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RELOAD
Lyrics (c) 1997 Creeping Death Music
This seventh full release by Metallica finds them with a nearly identical sound as the companion album, Load. Like that album, this album has a sound heavily influenced by a variety of musical styles.
It has been said by Hetfield that the songs on this album were castoffs from the companion album. Despite this, there are some very good songs on this album, such as Devil's Dance, Prince Charming, Fuel, and Low Man's Lyric
Metallica's lineup for this release was: James Hetfield - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar; Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar; Jason Newsted - Bass; Lars Ulrich - Drums. Newsted is, after four albums, still referred to by many fans as "the new guy."
FUEL (4:29)
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
- Give me fuel
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire
Ooh
- Give me fuel
Yeah
Turn on.... I see red
Adrenaline crash and crack my head
Nitro junkie, paint me dead
And I see red
One hundred plus through black and white
War horse, war head
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 give me fuel
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire
Turn on beyond the bone
Swallow future, spit out home
Burn your face upon the chrome
Yeah, oh yeah
Take the corner, join the crash
Headlights, headlines
Another junkie lives too fast
Yeah
Lives way too fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast
Ooh
- 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
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire
Ooh yeah
Ooh
Give me fuel
Give me fire
My desire
Ooh
On I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard
Loose and clean
Ooh
And on and on
Churning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline
- Give me fuel
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire
Ooh
- Give me fuel
THE MEMORY REMAINS (4:39)
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
- Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains
Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry their nowhere cheers of honor
Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
Dim the light of an already faded prima donna
- Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane -
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains
Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets
While the Hollywood sun sets 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
- Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane -
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Dance little tin goddess
Nananananada nanadada nanananadada nanananadada
Nananananada nanadada nanananadada nanananadada
Drift away
Fade away
Little tin goddess
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
- Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane -
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
The memory remains
Yeah
To this faded prima donna
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dance little tin goddess, dance
Nananadadada nanadada nanadadada dadadada
Nananananana nanadada nanadadada dadadada
Nananadadada nanadada nanadadada dadadada
Nananananana nanadada nanadadada dadadada
[Say yes, at least say hello]
Nananadadada nanadada nanadadada dadadada
Nananananana nanadada nanadadada dadanada
[Say yes, at least say hello]
Nananadadada nanadada nanadadada dadadada
Nananananana nanadada
DEVIL'S DANCE (5:18)
(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 running through
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 the chance
That's right
Let's dance
Snake
I am the snake
Tempting
That bite you take
Let me make 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
Haha
Come dance- Yeah, come dancing
And dare to come down to me
Yeah, come on, come on, now take the chance
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 running through
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 the chance
That's right
Let's dance
Mmmmm, it's nice to see you here
Haha
THE UNFORGIVEN II (6:36)
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Lay beside me
Tell me what they've done
Speak the words I wanna hear
To make my demons run
The door is locked now
But it's opened if you're true
If you can understand the me
Then I can understand the you
Lay beside me
Under wicked skies
Through black of day, dark of night
We share this pair of lives
The door cracks open
But there's no sun shining through
Black heart scarring darker still
But there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining
- What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you
What I've felt
What I've known
Sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven, too
Come lay beside me
