------------------------- Metallica - Reload (1997) ------------------------- The lyrics 1. Fuel 4:29 2. The Memory Remains 4:39 3. Devil's Dance 5:18 4. The Unforgiven II 6:36 5. Better Than You 5:21 6. Slither 5:13 7. Carpe Diem Baby 6:12 8. Bad Seed 4:05 9. Where The Wild Things Are 6:54 10. Prince Charming 6:05 11. Low Man's Lyric 7:37 12. Attitude 5:16 13. Fixxxer 8:14 Metallica - Reload Lyrics https://dflund.se/~fernbom/metallica/ Last updated: December 6, 1998. 1. Fuel (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) --------------------------------- Gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Ooh! Yeah! Turn on, I see red Adrenaline crash and crack my head Nitro junkie, paint me dead And I see red One hundred plus through black and white War horse War head Fuck 'em, man White knuckle tight Through black and white Ooh On I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard Loose and clean (ooh) And on I burn Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Yeah! Turn on beyond the bone Swallow future, spit out home Burn your face upon the chrome Yeah-heheh-ooh-yeah Take the corner, join the crash Headlights Headlines Another junkie, who lives too fast Yeah, lives way too fast (fast), fast (fast), fast (fast) Oh-oh Ooh On I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard Loose and clean (ooh) And on I burn Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Ooh yeah-heh White knuckle tight! (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Gimme fuel Gimme fire My desire Ooh On I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard Loose and clean (ooh) And on and on Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline Gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Ooh! On I burn! 2. The Memory Remains (Hetfield/Ulrich) --------------------------------------- Fortune, fame Mirror, vain Gone insane But the memory remains Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole And dim the light of an already faded prima donna Fortune, fame Mirror, vain Gone insane Fortune, fame Mirror, vain Gone insane But the memory remains Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black Fortune, fame Mirror, vain Gone insane Fortune, fame Mirror, vain Gone insane Dance little tin goddess Nananananana nananada nananananana nanananadana Nananananana nananada nananananana nanananadana Drift away Fade away Little tin goddess Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black Fortune, fame Mirror, vain Gone insane Fortune, fame Mirror, vain Gone insane But the memory remains Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black The memories remain Yeah! To this faded prima donna Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Dance little tin goddess dance Nananananana nananada nanananana nanananadana Nananananana nananada nanananana nanananadana Rararararara dararara rarararara dararararara Rararararara dararara rarararara dararararara (Say yes, at least say hello) Rararararara dararara rarararara (Say yes, at least say hello) 3. Devil's Dance (Hetfield/Ulrich) ---------------------------------- Yeah! I feel you too Feel! Those things you do In your eyes I see a fire that burns To free the you That's wanting through Deep inside you know Seeds I plant will grow One day you will see And dare to come down to me Yeah, come on, come on now take the chance That's right Let's dance Snake! I am the snake Tempting! That bite you take Let me make your mind Leave yourself behind Be not afraid I've got what you need Hunger I will feed One day you will see And dare to come down to me Yeah, come on, come on now take the chance Haha! Come dance Yeah, come dancing One day you will see And dare to come down to me Yeah, come on, come on now take the chance Yeah! I feel you too Feel! Those things you do In your eyes I see a fire that burns To free the you That's wanting through Deep inside you know Seeds I plant will grow One day you will see And dare to come down to me Yeah, come on, come on now take the chance That's right Let's dance Mm, it's nice to see you here Haha! 4. The Unforgiven II (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ---------------------------------------------- Lay beside me Tell me what they've done Speak the words I wanna hear To make my demons run The door is locked now But it's opened if you're true If you can understand the me Then I can understand the you Lay beside me Under wicked skies Through black of day Dark of night We share this pair of lives The door cracks open But there's no sun shining through Black heart scarring darker still But there's no sun shining through No, there's no sun shining through No, there's no sun shining What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn the stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah What I've felt What I've known Sick and tired I stand alone Could you be there 'cause