Editing So Far, So Good... So What! (section)

==Songs==
The album's first track, "Into the Lungs of Hell", is an instrumental composition which features synthesized horns, winds and percussion.{{sfn|Pillsbury|2006|p=82}} "[[Set the World Afire]]" is the first song [[Dave Mustaine]] wrote for Megadeth after being fired from [[Metallica]]. He was a member of Metallica from 1981 to 1983, and was dismissed just before Metallica recorded its debut album ''[[Kill 'Em All]]''. He later said that he wrote the lyrics during his journey home from the departure. Inspiration for the song came from a pamphlet he read while on the bus back to California.<ref name=nme>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/rock-n-roll-kill-braincells-dave-mustaine-megadeth-2467827|title=Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Dave Mustaine, Megadeth|last1=Ryan|first1=Gary|work=[[NME]]|date=March 30, 2019|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> The initial lyrics were reportedly written with a borrowed pencil on a cupcake wrapper, leading some fans to refer to "Set the World Afire" as "the cupcake song",<ref name=revolverjan18>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-megadeths-so-far-so-good-so-what|title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Megadeth' 'So Far, So Good ... So What!'|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2024|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|last=Bienstock|first=Richard}}</ref> though Mustaine indicated in a 2019 interview with [[NME]] that the lyrics were written on the backing of a [[Sno Balls]] cake.<ref name=nme/> The beginning of the song contains a sample of "[[I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire]]", a 1941 song by [[The Ink Spots]].<ref>[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/megadeth-so-far-so-good-so-what/ "30 Years Ago: Megadeth Struggle Through 'So Far, So Good ... so What!'"]. ''Ultimate Classic Rock''. [[Townsquare Media]]. Retrieved May 15, 2018.</ref>

"[[Anarchy in the U.K.]]" is a [[Sex Pistols]] cover, which quickly became a staple of the band's live set.{{sfn|Buckley|2003|p=660}} Over the years, the song was dropped from the set list because of its [perceived] anti-Christian viewpoint.<ref>{{cite web|author=Philthy Phil|title=Dave Mustaine Speaks to KNAC.com From Gigantour|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3761|publisher=[[KNAC.com]]|date=July 24, 2005|access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> "Mary Jane" tells a story about a young witch buried alive by her father near the Loon Lake cemetery in Minnesota. According to the legend, anyone who dared to disturb her grave was doomed to a prompt death.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson: The Return Of Mary Jane|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ex-megadeth-bassist-david-ellefson-the-return-of-mary-jane/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref> It was included on the bands 1983 demo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Megadeath (lost Megadeth demo tape; 1983)|url=https://lostmediawiki.com/Megadeath_(lost_Megadeth_demo_tape;_1983) |website=Lost Media Wiki |access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref> The song features descending guitar lines and begins with Mustaine summoning her spirit during the introduction.<ref>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Ramirez|title=10 Most Underrated Megadeth Songs|url=http://noisecreep.com/most-underrated-megadeth-songs/|website=[[Noisecreep]]|access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>

"502" is about breaking laws and driving fast cars. The title is a reference to the police code in [[California]] for drunk driving; Mustaine himself would be arrested for drunk driving in March the following year when he crashed into a police car.<ref name="Spin 2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dui.co/statutes/235932/46.61.502-Driving-under-the-influence.html|title=Revised Code of Washington :: DUI :: 46.61.502 Driving under the influence|website=www.dui.co|access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> "In My Darkest Hour" was written by Mustaine shortly after the death of Metallica bassist [[Cliff Burton]]. Mustaine had found out through word of mouth, as his former bandmates never contacted him about the tragic event that occurred in Europe. He later recalled that he was extremely unhappy that day and wrote the song in one sitting.<ref name="AV Club">{{cite web|last=Herzog|first=Kenny|title=Setlist - Dave Mustaine|url=https://www.avclub.com/dave-mustaine-1798226690|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref> "Liar" is a [[diss (music)|diss song]] directed at past member [[Chris Poland]], who Mustaine claimed was stealing guitars and selling them for [[heroin]] money.<ref name=MSN/> "Hook in Mouth" criticizes censorship and the [[Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC). Mustaine elaborated that the lyrics were aimed at those who were "fucking around with our constitutional rights and trying to take away our freedom of speech".<ref name="Spin">{{cite journal|last=Palmer|first=Robert|date=April 1988|title=Every Day's a Megadeth Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PdiXT9xoRXQC&q=So+Far%2C+So+Good...+So+What%21+megadeth&pg=PA35|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|pages=35–37|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref>