Back in the day when the railroads were the place to be ( before they
     were replaced by planes, cars, etc. ), the trains were very elaborate,
     and had every need accounted for, so that they could compete with 
     trains run by the other companies. A standard part of every train back
     then was the gambling car; besides providing entertainment for some of
     the passengers, it was a way for the train company to bring in some
     more money out of each trip. And there were people who basically lived
     on the trains and gambled wherever they went, until they either made a
     lot and were thrown off the train, or lost it all and were thrown off
     the train. This song has to do with this slightly. But mostly the song
     is about a gambler who realizes that he is addicted to gambling
     ( studies show that yes, gambling is addictive ) and he tries to stop
     himself before it is too late. The comparison to the train comes in
     when he realizes that his actions are like a train, and they decide
     his future, the way the train goes. While he is addicted, it is as
     though there was nobody behind the wheel of the train, if that phrase
     applies here.

     A rare sort of love song from Megadeth, this one is. And it isn't even
     about an affair, although it could be. The two main people in this song
     used to be together but the other person left the narrator. And 
     although all the two of them used to fight all the time, it was
     actually the fighting that the narrator liked the most, and now misses
     the other person for. The other person had given him plenty of warning
     about their intentions to leave if things between them didn't get
     better but they couldn't stop and now the narrator will have to 'walk
     alone.'

     Of course, the most frequently asked question when it comes to this
     song is 'Exactly what does all that French stuff mean?' I have that
     taken care of down below in the lyrics, so go check that out if you
     want to know. The song itself is about dealing with a suicide. The
     whole song is some sort of suicide note which encourages all the
     friends and family of the one now dead to try to remember the good
     times and try to be happy. MTV evidently thought that it was a bad
     message to send out, so they banned the video.

     The Elysian Fields were, according to Greek religion, the sort of
     paradise that the good people would go to after dying. What this has
     to do with the song is unclear though. The true meaning of the song is
     difficult to see, but my opinion is that it is about all religions.
     And there are a lot of religions, I forget the exact numbers, but over
     a thousand, I believe. And in all of them, one of the basic rules or
     guidelines is that you shouldn't kill people. And every religious
     group tries to drive it in, and still people kill other people,
     especially in wars which are nothing but government sanctioned
     killings of people from specific regions or with specific ideas.

     Here's a rare song about what it is actually like to be part of
     Megadeth and always having to tour all over the place, and touring
     again, and again, and again. But while they have to do it in order
     to satisfy their fans, it sort of destroys their personal lives since
     they are almost never aroud the home for about a year or so each time
     they release and album. But still they keep on touring to keep the
     fans happy, and to try to earn money off of ticket sales. It's an
     insane way of living, but that't that way they do it.

     Another difficult call when it comes to interpretation of songs, this
     one is. There is only one unclear thing, but it changes the meaning of
     the song quite a bit. One way of interpreting it would have Megadeth
     as the heroes, immortal, powerful, etc., and the message behind the
     song would be that the band is here to stay. The other interpretation
     uses the 'generic' hero, and says the same thing about him. But it it
     is about the generic hero, it is kind of weak when it comes to the
     main theme or point of the song.

     Many people don't like to think about it, but if you trace anyone's
     family tree back far enough, there's sure to be some inbreeding hidden
     in there somewhere. It is a slightly un-natural thing to do, but not
     very unusual. There have also, most likely, been pedaphiles for quite
     a long time as well. In modern society, however, both are suppressed.
     But that doesn't mean that they aren't still active. There are cases 
     of child molestation all the time by older people, frequently members
     of the child's family. The adults frequently tell the children that it
     will just be 'their little secret' and hope to never be exposed, 
     though it seems to be happening more and more these days. But those
     who were molested as children seem to have a greater chance of growing
     up to be molesters themselves, and ictimize their young relatives.

     Ahhh... the most contravercial track on the album. If you take a look
     at it from the way you are supposed to, it states that the adults of
     the world are basically trashing the planet, while the children get no
     say in the matter. Well, eventually all the adults will be senior
     citizens, and they'll start to die off, leaving what's left of the
     planet and society for their children, now grown into adults, to fix
     up. If the adults are going to make this planet into a sort of global
     hell on Earth, wouldn't it kind of seem to be kind of merciful to take
     the children out of the scenario by killing them quickly now, instead
     of having them suffer for the remaining 60 or more years of their
     lives. Then if you look at it from the prespective of our good friend
     Tipper Gore, leader of the PMRC, it advocates killing babies and
     therefore should be banned. As Dave once said, 'fuck you, Tipper.'

     Obviously, whenever the band writes a song, we all hear it. Well, not
     all of us, but if you're here at this site, there's a good chance that
     you have. And hopefully, you are able to infer lessons and morals out
     of the songs, just like you might from any book. This is about the
     value of the lessons that are there to learn, and the importance of
     paying attention because the lessons are going to be useful in life.

     Along the same lines as Set The World On Fire, this one is about being
     around when the nukes come down. The black curtain is like the 
     curtain at a preformance; it closes at the end of the show. So the
     black curtain of this song is life, and when it falls, it is death

     A very interesting piece, this one is. It is basically meant to
     summarize the whole history of Megadeth up until it was written, and
     say that there is plenty more Megadeth sure to come in the future.
     That's just about all there is to it.