This won't hurt, I swear
She loves me not, she loves me still
But she'll never love again
She lay beside me
But she'll be there when I'm gone
Black heart scarring darker still
Yeah, she'll be there when I'm gone
Yeah, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there
- What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you
What I've felt
What I've known
Sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven, too
Lay beside me
Tell me what I've done
The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun
Now I see the sun
Yes, now I see it
- What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you
What I've felt
What I've known
So sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits
The one who waits for you
What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you- [So I dub thee unforgiven]
Oh, what I've known
I take this key
And I bury it in you
Because you're unforgiven too- [Never free]
[Never me]
Oh
BETTER THAN YOU (5:21)
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
I look at you, then you me
Hungry and thirsty are we
Holding the lion's share
Holding the key
Holding me back 'cause I'm striving to be
- Better than you [better than you]
Better than you [better than you]
Lock horns, I push, and I strive
Somehow I feel more alive
Bury the need for it
Bury the seed
Bury me deep when there's no will to be
- Better than you [better than you]
Oh, better than you [better than you]
Oh
Can't stop this train from rollin'
Oh, yo
Nothing brings me down
No
I can't stop this train from rolling on and on, on
No, no
Forever on and on
Oh
Can't stop this train from rollin'
Oh, yo
You can't take it down
No
Never stop this locomotion on and on and on and on
No, no
You can't bring me down, 'cause I'm
- Better than you [better than you]
Better than you [better than you]
Ooh, better than you [better than you]
Better than you [better than you]
Much better than you
Oh, better than you [better than you]
Better than you [better than you]
Better than
Better than
Better than
Better than you
Yeah
Can't stop this train from rolling
Forever on and on and on and on and on
Forever on and on, on
- Better than you
Yeah
Haha
SLITHER (5:13)
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Don't go looking for snakes
You might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun
You might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before
Ooh
Watch the puppets dancin'
Yeah
See the clowns fall down
Hey
Tie your tap shoes tightly
Yeah
And wear them into town
- See you crawlin'
See you crawlin'
Don't go looking for snakes
You might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun
You might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before
There ain't no heroes here
No
No, no more
Hey, hey, hey
Ooh
Play the game so nicely
Oh
Check, it's your move now
Yeah
We're standing in this jungle
Yeah
With serpents I have found
- See you crawlin'
See you crawlin'
Don't go looking for snakes
You might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun
You might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before
Have your heroes disappeared
- See you crawlin'
See you crawlin'
So don't go looking for snakes
You might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun
You might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before
No, there ain't no heroes here
No, no
Haven't I seen you here before
No, there ain't no heroes here
Don't go looking for snakes
You might find them
Yeah, haven't I seen you here before
And have your heroes disappeared
Don't send your eyes to the sun
You might blind them
CARPE DIEM BABY (6:12)
(Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
Hit dirt
Shake tree
Split sky
Part sea
Strip smile
Lose cool
Bleed the day
And break the rule
Live, win
Dare, fail
Eat the dirt
And bite the nail
- Then make me miss you
Then make me miss you
So wash your face away with dirt
It don't feel good until it hurts
So take this world and shake it
Come squeeze and suck the day
- Come carpe diem baby
Draw lead
Piss wine
Sink teeth
All mine
Stoke fire
Break neck
Suffer through this
Cheat on death
Hug the curve
Lose the time
Tear the map
And shoot the sign
- Mmm, then make me miss you
Oh yeah
Then make me miss you
So wash your face away with dirt
It don't feel good until it hurts
So take this world and shake it
Come squeeze and suck the day
- Come carpe diem baby
Aw, yeah, suck it
Live, win
Dare, fail
Eat dirt
Bite the nail
Strip smile
Lose cool
Bleed the day
And break the rule
Hug the curve
Lose the time
Tear the map
And shoot the sign
Then make me miss you
Come on, come on
Then make me miss you
So wash your face away with dirt
It don't feel good until it hurts
So take this world and shake it
Come squeeze and suck the day
Come make me miss you
