The Killing Road
Youthanasia
1994
Duration: 3:57
Track number: 6
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman
Theme
A raw, autobiographical look at the grueling, relentless nature of touring and life on the road as a rock band. The 'killing road' refers to the exhausting cycle of travel and performance that drains the band members physically and mentally, often leading to personal losses and sanity issues, despite being done 'for the fame.'
Lyrics
Again we stalk the stage
At mach speed we engage
Feeding people's rage
The big cat's left its cage
Back in the bus again
To catch another plane
This behavior's quite insane
But we do it for the fame, yeah
I lost my mind, I lost all my money
I lost my life to the **Killing Road**
The road will never end
It always starts again
Another show's around the best
Another long lost friend
Faceless as the snow
There's nothing special about the road
It's just another haul
It's just too damn long that's all, yeah
