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Discharge Lyrics by Anthrax

Persistence of Time

1990

[Verse 1]
I'll wait, I hate
Silence kills you like a loaded gun
My time you waste
Resolution, turn your back and run

[Pre-Chorus]
Drunk with power, your ivory tower
Never stood, never could
And around and around
You hit the ground
Reservation Hellbound

[Chorus]
Most people cry when a person dies, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge
Most people cry not when you died, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge
Nobody cried, you lived a lie, you lived a lie
Run it through, discharge
Most people cry when a person dies, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge

[Verse 2]
Your life, what life?
What's the difference between you and death?
Overdose, comatose
You won't even leave a corpse that's fresh

[Pre-Chorus]
Drunk with power, go take a shower
I wish you would, I wish you could
And around and around
You hit the ground
Reservation Hellbound

[Hook]
A surreal vision
Of a human being

[Chorus]
Most people cry when a person dies, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge
Most people cry not when you died, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge
Nobody cried, you lived a lie, you lived a lie
Run it through, discharge
Most people cry when a person dies, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge

[Bridge]
Self-inflicted crucifixion
Suicidal contradiction
Cluster fucked, you load it up
Cluster fucked, you self-destruct

[Guitar solo]

[Verse 3]
Get off my dick, it's sick
I refuse to feel sorry for you
I can't believe
People put you on a pedestal

[Pre-Chorus]
Drunk with power, your ivory tower
Never stood, never could
And around and around
You hit the ground
Reservation Hellbound

[Hook]
A surreal vision
Of a human being

[Chorus]
Most people cry when a person dies, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge
Most people cry not when you died, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge
Nobody cried, you lived a lie, you lived a lie
Run it through, discharge
Most people cry when a person dies, you wanna know why?
Run it through, discharge
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About “Discharge” by Anthrax

Read the complete lyrics to "Discharge" by Anthrax from the album "Persistence of Time" in 1990. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Heavy Metal, Metal, Thrash Metal.

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"Discharge" appears on "Persistence of Time" in 1990.

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