An auspicious opening to their legendary debut, the song also appeared in rougher form on the Metal Massacre I compilation before either Burton or Hammett joined the band. A great opener for the band's early live shows, lyrically the song is immature by today's Metallica standards and is now rarely performed.

• No life till leather
  We are gonna kick some ass tonight
  We got the metal madness
  When our fans start screaming
  It's right well alright
  When we start to rock
  We never want to stop again

  Hit the lights
  Hit the lights
  Hit the lights

  You know our fans are insane
  We are gonna blow this place away
  with volume higher
  Than anything today the only way
  When we start to rock
  We never want to stop again

  Hit the lights
  Hit the lights
  Hit the lights

  With all our screaming
  We are gonna rip right through your brain
  We got the lethal power
  It is causing you sweet pain Oh sweet pain
  When we start to rock
  We never want to stop again

  Hit the lights
  Hit the lights
  Hit the lights

THE FOUR HORSEMEN
The original version of this Metallica epic was called "Mechanix", co-written by original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine and appears [in that form] on Megadeth's debut Killing Is My Business . . . And Business Is Good.

• By the last breath of the fourth winds blow
  Better raise your ears
  The sound of hooves knocks at your door
  Lock up your wife and children now
  It's time to wield the blade
  For now you have got some company

  The Horsemen are drawing nearer
  On the leather steeds they ride
  They have come to take your life
  On through the dead of night
  With the four Horsemen ride
  or choose your fate and die

  You have been dying since the day
  You were born
  You know it has all been planned
  The quartet of deliverance rides
  A sinner once a sinner twice
  No need for confession now
  Cause now you have got the fight of your life

  The Horsemen are drawing nearer
  On the leather steeds they ride
  They have come to take your life
  On through the dead of night
  With the four Horsemen ride
  or choose your fate and die

  Time
  has taken its toll on you
  The lines that crack your face
  Famine
  Your body it has torn through
  Withered in every place
  Pestilence
  For what you have had to endure
  And what you have put others through
  Death
  Deliverance for you for sure
  There is nothing you can do.
  So gather round young warriors now
  and saddle up your steeds
  Killing scores with demon swords
  Now is the death of doers of wrong
  Swing the judgment hammer down
  Safely inside armor blood guts and sweat

  The Horsemen are drawing nearer
  On the leather steeds they ride
  They have come to take your life
  On through the dead of night
  With the four Horsemen ride
  or choose your fate and die

MOTORBREATH
This thrash classic was rumored to be inspired by cocaine, but it is actually about being a loyal fan of the band's music.

• Living and dying laughing and crying
  Once you have seen it you will never be the same
  Life in the fast lane is just how it seems
  Hard and it is heavy dirty and mean

  Motorbreath
  its how I live my life
  I can´t take it any other way
  Motorbreath
  The sign of living fast
  It is going to take
  your breath away

  Don't stop for nothing its full speed or nothing
  I am taking down you know whatever is in my way
  getting your kicks as you are shooting the line
  sending the shivers up and down your spine

  Motorbreath
  its how I live my life
  I can´t take it any other way
  Motorbreath
  The sign of living fast
  It is going to take
  your breath away

  Those people who tell you not to take chances
  they are all missing on what life is about
  you onlylive once so take hold of the chance
  Don't end up like others the same song and dance.

  Motorbreath
  its how I live my life
  I can´t take it any other way
  Motorbreath
  The sign of living fast
  It is going to take
  your breath away

JUMP IN THE FIRE
From the perspective of the devil, Hetfield sings of how easily people give in to temptations. Released as both a 12" single and a limited edition picture disc with the devil looming large in a pit of flames.

• Down in the depths of my fiery home
  The summons bell will chime
  Tempting you and all the earth
  to join our sinful kind
  There is a job to be done and I'm the one
  You people make me do it
  Now it is time for your fate and I won't hesitate
  to pull you down into this pit

  So come on
  Jump in the Fire
  So come on
  Jump in the Fire

  With hell in my eyes and with death in my veins
  The end is closing in
  Feeding on the minds of man
  and from their souls within
  My disciples all shout to search out
  And they always shall obey
  Follow me now my child not the meek or the mild
  But do just as I say

  So come on
  Jump in the Fire
  So come on
  Jump in the Fire

  Jump by your will or be taken by force
  I'll get you either way
  Trying to keep the hellfire lit
  I am stalking you as prey
  Living your life as me I am you you see
  So reach down grab my hand walk with me through the land
  Come home where you belong

  So come on
  Jump in the Fire
  So come on
  Jump in the Fire

(ANESTHESIA)--PULLING TEETH
Supposedly written by original Metallibassist Ron McGovney, this bass solo was adopted by Cliff Burton and would become his trademark.

