Sin
Cryptic Writings
1997
Duration: 3:17
Track number: 7
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Dave Ellefson, Nick Menza
Theme
A critique of those who live a privileged, spoiled life without consequence, suggesting that their actions ('sin') end up affecting and causing suffering to many others. It touches on themes of hypocrisy and collective blame.
Lyrics
He had an unfamiliar face
Complete life in disarray
A simple man, power drunk
No worries of living, no more anything
Deep inside I've seen it rise
Actions progress to no end
Mirror, mirror please look inside
Do you see the reasons that we **sin**
Not one to be forgot
Spoiled rotten, so they say
Once burned, forever marked
Hurt by just a few but so many have to pay
Pressure coming down
Down on me, gonna break
Broken fingernails
Digging in, scratch my face
Nervous, like a cat
Gonna jump through my skin
Shadows on the wall
Stretching out, grope for me
Reasons, deep in me
Let me be
Let me bleed
Set me free
The reasons that we **sin**
