Die Dead Enough
The System Has Failed
2004
Duration: 4:18
Track number: 2
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A dark, intense song about escaping a dangerous situation by faking one's death. The repeated phrase **'die dead enough'** suggests the need for a convincing deception to survive relentless enemies, implying the character has done something to deserve being a 'target' for so long.
Lyrics
It's twilight and I wake up hot
My body's soaked in a cold, cold sweat
I reenact the lurid scenes
And clawed engravings in my head
Oh, I can't punch hard enough and I **run**
I can't kick high enough and I **run**
I can't shoot straight enough and I **run**
I can't hold on enough and I **run**
Oh, I can't stay down enough and I **run**
I can't take pain enough and I **run**
I can't bleed fast enough
I can't **die dead enough**
The air is thick, but the oxygen's thin
My heart is beating like a drum, boom!
And ice is flowing through my veins
Explosives on my lips and in my lungs
Oh, I can't punch hard enough and I **run**
I can't kick high enough and I **run**
I can't shoot straight enough and I **run**
I can't hold on enough and I **run**
Oh, I can't stay down enough and I **run**
I can't take pain enough and I **run**
I can't bleed fast enough
I can't **die dead enough**
I don't know what I'm **running from**
And I don't know where I'm **running to**
There's something deep and strange inside of me I see
I don't know what I'm **running from**
And I don't know where I'm **running to**
Something's compelling me to run into the dark
And now I am more driven than before
And now I live just to settle score
And now I feel the nearness of your breath
Now I introduce you to your **death**
I am more driven than before
I live just to settle score
I feel the nearness of your breath
I introduce you to your **death**
I can't punch hard enough
I can't kick high enough
I can't shoot straight enough
I can't hold on enough
I can't stay down enough, **die dead enough**
I can't take pain enough, **die dead enough**
I can't bleed fast enough, **die dead enough**
I can't **die dead enough**, **die dead enough**





