Whiplash - - - Metallica :: Lyrics - S&M  

 
 
Band Biographies

Discography

Videography

Lyrics

Links


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 











 
 
 
 
 
 

1. The Ecstacy Of Gold [2:30] (Ennio Morricone)
Instrumental

 
2. The Call Of Ktulu [9:34] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Mustaine)
Instrumental

 
3. Master Of Puppets [8:54] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett)
End of passion play, crumbling away
I'm your source of self-destruction
Veins that pump with fear, ooh, sucking darkest clear
Leading on your death's construction
Ooh, taste me, you will see
More is all you need
Dedicated to
How I'm killing you

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master
Master of puppets
Pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Just call my name, I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Hell yeah

Needlework the way, never you betray
Life of death becoming clearer
Pain monopoly, r-r-ritual misery
Chop your breakfast on a mirror
Taste me, you will see
More, that's all you need
Dedicated to
How I'm fucking you

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master
Master of puppets
Pulling your strings, yeah
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Just call my name, I'll hear you scream
Master
Master...

[Guitar Solo]

Master
Master
Where's those dreams that I've been after?
Master
Master
Promised only lies
Laughter
Laughter
All I hear or see is laughter
Laughter
Laughter
Laughing at my cries

Fix me, baby
[Guitar Solo]

Hell is worth all that, natural habitat
Just a rhyme without a reason
Never-ending maze, oh, drift on numbered days
Now your life is out of season
I will occupy
I will help you die
I will run through you
Now I rule you too

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master
Master of puppets
Pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams, baby
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, I'll hear you scream
Master
Master



 
4. Of Wolf And Man [4:18] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Hey, hey, hey...

Off through the new day's mist, I run
Out from the new day's mist, I have come
I hunt, therefore I am
Harvest the land
Taking of the fallen lamb

Off through the new day's mist, I run
Out from the new day's mist, I have come
We shift
Pulsing with the earth
Company we keep
Roaming the land while you sleep

Shape shift
Nose to the wind
Shape shift
Feeling I've been
Move swift
All senses clean
Earth's gift
Back to the meaning
Back to the meaning of life

Bright is the Moon, high in starlight
Chill in the air, cold as steel tonight
We shift
Call of the wild
Fear in your eyes
It's later than you realized

Shape shift
Nose to the wind
Shape shift
Feeling I've been
Move swift
All senses clean, baby
Earth's gift
Back to the meaning
Back to the meaning of life

Hey, hey, hey...

Whoa-oh
[Guitar Solo]

Got any wolves out there?

I feel a change
Back to a better day
Shape shift
Hair stands on the back of my neck
Move swift
Wildness is the preservation of the world
So seek the wolf in thyself

Shape shift
Nose to the wind
Shape shift
Feeling I've been
Move swift
All senses clean
Earth's gift
Back to the meaning
Back to the meaning
Of wolf and man, ooh, yeah



 
5. The Thing That Should Not Be [7:26] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Messenger of fear in sight
Dark deception kills the light
Hybrid children watch the sea
Pray for Father, roaming free

Fearless wretch
Insanity
He watches
Lurking beneath the sea
Great old one
Forbidden sight
He searches
Hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness you dwell

Not dead which eternal lie
Stranger eons, death may die
Drain you of your sanity
Face the thing that should not be

Fearless wretch
Insanity
He watches
Lurking beneath the sea
Great old one
Forbidden sight
He searches
Hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness you dwell

Oh, my God
[Guitar Solo]

In madness you dwell

Fearless wretch
Insanity
He watches
Lurking beneath the sea
Great old one
Forbidden sight
He searches
Hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness we dwell

Face the thing that should not be



 
6. Fuel [4:35] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Gimme fuel
Gimme fire
Gimme that which I desire

Turn on, I see red
Adrenalin crash and crack my head
Nitro junkie, paint me dead
And I see red

A hundred plus through black and white
Warhorse, warhead, fuck 'em, man
White knuckle tight
Through black and white

Ooh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose, and clean
And on I burn
Churning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

So, gimme fuel
Gimme fire
Gimme that which I desire, hey

Yeah

Hey, turn on, beyond the bone
Swallow future, spit out home
Burn your face upon the chrome

Yeah

Take the corner, join the crash
Headlights, headlines
Another junkie lives too fast
Lives way too fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, whoa-oh

Ooh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose, and clean
And on I burn
Churning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

So, gimme fuel
Gimme fire
Gimme that which I desire
Ooh, yeah

Hey, hey, hey...
Feel it, baby

Burn, motherfucker, burn, yeah
[Guitar Solo]

Ooh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose, and clean
And on and on
Churning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

Gimme fuel
Gimme fire
Gimme that which I desire, yeah

Yeah, burn



 
7. The Memory Remains [4:42] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
 
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But, the memory remains
Yeah

Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor
Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
Dim the light of an already faded primadonna

Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But, the memory remains

[Guitar Solo]

Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets
See the Hollywood sun set behind your back

And can't the band play on? 
Just listen, they play my song
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black

Yeah, fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane

Dance, little tin Goddess

Sing it for us
Na, na, na...

