We'll Be Back
The Sick, The Dying... and The Dead!
2022
Duration: 4:29
Track number: 12
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
The album's declaration of persistent warfare and revenge. It speaks from the perspective of a resilient military force that refuses to surrender, even after a setback. The mantra **'We'll Be Back'** is a promise of brutal retaliation ('for revenge and for justice,' 'only blood and dust is left behind'), reinforcing the album's theme of continuous conflict and the will to fight against all odds.
Lyrics
The **timing is right to exact my revenge**
**Spilling enemy blood**, I will **fight to the end**
No more **lying-in wait** just to **even the score**
There's a **price to be paid**, now it's **time for war**
I'm a **soldier of fortune, of torture and pain**
I **bash in your skull until no teeth remain**
A **most-deadly weapon pulverizing your head**
With each **crushing blow how you wish you were dead**
Just when you think it's safe, I **attack** (**we'll be back**)
When you **least expect your fate**, I **attack** (**we'll be back**)
**Rocket to your face**, **one move, big mistake** (**we'll be back**)
**Let down your guard full-on frontal attack**
**I'll be back**
No use **screaming for mercy, no use making a sound**
Do you **step right up and get smacked back down**
In the **heat of battle blood congeals on the floor**
Another **life force beats out, another soul out the door**
I'm **antisocial, sadistic, the deity of war**
I **stuff body bags and I'm packing the morgue**
No time for **remorse over unclaim remains**
It's just **flotsam and jetsam and it's circling the drain**
Just when you think it's safe, I **attack** (**we'll be back**)
When you **least expect your fate**, I **attack** (**we'll be back**)
**Rocket to your face, one move, big mistake** (**we'll be back**)
**Let down your guard full-on frontal attack**
**I'll be back**
