poison and the tornado

Today's another one of those days where the rain looks worse than it is, and on top of that, it gets a little heavier just as I'm ready to commit to the train I'll take.
I miraculously got a spot at the lot and ran with the bike onto the 813, which is great b/c I am set to buy RHCP tix today at 10. So now I have time to get acclimated.
I expected light-to-moderate rainfall when I got to the street and there was almost nothing. It's just lousy and the ground is wet but that's it.
So all this is an affirmation of my own beliefs and I feel very good about today.
My calves are a little tight but I am moving nicely.
There are parts of Megadeth songs that can just propel you, if you let them.
Case in point is "Poison Was The Cure." Normally this is a running song for me, and I leave it in the last 5 minutes of my 5K playlist. Once the drums kick in I pick it up by about 99% and by the time Dave just starts rattling off the last batch of lyrics after "till I finally threw the towel in" I'm at 200% until the song gives out. Sounds corny but it's true. Lyrically, the song takes me to a place I leave in the recesses of my memory that only comes out when I need the extra adrenaline.
"Tornado of Souls" is just one of the five best metal songs ever. There is something about hearing this song's live version that wakes me up. The opening riff is this all-encompassing metal riff sound that is at once difficult, melodic, powerful, chaotic, and even a drop morose. It's a similar one to "Cowboys from Hell" but this one is where he's facing himself and leaving a part of himself behind, so lyrically this one wins the battle. I did not grow up with these songs and for a long time it was Countdown to Extinction only. But I'm glad b/c I don't know that I could've accepted these songs as a teenager. I think I needed to be an adult, in this time, in NY, to get the message. Same goes for Peace Sells, but Rust In Peace is more concise and is more politically/socially charged.
I hear "Tornado" and for the 5 or 6 minutes I truly feel indestructible.
Megadeth is playing at MSG tomorrow but I don't think I'm going, unfortunately. I don't "need" to, but I really want to and am not dragging my wife to Megadeth.
Thank you for reading.