Drift away, f-f-fade away, little tin Goddess
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black

Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But, the memory remains

Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
The memory remains, yeah

Like a faded primadonna, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, suck it
[Guitar Solo]

Dance, little tin Goddess, dance

Sing it, baby
Na, na, na...



 
8. No Leaf Clover [5:48] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
And it feels right this time
On his crash course with the big time
Pay no mind to the distant thunder
Beauty fills his head with wonder, boy

Says it feels right this time
Turned it 'round and find the right line
"Good day to be alive, sir"
"Good day to be alive," he said, yeah

Then it comes to be, that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Is just a freight train coming your way, yeah
Then it comes to be, that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way, yeah

Don't it feel right like this?
All the pieces fall to his wish
"Sucker for that quick reward, boy"
"Sucker for that quick reward," they said

Then it comes to be, that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way, yeah
Then it comes to be, that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way, yeah
It's coming your way
It's coming your way, yeah, yeah

Here it comes
[Guitar Solo]

Yeah, then it comes to be, that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Was just a freight train coming your way

Then it comes to be...



 
9. Hero Of The Day [4:44] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Mama, they try and break me

The window burns to light the way back home
A light that warms no matter where they've gone
They're off to find the hero of the day
But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way?

Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
Someone there is sighing
Keepers of those flames
Can't you feel your names?
Can't you hear your babies crying?

Mama, they try and break me
Still they try and break me

'Scuse me while I tend to how I feel
These things return to me that still seem real
Now deservingly, this easy chair
But the rocking stopped by wheels of despair

Don't want your aid
But the fist I've made for years won't hold or feel
No, I'm not all me
So please excuse me
While I tend to how I feel

But now the dreams and waking screams
That ever last the night
So build the wall, behind it crawl
And hide until it's light
Can't you hear your babies crying now?

I can't hear you
[Guitar Solo]

Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
Someone there is sighing
Keepers of those flames
Can't you feel your names?
Can't you hear your babies crying?

But now the dreams and waking screams
That ever last the night
So build the wall, behind it crawl
And hide until it's light
Can't you hear your babies crying now?

Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try
Mama, they try, hey
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try
Mama, they try, yeah

Mama



 
10. Devil's Dance [5:26] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
Yeah, I feel you too
Feel those things you do
In your eyes, I see a fire that burns
To free the you
That's wanting through
Deep inside, you know
Seeds I plant will grow

One day, you will see
And dare to come down to me
Yes, come on, come on now
Take the chance
That's right
Let's dance

Snake
I am a snake
Tempting
That bite to take
Let me free your mind
Leave yourself behind
Be not afraid
I've got what you need
Hunger I will feed

One day, you will see
And dare to come down to me
Yeah, come on, come on now
Take the chance
That's right
Come dance

Come dancin'
[Guitar Solo]

One day you will see
And dare to come down to me
Yeah, come on, come on now
Take the chance
That's right

[Guitar Solo]

Hey
I feel you too
Feel those things you do
In your eyes, I see a fire that burns
To free the you
That's wanting through
Yeah, deep inside, you know
Seeds I plant will grow

One day you will see
And dare to come down to me
Yeah, come on, come on now
Take a chance
That's right
We'll dance

It's nice to see you here



 
11. Bleeding Me [9:01] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
I'm digging my way
Yes, I'm digging my way to something 
I'm digging my way to something better

I'm pushing to stay
Yes, I'm pushing to stay with something
I'm pushing to stay with something better

Whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, yeah
Oh, yeah

I'm sowing the seeds
I'm sowing the seeds I've taken
I'm sowing the seeds I take for granted

This thorn in my side
Yes, this thorn in my side is from the tree
This thorn in my side is from the tree I've planted
Ooh, it tears me and I bleed, yeah
And I bleed, whoa-oh, hey

