Lucretia
Rust in Peace
1990
Duration: 3:58
Track number: 6
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman
Theme
The song is named after a fictional ghost or entity said to inhabit the attic of a house where Mustaine and David Ellefson lived. The lyrics describe the protagonist escaping to this secluded place, surrounded by cobwebs and old memories, suggesting a descent into isolated contemplation or madness.
Lyrics
Sitting up, late at night
I tiptoe through the darkness
Cold as hell, black as spades
Aware of my immediate surrounding
In my place I escape up into my hideout
Hiding from everyone
My friends all say,
"Dave you're mental anyway" hey!
Drift into a deeper state
I stalk the cobwebbed stairways
Dirt grits between my feet
The stair creaks, I precariously sneak
Hypnosis guides my hand
I slipside through the walkways
Sit in granny's rockin' chair
Memories are whirling by, yeah
Reminisce in the attic
Lucretia waits impatiently
Cobwebs make me squint
The cobra so eloquently glints
Moonbeams surge through the sky
The crystal ball's energized
Surely that like the cat waiting
Lucretia rocks away
