Junkie
The Sick, The Dying... and The Dead!
2022
Duration: 3:39
Track number: 6
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A fast and aggressive track that tackles the theme of **drug addiction** from a stark, judgmental perspective. It depicts the destructive cycle of a **'Junkie'** who has lost their soul and is consumed by their dependence ('monkey on his back,' 'chases the dragon'). The song questions the value and purpose of a life reduced to chasing the next fix.
Lyrics
**Junkie**, what you **live for**
**Junkie**, you **junkie**
Gotta **monkey on his back**
A **caving nobody knows about**
**Hopeless and dopeless**, now that he's **down and out**
**Sicker than a dog again**
**Suicidal**, the **smack ran out**
He found a **dealer playing Russian roulette**
The **cure is worse than the disease**
He’s **long past caring if he dies**
He **fills the needle, slams a shot**, and then
**Squeezing the trigger, he closes his eyes, fire**
**Junkie**, what you **live for**
**Junkie**, you'll **gladly die for**
A **dope-seeking missile**
**Scoring and shooting all through the night**
Everyone knows that **everyone runs outta luck**
**Night yields the sky to the morning**
**Time's up**, he knew, so he said
**Get high or die**, and then he was **dead**
The **cure is worse than the disease**
He’s **long past caring if he dies**
He **fills the needle, slams a shot**, and then
**Squeezing the trigger, he closes his eyes**
**Junkie**, what you **live for**
**Junkie**, you'll **gladly die for**
**Junkie**, it's **killing you, it's killing me**
Can't you see?
**Junkie**, you **junkie**
Man, I **fell asleep** [?]
They **stole my wallet**
Hey, man, ain't that a line?
**Junkie**, whoa!
**Junkie**
**Junkie**
**Junkie**
