Enter Sandman
Sad But True
Holier Than
Thou
The
Unforgiven
Wherever I May
Roam
Don't Tread On
Me
Through The
Never
Nothing
Else Matters
Of Wolf And
Man
The God That
Failed
My Friend Of
Misery
The
Struggle Within
(1991)
| Det femte albumet
"Metallica" blev ganska annorlunda jämfört
med de tidigare albumen. Detta var nog mycket tack vare
deras nya producent, Bob Rock, som hela tiden kom med nya
idéer om hur det skulle låta. Gruppen hade tidigare
hört hans resultat på Bon Jovi's inspelningar och
visste att han hade ett starkt sinne för attityd och
känsla inom musiken. Det nya soundet blev mer som de
vill ha det när de spelar live; enklare riffs och
ledigare tempo. Eftersom riffen var kortare och enklare
måste de göra själva sångerna mer intressanta. Då
åsyftas inte enbart texterna som förresten var mycket
personligare på detta album, utan speciellt själva
sjungandet, vilket James vid den här tiden
experimenterade mycket med. En del av materialet till
detta album kom från demoband som spelades in fem år
tidigare. Albumet kom i alla fall att spelas in i One On
One-studion i Los Angeles. Metallica fick en del kritik
för denna nya stil, men de fick också många nya fans
med detta. De vann också en grammy award för bästa
hårdrocksalbum, men tog inte riktigt juryn på allvar
eftersom de inte vann 1989 med '...And
justice for all'.
Här var Kirks solon mycket mer uttänkta än tidigare,
och detta album blev nog mycket lättare för nya fans
att ta åt sig. Vissa vill påstå att detta femte album
inte var "tungt" nog, men låtar som 'Sad But
True' och 'Holier Than Thou' bevisar motsatsen. 'Enter
Sandman' är nog den enklaste låt de skrivit. Den
innehåller praktiskt taget bara ett enda riff, vilket
är ganska ovanligt för en Metallica-låt. I helhet var
detta album en stor chansning av Metallica som blev
något helt olikt deras tidigare produktioner. |
| Enligt Metallica själva, så är det en av de enklaste låtarna som de skrivit. Den består egentligen bara av ett enda riff. ‘Enter Sandman’ var den första låten som skrevs för den svarta skivan, och blev enormt populär. Texten handlar om mardrömmar från ett barns synvinkel, och hur han bl.a. får besök av John Blund (som på engelska heter Sandman). Bönen mitt i låten är ett slags engelsk motsvarighet till "Gud som haver barnen kär". |
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 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
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
We're off to never never land
Take my hand
(repeat)
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
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 dirty work, scapegoat
Do
Do my deeds
For you're the one who's shamed
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
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
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
| Låten handlar om musikindustrin, och hur vissa artister blir framgångsrika bara för att de har de rätta kontakterna. När Bob Rock, Metallicas producent, såg texten för första gången trodde han att låten handlade om honom. |
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 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
Holier than thou
You are
Holier than thou
You are
You know not
| Låten handlar om en man, som under hela sitt liv aldrig tar några chanser. Mot slutet av sitt liv ångrar han dock att han inte gjorde något av sitt liv. Låten är också en slags hyllning till Ennio Morricone, som skrivit filmmusik till flera filmer. Han har t.ex. skrivit musiken till "Den gode, den onde, den fule", som brukade spelas före Metallicas konserter. James är en stor beundrare av Morricone, och ‘The Unforgiven’ innehåller flera avsnitt som inspirerats av hans musik. |
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
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
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
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I'll label you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
You labeled me
I'll label you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven
| Låten handlar om Metallicas eviga turnerande världen över. Samtidigt som låten spelades in gick Jason, Lars och Kirk igenom skilsmässor, som till stor del berodde på att de turnerade så ofta och sällan var hemma. Introt spelade James på en sitar, ett indiskt instrument. |
...And the road becomes my bride
I have stripped off 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 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
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
I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll never mind anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home
But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind
And I'll take my find anywhere
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home
But I'll take my time anywhere
I'm 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 lie, but still I roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may roam
Wherever I may wander
Wander
Wander
Wherever I may roam
(repeat)
| ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ var ursprungligen ett citat som användes av militärer under amerikanska frihetskriget. Då användes också en flagga med en orm på, en av de första amerikanska flaggorna. Från den flaggan kommer ormen på omslaget till ‘Metallica’. Låten är mycket patriotisk, och anklagades för att vara en krigshyllning. Enligt Metallica handlar låten inte om krig överhuvudtaget, utan mer om ormflaggan som symbol. Den enda textraden där krig nämns; "To secure peace is to prepare for war", är ett citat från 1880-talet. |
Don't tread on me
Don't tread on me
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'll hear evermore...
Don't tread on me
Love it or leave it, she with the deadly bite
Quick is the blue tongue, forked as a 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'll 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'll hear evermore...
Don't tread on me
All that is, 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
Twisting, turning, through the never...
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
Twisting, turning, through the never...
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
Twisting, turning, through the never...
All that is, ever
Ever was
Will be ever
Twisting
Turning
Who we are
Ask forever
Twisting
Turning
Through the never
Never
| På 'Nothing Else Matters' spelar en stråkorkester bestående av 30 personer, under ledning av Michael Kamen. Han har gjort filmmusik, bl.a. till "Dödligt vapen". |
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
And I know
So close no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No nothing else matters
| Låten handlar om hur människor borde återgå till naturen, och den enkla meningen med livet. Den beskriver också likheterna mellan människor och vargar. |
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
Shape shift
Hair stands on the back of my neck
Shape shift
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
| James’ mamma insjuknade i cancer. Eftersom hon var med i Kristi Vetenskap vägrade hon tillåta medicinsk behandling, utan litade på att hennes tro skulle rädda henne. Hon dog, och denna låt handlar om hur Gud svikit James’ mamma och han själv. |
Pride you took
Pride you feel
Pride that you felt when you'd kneel
Not the word
Not the love
Not what you thoght 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 the discouraging lies
I hear faith in your cries
Broken is the promise, betrayal
The healing hand held back by the 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 the discouraging lies
I hear faith in your cries
Broken is the promise, betrayal
The healing hand held back by the deepened nail
Follow the God that failed
I see faith in your eyes
Broken is the promise, betrayal
The healing hand held back by the 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 the discouraging lies
I hear faith in your cries
Broken is the promise, betrayal
The healing hand held back by the deepened nail
Follow the God that failed
Follow the God that failed
Broken is the promise, betrayal, betrayal
| En låt om personer som tar stort ansvar, men som egentligen inte har något stöd av personerna de tror att de representerar. Låten är uppbyggd kring Jasons basslinga. |
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 all on 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
My friend of misery
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
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 struggling 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 struggling 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 struggling within