- Come carpe diem baby
Come carpe diem baby
BAD SEED (4:05)
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
*caugh*
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh
- [Bad]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come clean, 'fess up
Tell all, spill gut
Off the veil
Stand revealed
Show the cards
Bring it on
Break the seal
- [Ladies and gentlemen]
[Step right up and see the man who told the truth]
Pierce the apple skin
You bit more than you need
Now you're chokin' on the bad seed
On the bad seedI'm chokin'
Yeah
Let on, load off
Confess, cast off
At their mercy
Cat is out
Drop the disguise
Spit it up
Spit it out
- [And now what you've all been waiting for]
[I give you he who suffers the truth]
Pierce the apple skin
Yeah, you bit more than you need
Now you're ch-chokin' on the bad seed
Chokin' on the bad seed
Yeah
Off the veil
Stand revealed
Bring it on
Break the seal
At their mercy
Cat is out
Spit it up
Spit it out
Spit it up
Spit it out
Spit it out now
At their mercy
- Swing the noose again
Pierce the apple skin
Bit more than you need
Chokin' on the seed
Pierce the apple skin
Yeah, you bit more than you need
Now you're ch-choking on the
Ch-chokin', chokin', chokin' on the bad seed
Yeah
Off the veil
Stand revealed
Bring it on
Break the seal
At their mercy
Cat is out
Spit it up
Spit it out
Spit it out
Spit it out
Spit it out now
- Chokin' on the bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
Bad seed
*caugh*
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (6:52)
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Newsted)
So wake up sleepy one
It's time to save your world
Steal dreams and give to you
Shop lift a thought or two
All children touch the sun
Burn fingers one by one
By one
Will this earth be good to you
Keep you clean or stain through
So wake up sleepy one
It's time to save your world
You're where the wild things are
Yeah
- Toy soldiers off to war
Big eyes to open soon
Believing all under sun and moon
But does heaven know you're here
And did they give you smiles or tears
No, no tears
Will this earth be good to you
Keep you clean or stain through
So wake up sleepy one
It's time to save your world
You're where the wild things are
Yeah
- Toy soldiers off to war
You swing your ass all down (?)
Call to arms, a trumpet's sound
Toy horses start the charge
Robots, chessmen standing guard
- We shall never surrender
All you children touch the sun
Burn your fingers one by one
Will this earth be good to you
Keep you clean or stain through
So wake up sleepy one
It's time to save your world
You're where the wild things are
Yeah
- Toy soldiers off to war
Off to war
Off to war
So close your little eyes
PRINCE CHARMING (6:04)
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
There's a black cloud overhead
That's me
And the poison ivy chokes the tree
Again it's me
I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street
You walk on by
I'm the little boy that pushes hard
And makes him cry
There's a dirty needle in your child
Haha, stick me
Empty bottle still in hand, still dead
Still me
I'm the suit and tie that bleeds the street
And still wants more
I'm the .45 that's in your mouth
I'm the dirty, dirty whore
- Yeah
Look it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see
Look it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you wanna see
Hey ma
Hey ma, look it's me
And he wants to become father now
Me again, me
The marks inside your arms spell me
Spell only me
I'm the nothing face that plants the bomb
And strolls away
I'm the one who doesn't look quite right
As children play
- Yeah
Look it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see
Look it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you wanna see
Hey ma
Hey ma, look it's me
It's me
Look up to me
What to be and what to fear
Look up to me
Look it's me and what you hear
See right through me
See the one who can't be free
See right through me
Look it's me what no one wants to see
Hey
Hey
Hey
Hmm
Now see the black cloud overhead [That's me]
Hmm
And this poison ivy chokes the tree [Again it's me]
And I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street
You walk on by
And I'm the little boy that pushes, pushes
Makes him cry
- Yeah
Look it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see
Look it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you wanna see
Hey ma
Hey ma, look it's me
Yeah
Hey ma, look it's me
[See right though me]
[Look up to me]
[See right though me]
[Look up to me]
LOW MAN'S LYRIC (7:36)
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
Mmmmmmmm, mmmmmmm, mmmmmmm
My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins
There's a dog at your back step
He must come in from the rain
I fall 'cause I let go
The net below has rot away
So my eyes seek reality
