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  1. Enter Sandman
  2. Sad but True
  3. Holier than Thou
  4. The Unforgiven
  5. Wherever I May Roam
  6. Don't Tread on Me
  7. Through the Never
  8. Nothing else Matters
  9. Of Wolf and Man
  10. The God that Failed
  11. My Friend of Misery
  12. The Struggle Within



Enter Sandman
(Hetfield,Ulrich,Hammett)

          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       
Sad but True
(Hetfield,Ulrich)
          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
Holier than Thou
(Hetfield,Ulrich)
          No more!
          The crap rolls out your mouth again
          Haven't changed, your brain is still gelatin 
          Little whispers circle around your head
          Why don't you worry about yourself instead

          Who are you? where ya been? where ya from?
          Gossip is burning on the tip of your tongue

          You lie so much you believe yourself
          Judge not lest ye be judged yourself

          Holier than thou
          You are
          Holier than thou
          You are

          You know not

          Before you judge me take a look at you
          Can't you find somethig better to do
          Point the finger, slow to understand
          Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand

          It's not who you are it's who you know
          Others lives are the basis of your own
          Burn your bridges build them back with wealth
          Judge not lest ye be judged yourself

          Holier than thou
          You are
          Holier than thou 
          You are

          You know not
The Unforgiven
(Hetfield,Ulrich,Hammett)
          New blood joins this earth
          And quikly he's subdued 
          Through constant pain disgrace
          The young boy learns their rules

          With time the child draws in
          This whipping boy done wrong
          Deprived of all his thoughts
          The young man struggles on and on he's known
          A vow unto his own 
          That never from this day
          His will they'll take away

          What I've felt
          What I've known
          Never shined through in what I've shown
          Never be 
          Never see
          Won't see what might have been

          What I've felt
          What I've known
          Never shined through in what I've shown
          Never free
          Never me
          So I dub thee unforgiven

          They dedicate their lives
          To running all of his
          He tries to please them all
          This bitter man he is
          Throughout his life the same
          He's battled constantly
          This fight he cannot win
          A tired man they see no longer cares
          The old man then prepares
          To die regretfully
          That old man here is me

          What I've felt
          What I've known
          Never shined through in what I've shown
          Never be
          Never see
          Won't see what might have been

          What I've felt
          What I've known
          Never shined through in what I've shown
          Never free
          Never me
          So I dub the unforgiven

          You labeled me
          I'll label you 
          So I dub the unforgiven
Wherever I May Roam
(Hetfield,Ulrich)
       ...And the road becomes my bride
          I have stripped of all but pride
          So in her I do confide
          And she keeps me satisfied
          Gives me all I need

       ...And with dust in throat I crave
          Only knowledge will I save
          To the game you stay a slave
          Rover
          Wanderer
          Nomad
          Vagabond
          Call me what you will
          But I'll take my time anywhere
          Free to speak my mind anywhere
          And I'll redefine anywhere
          Anywhere I may roam
          Where I lay my head is home

       ...And the earth becomes my throne
          I adapt to the unknown
          Under wandering stars I've grown
          By myself but not alone
          I ask no one

       ...And my ties are severed clean
          The less I have the more I gain
          Off the beaten path I reign
          Rover
          Wanderer
          Nomad
          Vagabond
          Call me what you will

          But I'll take my time anywhere
          I'm free to speak my mind anywhere
          And I'll never mind anywhere
          Anywhere I may roam
          Where I lay my head is home

          But i'll take my time anywhere
          Free to speak my mind
          And I'll take my find anywhere
          Anywhere I may roam
          Where I lay my head is home

          Carved upon my stone
          My body lie, but still I roam
          Wherever I may roam
Don't Tread on Me
(Hetfield,Ulrich)
          Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail
          Once you provoke her, rattling of her tail
          Never begins it, never, but once engaged...
          Never surrenders, showing the fangs of rage

          Don't tread on me
          So be it 
          Threaten no more
          To secure peace is to prepare for war
          So be it 
          Settle the score
          Touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...

          Don't tread on me
 
          Love it or leave it, she with the deadly bite
          Quick is the blue tongue, forked as lighting strike
          Shining with brightness, always on surveillance
          The eyes, they never close, emblem of vigilance

          Don't tread on me

          So be it 
          Threaten no more
          To secure peace is to prepare for war
          So be it 
          Settle the score
          Touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...

          Don't tread on me

          So be it
          Threaten no more
          To secure peace is to prepare for war

          Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail
          Once you provoke her, rattling on her tail

          So be it 
          Threaten no more
          To secure peace is to prepare for war
          So be it
          Settle the score
          Touch me again for the words that you'll hear evermore...