I'm the one who waits for you Or are you unforgiven too? Come lay beside me This won't hurt, I swear She loves me not She loves me still But she'll never love again She lay beside me But she'll be there when I'm gone Black heart scarring darker still Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone Dead sure she'll be there What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn the stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah What I've felt What I've known Sick and tired I stand alone Could you be there 'cause I'm the one who waits for you Or are you unforgiven too? Lay beside me Tell me what I've done The door is closed, so are your eyes But now I see the sun Now I see the sun Yes, now I see it What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn the stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? Yeah What I've felt What I've known So sick and tired I stand alone Could you be there 'cause I'm the one who waits The one who waits for you Ooh What I've felt What I've known Turn the pages Turn the stone Behind the door Should I open it for you? (So I dub thee unforgiven) Ooh, what I've felt Ooh, what I've known I take this key And I bury it in you Because you're unforgiven too (never free, never me) 'cause you're unforgiven too Ooh-ooh, oooh 5. Better Than You (Hetfield/Ulrich) ------------------------------------ I look at you, then you me Hungry and thirsty are we Holding the lion's share Holding the key Holding me back 'cause I'm striving to be Better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Lock horns, I push, and I strive Somehow I feel more alive Bury the need for it Bury the seed Bury me deep when there's no will to be Better than you (better than you) Oh, better than you (better than you) Oh! Can't stop this train from rolling Oh! Yo! Nothing brings me down No! Can't stop this train from rolling on and on, on No! No! Forever on and on Oh! Can't stop this train from rolling Oh! Yo! You can't take it down No! Never stop this locomotion on and on and on No! No! You can't bring me down 'cause I'm Better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Oh, better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Much better than you Better than you (better than you) Oh, better than you (better than you) Better than you (better than you) Better than Better than Better than Better than you Yeah Can't stop this train from rolling Forever on and on and on and on and on Forever on and on and on Better than you Yeah Haha Better than you! 6. Slither (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ------------------------------------ Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? Ooh! Watch the puppets dancing Yeah! See the clowns fall down Hey! Tie your tap shoes tightly Yeah! And wear them into town See you crawling See you crawling Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? There ain't no heroes here No No, no more Hey, hey, hey Ooh! Play the game so nicely Oh! Check, it's your move now Yeah! We're standing in this jungle Yeah! With serpents I have found See you crawling See you crawling Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? Have your heroes disappeared? See you crawling See you crawling So don't go looking for snakes You might find them Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them Haven't I seen you here before? No, there ain't no heroes here No, no Haven't I seen you here before? No, there ain't no heroes here Don't go looking for snakes You might find them Yeah, haven't I seen you here before? Have your heroes disappeared? Don't send your eyes to the sun You might blind them 7. Carpe Diem Baby (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) -------------------------------------------- Hit dirt Shake tree Split sky Part sea Strip smile Lose cool Bleed the day And break the rule Live to win Dare to fail Eat the dirt And bite the nail Then make me miss you Then make me miss you So wash your face away with dirt It don't feel good until it hurts So take this world and shake it Come squeeze and suck the day Come carpe diem baby Draw lead Piss wine Sink teeth All mine Stoke fire Break neck Suffer through this Cheat on dead hair Up the curve Lose the time Tear the map And shoot the sign Mm, then make me miss you Oh yeah! Then make me miss you So wash your face away with dirt It don't feel good until it hurts So take this world and shake it Come squeeze and suck the day Come carpe diem baby Ah-ah-yeah, suck it Live to win Dare to fail Eat dirt Bite the nail Strip smile Lose cool Bleed the day And break the rule Up the curve Lose the time Tear the map And shoot the sign Then make me miss you Come on, come on Then make me miss you So wash your face away with dirt It don't feel good until it hurts So take this world and shake it Come squeeze and suck the day Come make me miss you Come carpe diem baby Come