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Good Mourning / Black Friday

Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
1986

Duration: 6:41

Track number: 5

Times played live: 113

Writers

Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson

Music by: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson

Theme

This track is a two-part piece. 'Good Mourning' is an instrumental prelude (often reflecting melancholy or foreboding), leading into 'Black Friday,' a violent narrative told from the perspective of a mercenary killer who hunts his victims with sadistic pleasure. The title is a play on 'Good Morning' and the concept of mass murder.

Lyrics
Hey, I don't feel so good. Something's not right, something's coming over me What the f*** is this? Killer, intruder, homicidal man. If you see me coming, run as fast as you can. A blood thirsty demon who's stalking the street. I hack up my victims like pieces of meat. Blood thirsty demon, sinister fiend, Bludgeonous slaughters, my evil deeds. My hammer's a cold piece of blood-lethal steel. I grin while you writhe with the pain that I deal. Swinging the hammer, I hack through their heads, Deviant defilers, you're next to be dead. I unleash my hammer with sadistic intent. Pounding, surrounding, slamming through your head. Yeah! Their bodies convulse, in agony, and, pain. I mangle their faces, till no features remain. A blade for the butchering, I cut them to shreds. First take out the organs, then cut off the head. The remains of flesh now sop under my feet. One more bloody massacre, the murders' complete. I seek to dismember, a sadist fiend. And, blood baths are my way of getting clean. I lurk in the alleys, wait for the kill. I have no remorse for the blood that I spill A merciless butcher who lives underground. I'm out to destroy you and, I will, cut you down. I see you, and, I'm waiting, for black friday. Killer, intruder, homicidal man. If you see me coming, run as fast as you can. A blood thirsty demon who's stalking the street. I hack up my victims like pieces of meat. I lurk in the alleys, wait for the kill. I have no remorse for the blood that I spill A merciless butcher who lives underground. I'm out to destroy you and, I will, cut you down. It's black friday, paint the devil on the wall.
Musicians
Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

Vocals and rhythm guitar

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