Megadeth - United Abominations Lyrics






[Music and Lyrics Dave Mustaine]

Within striking distance from Ground Zero sits a smoldering international cauldron, the United "Abominations" as it were. Born to prevent wars, it froze in the face of disaster and stood silent while terrorization to hostage of the world
In a mire of hypocrisy, the U.N. ignores sex crimes by its "blue helmets", and enables terrorism; so in the end it's failed and the U.N. is where our
so-called friends get to stab us in the back and we pay 22% of their tab to host our
enemies here at home.

Ambassadors from countries enjoy otherwise known as a catastrophe, enjoy Diplomatic immunity living in Manhattan, while their children are turned into prostitutes It's a complete and utter disgrace, a blot on the face of humanity, and they get away with it.

Poverty in their kitchens
Held hostage by oil-for-food
Yet their own plates are full off the fat of their lands
There's no blood on their hands, right Kojo?
They promised to tell the truth
Without leaving a fingerprint,
They will lose the U.N. one way or another
The victim, I fear will be us, sisters and brothers

The U.N. is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the U.N. is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
It's payback time at the United Abominations

A grave and gathering danger
The decision to attack
Based on secret intelligence it'll take years
I fear to undo the failings in Iraq, Iran, and Korea
You may bury the bodies

But you can't bury the crimes only
Fools stand up and really lay down their arms
No, not me, not when Death lasts forever

The U.N. is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the U.N. is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
It's payback time at the United Abominations

"The U.N. writes resolution after resolution and has become irrelevant through inaction and totalitarian paralysis,"
"Order, Order!!!"
"Ha! There is no such thing as order"
"Larry, it's true, reports confirm today that the United Nations has officially closed its doors forever,"
"Well, I just don't see what all the fuss is, because they don't do anything anyway, do they?"

The U.N. is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the U.N. is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
It's payback time at the United Abominations

NATO invaded Yugoslavia to end ethnic cleansing, there was no U.N.
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, there was no U.N.
Saddam Hussein violated 17 U.N. resolutions; The U.N. was asked to join the
war in Iraq. The U.S. invaded, Ha! there was no U.N.
Libya bombed a discotheque in Berlin killing Americans, there was no U.N.
Iran funds Hamas, and attacked the U.S. in the
seventies, there was no stinking U.N.
Facing War without end, looking into the future, there was no more U.N.





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  1. B.... ....

    Gee, I wonder who could be behind the push for all this globalism? Couldn't be the enemies of all men, as outlined in 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16, could it?

  2. I.... k....

    UNITED OBAMANATIONS

  3. B.... K....

    Pretty sure Trump is.a fan.

  4. F.... P....

    Great song, but why these awfull French commentaries, it sounds like bad actors, it's ruining the song...

  5. K.... E....

    Dave should run for president

  6. R.... T....

    Even if the events mentioned are kind of outdated by now, this song feels even more relevant in 2019 somehow.

  7. J.... H....

    The intro to this song gives me chills to this day goddamn, one of Megadeth's most underrated.

  8. A.... t....

    Serving in darkness to protect the light being white what is wrong and fight for what's right Our Moment of Silence ask a mat hand this world is rotten Soma together we stand we are anonymous we are proud and true if you are evil we are coming after you we will make sure that your days and nights are full of pain hate and strife if you are righteous and your heart is true we will protect everyone of you I am hourglass alastor the radio demon laughing coffin I go by many names in my time of being silent it's over my time of being obedient is over my chains are broken my eyes are open My Heart is pure I am anonymous I will never forget I will never forgive and you should have been expecting me

  9. J.... H....

    4:51. It's funny how Dave criticizes Saddam Hussein for "violating 17 U.N. resolutions" while completely ignoring the fact that the U.S. rejected those same resolutions. He also ignores the fact that U.S.-backed Turkey and Morocco have also violated more Security Council resolutions than Iraq. Yeah, this totally doesn't scream right-wing bias🙄. SMH.

  10. s.... a....

    FUCK AGENDA 21 AND FUCK AGENDA 2030!

  11. B.... C....

    #DefundTheUN

  12. D.... E....

    And the world shall rip itself asunder in the end of times

  13. �.... �....

    the most part of this album was so cooool that it made UN the best megaDave album since 1997(maybe even since 1994), but its extremely underrated. hope 2019 album will show us something different

  14. U.... A....

    I am pro-UN person but i still like the song

  15. J.... �....

    Con MEGADETH acabo de descubrir que soy rockero.

  16. R.... D....

    My aunt was getting me some cd’s for my birthday in middle school, she sampled a bunch of bands I liked at the record store. She went with megadeth because they said she liked them because they were political 🤘

    R.... D....

