Story Behind The Song
This song is about the struggles he had with religion-related to his mom's death. His relatives did not want to give James's mom the treatment she needed because they thought God would help her through it. He starts to question the legitimacy of religion.
Song Description
A metal ballad co-written by Ulrich, Hammett and Hetfield.
| Song Length |
6:26 |
Genre |
Rock - Heavy Metal, Rock - Gothic |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Miserable, Disturbed |
| Subject |
Regret, Mother |
Similar Artists |
anthax, megadeth |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
New blood joins this earth
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pained 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
Ooh, a vow onto his own, that never from this day
His will they'll take away, yeah
[Chorus]
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'v
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