carpe diem baby 8. Bad Seed (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ------------------------------------- [Cough] Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Oh Bad! Yeah Yeah, yeah Come clean, 'fess up Tell all, spill gut Off the veil Stand revealed Show the cards Bring it on Break the seal Ladies and gentlemen Step right up and see the man who told the truth Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin You bit more than you need Now you're choking on the bad seed On the bad seed Ah, choking Yeah Let it on, load off Confess, cast off At the mercy Cat is out Drop the disguise Spit it up Spit it out And now what you've all been waiting for I give you he who suffers the truth Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin Yeah, you bit more than you need Now you're ch-ch-choking on the bad seed Choking on the bad seed Yeah Off the veil Stand revealed Bring it on Break the seal At the mercy Cat is out Spit it up Spit it out Spit it up Spit it out Spit it out now! At the mercy Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin You bit more than you need Choking on the seed Swing the noose again Pierce the apple skin Yeah, you bit more than you need Now you're ch-ch-choking on the Ch-ch-choking, choking, choking on the bad seed Yeah Off the veil Stand revealed Bring it on Break the seal At the mercy Cat is out Spit it up Spit it out Spit it out Spit it out Spit it out now, yeah-ee-yeah Ch-ch-choking on the bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad seed [Cough] 9. Where The Wild Things Are (Hetfield/Ulrich/Newsted) ------------------------------------------------------ So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world Steal dreams and give to you Shop lift a thought or two All children touch the sun Burn fingers one by one By one Will this earth be good to you? Keep you clean or stain through? So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world You're where the wild things are Yeah Toy soldiers off to war Big eyes to open soon Believing all under sun and moon But does heaven know you're here? And did they give you smiles or tears? No, no tears Will this earth be good to you? Keep you clean or stain through? So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world You're where the wild things are Yeah Toy soldiers off to war You swing your rattle down Call to arms, the trumpet sound Toy horses, start the charge Robot chessmen standing guard We shall never surrender! All you children touch the sun Burn your fingers one by one Will this earth be good to you? Keep you clean or stain through? So wake up sleepy one It's time to save your world You're where the wild things are now Toy soldiers off to war Off to war Off to war So close your little eyes 10. Prince Charming (Hetfield/Ulrich) ------------------------------------- There's a black cloud overhead That's me And the poison ivy chokes the tree Again it's me I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street You walk on by I'm the little boy that pushes hard And makes him cry There's a dirty needle in your child Haha, stick me Empty bottle still in hand, still dead Still me I'm the serpent child that bleeds the street And still wants more I'm the .45 that's in your mouth I'm the dirty, dirty whore Yeah! Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey! Look it's me What no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you wanna see Hey ma! Hey ma, look it's me Yeah He wants to become father now Me again, me The marks inside your arms spell me Spell only me I'm the nothing face that plants the bomb And strolls away I'm the one who doesn't look quite right As children play Yeah! Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey! Look it's me What no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you wanna see Hey ma! Hey ma, look it's me It's me Look up to me! What to be and what to fear Look up to me! Look it's me, at what you hear See right through me! See the one who can't be free See right through me! Look it's me what no one wants to see Hey, hey, hey Hm, now see the black cloud overhead That's me Hm, and this poison ivy chokes the tree Again it's me And I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street You walk on by And I'm the little boy that pushes, pushes Makes him cry Yeah! Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey-hey! Look it's me What no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you wanna see Hey ma! Hey ma, look it's me Yeah! It's me Hey ma! Hey ma, look it's me See right though me Look up to me See right though me Look up to me 11. Low Man's Lyric (Hetfield/Ulrich) ------------------------------------- [One, two, three, one] My eyes seek reality My fingers seek my veins There's a dog at your back step He must come in from the rain I fall 'cause I let go The net below has rot away So my eyes seek reality And my fingers seek my veins The trash fire is warm But nowhere safe from the storm And I can't bear to see What I've let me be So wicked and worn So as I write to you Of what is done and to do Maybe you'll understand And won't cry for this man 'cause low man is due Please forgive me My eyes seek reality My fingers feel for faith Touch clean with a dirty hand I touch the clean to the waste The trash fire is warm But nowhere safe from the storm, yeah And I can't bear to see What I've let me be So wicked and worn So as I write to you, yeah Of what is done and to do, yeah Maybe you'll understand And won't cry for this man 'cause low man is due Please forgive me Please forgive me Please forgive me So low the sky is all I see All I want from you is forgive me So you bring this poor dog in from the rain Though he just wants right back out again And I cry to the alleyway Confess all to the rain But I lie, lie straight to the mirror The one I've broken to match my face The trash fire is warm But nowhere safe from the storm And I can't bear to see What I've let me be So wicked and worn So as I write to you, yeah Of what is done and to do, yeah Maybe you'll understand And won't cry for this man 'cause low man is due Please forgive me Please forgive me So low the sky is all I see All I want from you is forgive me So you bring this poor dog in from the rain Though he just wants right back out again My eyes seek reality My fingers seek my veins 12. Attitude (Hetfield/Ulrich) ------------------------------ Suppose I say I'm never satisfied Suppose I say You cut some root To make the tree survive Just let me kill you for a while Just let me kill you for a smile Just let me kill you once I'm oh so bored to death Ooh, I hunger I hunger I eat Born into attitude Asleep at the wheel Throw all your bullets in the fire And run like hell Why cure the fever? What ever happened to sweat? Suppose I say The vultures smile at me Suppose I say I've sent them down And they plan to pick you clean And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction's here and gone Gone, yeah, and gone again Ooh, I hunger Ooh, I hunger I eat Born into attitude Asleep at the wheel Throw all your bullets in the fire And stand there Born into attitude Twist mother tongue Throw all your bullets in the fire And run like hell Why cure the fever? What ever happened to sweat? Just let me kill you for a while Just let me kill you for a smile Just let me kill you once for me I'm bored to death And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction this way comes And satisfaction's here and gone Gone, gone again Yeah, I hunger Ooh, I hunger I eat Born into attitude Asleep at the wheel Throw all your bullets in the fire And stand there Born into attitude Twist mother tongue Throwing all your bullets in the fire And run like hell Why cure the fever? What ever happened to sweat? 13. Fixxxer (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ------------------------------------- Yeah Dolls of voodoo all stuck with pins One for each of us and our sins So you lay us in a line Push your pins, they make us humble Only you can tell in time If we fall or merely stumble But tell me Can you heal what father's done? Or fix this hole in a mother's son? Can you heal the broken worlds within? Can you strip away so we may start again? Tell me, can you heal what father's done? Or cut this rope and let us run? Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free You jab another pin Jab another pin in me Yeah Mirror, mirror upon the wall Break the spell or become the doll See you sharpening the pins So the holes will remind us We're just the toys in the hands of another And in time the needles turn from shine to rust But tell me Can you heal what father's done? Or fix this hole in a mother's son? Can you heal the broken worlds within? Can you strip away so we may start again? Tell me, can you heal what father's done? Or cut this rope and let us run? Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free You jab another pin Jab another pin in me Jab it In comes the pins Blood for face Sweat for dirt Three X's for the stone To break this curse A ritual's due I believe I'm not alone Shell of shotgun Pint of gin Numb us up to shield the pins Renew our faith Which way we can To fall in love with life again To fall in love with life again To fall in love with life again To fall in love To fall in love To fall in love with life again So tell me Can you heal what father's done? Or fix this hole in a mother's son? Can you heal the broken worlds within? Can you strip away so we may start again? Yeah, tell me, can you heal what father's done? Or cut this rope and let us run? Just when all seems fine and I'm pain free You jab another pin Jab another pin in me Oh yeah No more pins in me, yeah No more, no more pins in me No more, no more pins in me No more, no more, no more No, no, no