"The Threat Is Real" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) Justified obliteration, no one cares anymore, the Messiah part mass murderer No controlling who comes through the door, a culture made have covered us Where leprosy touch their flesh, fall back with meetings and rendezvous The vultures have come home to nest, the clock runs out, the weakest link A deadly strike, the threat is real Seen the bird as a machism, a crest fallen nation see Violent conditioning, cause the nature of the enemy You're terminal lack of vision, blinded, I see no light A quiet lack of perspective, their cancer now eats us alive A fatal shot, a lust for blood, the final act, the threat is real Justified obliteration, no one cares anymore, the Messiah part mass murderer No controlling who comes through the door, a culture made have covered us Where leprosy touch their flesh, fall back with meetings and rendezvous The vultures have come home to nest, the clock runs out, the weakest link A deadly strike, the threat is real, a fatal shot, a lust for blood The final act, the threat is real "Dystopia" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) "What you don't know" the legend goes "can't hurt you" If you only want to live and die in fear They tell us to believe just half of what we see And absolutely nothing that we hear Resist the twisted truth no matter what the cost Supplant the rights with wrongs inside our heads Outlawing all the questions to the answers That no one likes when someone ends up dead, Dystopia "What you don't know" the legend goes "can't hurt you" If you only want to live and die in a cage There's panic and there's chaos rampant in the streets Where useless thoughts of peace are met with rage Demoralized and overmastered people think The quickest way to end a war is lose Dictatorship ends starting with tyrannicide You must destroy the cancer at its root, Dystopia "Fatal Illusion" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) Lost inside the system, locked away without a key No one will ever miss a menace to society A gross lack of potential, bad decisions made in spite A touchy hairpin trigger and such a wasted life Trying to break the mold of a broken family Fighting damn sure failure, and living on his knees Guilty of the crime of nonconformity A hanging judge and jury handing down the penalty A lethal injection, now they watch the body jerk Exterminate the problem, except it didn't work No vital sign of life, they declared it wasn't there Coroner never checked, because he didn't fucking care Passing off the body, they all believe he died Starting up the hearse, set out for a final drive Like whistling past a graveyard, when walking by at night It's a fatal illusion to think that evil ever dies In a darkened mortuary, reeking of formaldehyde Aroused from deadly slumber, something opened up his eyes Spilling all their blood was a promise that he'd keep Hate so strong revived him from a deep necrotic sleep Clawing away the casket lid until his fingers bleed He grabbed a knife and set out on a vivisection spree A butcher, hell bent, massacring each one with his blade From the first one to the last, he dispatched them to the grave It's a fatal illusion, evil never dies, it never dies "Death From Within" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) The heat is raging from the rising fires of war Embers of avarice soon begin to soar Vengeance breeding greater vengeance, two eyes for one eye Crowning burning hatred that's lying deep inside A token gift, destroyers deep within its hold Revenge of patient men is sweet and best served cold The enemy inside the belly of the beast A mighty Trojan horse, tonight the sentries sleep On the march... No place to run, time has come... No where to hide The moon is red... No one is safe, from spilling blood... no living thing survives Here they fight... regretting nothing, here you die... the walls are caving in Nothing left... a lethal encounter, its judgment time... when death comes from within Warning signs ignored, they have all but been denied Prophets and messengers, mocked and vilified Final destination lying deep inside their court Their first line of defense soon became their last resort Hardened deceivers entered through their open gates Silent trained assassins, lying still, in wait Death from within... "Bullet To The Brain" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) No one knows what draws the moth to the flame And nothing costs as much as playing the game She had to know, know, know... he'd give love for sex He had to know, know, know... she'd give sex for love The taste, touching his tongue, sweet to his lips Poison, now penetrating deeper Betrayed by just one bite, for just one night To find forbidden fruit tastes sweeter Just like pressing a loaded gun to your head One knows only the spider can navigate its web She had to know, know, know... he'd get what he wants He had to know, know, know... she'd get what she needs Soon under the spell, emotions are high Mind control penetrating deeper The hex was cast on him, all he believes Now is forbidden fruit tastes sweeter She had to know, know, know... he'd win at the start He had to know, know, know... she'd win in the end His one last thought blew his mind, bullet to the brain Hot lead was penetrating deeper Just one reckless shot squeezed from the hand That knows forbidden fruit tastes sweeter "Post-American World" m. Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) We see each other through different eyes Segregating ourselves by class and size It's me against you in everything that they do This planet's become one big spinning disaster If you don't like where we're going Then you won't like what's coming next What will we look like? In a post American world Why cower to all those, who oppose the American world? When you walk away from that which makes you strong You only fool yourself; you only weaken your cause There's creeping hate if you resist the false narrative Crushing all the dissenters who still think for themselves If you don't like where we're going Then you won't like what's coming next What will we look like? In a post American world Why cower to all those, who oppose the American world? "Poisonous Shadows" m. Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) How much pain do you need to feel? How much shame do you have to conceal? There is no sunshine; just endless nights Nobody's there, nobody cares when you cry Is it my face you see, do I haunt you in your sleep On your hands and knees, when you crawl through your nightmares When there's no more grace, does your heartbeat start to race? Clawing everywhere in the dark, poisonous shadows How many secrets do you keep inside? How many sins do you have to hide? The haunting masses have blackened the sun You'll pay for everything you've done, one by one Is it my face you see, do I haunt you in your sleep On your hands and knees, when you crawl through your nightmares When there's no more grace, does your heartbeat start to race? Clawing everywhere in the dark, poisonous shadows (It's like, I woke up, and she was right there. I could almost touch her, although she's been gone for years now. I can feel her, I can feel her watching me. "Conquer...or Die!" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) Et erunt homines se ipsos amantes, cupidi, elati, superbi, blasphemi, parentibus inoboedientes, ingrate, scelesti. "Lying In State" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) What we are witnessing is the decline of western civilization Crushing our potential and piling it on, how will history portray us? Attack the family, attack their faith and dreams Attack the body and the head will fall A lasting legacy or ruin brought in haste? The enemy of truth is lying there in state Another day, another manufactured crisis keeping the people distracted There's no one playing by the rules anymore, how will history portray us? A broken backbone with nothing left to lose? That hate the sight of all the ones that do? A lasting legacy or ruin brought in haste? The enemy of truth is lying there in state A shiny new agenda, birthed from a depraved mind Of failing us on purpose, to culturally sanitize Its opiates for the masses under cloak as hope and change The "new normal" or just more of the same? The perfect plan, must have an alibi And the perfect pawn, to spew the party line Of the perfect falsehood, spoke a thousand times The perfect words, cover the greatest crime Hell is turning itself inside out to lead its path up to meet us And we deliberately take, a step, one foot closer to the grave "The Emperor" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) Come here... closer Who do you... who do you think you are? Some kind of superstar? We'll see! Where do you... where do you think you are? That shit won't get you far with me You're just so dashing, you marvel at the sound Of your own voice, as you crash into the ground You look so perfect, but everybody knows They're petrified to say the emperor has no clothes So bloody perfect, but everybody knows They're just so petrified, the emperor has no clothes Just so you know, that's how it goes! You're bad... you're bad for my health Because you make me sick, you prick Don't you know... don't you know who I am? You know I like your face, to kick If your lips are moving, I know you must be lying You even suck the life out of dying You look so perfect, but everybody knows They're petrified to say the emperor has no clothes So bloody perfect, but everybody knows They're just so petrified, the emperor has no clothes The house of cards a' falling, luck is running thin Father forgive him, being a punk is not a sin You look so perfect, but everybody knows They're petrified to say the emperor has no clothes So bloody perfect, but everybody knows They're just so petrified, the emperor has no clothes You look so perfect, perfect, the emperor has no clothes So bloody perfect, perfect, the emperor has no clothes And everybody knows... except