    Cool aunt

  17. b.... h....

    Ooooo me like 💕

  18. M.... t....

    Great album. Tremendously relevant. Dave knows what time it is

  19. M.... S....

    Fuck the UN!!! We should cut them off!!! Them smash them!!!🇺🇸

  20. P.... ....

    UN wants to ban anime and it's associations
    *Song plays*
    It's war

  21. c.... h....

    United abominations and the system has failed are one the best Megadeth álbuns!!!!!

    c.... h....

    A big stretch but hey, no opinion is wrong

  22. C.... D....

    " Ο ο.η.ε. κατέστη άκρως αναξιόπιστος και ανεπαρκής δια τους σκοπούς δια τους οποίους εδημιουργήθη. Ουσιαστικώς μετετράπη εις όργανον νομιμοποιήσεως όλων των παλιμβαρβάρων και αυταρχικών επεμβάσεων των ισχυρών χωρών της γης εναντίον των πτωχών και αδυνάτων.".

    [Από το περιοδικό "Φωτεινή Γραμμή ('Ρίχνει άπλετον φώς κάθε στιγμήν')", Ιανουάριος/Φεβρουάριος/Μάρτιος του 2016, σελίδα 9.]

  23. G.... G....

    Smart Lyrics as usual

  24. T.... Z....

    Every American should listen to this song for what has happened and who played with them. The only critical lyrical genius Dave

  25. A.... F....

    The UN is evil. It should be shut down!

  26. G.... L....

    Has it really been 35 years? I'm 43 and I've loved every song. That's just crazy

  27. F.... C....

    Locust king..antichrist
    The threat is Real..dystopia track 1

  28. D.... E....

    *DEATH TO THE LEFT*

  29. F.... d....

    Esse álbum é magnífico.

  30. h.... d....

    Simplemente hermoso! 👏👏👏👏👏✊

  31. J.... H....

    love it!

  32. a.... ....

    First Megadeth song i learnt by ear

  33. F.... ....

    What is the UN?

  34. D.... ....

    2:52 the threat is real?

  35. M.... 2....

    [Intro]
    Within striking distance from Ground Zero
    Sits a smoldering international cauldron
    The United Abominations as it were
    Born to prevent wars, it froze in the face of disaster
    And stood silent while terrorization took hostage of the world
    In a mire of hypocrisy
    The U.N. ignores sex crimes by its own blue helmets
    And enables terrorism, so in the end it's failed
    And the U.N. is where our so-called friends
    Get to stab us in the back
    And we pay 22% of their tab to host our enemies here at home
    Ambassadors from countries, otherwise known as a catastrophe
    Enjoy diplomatic immunity living in Manhattan
    While their children are turned into prostitutes
    It's a complete and utter disgrace, a blot on the face of humanity
    And they get away with it

    [Verse 1]
    Poverty in their kitchens
    Held hostage by oil-for-food
    Yet their own plates are full off the fat of their lands
    There's no blood on their hands, right Kojo?
    They promised to tell the truth
    Without leaving a fingerprint
    They will lose the U.N. one way or another
    The victim, I fear will be us, sisters and brothers

    [Chours]
    The U.N. is right; you can't be any more un
    Than you are right now, the U.N. is undone
    Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
    The threat is real, the Locust King has come
    Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
    It's payback time at the United Abominations

    [Verse 2]
    A grave and gathering danger
    The decision to attack based on secret intelligence
    It'll take years, I fear, to undo the failings in Iraq, (Iran and Korea)
    You may bury the bodies
    But you can't bury the crimes
    Only fools stand up and really lay down their arms
    No, not me, not when death lasts forever

    [Chorus]
    The U.N. is right; you can't be any more un
    Than you are right now, the U.N. is undone
    Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
    The threat is real, the Locust King has come
    Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
    It's payback time at the United Abominations

    [Verse 3]
    "The U.N. writes resolution after resolution and has become irrelevant through inaction and totalitarian paralysis,"
    "Order, Order!!!"
    "Ha! There is no such thing as order"
    "Larry, it's true, reports confirm today that the United Nations has officially closed its doors forever,"
    "Well, I just don't see what all the fuss is, because they don't do anything anyway, do they?"

    [Chorus]
    The U.N. is right; you can't be any more un
    Than you are right now, the U.N. is undone
    Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
    The threat is real, the Locust King has come
    Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
    It's payback time at the United Abominations

    [Verse 4]
    NATO invaded Yugoslavia to end ethnic cleansing
    There was no U.N
    The U.S. invaded Afghanistan after 9/11
    There was no U.N
    Saddam Hussein violated 17 U.N. resolutions
    The U.N. was asked to join the War in Iraq. The U.S. invaded
    There was no U.N

    Libya bombed a discotheque in Berlin 5:03 killing Americans
    There was no U.N
    Iran funds Hamas and attacked the U.S. in the seventies
    There was no stinking U.N
    Facing War without end, looking into the future
    There was no more U.N

  36. A.... S....

    Kilimli Abominations

  37. K.... B....

    Useless Narcissists as they are

  38. M.... H....

    sounds like the "among the living" guitar tone

  39. x.... l....

