Truth Be Told
The System Has Failed
2004
Duration: 5:41
Track number: 9
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A dark, theological reflection on the origin of violence and sin, starting with the biblical story of **Cain and Abel** as the 'first tale of death'. It argues that mankind has been inherently violent since the beginning, and that 'sin lies at the doorway' of every human action, regardless of modern conflicts.
Lyrics
This is the first tale of **death** in the world
When **Cain struck down Abel**, a family broken
Since then mankind's dominated his own kind
To insult and injure,
There's no such thing as peace
Till death do us part, till the last
**Truth be told**
**Sin lies at the doorway**
**Truth be told**
**Hell's open for business now**
**Truth be told**
The **soil cries out for revenge**
**Truth be told**
And **death is upon the ground**
All around
The battle ain't over without spoils of war
Just cause it is written does not make it so
When you **dance with the devil**
Wait till the songs over
I ask myself 'how bad do I want you to live?'
My anger is near, till the last
**Truth be told**
**Sin lies at the doorway**
**Truth be told**
**Hell's open for business now**
**Truth be told**
The **soil cries out for revenge**
**Truth be told**
And **death is upon the ground**
All around
**Tribulation** strikes and we're hit hard
Still you just go on your way
Head in the sand, ignoring the rain
Just like the **flood in Noah's day**
In his day
Can't punish those ruining the earth
It's suicide to some degree
Because we are all guilty, guilty as sin
There will be **no peace**, never for you and for me
Before **al Qaeda and Bin Laden**
Long before **Hitler and Hussein**
Ever since the first murder was committed
The verdict's always been the same
The cursed future just repeats the past
There's hell to pay and stones to cast
So, there will be **no peace**, never be peace
Till the last **truth be told** by you and me