          Don't tread on me
Through the Never
(Hetfield,Ulrich,Hammett)
          All that is, was and will be
          Universe much too big to see

          Time and space never ending
          Disturbing thoughts, questions pending
          Limitations of human understanding
          Too quick to criticize
          Obligation to survive
          We hunger to be alive

          All that is, ever
          Ever was
          Will be ever
          Twisting
          Turning
          Through the never

          In the dark, see past our eyes
          Pursuit of trhuth no matter where it lies

          Gazing up to the breeze of the heavens
          On a quest, meaning, reason
          Came to be, how it begun
          All alone in the family of the sun
          Curiosity teasing everyone
          On our home, third stone from the sun
 
          All that is, ever
          Ever was
          Will be ever
          Twisting
          Turning
          Through the never

          On through the never
          We must go
          On through the never
          Out of the
          Edge of forever

          We must go
          On through the never
          Then never comes

          All that is, ever
          Ever was
          Will be ever
          Who we are
          Ask forever
          Twisting
          Turning
          Through the never

          Never 
Nothing else Matters
(Hetfield,Ulrich)
          So close no matter how far
          Douldn'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

          So close no matter how far
          Couldn't be much more from the heart
          Forever trusting who we are
          And nothing else matters

          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        
Of Wolf and Man
(Hetfield,Ulrich,Hammett)
          Off through the new day's mist I run
          Out from the new day's mist I have come
          I hunt
          Therefore I am
          Harvest the land
          Taking of the fallen lamb 

          Off thruogh the new day's mist I run
          Out from the new day'smist I have come
          We shift
          Pulsing with the earth
          Company we keep
          Roaming the land while you sleep

          Shape shift     nose to the wind
          Shape shift     feeling I've been
          Move swift      all senses clean
          Earth's gift    back to the meaning of life

          Bright is the moon high in starlight
          Chill is the air cold as steel tonight
          We shift
          Call of the wild
          Fear in your eyes
          It's later than you realized

          Shape shift     nose to the wind
          Shape shift     feeling I've been
          Move swift      all senses clean
          Earth's gift    back to the meaning of life

          I feel I change
          Back to a better day
          Hair stands on the back of my neck
          In wildness is the preservation of the world

          So seek the wolf in thyself

          Shape shift     nose to the wind
          Shape shift     feeling I've been
          Move swift      all senses clean
          Earth's gift
          Back to the meaning of wolf and man
The God that Failed
(Hetfield,Ulrich)
          Pride you took
          Pride you feel
          Pride that you felt when you'd kneel

          Not the word
          Not the love
          Not what you thought from above

          It feeds
          It grows
          It clouds all that you will know
          Deceit
          Deceive
          Decide just what you believe

          I see faith in your eyes
          Never your hear the discouraging lies
          I hear faith in your cries
          Broken is the promise, betrayal
          The healing hand held back by the deepened nail

          Follow the god that failed

          Find your peace
          Find your say
          Find the smooth road in your way

          Trust you gave
          A child to save
          Left you cold and him in grave

          It feeds
          It grows
          It clouds all that you will know
          Deceit
          Deceive
          Decide just what you believe

          I see faith in your eyes
          Never you hear the discouraging lies
          I hear faith in your cries
          Broken is the promise, betrayal
          The healing hand held back by the deepened nail

          Follow the god that failed

          I see faith in your eyes
          Broken is the promise, betrayal
          The healing hand held back by the deepened nail

          Follow the god that failed

          Pride you took
          Pride you feel
          Pride that you felt when you'd kneel

          Trust you gave
          A child to save
          Left you cold and him in grave

          I see faith in your eyes
          Never you hear the discouraging lies
          I hear faith in your cries
          Broken is the promise, betrayal
          The healing hand held back by deepened nail

          Follow the god that failed  
My Friend of Misery
(Hetfield,Ulrich,Newsted)
          You just stood there screaming
          Fearing no one was listening to you
          They say the empty can rattles the most
          The sound of your voice must soothe you
          Hearing only what you want to hear
          And knowing only what you've heard
          You
          You're smothered in tragedy
          You're out to save the world 

          Misery
          You insist that the weight of the world
          Should be on your shoulders
          Misery
          There's much more to life than what you see
          My friend of misery

          You still stood there screaming
          No one caring about these words you tell
          My friend before your voice is gone
          One man's fun is another's hell
          These times are sent to try men's souls
          But something's wrong with all you see
          You
          You'll take it on all yourself
          Remember, misery loves company 

          Misery
          You insist that the weight of the world 
          Should be on your shoulders
          Misery
          There's much more to life than what you see
          My friend of misery

          You just stood there creaming 
          My friend of misery
The Struggle Within
(Hetfield,Ulrich)
          Reaching out for something you've got to feel
          While clutching to what you had thought was real

          Kicking at a dead horse pleases you

          No way of showing your gratitude
          So many things you don't want to do
          What is it? what have you got ot lose

          What the hell
          What is you think you're gonna find?
          Hypocrite
          Boredom sets into the boring mind

          Struggle within   
          It suits you fine
          Struggle within   
          Your ruin
          Struggle within   
          You seal your own coffin 

          Struggle within   
          The struggling within

          Home is not a home it becomes a hell
          Turning it into your prison cell
          Advantages are taken, not handed out
          While you struggle inside your hell 

          Reaching out 
          Grabbing for something tou've got to feel
          Closing in
          The pressure upon you is so real

          Struggle within   
          It suits you fine 
          Struggle within   
          Your ruin
          Struggle within   
          You seal your own coffin
          Struggle within   
          The struggling within

          Reaching out for something you've got to feel
          While clutching to what you had thought was real
          What the hell

          What is you think you're gonna find
          Hypocrite
          Boredom sets into the boring mind


          Struggle within   
          It suits you fine
          Struggle within   
          Your ruin
          Struggle within   
          You seal your own coffin
          Struggle within   
          The struggling within



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