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Artist: Metallica
Track: Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

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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.
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Metallica – Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
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Metallica – Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live - Seattle '89)
[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Welcome to where time stands still / No one leaves and no one will / Moon is full, never seems to change / Labelled mentally deranged / I dream
Metallica – Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Samples
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Corey Taylor – Welcome home (sanitarium)
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Metallica – Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, 01/11/92]
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, 01/11/92] Lyrics:
Metallica (Live) – Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live - Phoenix 09.09.23)
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Dream Theater – Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live in Barcelona, 2002)
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Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Lyrics
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” by Metallica was produced by Flemming Rasmussen & Metallica.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” on March 3, 1986.
Q:Who wrote “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” by Metallica was written by Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live]”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live]” on November 23, 1993.
Q:Who wrote “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [1985 from James' Riff Tapes]” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [1985 from James' Riff Tapes]” by Metallica was written by James Hetfield.
Q:Who wrote “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) ["One" single]” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium) ["One" single]” by Metallica was written by Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) ["One" single]”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) ["One" single]” on January 10, 1989.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [May 1985, Writing In Progress]”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [May 1985, Writing In Progress]” on November 10, 2017.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [1985 from James' Riff Tapes II]”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [1985 from James' Riff Tapes II]” on November 10, 2010.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [November 1985, Work In Progress Rough Mix]”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [November 1985, Work In Progress Rough Mix]” on November 10, 2017.
Q:Who wrote “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [November 1985, Work In Progress Rough Mix]” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [November 1985, Work In Progress Rough Mix]” by Metallica was written by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986]”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986]” on November 10, 2017.
Q:When did Metallica release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, 01/11/92]”?
Metallica released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, 01/11/92]” on September 10, 2021.
Q:Who produced “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Day On the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91]” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Day On the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91]” by Metallica was produced by Bob Rock, James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich.
Q:Who wrote “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Day On the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91]” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Day On the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91]” by Metallica was written by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich.
Q:Who wrote “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, 01/11/92]” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, 01/11/92]” by Metallica was written by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich.
Q:Who wrote “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986]” by Metallica?
“Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986]” by Metallica was written by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich.
Q:When did Metallica (Live) release “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live - Phoenix 09.09.23)”?
Metallica (Live) released “Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live - Phoenix 09.09.23)” on September 9, 2023.
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