Poisonous Shadows
Dystopia
2016
Duration: 6:03
Track number: 7
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine, Kiko Loureiro
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Kiko Loureiro
Theme
A deeply personal and emotional track dealing with the haunting nature of grief, guilt, and loss. The narrator is tormented by a memory or the ghost of a loved one (**'Poisonous Shadows'**) who is 'watching me.' The lyrics focus on the endless cycle of pain, shame, and secrets kept inside, suggesting the inability to find peace or closure after a significant loss.
Lyrics
How much **pain** do you need to feel?
How much **shame** do you have to **conceal**?
There is **no sunshine**, just **endless nights**
Nobody's there, nobody cares when you **cry**
Is it **my face you see**, do I **haunt you in your sleep**
On your **hands and knees**, when you **crawl through your nightmares**
When there's **no more grace**, does your **heartbeat start to race**?
**Clawing everywhere in the dark**, **poisonous shadows**
How many **secrets** do you **keep inside**?
How many **sins** do you have to **hide**?
The **haunting masses have blackened the sun**
You'll **pay for everything you've done**, **one by one**
Is it **my face you see**, do I **haunt you in your sleep**
On your **hands and knees**, when you **crawl through your nightmares**
When there's **no more grace**, does your **heartbeat start to race**?
**Clawing everywhere in the dark**, **poisonous shadows**
"... It's like, I woke up, and **she was right there**
I could almost touch her, although **she's been gone for years now**
I can feel her... I can feel her **watching me**"