And my fingers seek my veins
- The trash pile is warm
But nowhere's safe from the storm
And I can't bear to see
That I've let me be
So wicked and worn
Of what is done and to do
Maybe you'll understand
And will cry for this man
'Cause low man is duePlease forgive me
My eyes seek reality
My fingers feel for faith
Touched clean with a dirty hand
I touch the clean to the waste
The trash pile is warm
But nowhere's safe from the storm, yeah
And I can't bear to see
That I've let me be
So wicked and worn
- So as I write to you, yeah
Of what is done and to do, whoa, yeah
Maybe you'll understand
And will cry for this man
'Cause low man is due
Please forgive me
So low the sky is all I see
All I want from you is forgive me
So you bring this poor dog in from the rain
Though he just wants right back out again
I cry to the alleyway
Confess all to the rain
But I lie, lie straight to the mirror
The one I've broken to match my face
The trash pile is warm
But nowhere's safe from the storm
And I can't bear to see
That I've let me be
So wicked and worn
- So as I write to you, yeah
Of what is done and to do, whoa, yeah
Maybe you'll understand
And will cry for this man
'Cause low man is due
So low the sky is all I see
All I want from you is forgive me
So you bring this poor dog in from the rain
Though he just wants right back out again
My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins
Mmmmmmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmmm
ATTITUDE (5:16)
(Hetfield, Ulrich)
[One, Two, Three, Four]
Suppose I say
I'm never satisfied
Suppose I say
You cut some roots
To make the tree survive
Just let me kill you for a while
Just let me kill you for a smile
Just let me kill you once
I'm oh so bored to death
Ooh, I hunger
I hunger
I eat
- Born into attitude
Asleep at the wheel
Throw all your bullets in the fire
And run like hell
What ever happened to sweat
Suppose I say
The vultures smile at me
Suppose I say
I've sent them down
They plan to pick you clean
And satisfaction this way comes
And satisfaction this way comes
And satisfaction's here and gone
Gone, yeah, and gone again
Ooh, I hunger
Ooh, I hunger
I eat
- Born into attitude
Asleep at the wheel
Throw all your bullets in the fire
And stand there
Twist mother tongue
Throw all your bullets in the fire
And run like hell
What ever happened to sweat
Just let me kill you for a while
Just let me kill you for a smile
Just let me kill you once for me
I'm bored to death
And satisfaction this way comes
And satisfaction this way comes
And satisfaction's here and gone
Gone, gone again
Yeah, I hunger
Ooh, I hunger
I eat
- Born into attitude
Asleep at the wheel
Throw all your bullets in the fire
And stand there
Twist mother tongue
Throwing all your bullets in the fire
And run like hell
What ever happened to sweat
FIXXXER (8:15)
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Yeah
Dolls of voodoo all stuck with pins
One for each of us and our sins
So you lay us in a line
Push your pins they make us humble
Only you can tell in time
If we fall or merely stumble
- But tell me
Can you heal what father's done
Or fix this hole in a mother's son
Can you heal the broken worlds within
Can you strip away so we may start again
Tell me, can you heal what father's done
Or cut this rope and let us run
Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free
You jab another pin
Jab another pin in me
Yeah
Mirror, mirror upon the wall
Break the spell or become the doll
See you sharpening the pins
So the holes will remind us
We're just the toys in the hands of another
And in time the needles turn from shine to rust
- But tell me
Can you heal what father's done
Or fix this hole in a mother's son
Can you heal the broken worlds within
Can you strip away so we may start again
Tell me, can you heal what father's done
Or cut this rope and let us run
Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free
You jab another pin
Jab another pin in me
Blood for face
Sweat for dirt
Three X's for the stone
To break this curse
A ritual's due
I believe I'm not alone
Shell of shotgun
Pint of gin
To numb us up to shield the pins
Renew our faith
Which way we can
To fall in love with life again
To fall in love with life again
To fall in love with life again
To fall in love
To fall in love
To fall in love with life again
- So tell me
Can you heal what father's done
Or fix this hole in a mother's son
Can you heal the broken worlds within
Can you strip away so we may start again
Yeah, tell me, can you heal what father's done
Or cut this rope and let us run
Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free
You jab another pin
Jab another pin in me
Yeah
No more pins in me, yeah
No more, no more pins in me
No more, no more pins in me
No more, no more, no more
No, no, no
Copyright © 2013 By Bob Curtis