Sacrifice
The Sick, The Dying... and The Dead!
2022
Duration: 4:08
Track number: 5
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A narrative based on the archetype of the noble hero who makes a **'sacrifice'** for a corrupt cause. It tells the story of a 'bravest knight' who dies in battle to protect a kingdom, only to realize the king he served 'didn't care at all' and had betrayed him from the start. It is a commentary on the futility and tragic nature of loyalty to a wicked authority.
Lyrics
Come listen to the tale of a **tragic sacrifice**
Of a **warlock king of satanic ancestry**
Being **possessed by the worst-of-all human emotions**
**Burned at the stake** for partaking in **sorcery**
The **wickedest wizards barter the souls of the lost for the damned**
Ooh, **spirits of the dead**, for the **wild and the free**
Just **beware, if every thought has consequences**
What they think is **worse than any curse could be**
The **sky's, the sky's on fire**
**Flames rise, and shadows fall**
**Cremate, cremate, the king, sky-clad**
And **drenched in blood**
**Binding hexes, casting spells**
The **demons drink to you down in hell**
When you **promised not to break the oath you take**
**The oath you make**
Every **charm and talisman can be broken**
It must be **unwound, and undone**
If you wanna **break free**
The **sky's, the sky's on fire**
**Flames rise, and shadows fall** (shadows fall)
**Cremate, cremate, the king, sky-clad**
And **drenched in blood** (drenched in blood)
**Binding hexes, casting spells**
The **demons drink to you down in hell** (down in hell)
When you **promised not to break the oath you take**
(Not to break, not to break)
The **oath you take**
The **oath you make**
**Binding hexes, casting spells** (casting spells)
The **demons drink to you down in hell** (down in hell)
When you **promised not to break the oath you take**
(Not to break, not to break)
The **oath you make**
