A Tout le Monde: Megadeth (Its Not About Suicide)

Posted by Dr. Sulabh Shrestha | Posted in Megadeth , videos | Posted on 6:58 PM

MTV banned the video because they thought it promoted suicide. They did show it after some special comments were added, explaining how many kids commit suicide every year in the US. This message appeared at the end of the video: "Suicide is not an answer. Get help." The woman and child in the video are Mustaine's wife Pam and son, Justis. This song is often misinterpreted about suicide as the lyrics appears as a suicide note. But according to Dave Mustaine (vocalist and lyricist) : 'A Tout Le Monde' is based on a dream I had, where my mother came back from heaven to say 'I love you.' It's about me talking to her again.' The chorus of the song is written in French which means : "To all the world. To all my friends. I love you. I must leave."

This song is not about suicide but the words in the song are the words that people utter in their deathbed. Dave Mustaine clearly states "It's not a suicide song. What it is, it's, you, it's when people have a loved one that dies and they end on a bad note, you know, they wish that they could say something to them. So this is an opportunity for the deceased to say something before they go. And it was my impression of what I would like to say to people, if I had say, 3 seconds to do so in life before I died I'd say to the entire world, to all my friends, I love you all, and now I must go. These are the last words I'll ever speak, and they'll set me free. I don't need to say I'm sorry, I don't have to say I'm going to miss you, or I'll wait for ya. You know, I'll just say I loved you all, good, bad and different, I loved you all."
This must be one of the finest song of Megadeth aces on all part of music including vocals. The soft acoustic intro, heavy riffs and melodic solos of Mustaine and Marty Friedman perfectly fits the theme of lyrics.

Lyrics:

Don't remember where I was

I realized life was a game

The more seriously I took things

The harder the rules became

I had no idea what it'd cost

My life passed before my eyes

I found out how little I accomplished

All my plans denied

So as you read this know my friends

I'd love to stay with you all

smile when you think of me

My body's gone that's all

A tout le monde (To all the world)

A tout mes amis (To all my friends)

Je vous aime (I love you)

Je dois partir (I must leave)

These are the last words

I'll ever speak

And they'll set me free

If my heart was still alive

I know it would surely break

And my memories left with you

There's nothing more to say

Moving on is a simple thing

What it leaves behind is hard

You know the sleeping feel no more pain

And the living all are scarred

A tout le monde (To all the world)

A tout mes amis (To all my friends)

Je vous aime (I love you)

Je dois partir (I must leave)

These are the last words

I'll ever speak

And they'll set me free

So as you read this know my friends

I'd love to stay with you all

Please smile, smile when you think about me

My body's gone that's all

A tout le monde (To all the world)

A tout mes amis (To all my friends)

Je vous aime (I love you)

Je dois partir (I must leave)

These are the last words

I'll ever speak

And they'll set me free

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