    It’s a dog eat dog world. We don’t have choices Satan or death I’m not religious but it’s happening.

  40. x.... l....

    So you guys know when everyone went crazy over 2012 “The End”, but nothing happened or so it didn’t. Well what do you think. Your sure your able to process the reality. I’m sorry to tell you but we’re all just brainwashed slaves. We have “freedom” do you really? Do we have rights? It’s all an illusion in my opinion sorry but ever since 2012 nothing got better. Our order is fucked. You’ll see soon give it another 3 years. Tell me what you see now.

  41. J.... C....

    Dubai Ind it an RedPoint L

  42. M.... ....

    it is 11 years ago god Im geting old, this is still great!

  43. G.... M....

    "...and they get away with it!"
    POVERTY IN THEIR KITCHENS

    aww man, chills

  44. M.... V....

    2018?🇧🇷

    M.... V....

    É nois Mano ✌️

    M.... V....

    Nah man, 2019

  45. E.... F....

    U.N. is really an abomination...

  46. 8.... M....

    The world is bigger than five

  47. r.... d....

    Id like to see Dave run for President.

  48. S.... W....

    Fuck you LEFTers!! There's no UN!!! #GoTrump!! #Bolsonaro2018 #beRight!!!

  49. A.... H....

    megadeth pisses on metallica

  50. T.... M....

    Ah, the UNITED NATIONS... over 70 years of stealing money from poor people living in rich nations, and handing it over to rich people living in poor nations. Want fries with that?

    T.... M....

    What a stunning description of those bastards. From now on, your comment will be my official definition of UN. High respect, master!

    T.... M....

    Don't forget the rape can't forget all the rape UN peacekeepers commit.

  51. M.... F....

    This song is the truth!!!!

  52. A.... ....

    Still relevant today.

  53. t.... ....

    makes me wonder if they had any idea just how true their songs would be when they first wrote them.

    t.... ....

    Dave knew exactly what his was doing when he wrote these album.

  54. R.... ....

    Better than Metallica

  55. B.... T....

    Some songs in this album are predictions from MegaDave.

    B.... T....

    Some things ain't that hard to pre-dick-t.

  56. B.... ....

    I like Mustaine lyrics, I really do but on the UN subject he has a very American view especially with regards to the "so called allies stabbing the US in the back" which is pretty rich coming from an American. Sex allegations okay I do agree anyone would, on the UN being soft again anyone would agree, but on the war against terrorism, I recall the backstabbing allies such as Germany and France among others warned the US Intelligence about the imminent risk of attack on US soil before 9/11. Both allies were laughed at. The invasion in Irak? It proved to be in no way related to these terrorist attacks. If anything Saddam Hussein like Qaddafi were providing a rampart against terrorism in the region. ISIS emerged exactly when we got ride off these dictators (who also used to be our allies - Reagan shaking hands with Hussein, Dave?) so... love Megadeth, love Mustaine but hey France and the US fought side by side in Corea in the 50s and it was a UN mandate, proof that when action is required, the allies usually follow, only it cannot be to pursue some sort of US imperialism. (or neo colonization if you prefer) Everything thing we hate about the UN can be found in any organization including the US government or Brussels. That's politics for you. Just don't forget that behind the blue helmets there are our brothers and friends very often. My brother was engaged with the Foreign Legion in then Yougoslavia under UN mandate. He did not like it a bit because they are "peace" keepers and action was required and they did took actions regardless for some regiments and against the UN mandate. But I would not send anyone's sons to war so George W Bush and his friends (who skipped war themselves) can get richer by implementing their corporations in Irak. Don't be a fool, Irak created the soil for ISIS, just like Lybia and guess what: the US weaponry to "free" Lybia ended in the very hands that we are fighting in Irak. Oops sorry, we are not fighting ISIS in Irak and Syria, the courageous Peshmergas are... On that one, yes we should help them. Who do you think the US back against ISIS, Dave? The Kurds Peshmergas? Nope, the US back the Turks who just happened to play a double game shaking hands with the West in one side while providing ISIS with fuel in the other. What a great allie for the US. Maybe you should write a song about the US backstabbing their own people and allies on that one. Sorry to say Russia and Putine got it right on the occasion. But let's not forget the war in Irak and the "liberation" of Lybia created our enemy in the first place, just like the US created their public enemy number 1 in Iran when their "intelligence" decided to get ride off the Shah of Iran in the 70s to replace him by ayatollahs (Khomeini namely). So, Dave before you launch rants against your allies, take a good look at what your country did and do realize that sometimes it is darn hard to be your Allie the way your politics behave. My personal view is that people who have not been to a war should not encourage it on the basis that they just don't have a clue. Let the veterans have their say and the way they are being treated in the US, I am not sure they would still do the dirty work for their corrupted governments ever again. Great song, great riff, great voice, just very one sided, but hey that's also why we love you man, you are opinionated.

