slaves
hebrews born to serve, to the pharaoh
heed
to his every word, live in fear
faith
of the unknown one, the deliverer
wait
something must be done, four hundred years

so let it be written
so let it be done
i'm sent here by the chosen one
so let it be written
so let it be done
to kill the first born pharaoh son
i'm creeping death

now
let my people go, land of goshen
go
i will be with thee, bush of fire
blood
running red and strong, down the nil
plague
darkness three days long, hail to fire

so let it be written
so let it be done
i'm sent here by the chosen one
so let it be written
so let it be done
to kill the first born pharaoh son
i'm creeping death

die by my hand
i creep across the land
killing first born man
die by my hand
i creep across the land
killing first born man
i
rule the midnight air the destroyer
born
i shall soon be there, deadly mass
i
creep the steps and flood final darkness
blood
lambs blood painted door, i shall pass

so let it be written
so let it be done
i'm sent here by the chosen one
so let it be written
so let it be done
to kill the first born pharaoh son
i'm creeping death
				

make his fight on the hill in the early day
constant chill deep inside
shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
on the fight, for they are right, yes, by who's to say?
for a hill men would kill, why? they do not know
suffered wounds test there their pride
men of five, still alive through the raging glow
gone insane from the pain that they surely know

for whom the bell tolls
time marches on
for whom the bell tolls

take a look to the sky just before you die
it is the last time you will
blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky
shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry
stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery
he hears the silence so loud
crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be
now the will see what will be, blinded eyes to see

for whom the bell tolls
time marches on
for whom the bell tolls
				

guilty as charged
but damn it, it ain't right
there is someone else controlling me

death in the air
strapped in the electric chair
this can't be happening to me

who made you god to say
"i'll take your life from you!"

flash before my eyes
now it's time to die
burning in my brain
i can feel the flames

wait for the sign
to flick the switch of death
it's the beginning of the end

sweat, chilling cold
as i watch death unfold
consciousness my only friend

my fingers grip with fear
what i am doing here?

flash before my eyes
now it's time to die
burning in my brain
i can feel the flames

someone help me
oh please god help me
they are trying to take it all away
i don't want to die

time moving slowly
the minutes seem like hours
the final curtain call i see

how true is this?
just get it over with
if this is true, just let it be

wakened by the horrid cream
freed from the frightening dream

flash before my eyes
now it's time to die
burning in my brain
i can feel the flames
				

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 the nowhere cheers of honor

like twisted vines that grow
hide and swallow mansions whole
in 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

"ya ya" part

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...
but the memory remains

yeah
faded prima donna yeah, yeah

(solo)
dance little tin goddess dance
"ya ya" part 
				

welcome to where time stands still
no one leaves and no one will
moon is full, never seems to change
just labeled mentally deranged
dream the same thing every night
i see our freedom in my sight
no locked doors, no windows barred
no things to make my brain seem scarred

sleep my friend and you will see
that dream is my reality
they keep me locked up in this cage
can't they see it's why my brain says rage

sanitarium, leave me be
sanitarium, just leave me alone

build my fear of what's out there
and cannot breathe the open air
whisper things into my brain
assuring me that i'm insane
they think our heads are in their hands
but violent use brings violent plans
keep him tied, it makes him well
he's getting better, can't you tell?

no more can they keep us in
listen, damn it, we will win
they see it right, they see it well
but they think this saves us from our hell

sanitarium, leave me be
sanitarium, just leave me alone
sanitarium, just leave me alone

fear of living on
natives getting restless now
mutiny in the air
got some death to do
mirror stares back hard
kill, it's such a friendly word
seems the only way
for reaching out again.
				

sleep,
and dream of this,
death angel's kiss,
brings finalness;
don't believe it!

empty are they;
death; wont you let - me - stay?
empty they say;
death; wont you call - your - name?
ooh, call your name!

[chorus]
suicide - i've already died,
it's just the funeral i've been waiting for.
cyanide - feeling dead inside,
break this empty shell forever more.

wait, wait patiently,
your death-black wings,
unfolding, scream;
spreading for me!

empty they say,
death wont you let - me - stay?
empty they say,
death you can call - your - name?
ooh, call your name!

[chorus]

days that rain or are they tears?
that sting your concrete face for years?
crying, weeping, shedding strife,
year after year, life after life.

and arrow thrust in broken ground,
a concrete angel, never lie down.
calm anew that swallows fast,
it's peace at last, oh peace at last!

empty they say,
death; won't you let - me - stay?
empty they say,
death; let me call - your - name!
ooh, call your name!

[chorus]

forever more!
forever more!
just the funeral i've been waiting for! 
				

halls of justice painted green
money talking
power wolves beset your door
hear them stalking
soon you'll please their appetite
they devour
hammer of justice crushes you
overpower

the ultimate in vanity
exploiting their supremacy
i can't believe the things you say
i can't believe
i can't believe the price you pay
nothing can save you

justice is lost
justice is raped
justice is gone
pulling your strings
justice is done
seeking no truth
winning is all
find it so grim
so true
so real

apathy their stepping stone
so unfeeling
hidden deep animosity
so deceiving
through your eyes their light burns
hoping to find
inquisition sinking you
with prying minds

the ultimate in vanity
exploiting their supremacy
i can't believe the things you say
i can't believe
i can't believe the price you pay
nothing can save you

justice is lost
justice is raped
justice is gone
pulling your strings
justice is done
seeking no truth
winning is all
find it so grim
so true
so real

