High Speed Dirt
Countdown to Extinction
1992
Duration: 4:12
Track number: 8
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson
Theme
A song inspired by the extreme sport of skydiving and the thrill-seeking adrenaline rush it provides. The lyrics focus on the descent, the intense feeling of velocity, and the acceptance of risk, culminating in the metaphorical 'dirt torpedo' hitting the ground.
Lyrics
Do it if you dare, leaping from the sky
Hurling through the air, exhilarating high
See the earth below, soon to make a crater
Blue sky, black death, I'm off to meet my maker
Energy of the Gods, adrenalin surge
Won't stop till I hit the ground, I'm on my way for sure
Up here in the air, this will never hurt
I'm on my way to impact, taste the **high speed dirt**
Paralyzed with fear, feel velocity gain
Entering a near, catatonic state
Pressure of the sound roaring through my head
Crash into the ground, damned if I'll be dead
Energy of the Gods, adrenalin surge
Won't stop till I hit the ground, I'm on my way for sure
Up here in the air, this will never hurt
I'm on my way to impact, taste the **high speed dirt**
Jump or die!
Dropping all my weight, going down full throttle
The pale horse awaits like a genie in a bottle
Fire in my veins faster as I go
I forgot my name, I'm a dirt torpedo
**High speed dirt**, **high speed dirt**
**High speed dirt**, **high speed dirt**
**High speed dirt**, **high speed dirt**
**High speed dirt**, **high speed dirt**
