Megadeth - Skin O'my Teeth Lyrics






[Mustaine:]

I had wrists donning slits
Flowing constantly
My broken body in a wreck
Wrapped around a tree
A crosswalk hit-and-run
The finish line for me
People clutter in the gutter
Take a look and see

No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin of my teeth

My blood flows through the streets
Deluge from the wounds
Empty jars of sleeping pills
On the dresser of my room
My wet-brained neighbor cranes
His neck to see
In time the white light's a train
Bearing down on me

No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin of my teeth

[Solo - Friedman:]

I won't feel the hurt
I'm not trash any longer
That, that doesn't kill me
Only makes me stronger
I need a ride to the morgue
That's what 911 is for
So tag my toe and don't forget
To close the drawer

No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin of my teeth





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  1. A.... R....

    ]\/[ E G A D E T ]-[

  2. J.... J....

    So tag my toe and don't forget
    To close the drawer...

  3. M.... P....

    Sounds like Guns N Roses

  4. S.... C....

    Tyerone shouelasis x ware haha wars my fucking kid

  5. S.... C....

    Face to face brooklynn Devon mikel

  6. B.... D....

    Still banging \m/ January 1, 2020

  7. J.... D....

    Del putas esta canción, ... recuerdos del 92-93 con mi hermano Allan

  8. N.... L....

    God damn i missed this xD

  9. J.... R....

    The fact it doesn't kill me only makes me stronger.

  10. J.... j....

    The remastered version sounds like shit

  11. O.... S....

    Remastered version sucks. Drum sound is shit and kills the whole song. There was nothing wrong with the original.

  12. s.... w....

    I think i'll buy the remastered album after listening to this, sounds f#*ing great! The drums have so much more energy to them.

  13. R.... S....

    This sounds a lot like chosen ones from killing is my business

  14. A.... V....

    Great song for killing yourself to lol

  15. M.... ....

    Megadeth's Black Album

    M.... ....

    @MattTheMetalGuitarist Megadeth’s Black album was “Cryptic Writings” maybe. This is just “Countdown to Extinction” for me.

  16. O.... T....

    1:35-2:14 Best part .🎸🎸🎸

    O.... T....

    best part 0:00- 3:16

  17. C.... H....

    Story of my life

  18. T.... ....

    WRISTS DONNED IN SLURTS

  19. N.... N....

    TELL ME THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT WOULD BE SONIC ADVENTURE

  20. j.... d....

    My wet brain neighbor, cranes his neck to see.

    j.... d....

    That And the whole song And album are so awesome! MEGADETH RULES!!!

  21. J.... F....

    2:22 I love that part

  22. U.... O....

    Today is Megadeth all Day. For Dave!

  23. K.... E....

    Mustaine is still an inspiration.

  24. G.... A....

    ]V[ E G A D E T ]-[ ...!!!

    G.... A....

    FUCK YA!!! MEGADETH!!!!

  25. L.... b....

    )Y(EGADET)-(

  26. G.... b....

    this is great for the next sonic game

  27. K.... H....

    Get well Dave Mustaine! Kick cancer's ass!

  28. k.... ....

    Still chokes me up... RIP Nick...

  29. e.... g....

    Sho sad about the throat cancer diagnosis. You'll come out of it better than ever, rock on my friend.

  30. T.... ....

    Death will not have the final say✌

    T.... ....

    Pray for Dave! Rock on.

  31. C.... W....

    The Jewish Anthem

  32. A.... ....

    What’s this song about? The first verse sounds like a car accident but the second verse sounds like suicide.

    A.... ....

    I think he was depressed, was driving recklessly , in a car wreck, in horrible chronic pain afterward, got addicted to sleeping pills and pain meds and then kills himself by OD

  33. S.... 4....

    Friedman on fucking beast mode

  34. F.... H....

    I owned this album and CD back in the day and whore the long sleeve t shirt back in the day when it first came out.

