1,320'
Endgame
2009
Duration: 3:49
Track number: 4
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A high-octane celebration of **drag racing**, specifically the Top Fuel class. The title, **'1,320''**, refers to the length of a quarter mile in feet—the standard distance for a drag race. The lyrics capture the intense adrenaline, the deafening power (**'8,000 horses ignite'**), and the explosive energy of a car running on **nitro methane**.
Lyrics
**Grinding my teeth**
**White knuckles** grasp at the wheel
I rush from an **avalanche of adrenaline**
It's all that I feel
As quick as a **bolt of lightning**
A **rocket ride in a bucket seat**
It doesn't get any better than this
It just feeds my need for **speed**
**Supercharged**, strapped in and screaming
**Fire spitting from the pipes**
A burnout by the flame throwing fury
**8,000 horses ignite**
**Full throttle**
Hit the ground running
With a tank full of **nitro**
And its **1,320' to go to the finish line**
My hands hold tight
A **firebreathing stampede**
I fall into a **trance**
Hold my breath till the **light turns green**
In a cloud of **nitro methane**
**Melting rubber**, I say my prayers
**Man and machine** accelerate
And I **vanish in thin air**
**Supercharged**, strapped in and screaming
**Fire spitting from the pipes**
A burnout by the flame throwing fury
**8,000 horses ignite**
**Full throttle**
Hit the ground running
With a tank full of **nitro**
And its **1,320' to go to the finish line**
