R.I.P. Dimebag
Riffs so fast and clean
You played your heavy metal
Like no one had ever seen
Or heard before
Platinum sales with no airplay
From radio or MTV
You just said, “F#$% ‘em”
And took your band
To the top, across the USA
Then the world
With Phil and Rex and Vinnie Paul
Pantera would take on
Any crowd
And leave them all
Dazed, shell-shocked
Ears ringing and totally rocked
We’ll miss you Dime
The cowboy from Hell now laid to rest
When it comes to metal guitar
We all know that you were the best!
Written after learning that “Dimebag” Darrell had been
murdered onstage
In Columbus, Ohio on 12-08-04 while playing the first
song of the set with
Damageplan.