lady justice has been raped
truth assassin
rolls of red tape seal your lips
now you're done in
their money tips her scales again
make your deal
just what is truth?i cannot tell
cannot feel

the ultimate in vanity
exploiting their supremacy
i can't believe the things you say
i can't believe
i can't believe the price we pay
nothing can save you

justice is lost
justice is raped
justice is gone
pulling your strings
seeking no truth
winning is all
find it so grim
so true
so real

seeking no truth
winning is all
find it so grim
so true
so real
				

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
				

life it seems, will fade away
drifting further every day
getting lost within myself
nothing matters no one else
i have lost the will to live
simply nothing more to give
there is nothing more for me
need the end to set me free

things are not what they used to be
missing one inside of me
deathly lost, this can't be real
cannot stand this hell i feel
emptiness is filing me
to the point of agony
growing darkness taking dawn
i was me, but now he's gone

no one but me can save myself, but it to late
now i can't think, think why i should even try

yesterday seems as though it never existed
death greets me warm, now i will just say good-bye
				

end of passion play, crumbling away
i'm your source of self-destruction
veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear
leading on your deaths construction
taste me you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how i'm killing you

come crawling faster
obey your master
your life burns faster
obey your master
master

master of puppets i'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
blinded by me, you can't see a thing
just call my name, `cause i'll hear you scream
master
master
just call my ame, `cause i'll hear you scream
master
master

needlework the way, never you betray
life of death becoming clearer
pain monopoly, ritual misery
chop your breakfast on a mirror
taste me you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how i'm killing you

come crawling faster
obey your master
your life burns faster
obey your master
master

master of puppets i'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
blinded by me, you can't see a thing
just call my name, `cause i'll hear you scream
master
master
just call my ame, `cause i'll hear you scream
master
master

master, master, where's the dreams that i've been after?
master, master, you promised only lies
laughter, laughter, all i hear and see is laughter
laughter, laughter, laughing at my cries

hell is worth all that, natural habitat
just a rhyme without a reason
neverending maze, drift on numbered days
now your life is out of season
i will occupy
i will help you die
i will run through you
now i rule you too

come crawling faster
obey your master
your life burns faster
obey your master
master

master of puppets i'm pulling your strings
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
blinded by me, you can't see a thing
just call my name, `cause i'll hear you scream
master
master
just call my ame, `cause i'll hear you scream
master
master
				

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

adrenalin 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

adrenalin starts to flow
you're thrashing all around
acting like a maniac
whiplash

here on the stage the marshall 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

adrenalin 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

adrenalin starts to flow
you're thrashing all around
acting like a maniac
whiplash
				

[instrumental]
				

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

couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

so close no matter how far
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

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
				

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 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

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 here
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 reasoned alibis
i'm inside open your eyes
i'm you

sad but true
				

i can't remember anything
can't tell if this is true or dream
deep down inside i feel to scream
this terrible silence stops me

now that the war is through with me
i'm waking up i can not see
that there is not much left of me
nothing is real but pain now

hold my breath as i wish for death
oh please god,wake me

back in the womb its much too real
in pumps life that i must feel
but can't look forward to reveal
look to the time when i'll live

fed through the tube that sticks in me
just like a wartime novelty
tied to machines that make me be
cut this life off from me

hold my breath as i wish for death
oh please god,wake me

now the world is gone i'm just one
oh god,help me hold my breath as i wish for death
oh please god help me

darkness imprisoning me
all that i see
absolute horror
i cannot live
i cannot die
body my holding cell

landmine has taken my sight
taken my speech
taken my hearing
taken my arms
taken my legs
taken my soul
left me with life in hell
				

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
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
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 beast 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
				

i got something to say
i killed your baby today
it doesn't matter much to me
as long as it's dead

well, i got something to say
i raped your mother today
and it doesn't matter much to me
as long as she's spread

sweet lovely death
i'm waiting for your breath
come sweet death, one last caress

sweet lovely death
i'm waiting for your breath
come sweet death, one last caress
				

so fucking what! 
  
well i've been to hastings, 
and i've been to brighton. 
i've been to eastport too. 
so what. 
so what. 
and i've been here, 
i've been there. 
i've been every fucking where. 
so what. 
so what. 
so what, so what, you boring little cunt. 
  
who cares. 
who cares what you do. 
yeah who cares, 
who cares about you, you, you, you, you. 
 
well i've fucked a queen. 
i've fucked fucked. 
i've even sucked an old man's cock. 
so what. 
so what. 
and i've fucked a sheep. 
i've fucked a goat. 
i rammed my cock right down his throat. 
so what. 
so what. 
so what, so what, you boring little fuck. 
  
who cares. 
who cares what you do. 
and who cares, 
who cares about you, you, you, you, you. 
  
and i've drunk that, 
i've drunk this. 
i've spewed up on a pint of piss. 
so what. 
so what. 
i've had scank, 
i've have speed. 
i've jacked up until i bleed. 
so what. 
so what. 
so what, so what, you boring little cunt. 
  
who cares. 
who cares what you do. 
yeah who cares, 
who cares about you, you, you, you, you. 
  
i've had crabs, 
i've had lice, 
i've had the clap and that ain't nice. 
so what. 
so what. 
i've fucked this, 
i've fucked that. 
i've even fucked a school girl's twat. 
so what. 
so what. 
so what, so what you boring little fuck. 
  
who cares. 
who cares what you do. 
and who cares, 
who cares about you, you, you, you, you, you. 
  
so fucking what! 
				

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
`cause you'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