  57. D.... M....

    Dave Mustaine channelling his inner Alex Jones in the first verse

  58. S.... A....

    Extremely underrated album

  59. O.... ....

    To no end...

  60. E.... ....

    It makes me so angry to see everyone on the wrong side........ they're all brainwashed zombies...... clueless and completely blind to what's actually going on. This song on the other hand, is fucking beautiful and always puts a smile on my face.

  61. A.... E....

    AGAINST FUCKIN' NWO, SIONYSM

  62. A.... P....

    Wait is anyone neutral toward megadeth and Metallica? I know I am

    A.... P....

    Adam Parrish Not neutral, I love them both.

  63. A.... P....

    Who else tried really hard to memorize the start but?

  64. I.... T....

    Miss Diane Humetewa @U.N.

  65. I.... T....

    Miss Nikki Haley

  66. K.... K....

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

  67. 8.... M....

    World is bigger than five

  68. D.... O....

    that solo ..oh damn

  69. P.... P....

    ORGASMO

  70. J.... B....

    Is president Trump a Megadeth fan, if not he should be. Trump would love this song. Fuck the UN

  71. J.... B....

    Megadave is a prophet, for sure.

  72. T.... U....

    This song is so relevant today.

  73. J.... C....

    This album is criminally underrated.

    J.... C....

    It's one of my favorites, just behind Rust in Peace.

    J.... C....

    shitty album

    J.... C....

    shitty alblum

  74. J.... C....

    So glad we have President Trump working to reform the United Abominations. Too much corruption.

    J.... C....

    Except he's not. Where are you getting your information?

    J.... C....

    He has threatened twice that he will cut half of the U.S funding to the U.N, even considering the strikes against Syria. America can do it's own actions on their own instead of relying on the U.N to.

  75. g.... c....

    bro esto es una obra de arte

  76. L.... G....

    I find amazing how the song builds up... and detonates!
    Powerful riffs + potent lyrics. Music to work out, drive... and think, think a lot.

    L.... G....

    Leonardo Gomez-Garcia . 👊😠🤘

  77. R.... G....

    If only my stupid imagrant famiy could have seen what they where going to do to me the land of the oppressed poor people killing Indians in slaving Africans and making big business off sick drug addicts what a great discrased the land of the government and police Russia on steroids

  78. T.... ....

    Anyone else hear Tool's Lost keys in the intro? Fantastic song, also they're coming to my hometown in 20 days , dope.

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

    this is corny

  80. s.... ....

    Damn, that is a dope intro.

  81. W.... J....

    @1:53 When you reference another song that you'll release 9 years after this one! Epic song!

  82. H.... ....

    Down to the UN!

  83. J.... E....

    now, go to listen Post American World

  84. B.... B....

    Jorge Soros and Obama and Hillary clinton as real shit of the EUA = )

  85. O.... ....

    Here we go again... the ones that are really in power will always have their way...

  86. �.... F....

    MY 3º ALBUM FAVORITE OF }V{EGADET}{

  87. F.... C....

    these lyrics have never been so true. God help us all!

  88. C.... B....

    And we might be leaving the UN soon. So that's good.

    C.... B....

    Never happen

    C.... B....

    The U.N is from Satan.

  89. F.... C....

    this song has never been so right. Hey, Americans, can we borrow your new president here in Brazil sometime? God knows we need it!

  90. S.... A....

    My favorite megadeth album

  91. J.... C....

    I Love this song
    but i cant never listen live like other 10000 songs
    😠

  92. K.... K....

    Americas Government For You. Dave Mustaine For President!!!!

  93. L.... C....

    Excelente faixa!!!

  94. c.... ....

    AWESOME!  Lyrics are right on!!!

  95. M.... M....

    NATO invaded Yugoslavia to end ethnic cleansing
    There was no UN

    Živela slavna jugoslovenska/srpska vojska!

    M.... M....

    Maria M. Da

  96. A.... N....

    Who is Kojo????

  97. K.... K....

    This Song Just Rattles my Head..... Vic HA