Heavy Metal Poisoning
by Styx

Album: Kilroy Was Here (1983)
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  • Written by James Young
    Lead Vocals by James Young

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    What the devil's goin' on
    Why don't your turn that music down
    You're going deaf and that's for sure
    But all you do is scream for more

    Get the lead out go for broke
    Pop your pills and drink and smoke
    Shoot those chemicals into your vein
    Anything to ease the pain

    Heavy metal (heavy metal) poisoning (it's a poison)
    A toxic wasteland (got a toxic wasteland) in your ear canal (in your ear canal!)
    Overloaded (I'm overloaded), suffering (yeah!)
    Overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs

    Everything is black and white
    You are wrong and we are right
    First we'll spank your big behinds
    Then we'll twist your little minds

    I'm Dr. Righteous (I'm Dr. Righteous), and I'm here to sing (yeah!)
    That heavy metal (heavy metal) is poisoning
    It's a music wasteland, that destroys the young (yeah!)
    They're overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
    And rock and roll!

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    I'm Dr. Righteous (I'm Dr. Righteous), and I'm here to sing (yeah!)
    That heavy metal (heavy metal) is poisoning
    It's a music wasteland, that destroys the young (yeah!)
    They're overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
    And rock and roll!

    Heavy metal (heavy metal) poisoning (it's a poison)
    A toxic wasteland (got a toxic wasteland) in your love canal love canal!)
    Overloaded (I'm overloaded), suffering (yeah!)
    Overloaded (overloaded) on sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
    sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs, sex and drugs
    "Righteous! Righteous!..."
    "Shut up!"
    "...Righteous! Righteous! Righteous! Righteous! Righteous! Yeah!"
    "Shut up! Shut up!"
    [giggles] Writer/s: JAMES VINCENT YOUNG
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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