Rust In Peace... Polaris – English Lyrics

• By: Megadeth
• Album: Rust In Peace

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind Megadeth's 'Rust In Peace... Polaris' and improve your English by exploring its complex lyrics about the Cold War and nuclear annihilation. This song is a masterclass in technical thrash metal, offering a unique opportunity to learn advanced vocabulary related to politics and warfare while appreciating some of the most intricate musicianship in metal history.

[English]

Tremble you weaklings, cower in fear

I am your ruler, land, sea and air

Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall

I am a nuclear murderer, I am Polaris

Ready to pounce at the touch of a button

My system locked in on military gluttons

I rule on land, air and sea

I pass judgment on humanity

Winds blow from the bowels of hell

Will we give warning? Only time will tell

Satan rears his ugly head

To spit into the wind

I spread disease like a dog, discharge my payload a mile high

Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils

I spread disease like a dog, discharge my payload a mile high

Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils

Launch the Polaris

The end doesn't scare us

When will this cease?

The warheads will all rust in peace

Bomb shelters filled to the brim

Survival, such a silly whim

World leaders sell missiles cheap

Your stomach turns, your flesh creeps

I rule on land, air and sea

Pass judgement on humanity

Winds blow from the bowels of hell

Will we give warning? Only time will tell

I spread disease like a dog, discharge my payload a mile high

Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils

I spread disease like a dog, discharge my payload a mile high

Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils

Launch the Polaris

The end doesn't scare us

When will this cease?

The warheads will all rust in peace

High priest of Holocaust, fire from the sea

Nuclear winter spreading disease

The day of final conflict, all pay the price

The Third World War, rapes peace, takes life

Back to the start, talk of the part

When the Earth was cold as ice

Total dismay as the sun passed away

And the days where black as night

I spread disease like a dog, discharge my payload a mile high

Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils

I spread disease like a dog, discharge my payload a mile high

Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils

Launch the Polaris

The end doesn't scare us

When will this cease?

The warheads will all rust in peace

Eradication of Earth's population loves Polaris

Eradication of Earth's population loves Polaris

Eradication of Earth's population loves Polaris

Eradication of Earth's population loves Polaris

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tremble /ˈtrɛm.bəl/ B1	verb - to shake uncontrollably, often from fear or cold
cower /ˈkaʊ.ər/ B2	verb - to crouch down in fear
ruler /ˈruː.lər/ A2	noun - a person who governs or controls
nuclear /ˈnjuː.kli.ər/ B2	adjective - relating to the nucleus of an atom or nuclear energy
Polaris /pəˈlɛr.ɪs/ C1	noun - a U.S. nuclear missile system or the North Star
pounce /paʊns/ B1	verb - to jump on or attack suddenly
judgment /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ B2	noun - the ability to judge or make decisions
payload /ˈpeɪ.loʊd/ C1	noun - the load carried by a vehicle, especially explosives in a missile
wrestle /ˈrɛs.əl/ B1	verb - to fight or struggle, especially by grappling
warhead /ˈwɔːr.hɛd/ C1	noun - the front part of a missile containing the explosive charge
eradication /ɪˌræd.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ C1	noun - the complete destruction or removal of something
holocaust /ˈhɒl.ə.kɔːst/ C1	noun - a great destruction, particularly by fire, or a mass murder
dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/ B2	noun - a feeling of anxiety or disappointment
whim /wɪm/ B2	noun - a sudden desire or impulse
gluttons /ˈɡlʌt.ənz/ B2	noun - people who eat or consume excessively