Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Top 100 Songs
Song #72
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Megadeth
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fast rhythm sections, and lyrical themes of death, war, politics, and religion.
"Breadline" was written by Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson and was released in 1999 on the bands eighth studio album titled, Risk. This song is about homelessness and poverty in America: "Ain't got no job, ain't got no smoke, aint got a car, his life's a joke." The subject of the song has apparently lost his job, "Used to call the shots, now he can't connect the dots", and while he grows despondent looking for a job, he spends what money he has left on drugs, "He's about to lose his lifeline, he's looking for the headlines, sniffin' up the white lines."
"Breadline" was written by Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson and was released in 1999 on the bands eighth studio album titled, Risk. This song is about homelessness and poverty in America: "Ain't got no job, ain't got no smoke, aint got a car, his life's a joke." The subject of the song has apparently lost his job, "Used to call the shots, now he can't connect the dots", and while he grows despondent looking for a job, he spends what money he has left on drugs, "He's about to lose his lifeline, he's looking for the headlines, sniffin' up the white lines."
"Breadline"
Lyrics
Ain't got no job
Ain't got no smoke
Ain't got a car
His life's a joke
Living on the skids
Thinks the world's just fine
Forgot what he did
Dancing on the breadline
No one there to bind him
Nothing to remind him
Nowhere left to find him
About to lose his lifeline
He's dancing on the breadline
Forgot who he is
Forgot who he was
Used to call the shots
Now he can't connect the dots
A mover and shaker
Getting closer to his maker
Lower than a hemline
Dancing on the breadline
No one there to bind him
Nothing to remind him
Nowhere left to find him
About to lose his lifeline
He's looking for a headline
Sniffing up the white lines
He's dancing on the breadline
Watch him dance
About to lose his lifeline
He's looking for a headline
Sniffing up the white lines
He's dancing on the breadline
About to lose his lifeline
He's dancing on the breadline
No one, nothing, nowhere
Dancing on the breadline
He forgot and he ain't got nothing
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