44 Minutes

[Intro] "73-43 requesting assistance, we have 2-11 in progress at the Bank of America, we have shots fired" "One or two officers need help, B of A" "Suspects are leaving the bank, do not approach the bank" "Shots are being fired from AK-47, there is an officer down" "We are all pinned down by automatic gunfire" [Verse 1] It was a cool winter's morning Somewhere shortly past 9:00 AM The armored car they wanted to heist wasn't coming So instead, they went for the bank The fateful 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 [Chorus] Baptized in a firefight Hot blood running cold as ice 44 Minutes of target practice All Hell's 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 [Guitar Solo: Chris Broderick] [Verse 2] This was an accident waiting to happen It wasn't "if it would happen", it was "when" The city's people sabotaged themselves Calling their firepower an 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 [Chorus] Baptized in a firefight Hot blood running cold as ice 44 Minutes of target practice All Hell's 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 [Guitar Solo: Chris Broderick] [Guitar Solo: Dave Mustaine] [Guitar Solo: Chris Broderick] [Chorus] Baptized in a firefight Hot blood running cold as ice 44 Minutes of target practice All Hell's 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 [Guitar Solo: Chris Broderick]