"The Skull Beneath The Skin" from Megadeth's 1984 demo "Last Rites"!!!
BAND: Megadeth
DEMO TITLE: Last Rites
RELEASE DATE: March 9, 1984
LINE-UP:
Dave Mustaine - Vocals, Guitar
Chris Poland - Guitar
David Ellefson - Bass
Lee Rausch - Drums
TRACK LISTING:
1. Last Rites/Loved to Deth
2. Mechanix
3. The Skull Beneath the Skin
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The remastered version of Killing is my Business... and Business is Good! features this demo as bonus tracks.
"Loved to Deth" is indeed spelled that way - the extra "a" was added for the album version.
A version of "Rattlehead" from this same recording session does float about, but was never officially on the demo.
A certain vinyl bootleg includes "Last Rites/Loved to Deth" and "Skull Beneath the Skin", and calls the tracks "Rock Me" and "You and Me".
LYRICS:
(Solo-Mustaine)
Mean and infectious
The evil Prophets rise
Dance of the Macabre
As witches Streak the sky
Decadent worship of
Black Magic sorcery
In the womb of the Devil's Dungeon
trapped without a plea
(Solo-Mustaine)
See thing in agony
Necrosis is the fate
Pins sticking through the skin
The venom now sedates
Locked in a pillory
Nowhere to be found
Screaming for your life
But no one hears a sound
Hellpp Mmmeeeeee
Prepare the patients scalp
To peel away
Metal caps his ears
He'll hear not what we say
Solid steel visor
Riveted cross his eyes
Iron staples close his jaws
So no one hears his cries
The skull beneath the skin
Now your drawn and quartered
Your bones will make the x
Symbol stands for poison
And it's chained to your head
And as we fold your arms
To make the holy cross
We cross the crucifix
Religion has been lost
The skull beneath the skin
(Solo-Mustaine)
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