Megadeth - Family Tree Lyrics






Forgotten things remembered
The tigers eat their young
The body stayed but inside the head
The mind was on the run
A conspiracy of silence
The only way out of pain
Is turn around, run through it man
Too wet to come in from the rain,
Tell them...

I know they were doing it to you
But don't try doing it to me

Let me show you, how I love you
It's our secret, you and me
But keep it in the family tree
The secret of the family tree

When you hear them saying "Trust me"
Don't wait to see what's next
Thrown to the wolves
Forever trusting
Raised in a form of living hell
Sing a one note song of rage
Live and die within your heart
So beware in the shadows

Your family tree waits in the dark
I say...





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  1. L.... ....

    Probably my favourite Megadeth album absolutely fantastic. Picked up the original CD of it a few years and it’s incredible on a stereo with a decent set of headphones.

  2. B.... O....

    Love the guitar riffs but, the lyrics, eek. Sure someone else has gotten solace from them, just straightforward creepy to me. Sorry to those who have had that happen. Just keep that between you and your significant other, and maybe the cops.

  3. H.... W....

    This song is so underrated.

  4. S.... Q....

    Best Album Ever!

  5. H.... L....

    I always hated this band because I used to know a couple fans that were so obnoxious about trying to make me like them... But I love this album and Countdown to Extinction. Their older stuff is good too but these 2 albums are more the style I think they were best at

    H.... L....

    PS- Rush jetpack from Mega Man 6 was my favorite game power up ever

  6. P.... H....

    Is this a song about Alabama?

  7. c.... i....

    ,y favorite song, let me show you ...

  8. M.... O....

    Maybe Dave was "touched" lol jk

  9. M.... ....

    And justice for Ellefson ..

  10. �.... �....

    best!!!

  11. r.... s....

    SO ANYWAY ABOUT ALL OF THAT&

  12. J.... A....

    Marty's solo is just outstanding!

    J.... A....

    he really is that good

  13. P.... C....

    Always love this song tbh

  14. �.... �....

    Кто не слышал Мегадэт тот не знает что такое рок.

  15. r.... s....

    GOD WON"T BLESS AMERICA ..when we put our mentally challenged under the bridge ,or in JAIL ? whatt choice do they have?

  16. G.... P....

    https://youtu.be/jY6ldKBqvWo

  17. Y.... ....

    Forgotten things remembered
    The tigers eat their young
    The body stayed but inside the head
    The mind was on the run
    A conspiracy of silence
    The only way out of pain
    Is turn around, run through it man
    Too wet to come in from the rain,
    Tell them...

    I know they were doing it to you
    But don't try doing it to me

    Let me show you, how I love you
    It's our secret, you and me
    But keep it in the family tree
    The secret of the family tree

    When you hear them saying "Trust me"
    Don't wait to see what's next
    Thrown to the wolves
    Forever trusting
    Raised in a form of living hell
    Sing a one note song of rage
    Live and die within your heart
    So beware in the shadows

    Your family tree waits in the dark
    I say...

  18. r.... s....

    " I HERD DAVE WAS GETTIN BUTTER??""

  19. T.... V....

    Great song, great album!!!!!

  20. J.... A....

    Best solo of the álbum!

  21. T.... P....

    This song reminds me of real life relationships

    T.... P....

    Interesting, but this song is actually about incest.

  22. E.... M....

    This is a great sounding song. It has a great groove and awesome solo but not exactly lyrics I'd enjoy singing along to while driving down the road ya know.

  23. I.... A....

    one of my all time favorite Megadeth's song...this song, she wolf, countdown to extinction, tornado of souls, skin o my teeth, disconnect, public enemy no 1, in my darkest hour, a tout le monde feat christina scabbia and a secret place....

    I.... A....

    Izat Azmir same but ecxept publick enemy and tout le monde, maybe pease sells and this was my life instead

    I.... A....

    InflamedWall yeah...come to think of it...this was my life is awesome and maybe The Disintegrators...there are so many great songs to choose from...Return to Hangar is great too......🤘🤘

  24. z.... c....

