Burnt Ice
United Abominations
2007
Duration: 3:41
Track number: 11
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A raw, autobiographical track about drug addiction, specifically referencing methamphetamine (or 'ice'). The lyrics vividly describe the destructive cycle of chasing a high, the feeling of being trapped by the addiction's 'hunger', and the self-destructive realization that the 'one-way ticket down' leads to a living death.
Lyrics
He said he'd try just a little bit
He didn't want to end up like them
And now he blames the **voices of a toothless wonder**
Pounding on the door to make the next score
Anything for a **hit**, any **sin** to pay for it
For that next bowl, he'd **sell his soul**
**Spiral to destruction**, it's too late to break the **spell**
He wants the ride to stop on the **freight train straight to hell**
Without the **truth** he'll never find in a **dungeon of his lies**
His cause of death, high speed on **burnt ice**
Always looking at the ground, a **broken, beaten man**
Memories of his family are calling after him
He can hardly thing, hardly walk
Phone keeps ringing, he can't talk
With just one hit the **pain would go away**
But he's dead if he does
**Shadow people** follow him everywhere he goes
Looking over his shoulder, the **paranoia grows**
