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Fatal Illusion

Dystopia
2016

Duration: 4:18

Track number: 3

Times played live: 128

Writers

Lyrics by: Kiko Loureiro, Dave Mustaine

Music by: Kiko Loureiro, Dave Mustaine

Theme

This track tells a dark narrative about a 'menace to society' who is condemned for **'nonconformity'** and executed by lethal injection. The core theme is the **'fatal illusion'** that evil can be truly eliminated. The execution fails, and the resurrected subject rises from the dead, driven by hate, to commit a **'vivisection spree'** (a violent spree of dissection), symbolizing the cyclical and unkillable nature of deep-seated evil.

Lyrics
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 Fight against your failure and living on his kness Guilty of a crime of nonconformity A hanging judge and jury handen down the penalty A lethal injection now they watch te body jerk Exterminate the problem except in dind't work No vital sign a life, they declared he wasn't there Ner never checked because he didn't fuc*** care Passing off the body, they all believed he died Starting up the hearse now for a final drive Like whistling passed a graveyard when walking by at night it's a fatal illusion to think that evil never dies In a darkened mortuary reeking of formaldehyde Aroused from deadly slumber something opended up his eyes Spilling all their blood was a promise that he'd keep Hage 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 run to the last, the inspection to the grade //It's a Fatal Illusion// //Evil never dies//
Musicians
Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

Vocals and rhythm guitar

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