    Best song of megadeth 👌🏻

  25. M.... L....

    It disgusts me how underrated this album is....

  26. m.... ....

    Solo Lyrics: kid cries , kid: pls stop this i canot take it anymore, oh i wish i could escape this madness, kid cries again till end of the solo!!!! CAUSE I SWEAR THIS GUITAR IS TALKING !!!!

  27. D.... D....

    Is this a song about Incest??

    D.... D....

    Yep and royalty... Although it's a secret!

  28. F.... ....

    *i n c e s t i s w i n c e s t*

  29. H.... H....

    Mustane 2020

  30. M.... C....

    What's up MEGA MAN??

  31. F.... R....

    Perfeito

  32. J.... B....

    my Deth is jjcreator.blogspot.com

  33. J.... B....

    it's Deth not Death a completely different meaning unknown.

  34. �.... �....

    Love this album forever

  35. E.... D....

    Everyone except for mustaine is dumb.

  36. M.... ....

    wow, i cant believe i havnt heard this song before, this has to be one of my top megadeth songs, the instruments and lyrics come together so well

    only mild complaint i have is that the beginning was more complex than the ending half of the song, if it was the other way around it would have been beyond epic

  37. B.... B....

    Crazy they played thrash metal to this

  38. F.... H....

    What I don't understand is why his daughter electra doesn't remake this song?She's done a couple of others.

    F.... H....

    Imagine it's probably the lyrics

  39. m.... ....

    Forgot how bad ass this son g was.

  40. B.... J....

    Many Thanks Mega Man. This the very pinicle of composition from Megadeath.

  41. l.... �....

    один из лучших альбомов и одна из самых любимых песен, несмотря на несколько стремный текст.

    l.... �....

    В текстах я профан,но в музыке кое что понимаю и Мегадэт бомба (я так думаю)...

  42. K.... S....

    Babe what are you doing hanging babies upside down

  43. J.... R....

    The "Conspiracy of Silence" reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY-F5JoHoho

  44. E.... J....

    i know they were doing it to You

  45. o.... ....

    sorry but this album cover is that like they are babies hanging

    o.... ....

    Yeah. It’s metal

  46. W.... T....

    To me the greatest metal album ever and for the record they wouldn't be a Metallica without this guy Dave the greatest guitarist of all time mustaine

    W.... T....

    William Triplett because they're not corporate ass lickers like Metallica

    W.... T....

    @Montag theMagnificent no doubt montag people like rebel just don't get it

  47. I.... d....

    Gooooooiood song. Im nnot the only one.

  48. K.... ....

    I always thought this song was about molestation amongst a step-dad and daughter..

  49. A.... C....

    Colorado te amare x siempre...Mi banda eterna!!!..Que Discaso x favor!!!......Que temazo.....La mejor formacion de Megadeth!!!!......Esos Riff ......Los amo!!!!!

  50. B.... A....

    2018 ve hâlâ dinliyorum :')

    B.... A....

    adamsın

  51. s.... ....

    Superb quality upload mate.

  52. F.... P....

    I'm kinda addicted to this song. It hurts but I love it.

  53. J.... S....

    FOR ALL THOSE SEXUALLY ABUSED KIDS..TEARS CRIED IN THE DARKNESS.

  54. M.... R....

    This song is one of my fav megadeth songs so far i really love how they just write their lyrics about everything and it turns out so well

  55. r.... s....

    KNOCK KNOCK? Who's there?

  56. �.... �....

    ЛУЧШАЯ НА ЭТОМ АЛЬБОМЕ!

    �.... �....

    И самая попсовая во всём Megadeth

  57. M.... S....

    Amaisen

  58. A.... ....

    when they asked Dave Mustaine, about his favorite Megadeth song,
    he said
    Family tree

    A.... ....

    This makes it even more creepier lol

    A.... ....

    @Lυиαтyc this makes it more religious, as belief of real pain...as raised in the form of living hell.

    A.... ....

    Yeah fucking right, I'd like a source on that quote

    A.... ....