  35. G.... R....

    2075.
    What music is it,granny?
    Megadeth,little children!
    Aah,ok....classic music,ok...

  36. T.... H....

    Dave wouldn't have to have been a vocalist if his personality was different when he was younger.

  37. V.... P....

    2:24 - The first time I listened to this song, was through a MIDI, and for the longest time I thought this part was actually an EKG monitor flat lining. I was disappointed when I found out it was just a guitar sound.

  38. b.... ....

    The remaster sucks. The original sound was way, WAY better. What the fuck were they thinking.

  39. C.... W....

    Angry Dave Mustaine kicked some ass didn't he? I wonder what he really thinks of Hetfield and his whipping boy Lars after all of these years? Personally I am glad Metallica kicked him out because it created even more good music that I we might not have if he had stayed. And oh, Metallica still sucks and I say that because I was a stagehand for 14 years and they are some of the most uncool fools I've ever met. I was a big fan until I met them and I went home and got rid of all their albums. Doesn't their music on YouTube cause sleepless nights for Lars cuz he isn't getting his three cents per song or whatever. Enough Metallica bashing cuz I'm sure your all tired of hearing it so....peace....out

  40. P.... P....

    do you think the guy on the cover still gets recognized for being on this cover and gets free beers?

    P.... P....

    hes probably been dead since 1993 so no

  41. F.... ....

    Amazing vocal performance dav!

  42. F.... S....

    🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘perfect for xmas day 🤘🤘🤘

  43. F.... P....

    Rewing replay relive

  44. G.... J....

    I would have included Pink Floyd but they were using drugs

  45. G.... J....

    I would put this album number two behind 2112 by Rush

  46. G.... J....

    Foreclosure of a dream and countdown to Extinction my personal favorites

    G.... J....

    foreclosure is my favorite on this album

  47. G.... J....

    Damn this is a good album

    G.... J....

    Gregory Jones you're easily amused then

  48. G.... J....

    No escaping pain

  49. M.... R....

    when i told my gf about megadeth she said i spelled it wrong

    M.... R....

    rip paul baloff

  50. J.... ....

    Uno de los mejores discos de la banda.

  51. S.... R....

    0:05 The intro guitar riff reminds me of 2 Minutes To Midnight.

    S.... R....

    I mean, Dave Mustaine was probably really inspired by Iron Maiden

    S.... R....

    The riff to Two Minutes to Midnight is the most ripped off metal riff in history.

    S.... R....

    FatuousMusic listen to welcome to hell. By venom. It came out first. But there are versions earlier than venoms versions.

    S.... R....

    @Numbers I have. Great song, great band. But the riff is an old blues riff that's been played for centuries.

    S.... R....

    FatuousMusic ohh I see what you mean now. I thought you meant something else. And yea that’s so true

  52. E.... O....

    This song kills it 💀 🎸 🤘

  53. C.... B....

    I had wrists donning slits flowing constantly
    My broken body in a wreck, I’m wrapped around a tree
    A crosswalk hit and run, the finish line for me
    People clutter in the gutter, take a look and see

    No escaping pain, you belong to me
    Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth
    No escaping pain, you belong to me
    Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth

    And my blood flows through the streets, deluge from the wounds
    Empty jars of sleeping pills on the dresser in my room
    And my wet brain neighbor cranes his neck to see
    In time the white light’s a train bearing down on me

    No escaping pain, you belong to me
    Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth
    No escaping pain, you belong to me
    Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth

    I won’t feel the hurt, I’m not trash any longer
    You know that it doesn’t kill me, it only makes me stronger
    I need a ride to the morgue that’s what 911 is for
    So tag my toe and don’t forget, uh to close the drawer

    No escaping pain, you belong to me
    Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth
    No escaping pain, you belong to me
    Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth

  54. D.... ....

    I always get this mixed up with high speed dirt

    D.... ....