Caught under wheels roll
I take the leech
Yeah, I'm bleeding me
Can't stop to save my soul
I take that leash that's leading me 
I'm bleeding me
Ooh, I can't take it
Caught under wheels roll
Oh, the bleeding of me
Oh yeah, yes, of me, whoa
Oh, the bleeding of me

Hey, I'm caught under wheels roll
I take the leech
Hey, I'm bleeding me
I can't stop to save my soul
I take that leash that's leading me 
I'm bleeding me
Ooh, I can't take it
Caught under wheels roll
Oh, the bleeding of me, oh, oh

Oh, the bleeding of me

Hey, I am the feast that feeds the beast
I am the blood, I am release
Come make me pure
Bleed me a cure
I'm caught, I'm caught
I'm caught under

Caught under wheels roll
I take the leech
Hey I'm bleeding me
I can't stop to save my soul
I take the leash that's leading me 
I'm bleeding me
Ooh, I can't take it
I can't take it
I can't take it
No, oh, the bleeding of me

Feel it, man

Come on and bleed me
[Guitar Solo]

Hey, hey, hey...

Yeah, I'm digging my way
Yes, I'm digging my way to something 
I'm digging my way to something better, yeah

I'm pushing to stay, hey
Yes, I'm pushing to stay with something
I'm pushing to stay with something better, yeah
With something better




 
1. Nothing Else Matters [6:47] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way, hey
All these words, I don't just say
And nothing else matters

Yeah, trust I seek, and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters

Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know

So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters

Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know, that's right

I never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words, I don't just say
And nothing else matters, yeah

Trust I seek, and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters

Never cared for things they say
Never cared for games they play
I never cared for what they do
I never cared for what they know
And I know, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Guitar Solo]



 
2. Until It Sleeps [4:29] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run, but it stays right by my side

So tear me open, pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me
Until it sleeps

Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once, and now it stays
Now it stays

So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me
Until I'm clean

It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, so hold me
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps

So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip
Don't want your greed
I don't want it

So, tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me
Until it sleeps

It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, holds you, holds you
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Shh...

[Guitar Solo]

I don't want it
Don't want it, want it, want it, want it, want it 
No

So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me
'Till I'm clean

I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the pain still shapes me 
So hold me, until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Shh...

Until it sleeps



 
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls [4:52] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton)
Make his fight on the hill in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run, through the endless grey
On they fight, for the right, yes, but who's to say?
For a hill men would kill, why, they do not know
Stiffened wounds test their pride
Men of five, still alive, through the raging glow
Gone insane from this pain that they surely know

For whom the bell tolls
Ooh, time marches on
I want it
For whom the bell tolls
Absolutely

Take a look to the sky just before you die
It's the last time you will
Blackened roar, massive roar, fills the crumbling sky
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry
Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery
Hears the silence so loud, motherfucker
Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be
Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see

For whom the bell tolls
Whoa, time marches on
Give it to me
For whom the bell tolls
You betcha



 
4. -Human [4:19] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
Don't you leave me, Father Time
Take me with you
Tell me, does your sun still shine?
Come squeeze the world and drip it down my throat again
Down my throat again, whoa, oh

You've got to breathe, man, breathe
Coming up for air
Breathe man, breathe
Coming up for
Air

Touch me so I think I'm here
Skin my senses
Barely breathing, minus human
Please squeeze the world and drip it down my throat again
Ooh, down my throat again, ooh, whoa oh

You've got to breathe, man, breathe
Coming up for air
Breathe man, breathe
Coming up for
Air

You've got to breathe, man, breathe
Coming up for air
Breathe man, breathe

Coming up for



 
5. Wherever I May Roam [7:01] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
And the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her I do confide
And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need

And with dust in throat, I crave
Only knowledge will I save
To this game, you stay a slave
Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will

But I'll take my time anywhere
I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
Redefine anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home, yeah

And the earth becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars I've grown
By myself, but not alone
I ask no one

And my ties are severed clean, baby
The less I have, the more I gain
Off this beaten path, I reign
Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will

But I'll take my time anywhere
I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
Do my time anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home, yeah

But I'll take my time anywhere
Hey, I'm free to speak my mind
I do my time anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home, motherfucker
Come on, baby

[Guitar Solo]

But I'll take my time anywhere
I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home
Carved upon my stone
My body lies, but still I roam, yeah, yeah

Wherever I may roam
Ooh, wherever I may roam
Yeah, ooh, wherever I may roam
Ooh, yeah wherever I may wander, wander, wander
Wherever I may roam
Yeah
[Guitar Solo]