    It's not a quote.

    A.... ....

    I call bullshit

  59. J.... G....

    Such a great song to be driving down the road on a sunny day.

    J.... G....

    this is fucked up lmaooo

  60. J.... S....

    One of the best and overlooked Megadeth albums

    J.... S....

    The first Megadeth album I bought and my favourite.

    J.... S....

    My favorite megadeth album

    J.... S....

    this and dystopia are my faves

  61. j.... k....

    that solo is so mindblowing!!!!

  62. A.... ....

    that ringing E :)

  63. S.... ....

    One of the creepiest Megadeth songs by lyrics.

    S.... ....

    Bunny Rabbit get tf out of here neckbeard

    S.... ....

    Bunny Rabbit if ur an real wahmen i’ll

    S.... ....

    @puSSy_sLayeR UwU sure sure

    S.... ....

    It's about child abuse.

    S.... ....

    @Leeyandz Lim its not honey

  64. A.... ....

    its a Confession.

  65. A.... ....

    when they asked Dave Mustaine about his favorite Megadeth song, he said: Family Tree.

    A.... ....

    Againwelived Really? That’s cool! This song should have been the main single and video for the album it has an undeniably catchy chorus and should of been a huge song for them. Oh well.

  66. R.... B....

    When I was a kid I remember seeing this album cover in my daddy' truck and it scared the hell out of me! And he told me this is what happens when you don't pass math class! I ruined my school uniform .

    R.... B....

    You mean CD cover or Cassette?How are you going to play a album while driving around in a vehicle?

    R.... B....

    Cds and Tapes are still called Albums, Freddie, yu dumbass. Don't be a dumb fuck.

    R.... B....

    @Freddie Hankins BOOMER

    R.... B....

    @MrParkerman6 your the dumb fuck here because we truly know what a album is constructed of.

    R.... B....

    @JC Denton Boomer,not!

  67. G.... O....

    maten a juanpi

  68. R.... T....

    I just don't understand it. How Megadeth trailed so far behind in sales than Metallica is beyond me. This song by itself is a huge hit. The Album is Freaken awesome already. Its a shame he thought his albums lacked due to sales and kept changing on the rest of the records.

    R.... T....

    They trailed behind metallica because metallica cant write original music and do whatever their producers tell them to do. those of us who enjoy real music listen to megadeth and wonder why people keep listening to metallica

    R.... T....

    Metallica= shit

    R.... T....

    they had more hits..there

    R.... T....

    Because Metallica Made better music.
    Metallica is more diverse, better Sound and compositions.
    Megadeth is a great band , But Metallica is Metallica my friend of Misery.

    R.... T....

    @RulezAPower Ha Ha ha ha .
    Load have more music than the Whole Megadeth discography.

  69. J.... A....

    This song is so meaningful, as Kurt Cobain said: "Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth and it happens every few minutes", so the feelings into the lyrics are indiscutible true and the pain they felt is ever real...

    J.... A....

    You need a Cobain quote to know rape's bad? Seriously?

    J.... A....

    @danimal097521 , no.

  70. T.... N....

    that shaker...such a good vibe,they removed it on remastered version though

  71. k.... l....

    David Ellefson- Well, "Family Tree" is just about the subject of incest. A lot of people automatically assume that, because we wrote that, it's like a real personal experience. Well it's not. [laugh] We try to write about a lot of different things. Some of them are personal. Some of them maybe influenced from a person or a situation. We try to write about the feeling or the thought of the idea around it, in a way that maybe it isn't exactly about this particular situation. Because we're not usually writing about fictional ideas, they can a lot of times be influenced by things that happen in our lives.

    k.... l....

    Dave Mustaine and David Ellifson are a great team and it all started with David asking Dave are you old enough to buy beer

    k.... l....

    Gregory Davis

    Technically it started when Dave threw a plant at eleffsons ac unit telling him to shut it since he was playing bass at 5 in the morning while Dave was hungover

    k.... l....

    i think it's a song about where we came from and the love is a higher kind.

    k.... l....

    as well about roots

    k.... l....

