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it was a cool winters morning
somewhere shortly past 9 A.M.
The armored car they wanted
to heist wasn't coming
so instead they went for the bank
The faithful duo that sat in the getaway car
heavily sedated with thousands of rounds
armor piercing fully automatic weapons
the bowls of wrath poured out on the ground
baptized in a firefight
hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
all hells breaking loose
outgunned, watching the force
come to a firefight with a pocketknife
getting schooled until
they shot Achilles heel
and brought down the beast
[solo]
this was an accident waiting to happen
it wasn't if it would happen
it was when
the city's people sabotage themselves
calling their firepower a unneeded expense
the two most violent men
it seemed couldn't be stopped
standard police issue guns were just not enough
but swat arrived and settled the fight between
AK-47 and AR-15
baptized in a firefight
hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
all hells breaking loose
outgunned, watching the force
come to a firefight with a pocketknife
getting schooled until
they shot Achilles heel
and brought down the beast
[solo]
baptized in a firefight
hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
all hells breaking loose
outgunned, watching the force
come to a firefight with a pocketknife
getting schooled until they
shot Achilles heel
and brought down the beast
[solo]
somewhere shortly past 9 A.M.
The armored car they wanted
to heist wasn't coming
so instead they went for the bank
The faithful duo that sat in the getaway car
heavily sedated with thousands of rounds
armor piercing fully automatic weapons
the bowls of wrath poured out on the ground
hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
all hells breaking loose
outgunned, watching the force
getting schooled until
they shot Achilles heel
and brought down the beast
it wasn't if it would happen
it was when
the city's people sabotage themselves
calling their firepower a unneeded expense
it seemed couldn't be stopped
standard police issue guns were just not enough
but swat arrived and settled the fight between
AK-47 and AR-15
hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
all hells breaking loose
outgunned, watching the force
getting schooled until
they shot Achilles heel
and brought down the beast
hot blood running cold as ice
44 minutes of target practice
all hells breaking loose
outgunned, watching the force
getting schooled until they
shot Achilles heel
and brought down the beast
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Great song, one of my favorites so far from Endgame. The lyrics are about the North Hollywood shootout in 1997, where two bank robbers engaged in a firefight against LAPD officers. The robbers used fully automatic rifles that were able of piercing through the officers' body armor, and wore body armor themselves that the officers' handguns couldn't penetrate.
Eventually, SWAT arrived with heavier firearms that could defeat the bank robbers, thus "shot Achilles' heel and brought down the beast".
Fixed the lyrics to what they are in the booklet, i was doing it from ear initially. This is my favorite song from the album (probably their best in years). It has a song for every fan and pulls from all the albums to create an amazing work of art. Also for the record "shot Achilles' heel and brought down the beast" has greater meaning because reports from the scene say "At least one SWAT officer fired his M16 rifle below the cars and wounded Matasareanu in his unprotected lower legs, and he soon surrendered."
Fucking awesome song and guitar solos
Also, I think "Hot guns watching the force" should be "All blood washing the porch".
This is far and away the best song on Endgame. It has the most epic intro you could even hope for, and... gahhh, it's hard to even explain. It's just that good. I would comment on the lyrics, seeing as this is "SongMEANINGS" not "SongQUALITY", but the meaning has already been put forth several times.
the force come to a firefight with a pocketknife is my favorite line. this is my favorite song from the endgame album.
Never forget the news footage on this incident. Was watching the Discovery channel and they were doing a story on these nutjobs. Pretty sure they got the idea from the movie Heat or visa a versa. These two guys were scary and went into it knowing they'll probaly die. Think the one guy offed himself prior to SWAT taking down his partner. If you get a chance you have to check the footage, unbelievable and scary as hell. First time I heard the words I realized it was one and the same story. What they did was wrong yet these...
Never forget the news footage on this incident. Was watching the Discovery channel and they were doing a story on these nutjobs. Pretty sure they got the idea from the movie Heat or visa a versa. These two guys were scary and went into it knowing they'll probaly die. Think the one guy offed himself prior to SWAT taking down his partner. If you get a chance you have to check the footage, unbelievable and scary as hell. First time I heard the words I realized it was one and the same story. What they did was wrong yet these guys eptomized what it is to be a bad ass. If you can't view the footage watch Heat, happened basicly the same way. Mustaine you rock with subject matter on the lyrics. Saw these guys at Clash of the Titans and they opened for Judas Priest once. These guys are the real deal. It's bands like Megadeth that keep it real. Was dissappointed with Youthanasia, Cryptic Warnings and the other one that can't remember off hand, but after United Abominations and Endgame I see the old school coming back, accolades to you Mustaine.
Serpent, I agree with the first sentiment, but personally, I think 1,320' wins out, just by a small margin.
Serpent, I agree with the first sentiment, but personally, I think 1,320' wins out, just by a small margin.
LOL. Everyone that's posted a song meaning is wrong. Haha. Dave Mustaine once said it himself during a show just nefor playing this song that it's About John Dillinger.
ok lets not forget dillinger was depression era and therefore incapable of carrying an AK-47 or an AR-15. good try though.
this song frikkin rules and i think its about a guy who goes and just blows a place to shreds with his trusty AK cuz i onced watched a show called shootout where they re-ennact terrorism attacks in the US and i think this guy might have been on it
I remember hearing about that bank robbery when I was 13, and the mere thought of a couple of bank robbers literally outgunning the police scared the living shit out of me!