got nothing
Musicians
Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

Vocals and rhythm guitar

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