you "Foreign Policy" m. and l. Lee Ving Dystopia (2016) Eliminate the incompetents! Differences don't exist in harmony! Survival is superiority, we don't need no hands across the sea! We've got...foreign policy The lines are drawn! Establish the new order! Suspect everyone, know your enemies! We've got...foreign policy Hatred is purity! Weakness is disease! Where we bury you, it's manifest destiny! We've got...foreign policy "Me Hate You" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) I know I should have seen the writings That everything about you is fake How could I be in such denial? That all you wanna do is make me hate You build me up so you can, cut me down, if you're Trying to make me hate you...it's working You may believe this is gonna make me better, if you're Trying to make me hate you...it's working Each word you said my veins grew harder I ignored the warnings in my face My black heart is turning into stone Cause all you wanna do is make me hate You are the only thing you, want to talk about, if you're Trying to make me hate you...it's working You disagree till I don't mind and you don't matter, if you're Trying to make me hate you...it's working "Melt The Ice Away" m. and l. Tony Bourge and Burke Shelley Dystopia (2016) Melt the ice away, that's what they say Say it, say it, say it's safe Don't you breakdown under hailstone Yeah, you can do what you want, you can be what you want Your bad, bad words, yes, you know they can hurt Cause I'm the same as you, I need loving too Cold winds are blowing, I think it's time I was going, sad, sad city When you're giving for a living Yeah, you can have it with me, it's a perfect dream You can be here too, there's a lot you can do By the way you appear in the eyes of the world, take my word You can see the sign coming from afar You can see the sign coming from afar Can you see it there? Oh, oh, melt the ice away When we're attacking, red lights flashing Oh, you can burn out a wire, it's a crazy desire You can go with the wind, you can be my friend You don't need a hand, take to the Promised Land You can see the sign coming from afar You can see the sign oh yeah it's there Oh, oh, melt the ice away, melt the ice away "Look Who's Talking" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) People tell me you've been talking, I hear you've got a big mouth Saying things you know aren't true, what the hell are you talking about? So, now we have a conundrum and the problem is clearly you This is the part where it gets ugly and the solution; getting rid of you You'll never be safe in the shadows, I'll be waiting in the dark With a shovel and a bag full of lime, I'll say the devil made me do it I look who's talking and I see, a big nothing looking back at me Mine is just to do or die, it's not to reason why I can't let sleeping dogs that lie, lie Don't you think I have friends besides you? You called me out, you couldn't resist I'll never stop until I find you, that's when you're gonna cease to exist How stupid do you have to be? To think the trail of evidence that you've left Won't boomerang back in your face to your moth-eaten brain by meth Like the wolf that does not howl, concealed and ready to attack It's time to pay with your flesh and you'll never stop me I look who's talking and I see, a big nothing looking back at me Mine is just to do or die, it's not to reason why I can't let sleeping dogs that lie, lie The dogs that bark the loudest are the dogs that have no teeth I look who's talking and I see, a big nothing looking back at me Mine is just to do or die, it's not to reason why I can't let sleeping dogs that lie, lie Look at you! Look who's talking, a big nothing looking back at me, would you look at you? Look who's talking, a big nothing, that's all I see, won't you look at you? Look who's talking, a big nothing, it's what you mean to me Oh, but you're never gonna be anything anyway, now roll over and play dead "Last Dying Wish" m. and l. Dave Mustaine Dystopia (2016) Here it comes; this is finally your time, it's what you've been waiting for All the blood, sweat, and tears getting ready, for this one moment, for this one shot All eyes are focused on you, everyone is now watching, waiting It seems the world has stopped turning The clock's spinning, and you better not blow it This is the deciding factor, your personal "come to Jesus" moment Where they separate winners and losers Ask yourself; do I really want this bad enough? I've got to prove myself, I'll turn the night a' light I'll set this place on fire, I know tonight's the night There are millions of reasons you should give up Each one just waiting for you to wash out This is a once in a lifetime opportunity Soldier on and drown out the sounds of defeat The world is yours to take, abandon your "plan B" Seize everything you've ever wanted Because for those who think winning comes easy Luck will be their last dying wish I've got to prove myself, I'll turn the night a' light I'll set this place on fire, I know tonight's the night