Dread and the Fugitive Mind

"Dread and the Fugitive Mind"
Single by Megadeth
from the album The World Needs a Hero
Released	2001
Format	CD single
Recorded	2000 - 2001
Genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal
Length	4:25
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Dave Mustaine
Producer	Dave Mustaine
Megadeth singles chronology
"Moto Psycho" (2001) "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" (2001) "Die Dead Enough" (2004)

"Dread and the Fugitive Mind" is the second single off Megadeth's ninth studio album The World Needs a Hero (also a previously unreleased song on Capitol Punishment). The song is about introspection and looking within one's self for true and proper meaning.

"It's about judgment. The great paradox is if there isn't a God and you live your life like a good person, you haven't lost anything. If there is a God and you lived your life like a dirtbag, you're screwed. Basically what I'm saying is, 'What if there's no judgment?' I think a lot of times people have gotten up on the moral hilltop and yelled down to the masses down at the bottom of the valley about their spiritual superiority and it just alienates you." (Mustaine, 2001) ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Dread and the Fugitive Mind"
2. "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" (Album Version)
3. "Dread and the Fugitive Mind" (Call Out Hook) ^[2]

Personnel

• Dave Mustaine – guitar, lead vocals
• Al Pitrelli – guitar, backing vocals
• David Ellefson – bass guitar
• Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

References

1. ^ http://megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl/lyrics_world.html#dread
2. ^ http://www.megadeth.com/discography.php?era_id=11#single