How the Story Ends
Endgame
2009
Duration: 4:31
Track number: 10
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A bleak, apocalyptic war scenario detailing the inevitable destruction brought by a marching enemy. The phrase **'How the Story Ends'** refers to a scorched-earth policy (**'Poison the well and scorch the earth'**) and complete military annihilation, suggesting that despite hopeful efforts, war always leads to the same devastating conclusion: everything being 'slashed and burnt'.
Lyrics
Far off on the **horizon**
You can barely see their **torches**
But rest assured
They're out there and they're **coming**
If you listen
The sound is growing nearer of **infantry**
Marching out a **hypnotizing rhythm**
**Destroying every town**
**Light it up and burn it down**
You may not like it now
But **this is how the story ends**
Above the ring of **clashing steel**
They raise **flags of war**
A sign to all the warriors who cannot hear
Amidst smoke of **cannonballs**
They **bang the drums of death**
Pound a **cadence** out for those who cannot see
**Destroying every town**
**Light it up and burn it down**
You may not like it now
But **this is how the story ends**
**Poison the well and scorch the earth**
Everything's **slashed and burnt**
You may not like it now
But **this is how the story ends**
**Destroying every town**
**Light it up and burn it down**
You may not like it now
But **this is how the story ends**
**Poison the well and scorch the earth**
Everything's **slashed and burnt**
You may not like it now
But **this is how the story ends**
