I'll Be There
Risk
1999
Duration: 5:13
Track number: 7
Times played live: 2
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson, Nick Menza
Theme
A straightforward power ballad about **unconditional support and friendship**. The lyrics offer a comforting promise that the narrator will always be there for a friend in need, a theme less common in Megadeth's repertoire.
Lyrics
I heard the voice of redemption
For me there is no exemption
I started praying
I heard the voice of satisfaction
Needing me for benefaction
I started pleading
I heard the bells begin to chime
Warning me oh lord
Don't let this be my time
Don't let this be my time
I'll be there for you, when you walk through the fire
I'll be there for you, when the flames get higher
When nothing fits and nothing seems right
Till the very last breath of my life, I'll be there for you
You saw me slide, you saw me fall
We kept our pride through it all
We started screaming
When skies are dark, no sun shines through
I know I see the light in you
We stopped dreaming and started believing
I'll be there for you, when you walk through the fire
I'll be there for you, when the flames get higher
When nothing fits and nothing seems right
Till the very last breath of my life, I'll be there for you
I'll be there
In my hour of need
You were there always
Now it's time for me to be there for you too
Always
I'll be there for you
Musicians

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