    @The Bois i got a Megadeth Peace Sells hoodie as christmas gift

    D.... ....

    @alskupalsku 777 Cool, i got Countdown to Extenction and possible youthansia not sure just waiting. My Dad said there's more coming.

    D.... ....

    @The Bois ok 🤘🤘🤘🤘

    D.... ....

    @The Bois Dave is a great singer

    D.... ....

    @alskupalsku 777 Yep, Depends on album and song. There's sometimes he's like Bruce Springsteen and you can't understand him there's others he's great. Like A Toute le Monde or Countdown to Extenction. 🤘

  55. J.... M....

    Fuckin killer ,,!!!
    C,,d...😎

  56. M.... R....

    This reminds me of "Liar" so much.

    M.... R....

    TheLemon 37+ It actually reminds me of “Chosen One’s” but yeah it does now that you mention it, good ear.

    M.... R....

    That proves that Mustaine is recycling his song structuring techniques/ ideas and parts into their newer songs. But you have to admit, he's got style doing it.😁

  57. 1.... ....

    No matter how many times I try to kill myself, I just can't seem to get the fucking job done, this is "Skin O' My Teeth"!!!!!

  58. T.... ....

    Most underrated Friedman solo. Masterpiece of a solo

    T.... ....

    That's why i'm here!

    T.... ....

    Pretty much all of Friedman’s solo’s were masterpieces. He was by far the best guitarist Megadeth had besides Dave

  59. C.... P....

    The whole approach of this song reminds me very much of 'Liar,' from So Far, So Good...

    C.... P....

    He even rolls his tongue on “wreck” like he does on sewer “rat”...
    So he knows it’s a throwback...

  60. -.... ....

    How did Nick do that? The cymbal's sounding, but the other drums are as well.

  61. V.... A....

    Antonio castillo de misiones puebla es súper gay 🤣🤣😂🤫🤫🤫

    V.... A....

    Viktor Auditore Martinez
    El de arriba es gay ..
    Se lo coje su tío a diario

  62. A.... S....

    megadeth is a napalm explosion to face that's what heavy metal is to hipsters who think dub step is cool music megadeth are metal gods grow dick. deal with it

  63. P.... B....

    Lo mejor 👊

  64. g.... ....

    sounds like liar

    g.... ....

    garry boi

    Yep, but just a little bit dude haha

  65. M.... C....

    ]\/[EGADET]-[

  66. M.... E....

    Remastered? would you remaster a Picasso painting? Stop, please stop with all the remasters. Thank you, and thank God i have
    all the original works from Megadeth

    M.... E....

    They kind of do it with paintings with some preservation methods.

    M.... E....

    I personally found the 2012 remaster of this better than the original. The 2011 remaster of Peace Sells, not so much. If the original master was great, don't bother redoing it. However, if it was at best kinda okay, go ahead and do it better if you think you can do it. If we're talking about AC/DC albums (my forte) I'd say leave Powerage in its original form, but Ballbreaker's CD master was sub-par, so it should be remastered to sound closer to the vinyl master, which sounded much better.

    M.... E....

    Actually yes they do. That’s so embarrassing I feel bad for you lol.

    M.... E....

    orignial paintings dont need a de-esser like this song did.

  67. K.... T....

    Listening to this for the first time.... I've never ever listened to any other Mega Death songs except for Symphony of Destruction.

    K.... T....

    STAY AWAY FROM RISK!

    K.... T....

    @ChronoWind Lol

  68. N.... 5....

    ]V[EGADET]-[

    N.... 5....

    Nerd alert

    N.... 5....

    @theivory1 Vegadet

    N.... 5....

    ]\/[ E G A D E T ]--[

  69. r.... r....

    my dog had one leg

  70. r.... r....

    what did I do tomarrow

  71. L.... B....

    should make a disco mix

    L.... B....

    the go listen to risk

    L.... B....

