Megadeth - Devil's Island Lyrics






The light that fills my lonely cell,
Is blocked out by the key,
That locks the door to this hell,
The place they wanted me.
Time's racing like the wind,
Execution's near,
Oh lord, I wait for death,
And, yes, I have no fear.
I recall that night, my every breath,
And, step along the way.
Closed my eyes, walking,
As danger paved the way.
The devil, and the darkness
Let her evil wander free
And, here on Devils Island,
The final stop for me.

[Chorus:]
Devils Island, Devils Island.

Oh, there is no escape,
The sea is full of sharks.
The tide takes you away, and
Smashes you on the rocks.
The sun is shining,
But feel not today,
It's warmth, it's dying,
And fading away.

[Chorus (repeat):]
Devils Island, (here I stay) Devils Island.

Oh, hear the call,
From the grave beyond.
Oh, so pernicious,
Her soul it creates song.
As there is no man, that is
Here upon the earth,
Able to terminate our
Noisome will since birth.

The priest that reads the sermons,
Is walking next to me,
To the stake, my last request,
To have her burn with me.
But, so it did, the heavens opened,
Rain began to fall.
The final judgement came, and
Was spread before you all.
Final judgement.

Old, weak, and feeble,
But the lesson taught to me,
To stay away from evil,
She doesn't care for me.
She haunts me in my sleep,
Though I tore that page away.
And, here on Devils Island,
I'll always have to stay.

[Chorus (repeat):]
Devils Island, Devils Island.
(Devils Island, Devils Island.)
Here I am.

[Chorus (repeat 4 times):]
Devils Island, Devils Island.





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  1. D.... W....

    I didnt know there really is an Island called Devils Island. An old prison. Only few survived

  2. D.... ....

    ..in my playlist of Metal, this is the best album! And the snare sound is it!!

  3. l.... ....

    Rhythm guitar heaven.

  4. A.... ....

    Who can tell me the order of the solos? which is Chris Poland's and which is Dave Mustaine's?

    A.... ....

    I believe intro and first solo is Mustaine, the ending one is from Poland.

  5. R.... K....

    Love you Dave!

  6. r.... 2....

    Haha, maybe death's pull the plug was inspired much by this intro~~

  7. M.... W....

    Especially Dave

  8. M.... W....

    God bless everything

  9. j.... R....

    Mexico City

  10. S.... T....

    Awesome to see Dave M. Is making a remarkable recovery!!

  11. L.... ....

    unpopular opinion here, mustaines voice is an instrument in itself, i mean the guy just spits the sickest rhymes and fits all of the songs perfectly

  12. L.... W....

    Devil salad

  13. C.... G....

    1:53 oh my god!!!!!!!!! Very very best yeah!!!!!!!!!¡¡

  14. T.... S....

    The intro sounds a lot like pull the plug by death.

  15. c.... ....

    I love 80's reverb on vocals

  16. M.... O....

    Neveilles island neveilles island

  17. M.... S....

    Jello Salad!!!

  18. M.... S....

    4:15 is a badass part

  19. J.... K....

    ATTENTION.WATERED DOWN POSERS THIS IS. METAL. LOUD RUDE ABRASIVE OFFENSIVE. AND TALENTED

  20. M.... H....

    This os true bullshit

  21. T.... F....

    Most of Megadeth albums rule but ths one is the most awesome :)

  22. C.... A....

    Best intro ever

  23. N.... Q....

    Perdon si lo siento te curaras tu y tu banda perdon

  24. N.... Q....

    Nunca me odies my friend voy a buscar una cura si hasta ahora deniego amoladoras policia boliviana
    Y vehiculos y cierras mecanicas perdon my estimado etes tu perdoname amigo si curaras con Dios Amen !
    Curare con Dios Amen !

  25. T.... H....

    FINAL JUDGEMENT! best part!

  26. e.... m....

    I don't see how this album alone didn't blew up metallic...

  27. g.... f....

    y love you megadeth im spanish

  28. J.... M....

    Hoping for a speedy recovery Dave 🤘

    J.... M....

    Dave too...

  29. F.... c....

    DEVIL'S SALAD!!!

  30. g.... a....

    Haven't listened to this for years, then it somehow enters my head, chucks me down the stairs and throws me out into the street. Great and intricate work which can't be copied or imitated.

