Made to Kill
Megadeth
2026
Duration: 4:02
Track number: 7
Times played live: 0
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari, Dirk Verbeuren, James LoMenzo
Theme
A sharp geopolitical critique of modern warfare and the military-industrial complex. The lyrics expose the paradox of nations that preach peace while engineering death for profit, utilizing drones and high-tech weaponry to dominate desert lands for oil and gold. It's a classic Mustaine exploration of systemic corruption and the disposable nature of human life in the eyes of the powerful.
Lyrics
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 1]
Born to lose, trained to fight
Hates the dark, defends the light
Taught to pray, yet made to kill
Life's a game, do as thou wilt
[Refrain]
Wave the flag
Then torch the town
Come in peace
Then burn it down
[Verse 2]
Smoke and fire, choke the dawn
Every trace of life is gone
Hot sun, the desert war
Blood for gold, and guns will roar
Red skies, bombs fall
Black smoke, a nation crawls
Fight for crude and oil fields
The mighty fall and the people kneel
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Drones above, in desert skies
Truth is sold, in streaming lies
Profits grow, while children die
The people know that they won't survive
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Burning maps, foreign lands
Kings all drink the blood-soaked sand
Votes are cast in smoke and steel
You say, "We the people, what's the deal?"
[Refrain]
Wave the flag
Then torch the town
Come in peace
Then burn it down
[Verse 4]
Cold eyes, dead hands
The greedy own the desert lands
Rusty tanks, Saharan rain
Fleeting hope, and "coming pain"
Crack a smile, bite your tongue
Play the fool or die too young
Iron mist on golden dunes
Freedom fades underneath the moons
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Drones above, in desert skies
Truth is sold, in streaming lies
Profits grow, while children die
The people know that they won't survive
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