Artist:
Metallica
Song: Ride The
Lightning
Album: Ride The
Lightning
Written by
James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Cliff Burton
Verse 1:
Guilty as
charged, but damn it, it ain’t right
There’s someone
else controlling me
Death in the
air, strapped into the electric chair
If this is true
just let it be
Bridge:
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
flames
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
Bridge:
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
flames
Middle:
Someone help
me, oh, please God help me
They’re trying
to take it all away
I don’t want to
die
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
Bridge:
Wakened by the
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
flames
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– Lyrics
– Ride
The Lightning
©
David Evans 2002