  31. F.... T....

    See that label to the south west/ Lower left?
    Put there because three congress women had nothing better to do. Dee Snyder, Ozzy and Judas Priest was in court because of whammen not having anything to do....So the compromize was setting a label. Shitty if you ask me.

  32. J.... A....

    Why do I hear Metallica's 'Battery' everytime I hear this?

    J.... A....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsks5L2QPO0

  33. V.... R....

    This should have been on the Godzilla 2 movie.

  34. D.... B....

    I'm sorry but I must be the only person that hear NIPPLE SALAD instead of devil's Island lol

  35. O.... ....

    for sale

  36. N.... J....

    Megadeth what can you say...fuckin speechless

  37. s.... ....

    One of the best..

  38. O.... ....

    Chris Poland solos are just so classy.

  39. J.... K....

    METAL 80S STYLE IN YOUR FACE MOTHER FUCKERS

  40. M.... K....

    What happened to the "Here I am" in the ending? Or is that anothet song

  41. H.... c....

    Watched them at monsters of rock,donington park,1988.i was only 13yrs old!?..lol

  42. P.... R....

    Intro 0.75 = Black Sabbath Electric funeral riff

  43. t.... ....

    He can't play and sing it with this ferocity anymore thanks to all the drugs over the years. SAD!

  44. H.... ....

    Drumming and rhythm playing on this are untouchable. Best of the classic thrash bands (this lineup), hands down.

  45. L.... ....

    A PIRATES LIFE FOR MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

  46. E.... C....

    I love this song, thank you Megadeth 🤘

  47. S.... ....

    I'm never able to play this song loud enough.

    I need to go rent out a stadium or something.

  48. U.... T....

    megadeth are just riffs, thr voice of mustaine are equal voice's duck 😂😂

  49. M.... !....

    Dave Mustaine, ladies and headbangers! Though the guy can get pretty carried away most of the time 🙃😑 He still will remain as one of the biggest legends in heavy metal history.

  50. W.... A....

    Outstanding song and incredible lyrics. This is Megadeth!

  51. b.... ....

    01:04 laughing at my internet 🤣

  52. S.... P....

    Dr. Monro's Island

  53. D.... ....

    2:49 XD

  54. D.... H....

    ♪♫♪♫♎☠\m/☠♎♫♪♫♪=^-^=☠♎ KC3AGI =^-^= O.C. Rebel♎☠=^-^=♪♫♪♫♎☠\m/☠♎♫♪♫♪

  55. L.... E....

    i was a kid when this album hit the store, i'm 49 now and is getting harder to bang my head, but here i am, i don't mind my neck pain... 80;s the best!!!!

  56. b.... ....

    isolated but not alone

  57. A.... ....

    Jello salad! (can't unhear it now, can you?)

  58. D.... U....

    Andy M that couldn't be more true! This is one heavy muther fucker!

  59. B.... M....

    sounds like pull the plug or vice versab both great bands tho

  60. R.... M....

    the island didn't do anything bad but the people who from far away come there with thier gangs admitted that that is their island, they are the devils, UNtolo, justicia y libertad

  61. S.... E....

    This song omg!

  62. M.... P....

    2018 anyone. Intro still gives me the chills since the day I first heard it.

  63. r.... a....

    Chevere

  64. J.... K....

    I am still representin this in 2018 .. Fuk today's music .

  65. m.... s....

    Hell yeah

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

    LLEVO UN SABLE!!!

  67. m.... ....

    DEVILS ISLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  68. K.... A....

    love it

  69. r.... s....

    america is good unless you are mexican children

    r.... s....

    randall scott burress ???

    r.... s....

    "If I only had a brain?"

    r.... s....

    randall scott burress What are you talking about?

  70. S.... B....

    Intro is fantastic.

  71. s.... 7....

    Masterpeice album....32 years later..its still fukn killer..dont think any new metal bands can do that...besides power trip ..them kids fukn jam .chek out nitemare logic..

  72. J.... T....

    Luv it so much. I play bass and love Dave Jr’s bass playing on songs such as dis one. Yeh, other than that, go Megadeth:).

  73. A.... M....

    Can't imagine the vibe in the room. Gar shooting up half alive, Chris pawning his handmade BC Rich guitars allegedly for heroin then they all come together and play some of the rawest jams in any genre of music.

    A.... M....

