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Endgame

Endgame

Endgame
2009

Duration: 5:57

Track number: 7

Writers

Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine

Music by: Dave Mustaine

Theme

The epic title track is a political conspiracy narrative centered on the perceived threat of a **'New World Order'** and the erosion of civil liberties. The song opens and closes with controversial audio clips discussing a bill that would allow for mandatory, unreviewable detention, symbolizing the final, controlling move—the **'Endgame'**—in a global takeover that promises tyranny and the ultimate cost of freedom.

Lyrics
(Attention! Attention!) (All citizens are ordered to report to their district detention centers!) (Do not return to your homes, do not contact anyone!) (Do not use any cellular or GPS devices!) (Surrender all weapons at once!) (Attention!) (This way to the camps!) I woke up in a **black FEMA box** Darkness was all around me (In my coffin!) My dreams are all **nightmares** anymore And this is what I dream every night The Leader of the **New World Order** The President of the United States Has declared anyone now residing Inside the US of A Without the **RFID chip** You're just an **illegal alien** An **enemy combatant** of America Welcome to the **New World Order!** This is the **end of the road** This is the **end of the line** This is the **end of your life** This is the A society in a society Inside the fence life as you know it stops They got their rules of conduct And we got ours **Be quick or be dead** You crumble up and die The clock is ticking so slowly And so much can happen in an hour This is the **end of the road** This is the **end of the line** This is the **end of your life** This is the **endgame** I learned my lessons the hard way Every **scar** I earned I had to bleed Inside the **day yard** A system of **controlled movement** Like a giant **ant farm** Any time is long time Now you're not in charge of your time anymore This is the **end of the road** This is the **end of the line** This is the **end of your life** This is the end The **Ex-President signed a secret bill** That can land a legal US Citizen in jail And the **patriot act stripped away our constitutional rights** They say a **concentration camp** just popped up Yeah, right! **Refuse the chip? Ha!** Get persecute and beat By the **tyranny of mind control** For the **mark of the beast** All rights removed, you're punished Captured, and enslaved Believe me when I say This is the **endgame**
Musicians
Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

Vocals and rhythm guitar

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