Vortex
Cryptic Writings
1997
Duration: 3:24
Track number: 11
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A raw, fast track dealing with **internal turmoil and psychological suffering**. The **'vortex of pain'** is a metaphor for a personal hell caused by multiple personalities, inner terror, and a sense of damnation or a price being paid for a past pact.
Lyrics
Internal combustion
Multiple personalities
Terror inside of me
A mask of silent agony
Curse the falling rain
The **vortex of pain**
As medieval as Merlin
A pact for power was made
Lucifer in transition
It's time the price was paid
Scorching the domain
The **vortex of pain**
A telestic message
Written in torment
Howl out dirges
Like the horns of Jericho
Distorted faces
Writhing in rage
Walls of purgatory
Tumble down
Endless death
The jewels of a crown