    @Andy M i want to smoke some bud with Dave and get better guitar lessons i know how to play a little bit but for Dave Mustaine to teach you how to play guitar would be epic as fuck

    A.... M....

    Why are you romanticizing stupid, self-destructive behavior? If you grew up in a shitty environment, there's no "cool vibe" to being around strung out junkies. It's the same old shit you've been trying to escape your whole life.

    A.... M....

    Spot on statement😂😂

    A.... M....

    @Gregory Davis liar from so far so good was about Chris lying about pawning their equipment

    A.... M....

    @Josh yeah i know Chris Poland was one of the best guitarist's for Daves band but Dave and David thought it wouldn't work with Chris and Gar in the band. anymore.

  74. P.... W....

    Gar "fucking" Samuelson...
    You ARE missed.

  75. K.... S....

    His voice is perfect

  76. s.... b....

    Devil Silent

  77. I.... d....

    LoL Kefalonia! Go there, it's a awesome to go there. LoL

  78. E.... A....

    Rad 666k views

  79. D.... B....

    😱 This song has over 666k views... is that brutal or what?

  80. E.... P....

    love this haha

  81. D.... L....

    nailed view 666,000

  82. t.... d....

    the riff at 1.53 holy shit

  83. P.... W....

    Here, on Devils Island- where Ill always have to stay!

  84. A.... O....

    is it the original version? sounds rlly different than the ``remaster´´ version

  85. A.... B....

    Gar Samuelson stomped all other Megadeth drummers into the ground. R.I.P.

    A.... B....

    Until Chris Adler of course.

    A.... B....

    @DirtSoul89 I liked nick menza

    A.... B....

    Not Menza

  86. J.... N....

    Ohh yeah 😎

  87. E.... M....

    JERUSALEM!

  88. w.... s....

    Devil's Eyelid

  89. P.... E....

    Anyone else misheard lyric as "Nipples I Lick" instead of Devils Island 😂🤣😅😀

    P.... E....

    When did this song come out?

    P.... E....

    Mike Head 1986

  90. M.... M....

    NEVILLES' EYELID

    M.... M....

    This is where Thrash Metal was invading my school along with Van Halen and Green Day. As well as Metallica, Pantera, Sepultura, and Anthrax.

  91. C.... ....

    Megadeth has always been my favorite band, for over a decade now. No band on earth invokes the feelings and emotions that Megadeth invokes in me, it brings out such different thoughts and different points of views that im not entirely used too. I find myself getting very involved in the lyrics that Dave writes and finding myself in the song./ The imagery i can create in my head from his lyrics are absolutely vivid.

  92. G.... H....

    Today would’ve been drummerGar Samuelson’s 60th birthday

  93. d.... r....

    şeytanın sessizliği

  94. K.... K....

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

  95. K.... K....

    The light that fills my lonely cell is blocked out by the key
    That locks the door to this hell, the place they wanted me
    Time's racing like the wind, execution's near
    Oh, Lord, I wait for death, and yes, I have no fear
    I recall that night, my every breath and step along the way
    Closed my eyes, walking as danger paved the way
    The Devil and the darkness, let her evil wander free
    Here on Devil's Island, the final stop for me

    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island

    Oh, there is no escape, the sea is full of sharks
    Tide takes you away and smashes you on the rocks
    The sun is shining, but feel not today
    Its warmth, it's dying and fading away

    Devil's Island, here I stay
    Devil's Island

    [Short Instrumental Break]

    Oh, hear the call from the grave beyond
    Oh, so pernicious, her soul it creates song
    As there is no man that is here upon the Earth
    Able to terminate our noisome will since birth
    The priest that reads the sermon is walking next to me
    To the stake, my last request, to have her burn with me
    But, so it did, the heavens opened, rain began to fall
    The final judgement came and was spread before you all


    [Short Instrumental Break]

    Final judgement

    [Instrumental Break]

    Old, weak, and feeble, and the lesson taught to me
    Stay away from evil, she doesn't care for me
    She haunts me in my sleep, though I tore that page away
    Here on Devil's Island, I'll always have to stay

    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island, here I am

    [Instrumental Break]

    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island
    Devil's Island

  96. A.... p....

    dave d think about black metal

  97. N.... ....

    FINAL JUDGEMENT!!! *starts shredding til the guitar neck emits smoke*

  98. m.... ....

    the intro caught me!