Cover art for Ride the Lightning (Live) by Metallica
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Ride the Lightning (Live) Lyrics

[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 someone else controlling me
Death in the air, strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me

[Pre-Chorus]
Who made you God to say
"I'll take your life from you?"

[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
My fingers grip with fear
What am I doing here?


[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Bridge]
Someone help me
Oh please, God, help me!
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Someone help me
Oh please, God, help me!
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die

[Verse 3]
Time moving slow, 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
[Pre-Chorus]
Wakened by a horrid scream
Freed from this frightening dream

[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

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Recorded At
Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta and Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Release Date
September 24, 2013
Ride the Lightning (Live) Is A Live Version Of
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