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Metallica – The Wait
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[Intro: Lars Ulrich] / 1, 2, 3, 4 / [Verse 1: James Hetfield] / Motives changing, day to day / The fire increases, masks decay / I look at the river, white foam floats down / The
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Killing Joke – The Wait
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Motives changing / Day to day / The fire increases / Mass decay / I look at the river / White foam floats down / The bodies poisoned / Got to sit tight / The wait! / The wait
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Metallica – Cyanide (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Sleep, and dream of this / Death angel's kiss / Brings final bliss / Come believe me / [Pre-Chorus] / Empty they say / Death, won't you let me stay / Empty they say
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Metallica – The Outlaw Torn
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James said that this song is about “losing someone to death and longing to find a replacement that never comes”. It could be written about the band’s late bassist, Cliff Burton
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Metallica – Cyanide
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“Cyanide” is a song about death, be it suicide or abortion.
The first guitar riff (as well as the drums that Ulrich plays along with it), which is also played after each chorus
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Metallica – Casper (”The Day That Never Comes” Demo)
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Born to push you around / You better just stay down / You pull away / He hits the flesh / You hit the ground / Mouth so full of lies / Tend to black your eyes / Just keep them
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Beatallica – Carry the Wait
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Boy, you gotta carry the wait / Carry the wait a long time / Boy, you gotta carry the wait / Carry the wait a long time / I never give you my motive / Takes you dead, increasing
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Metallica & San Francisco Symphony – The Outlaw Torn (Live)
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[Verse 1] / And now I wait my whole lifetime for you / And now I wait my whole lifetime for you / I ride the dirt, I ride the tide for you / I search the outside, search inside for
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Metallica – Ride the Lightning
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Metallica’s gut-wrenching “Ride The Lightning” is about spending your final moments in an electric chair. The title was taken from Stephen King’s The Stand.
We just got into some
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Metallica – Creeping Death
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Based on the story of the first Passover from the Book of Exodus, “Creeping Death” is a brutal retelling of the story of the Angel Of Death. When the Pharaoh refused to release the
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Metallica – Loverman
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The most unexpected version in Garage Inc. – along with plenty of 70s\80s heavy metal and punk, here comes Australian Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, with a song barely 4 years old
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Metallica (Ft. San Francisco Symphony) – The Outlaw Torn (Live with the SFSO)
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[Verse 1] / And now I wait my whole lifetime for you / And now I wait my whole lifetime for you / I ride the dirt, I ride the tide for you / I search the outside, search inside for
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Metallica – One
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The fourth track on Metallica’s …And Justice for All, is based on the novel Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. There, Joe Bonham, a soldier in World War I, is hit by a landmine
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Metallica – The Other New Song
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Also known as “Vulturus” or “ Vulturous” by fans, this song is one of two songs (the other being “The New Song”, also known as “Death Is Not The End”) played by Metallica during
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Metallica – Whiskey in the Jar
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Cover of Thin Lizzy’s version of a traditional Irish drinking song.
It is one of the most popular traditional Irish songs, widely covered and made famous by The Dubliners, who
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Metallica (Live) – Creeping Death [Freeze 'Em All]
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Bobby Caldwell – Love Won't Wait
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[Verse 1] / When the lights are low / How can you resist when I kiss your ear? / I would like to know / If you've always felt the way I'm feeling, dear / There's just one chance
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Metallica – The Frayed Ends of Sanity
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This song is about a singer who is becoming increasingly paranoid and therefore on the brink of losing his mind.
The song is famous for the band’s long-lasting refusal to ever
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White Lion – Wait
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Wait - Wait - I never had a chance to love you / Now I only wanna say I love you one more time / Wait - just a moment before our love will die / 'Cause I - must know the reason why
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Metallica – Creeping Death (Live)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Metallica – Creeping Death (Live - Seattle '89)
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[Intro] / You guys want some fucking more or something? / Do you want some fucking more? / Get ready for the "Creeping Death" / Yeah! / [Verse 1] / Slaves, Hebrews born to serve
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Elujay (Ft. Amen & Kamel Daoud) – Can't Wait
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[Voicemail] / Aye, nigga, I ain’t gonna be playing this phone tag with you, my nigga / So at your earliest convenience, give me a call back / Aight, you have a blessed day. (Laughs
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Black Sabbath – War Pigs
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As the opening track of the influential Black Sabbath album, Paranoid, “War Pigs” was originally titled “Walpurgis.” Walpurgis Night takes place on the 30th April to mark the eve
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The Agency – Creeping Death (Metallica cover)
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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
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Beatsteaks – ...And Wait
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[Verse 1] / What was meant to be / What once mattered I / Got it shattered I / Waited patiently / For a reason so / I could stay another day / [Chorus 1] / One single day / Day
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Metallica (Live) – Creeping Death [Live- Seattle '89]
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Thin Lizzy – Whiskey in the Jar
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A traditional Irish song believed to have originated in the 1600’s, with numerous versions in many languages.
The bands uses double lead guitars, giving the tune a very distinct “
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Killing Joke – Europe
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Take up your arms pick up your courage / A black sun is rising as the gods of Europe sleep / Come back into your strength awaken / Catastrophes atrocities shall summon you my love
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Metallica – Whiplash
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This song is a tribute to Metallica’s headbanging fans, capturing the feeling of thrashing to the music in concert. Whiplash is a pretty serious medical condition of the neck and
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Nirvana – Lithium
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“Lithium” is a perfect description of manic depression, where every line is both happy and sad, up and down, while having references to God recalling when Kurt lived with a devout
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Vietto – Metallika
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[Chorus] / Rock out like Metallica / Pull up in a challenger / I got no opps because they don't wanna challenge us / Moving like a traveler / Wait, wait you thought we was cool but
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Metallica – Ride the Lightning (Live)
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[Intro] / Metallica family, are you with us? / Are you with us? / Metallica is with you / We've some old stuff / [Verse 1] / Guilty as charged, but damn, it ain't right / There's
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Lou Reed and Metallica – Little Dog
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[Verse 1] / Little dog who can’t get in / Moaning at the bed side / Moaning from each limb / Little dog who can’t get in / Can only cry but / Can not swim / [Verse 2] / Pony legs
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Metallica – Ride the Lightning (Live at Rasputin Music, Berkeley, CA - Apr. 16th, 2016)
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[Verse 1] / Guilty as charged, but damn, it ain't right / There's someone else controlling me / Death in the air, strapped in the electric chair / This can't be happening to me / [
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Metallica – The Unnamed Feeling (Live at Osaka, November 13th, 2003)
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[Intro] / (Been here before) / (Been here before) / (Been here before) / (Been here before) / (Been here before) / (Been here before) / (Been here before) / [Verse 1] / Been here
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Metallica – Creeping Death [Woodstock 99]
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Metallica – Damage Case
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While Metallica rehearsed for Lemmy’s 50th Birthday Party at the Whiskey A Go-Go, Los Angeles, they recorded four Motörhead cover songs direct to two-track at The Plant Studios
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Metallica (Live) – Ride The Lghtning (Live - Phoenix 09.09.23)
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[Intro] / Good God! / [Verse 1] [James Hetfield] / Guilty as charged, but damn, it ain't right / There's someone else controlling me / Death in the air, strapped in the electric
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Metallica – Creeping Death (Live at Rasputin Music, Berkeley, CA - Apr. 16th, 2016)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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