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Megadeth

Sin

Release date: 17th June 1997

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'Sin' by Megadeth is a 1997 track from the album 'Cryptic Writings'. The lyrics sketch a portrait of a man with his life unravelling, driven by a power-hungry certainty, and then pivot inwards with an image of self-scrutiny, asking what sits behind wrongdoing. The chorus frames sin as something that can feel inevitable, with actions building momentum until there is no end point. One line to hold on to is the direct challenge, “Do you see the reasons that we sin?”

"Sin" is a track by Megadeth, from the album Cryptic Writings, released 17th June 1997. Full lyrics are available below.

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Megadeth

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Lyrics

Sin

[Verse 1]

He had an unfamiliar face

Complete life in disarray

A simple man, power drunk

No worries of living, no more anything

[Chorus]

Deep inside, I've seen it rise

Actions progress to no end

Mirror, mirror, please look inside

Do you see the reasons that we sin?

[Guitar Solo: Dave Mustaine]

[Verse 2]

I'm not one to be forgot

Spoiled rotten, or so they say

Once burned, forever marked

Hurt by just a few, but so many have to pay

[Chorus]

Deep inside, I've seen it rise

Actions progress to no end

Mirror, mirror, please look inside

Can you see the reasons that we sin?

[Guitar Solo: Dave Mustaine]

[Guitar Solo: Marty Friedman]

[Guitar Solo: Dave Mustaine]

[Guitar Solo: Marty Friedman]

[Bridge]

Pressure coming down

Down on me, gonna break

Broken fingernails

Digging in, scratch my face

Nervous, like a cat

Gonna jump through my skin

Shadows on the wall

Stretching out, grope for me

[Outro]

(Reasons) Deep in me

(Reasons) Let me be

(Reasons) Let me bleed

(Reasons) Set me free

(Reasons) Set me free

(Reasons) Set me free

(Reasons) Set me free

(Reasons) The reasons that we sin

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From Cryptic Writings

1997
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Cryptic Writings
Cryptic Writings
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1997
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  2. —Vortex
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  8. —FFF
  9. —Mastermind
  10. —She-Wolf
  11. —The Disintegrators
  12. —Sin
  13. —One Thing

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Writer
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David Ellefson
Drums
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Guitar
Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman
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