Metallica - Black Album

ENTER SANDMAN

(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)

Say your prayers little one Don't forget, my son To include everyone

Tuck 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 Enter: night Take my hand We're off to never-never land

Something's wrong, shut the light Heavy thought 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

Sleep with one eye open Gripping your pillow tight

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

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

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 Enter: night Grain of sand

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

SAD BUT TRUE

(Hetfield, Ulrich)

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 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

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

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

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 takes 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

HOLIER THAN THOU

(Hetfield, Ulrich)

No more! The crap rolls out your mouth again Haven't changed. Your brain is still gelatin Little whispers circle around your head Why don't you worry about yourself instead

Who are you? Where ya been? Where ya from? Gossip is burning on the tip of your tongue You lie so much you believe yourself Judge not lest ye be judged yourself

Holier than thou You are Holier than thou You are

You know not

Before you judge me take a look at you Can't you find something better to do Point the finger, slow to understand Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand

It's not who you are it's who you know Others lives are on the basis of your own Burn your bridges build them back with wealth Judge not lest ye be judged yourself

Holier than thou You are Holier than thou You are

You know not

THE UNFORGIVEN

(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)

New blood joins this earth And quickly he's subdued Through constant pain disgrace The young boy learns their rules

With time the child draws in This whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles on and on he's known A vow unto his own That never from this day His will they'll take away

What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been

What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven

They dedicate their lives To running all of his He tries to please them all This bitter man he is Throughout his life the same He's battled constantly This fight he cannot win A tired man they see no longer cares The old man then prepares To die regretfully That old man here is me

What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be Never see Won't see what might have been

What I've felt What I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free Never me So I dub thee unforgiven

You labeled me I'll label you So I dub thee unforgiven

WHEREVER I MAY ROAM

(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 the game you stay a slave

Rover Wanderer Nomad Vagabond

Call me what you will

But I'll take my time anywhere Free to speak my mind anywhere And I'll redefine anywhere Anywhere I roam Where I lay my head is home

...And the earth becomes my thrown 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 The less I have the more I gain Off the beaten path I reign

Rover Wanderer Nomad Vagabond

Call me what you will

But I'll take my time anywhere Free to speak my mind anywhere And I'll redefine anywhere Anywhere I roam Where I lay my head is home

But I'll take my time anywhere Free to speak my mind anywhere And 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

Wherever I may roam

DON'T TREAD ON ME

(Hetfield, Ulrich)

Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail Never begins it, never, but once engaged... Never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage

Don't tread on me

So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore...

Don't tread on me

Love it or leave it, she with the deadly bite Quick is the blue tongue, forked as the lightning strike Shining with brightness, always on surveillance The eyes, they never close, emblem of vigilance

Don't tread on me

So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore...

Don't tread on me

So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war

Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail

So be it Threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it Settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore...

Don't tread on me

THROUGH THE NEVER

(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)

All that was, was and will be Universe much too big to see

Time and space never ending Disturbing thoughts, questions pending Limitations of human understanding Too quick to criticize Obligation to survive We hunger to be alive

All that is, ever Ever was Will be ever Twisting Turning Through the never

In the dark, see past our eyes Pursuit of truth no matter where it lies

Gazing up to the breeze of the heavens On a quest, meaning, reason Came to be, how it begun All alone in the family of the sun Curiosity teasing everyone On our home, third stone from the sun

All that is, ever Ever was Will be ever Twisting Turning Through the never

On through the never We must go On through the never Out to the Edge of forever We must go On through the never Then never comes

All that is, ever Ever was Will be ever Who we are Ask forever Twisting Turning Through the never

Never

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

(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 All these words I don't just say And nothing else matters

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 But 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 But I know

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

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 say Never cared for games they play Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know But 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

OF WOLF AND MAN

(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)

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 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 Earth's gift Back to the meaning of life

I feel a change Back to a better day Hair stands on the back of my neck In 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 of wolf and man

THE GOD THAT FAILED

(Hetfield, Ulrich)

Pride you took Pride you feel Pride that you felt when you'd kneel

Not the word Not the love Not what you thought from above

It feeds It grows It clouds all that you will know Deceit Deceive Decide just what you believe

I see faith in your eyes Never you hear those discouraging lies I hear faith in your cries Broken is the promise, betrayal The healing hand held back by a deepened nail

Follow the god that failed

Find your peace Find your say Find the smooth road on your way

Trust you gave A child to save Left you cold and him in grave

It feeds It grows It clouds all that you will know Deceit Deceive Decide just what you believe

I see faith in your eyes Never you hear those discouraging lies I hear faith in your cries Broken is the promise, betrayal The healing hand held back by a deepened nail

Follow the god that failed

I see faith in your eyes Broken is the promise, betrayal The healing hand held back by a deepened nail

Follow the god that failed

Pride you took Pride you feel Pride that you felt when you'd kneel

Trust you gave A child to save Left you cold and him in grave

I see faith in your eyes Never you hear those discouraging lies I hear faith in your cries Broken is the promise, betrayal The healing hand held back by a deepened nail

Follow the god that failed

MY FRIEND OF MISERY

(Hetfield, Ulrich, Newsted)

You just stood there screaming Fearing no one was listening to you They say the empty can rattles the most The sound of your own voice must soothe you Hearing only what you want to hear And knowing only what you've heard You - you're smothered in tragedy You're out to save the world

Misery You insist that the weight of the world Should be on your shoulders Misery There's much more to life than what you see My friend of misery

You still stood there screaming No one caring about these words you tell My friend before your voice is gone One man's fun is another's hell These times are sent to try men's souls But something's wrong with all you see You - you'll take it on all yourself Remember, misery loves company

Misery You insist that the weight of the world Should be on your shoulders Misery There's much more to life than what you see My friend of misery

You just stood there screaming My friend of misery

THE STRUGGLE WITHIN

(Hetfield, Ulrich)

Reaching out for something you've got to feel While clutching to what you had thought was real

Kicking at a dead horse pleases you No way of showing your gratitude So many things you don't want to do What is it? What have you got to lose

What the hell What is it you think you're gonna find Hypocrite Boredom sets into the boring mind

Struggle within It suits you fine Struggle within Your ruin Struggle within You seal your own coffin Struggle within The struggle within

Home is not a home it becomes a hell Turning it into your prison cell Advantages are taken, not handed out While you struggle inside your hell

Reaching out Grabbing for something you've got to feel Closing in The pressure upon you is so unreal

Struggle within It suits you fine Struggle within Your ruin Struggle within You seal your own coffin Struggle within The struggle within

Reaching out for something you've got to feel While clutching to what you had thought was real What the hell

What is it you think you're gonna find Hypocrite Boredom sets into the boring mind

Struggle within It suits you fine Struggle within Your ruin Struggle within You seal your own coffin Struggle within The struggle within