 
6. The Outlaw Torn [9:58] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
And now I wait my whole lifetime
For you
And now I wait my whole lifetime
For you

I ride the dirt, I ride the tide
For you
I search the outside, search inside
For you

To take back what you left me
You know I'll always burn to be
The one who seeks so I may find
So, on I wait my whole lifetime

I'm outlaw of torn
I'm outlaw of torn

I'm outlaw of torn
And I'm torn

So, on I wait my whole lifetime
For you
So, on I wait my whole lifetime
For you

The more I search, the more my need
For you
The more I bless, the more I bleed
For you

You make me smash the clock and feel
I'd rather die behind the wheel
Time was never on my side
So, on I wait my whole lifetime

I'm outlaw of torn
I'm outlaw
I'm outlaw of torn
And I'm torn

Hear me
And if close my mind in fear
Please pry it open
See me
And if my face becomes sincere
Beware
Hold me
And if I start to come undone
Stitch me together
Save me
And if you see me strut
Remind me of what left this outlaw torn

[Guitar Solo]

Hear me
And if close my mind in fear
Please pry it open
See me
And if my face becomes sincere
Beware
Hold me
And if I start to come undone
Stitch me together
Save me
And if you see me strut
Remind me of what left this outlaw torn



 
7. Sad But True [5:46] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
Hey, hey, hey...

Hey
I'm your life
I'm the one who takes you there
Hey
I'm your life
I'm the one who cares
They
They'll betray
I'm your only true friend now
They
They'll betray
I'm forever there

I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel
Sad but true

I'm your dream, mind astray
I'm your eyes while you're away
I'm your pain while you repay
You know it's sad but true
Sad but true

You
You're my mask
You're my cover, my shelter
You
You're my mask
You're the one who's blamed
Do
Do my work
Do my dirtywork, scapegoat
Do
Do my deeds
For you're the one who's shamed, oh

I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel
Sad but true

I'm your dream, mind astray
I'm your eyes while you're away
I'm your pain while you repay
You know it's sad but true

Oh, it's so sad but true
Ooh, yeah

Hey, hey hey...

[Guitar Solo]

I'm your dream
I'm your eyes
I'm your pain
I'm your dream
I'm your eyes
I'm your pain
You know it's sad but true

Hey, hey
[Guitar Solo]

Hate
I'm your hate
I'm your hate when you want love
Pay
Pay the price
Pay for nothing's fair

Hey
I'm your life
I'm the one who took you there
Hey
I'm your life
And I no longer care

I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel
Sad but true

I'm your truth, telling lies
I'm your reason, alibis
I'm inside, open your eyes
I'm you
Sad but true

Whoa-oh



 
8. One [7:53] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
I can't remember anything
Can't tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops with me

Now that the war is through with me
I'm waking up, I cannot see
That there's not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh, please God, wake me

Back in the womb, it's much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can't look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I'll live

Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this shit off from me

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh, please God, wake me

Please God, wake me
[Guitar Solo]

Now the world is gone, I'm just one
Oh, God, help me
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh, please God, help me
Help me

Darkness
Imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

Landmine
Has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in Hell

No, no, no, no, no, no, no

Oh, please God, help me
[Guitar Solo]

Please God, help me

Hey, hey...



 
9. Enter Sandman [7:39] (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Say your prayers, little one
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone
I'll fuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
'Till the Sandman, he comes

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light
What is it?
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land, yeah, yeah

Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of Snow White
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon's fire
And of things that will bite, yeah

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light
Come on
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land

Motherfucker, yeah
[Guitar Solo]

Put your hands together

Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake, pray the Lord my soul to take

Shh...
Hush little baby, don't say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It's just the beasts under your bed
In your closet, in your head

Exit light
C'mon
Enter night
Grain of sand
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
Ooh, off to never-never land

Ooh, hey, yeah, whoa, yeah, oh, yeah

We're off to never-never land
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land
Take my hand
We're off to never-never land
Hey, hey...



 
10. Battery [7:24] (Hetfield, Ulrich)
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away
Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower
Battery is here to stay

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression
Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the battery
Damn right
Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me

Battery
Battery

Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers
Never-ending potency
Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker
Breeding on insanity

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression
Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the battery
Hell yeah
Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me

Ooh, battery
Battery, yeah

Are you alive?
How does it feel to be alive?

Show me
[Guitar Solo]

Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing
Powerhouse of energy
Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry
We create the battery

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression
Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the battery
Fuckin'a rights
Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me

Ooh, battery
Battery
Battery

Fuckin' battery

Ooh, yeah