WHIPLASH
This headbanging anthem--titled after what over-zealous fans often experience the morning after a concert--is still a major part of the band's live set.

• Late at night all systems go
  You have come to see the show
  We do our best You're the rest
  You make it real you know
  There is a feeling deep inside
  That drives you fuckin' mad
  A feeling of a hammerhead
  You need it oh so bad

  Adrenaline starts to flow
  You're thrashing all around
  Acting like a maniac
  Whiplash

  Bang your head against the stage
  Like you never did before
  Make it ring Make it bleed
  Make it really sore
  In a frenzied madness
  with your leather and your spikes
  Heads are bobbing all around
  It is hot as hell tonight

  Adrenaline starts to flow
  You're thrashing all around
  Acting like a maniac
  Whiplash

  Here on the stage the Marshal noise
  is piercing through your ears
  It kicks your ass kick your face
  Exploding feeling nears
  Now is the time to let it rip
  To let it fuckin' loose
  We are gathered here to maim and kill
  Cause this is what we choose

  Adrenaline starts to flow
  You're thrashing all around
  Acting like a maniac
  Whiplash

  The show is through the metal is gone
  It is time to hit the road
  Another town Another gig
  Again we will explode
  Hotel rooms and motorways
  Life out here is raw
  But we will never stop
  We will never quit
  cause we are Metallica

  Adrenaline starts to flow
  You're thrashing all around
  Acting like a maniac
  Whiplash

PHANTOM LORD
The song that begins side two of the vinyl version of Kill 'Em All, is the arrogant war cry of a mythical heavy metal creature. The most musically mature song on the album, it hints at where the band's sound would head.

• Sound is ripping through your ears
  The deafening sound of metal nears
  Your bodies waiting for his whips
  The taste of leather on your lips

  Hear the cry of War
  Louder than before
  With his sword in hand
  to control the land
  Crushing metal strikes
  on this frightening night
  Fall onto your knees
  For the Phantom Lord

  Victims falling under chains
  You hear them crying dying pain
  The fists of terrors breaking through
  Now there's nothing you can do

  Hear the cry of War
  Louder than before
  With his sword in hand
  to control the land
  Crushing metal strikes
  on this frightening night
  Fall onto your knees
  For the Phantom Lord

  The leather armies have prevailed
  The Phantom Lord has never failed
  Smoke is lifting from the ground
  The rising volume metal sound

  Hear the cry of War
  Louder than before
  With his sword in hand
  to control the land
  Crushing metal strikes
  on this frightening night
  Fall onto your knees
  For the Phantom Lord

  Fall to your knees
  and bow to the Phantom Lord

NO REMORSE
Metallica's first anti-war song, it talks of people who go off to war for the sake of killing; guiltless and numb to the pain of their victims.

• No mercy for what we are doing
  No thought to even what we have done
  We don't need to feel the sorrow
  No remorse for the helpless one

  War without end
  No remorse No repent
  We don't care what it meant
  Another day Another death
  Another sorrow Another breath
  No remorse No repent
  We don't care what it meant
  Another day Another death
  Another sorrow Another breath

  Blood feeds the war machine
  as it eats its way across the land
  We don't need the feel the sorrow
  No remorse is the one command

  War without end
  No remorse No repent
  We don't care what it meant
  Another day Another death
  Another sorrow Another breath
  No remorse No repent
  We don't care what it meant
  Another day Another death
  Another sorrow Another breath

  Only the strong survive
  No one to save the weaker race
  We are ready to kill all comers
  Like a loaded gun right at your face

  War without end
  No remorse No repent
  We don't care what it meant
  Another day Another death
  Another sorrow Another breath
  No remorse No repent
  We don't care what it meant
  Another day Another death
  Another sorrow Another breath

  Attack
  Bullets are flying
  People are dying
  with madness surrounding all hell's
  breaking loose
  Soldiers are hounding
  Bodies are mounting
  cannons are shouting to take their abuse
  With war machines going
  Blood starts to flowing
  No mercy given to anyone hear
  The furious fighting Swords are like lighting
  It all becomes frightening to you
  Know death is near
  No remorse

SEEK AND DESTROY
During the band's Nowhere Else to Roam Tour (and some recent concerts as well, with vocals now handled by Jason) this song is part of the audience participation portion of the show. Fans lucky enough to be at the front of the stage or in the Snake Pit, were given the chance to emulate their heroes by chiming in with the song's title, while Hetfield holds the microphone and judges each attempt.

