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Risk

The Doctor Is Calling

Risk
1999

Duration: 5:40

Track number: 6

Writers

Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine

Music by: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Nick Menza

Theme

A dark, highly personal track dealing with **mental instability, institutionalization, and recovery**. The 'doctor is calling' represents a moment of crisis and external intervention into a mind that is 'falling' and struggling to distinguish reality from the 'voices in the dark room.'

Lyrics
The **doctor is calling** The **doctor is calling** Something's gone wrong Nowhere do I belong I listen to the voices in the dark room Something's going down But I can't make a sound Looking past the bars of my mind The coat of arms falling I hear the **doctor calling** The family crest is falling I hear the **doctor calling** Always sharing trips Remove me from your lips Sight and mind still and never go away One too many tantrums Deviated symptoms Better lock the phantom away The coat of arms falling I hear the **doctor calling** The family crest is falling I hear the **doctor calling** I see the chalk line crawling I hear the **doctor calling** me away This place is my home My mind still runs free The doctor's prescription Less for you and more for me The coat of arms falling I hear the **doctor calling** The family crest is falling I hear the **doctor calling** I see the chalk line crawling I hear the **doctor calling** A merciful embalming I hear, I hear, I hear the **doctor calling** me away
Musicians
Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

Vocals and rhythm guitar

The Doctor Is Calling | Megadeth