Die Dead Enough Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
It's twilight and I wake up hot
My body's soaked in a cold, cold sweat
I re-enact the lurid scenes
And clawed engravings in my head

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
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

[Verse 3]
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

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
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)

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This song was written for the 2003 movie Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, but Mustaine felt they didn’t pay him enough and the deal was off. Then it was supposed to appear on the 2004 horror movie Saw, but this didn’t happen either. It ended up on the album and was released as the lead single.

The lyrics are possibly about a nightmare of some sort.

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Credits
Written By
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Percussion
Digital Editing
Mastering
Recorded At
Oceanway and Emerald Entertainment in Nashville, Tennessee
Release Date
September 14, 2004
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