• We are scanning the scene
  in the city tonight
  We are looking for you
  to start up a fight
  There is an evil feeling
  in our brains
  But it is nothing new
  you know it drives us insane

  Running,
  On our way Hiding,
  You will pay Dying,
  One thousand deaths
  Running,
  On our way Hiding,
  You will pay Dying,
  One thousand deaths
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy

  There is no escape
  and that is for sure
  This is the end we won't take any more
  Say goodbye
  to the world you live in
  You have always been taking
  but now you're giving

  Running,
  On our way Hiding,
  You will pay Dying,
  One thousand deaths
  Running,
  On our way Hiding,
  You will pay Dying,
  One thousand deaths
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy

  Our brains are on fire
  with the feeling to kill
  And it will not go away
  until our dreams are fulfilled
  There is only one thing
  on our minds
  Don't try running away
  `causeyou're the one we will find

  Running,
  On our way Hiding,
  You will pay Dying,
  One thousand deaths
  Running,
  On our way Hiding,
  You will pay Dying,
  One thousand deaths
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy
  Searching,
  Seek and Destroy

METAL MILITIA
Co-written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Mustaine, the album's closing track is a call-to arms song for Metalheads.

• Thunder and lightning the gods
  take revenge
  Senseless destruction
  Victims of fury are cowardly now
  Running for safety
  Stabbing the harlot to pay for her sins
  Leaving the virgin
  Suicide running as if it were free
  Ripping and tearing

  On through the mist and the madness
  We are trying to get the message to you
  Metal Militia
  Metal Militia
  Metal Militia

  Chained and shadowed to be left behind
  nine and one thousand
  Metal militia for your sacrifice
  iron clad soldiers
  Join or be conquered the law of the land
  What will befall you
  The metallization of your inner soul
  twisting and turning

  On through the mist and the madness
  We are trying to get the message to you
  Metal Militia
  Metal Militia
  Metal Militia

  We are as one as we all are the same
  fighting for one cause
  Leather and metal are our uniforms
  protecting what we are
  Joining together to take on the world
  with our heavy metal
  Spreading the message to everyone here
  Come let yourself go

  On through the mist and the madness
  We are trying to get the message to you
  Metal Militia
  Metal Militia
  Metal Militia

AM I EVIL?
Originally performed by DiamondHead (Recorded in 1982) - words and music by Brian Tatler and Sean Lindon Harris. A faithful rendition of the classic by Diamond Head, a "NWOBHM" band who were a major, early influence of the band. When Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth he asked Diamond Head's vocalist Sean Harris to be the band's frontman who quickly declined the offer.

• My mother was a witch,
  she was burned alive
  Thankless little bitch,
  for the tears
  I cried Take her down now,
  don't want to see her face
  All blistered and burnt,
  can't hide my disgrace Twenty seven,
  everyone was nice Gotta see 'em,
  make 'em pay the price
  See their bodies out on the ice
  Take my time
  Am I evil?
  Yes I am Am I evil?
  I am man Yes I am
  As I watched my mother die,
  I lost my head
  Revenge now I sought,
  to break with my bread
  Takin' no chances, you come with me
  I'll split you to the bone,
  help set you free Twenty seven, everyone was nice
  Gotta see 'em, make 'em pay the price
  See their bodies out on the ice
  Take my time
  Am I evil?
  Yes I am Am I evil?
  I am man Yes I am
  On with the action now,
  I'll strip your pride
  I'll spread your blood around,
  I'll see you ride
  Your face is scarred with steel,
  wounds deep and neat
  Like a double dozen before ya, smells so sweet
  Am I evil?
  Yes I am Am I evil?
  I am man
  I'll make my residence,
  I'll watch your fire You can come with me,
  sweet desire My face is long forgot,
  my face not my own Sweet and timely whore, take me home
  Am I evil?
  Yes I am Am I evil?
  I am man
  My soul is longing for,
  await my heir Sent to avenge my mother, sleep myself
  My face is long forgot,
  my face not my own Sweet and timely whore,
  take me home
  Am I evil?
  Yes I am Am I evil?
  I am man Am I evil?
  Yes I fucking am Am I evil?
  I am man, yeah!

BLITZKRIEG
Originally performed by Blitzkrieg (Recorded in 1981) - words and music by Ian Jones, Brian Smith and James Sirotto. A reverent cover song, surprisingly, it is about an alien invasion.

• Let us have peace,
  Let us have life
  Let us escape the cruel night
  Let us have time,
  Let the sun shine
  Let us beware the deadly sign
  The day is coming
  Armageddon's near Inferno coming
  Can we survive the blitzkrieg
  The blitzkrieg
  The blitzkrieg
  Save us from fate, save us from hate
  Save ourselves before it's too late
  Come to our need, hear our plea
  Save ourselves before the earth bleeds
  The day is dawning
  The time is near Aliens coming
  Can we survive the blitzkrieg
  The blitzkrieg