    Loki Bear it would make it horrible

    L.... B....

    MegaDisco? No thanks, I'm good.

  72. L.... B....

    good shit

  73. K.... K....

    SKIN O' MY TEETH
    on Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
    Lyrics

    I had wrists donning slits
    Flowing constantly
    My broken body in a wreck
    Wrapped around a tree
    A crosswalk hit-and-run
    The finish line for me
    People clutter in the gutter
    Take a look and see

    No escaping pain
    You belong to me
    Clinging on to life
    By the skin of my teeth

    My blood flows through the streets
    Deluge from the wounds
    Empty jars of sleeping pills
    On the dresser of my room
    My wet-brained neighbor cranes
    His neck to see
    In time the white light's a train
    Bearing down on me

    No escaping pain
    You belong to me
    Clinging on to life
    By the skin of my teeth

    Solo - Friedman

    I won't feel the hurt
    I'm not trash any longer
    That, that doesn't kill me
    Only makes me stronger
    I need a ride to the morgue
    That's what 911 is for
    So tag my toe and don't forget
    To close the drawer

    No escaping pain
    You belong to me
    Clinging on to life
    By the skin of my teeth

    Music & lyrics - Mustaine


    ]V[ E G A D E T ]-[

    K.... K....

    Kieler Klenk Dresser in my room*

    K.... K....

    Thanks 👍

  74. E.... L....

    the beginning riff reminds me of hit the lights from kill em all

    E.... L....

    More like 2 Minutes to Midnight

    E.... L....

    The beginning riff? That riff carries the entire song. Its a badass riff too

    E.... L....

    that's probably because they were both written by Dave Mustaine

    E.... L....

    Caesar ino yeah... no he only wrote jump in the fire, mechanix, phantom lord

    E.... L....

    @JosephTenorio I'm gonna hit you with a solid r/woooosh

  75. S.... R....

    Mustaine went and did his own thing.....

    S.... R....

    Yeah, it's badass and I can't handle how addicted I've grown to every album, from Killing is My Business to Dystopia.

    S.... R....

    Rust in peace. Peace sells then countdown

    S.... R....

    @Sloan Guitar IRON MAIDEN used to be my favorite band until I started listening to MEGADETH 3 years ago. I'M 51! LOL! MEGADETH RULES!

  76. U.... ....

    "No escaping pain, you belong to me!" Seems like the perfect line a controlling wife would say.

    U.... ....

    Or husband.

    U.... ....

    @MattTheMetalGuitarist you think of that dictator when you wake up to that alarm... find out hes more of a certain keeper than a tyrant? If not smash that alarm tell ur boss fuxk u and teach me ur secrets.

    U.... ....

    @MattTheMetalGuitarist I'm not even mad... I'm not impressed either but the level of ecstatic i am that you dont is a level I've been after my entire life. Hope its uninterrupted

    U.... ....

    Wife bad

  77. T.... M....

    Dave writes the best songs! N he never seems to get writers block lol

    T.... M....

    Tina Mccoy super collider

    T.... M....

    ChronoWind Super Collider was more of a creative/experimental turn in the sense of their sound, much less writers block.😁

  78. V.... F....

    My broken body is in a wreck, I'm wrapped around a tree.

  79. L.... R....

    que discazo !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  80. J.... T....

    People Clutter in the Gutter,,, take a look and see!!!

  81. J.... h....

    Original is better a lot and this album is best absolutly and biggest hit like symphony of destrucTion, masterpiece that song

    J.... h....

    +James hetfield Just like Call of Ktulu is Metallica's best instrumental.

    J.... h....

    Eh, I like suicide and redemption more, Call Of Kthulu is kinda boring.

    J.... h....

    Original CTE has way too much reverb. Everything sounds boppy

    J.... h....

    +James hetfield agreed

    J.... h....

    This isn't bad but I do prefer the original more, remasters no matter how good they sound always seem to lose something in the mix.