    David said Child molestation not incest. And he didn't even write the lyrics, so who gives a crap what he said anyways?

  72. S.... C....

    I mean, WHAT a great album! Altogether its amazing in theory, creative thought, and SURPRISE!

  73. J.... A....

    Best solo of this awesome album.

    J.... A....

    second after Victory

    J.... A....

    Shut up, this is the best.

    J.... A....

    I prefer Killing Road solo, but this solo is awesome too.

    J.... A....

    Killing Road takes the place as my favorite off this album, but this solo is a very close second.

    J.... A....

    Killing road solo is best megadeth solo

  74. D.... S....

    Asian Dawn! Read about them in Time Magasin.

  75. A.... C....

    So much better than the remastered.

    A.... C....

    The remastered is trash

    A.... C....

    @kyle lang why is this?

    A.... C....

    i havent found a single remastered song from megadeth that is better than the originals, idk why their remasters are so bad

  76. F.... E....

    uhm yes it does

  77. r.... s....

    1:12 Does it take anyone else to another dimension when listening to?

    r.... s....

    me too friend

  78. s.... ....

    Wspaniała piosenka.

  79. B.... R....

    very best music

  80. J.... C....

    Flowers in the Attic.

  81. A.... ....

    its our secret
    its our secret
    its our secret

  82. J.... W....

    Kind of a hot song bout possibly screwing ur brother/sister/cousin/mom/dad,etc.,.,.

    J.... W....

    Lol hot?

    J.... W....

    it's about adults molesting and raping some kid related to them. If you think that's hot, I order you right now to go at 2AM in the worst neighborhood possible, buy a bottle and chill in an alley drinking it. Hopefully, the next day you won't think it's hot anymore..you know the rape part…

    J.... W....

    Jennifer Williams it’s about sexual abuse in a family...

  83. B.... R....

    seriously Satan is trying to breed cannibals for creation take over not me Brian Raglans so don't judge me.

    B.... R....

    meth is a crazy drug

    B.... R....

    +SetTheWorldAfire1 ah hahahaha

    B.... R....

    DUDE THEY -ARE- NORMALIZING CANNIBALS OMFG o__o. they had a famous art show where they made a cake out of a person and cut her up and ate it. even had real people under the tables with their heads popping out.

  84. b.... ....

    Fuck, this song is perfect!

  85. S.... S....

    Incest? Lol

    S.... S....

    Bldo is a silly abbreviation of the word "boludo" an Argentinian slang word that means stupid

    S.... S....

    I always wondered that. Seriously!

    S.... S....

    Superior Spider-ManTM it’s actually a huge issue everywhere. Wtf

    S.... S....

    Its not funny

  86. M.... S....

    Phenomenal... to say Marty is irreplaceable is an understatement.

    Yes I know Chris is amazing blarr blarr.. never came up with this though did he?

    EXACTLY!

    M.... S....

    Friedman was in the band longer than Poland, so he had more time to come up with good stuff.

    M.... S....

    Ha Ha explain Rust in Peace solos...?

    M.... S....

    🖕Chris Kiko kicks ass!

    M.... S....

    1 word.......awesome!

    M.... S....

    @Troy Marty wrote some of his best stuff in his first Album with Megadeth being Rust In Peace. So, to say he had time to refine his sound is totally inaccurate because he wrote incredible music even before Megadeth. Marty is a 1000000000000x better than Chris Poland could ever wish to be.. Marty is no comparison to any former Megadeth Guitarist expect for the current one being Kiko. Which is the only guitarist since Marty who has been able to flawlessly replicate any of the former band members solos (Including Martys solos) AND create his own astonishing music and history defining solos within Megadeth on his first album with them.

  87. d.... ....

    2:48 listen to that guitar sing :)

    d.... ....

    darkb'stard Marty ;-)

    d.... ....

    Megadeth rules Metallica is country metal

  88. D.... S....

    one of the best songs on the album

    D.... S....

    this album whole the best

    D.... S....

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