Metallica

Released: September 12, 2008

Songwriter: James Hetfield

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Intro (Lars Ulrich)]
(One, two, three)

[Verse 1]
You rise, you fall
You crash, then you're up again
What don’t kill ya' make ya' more strong
You rise, you fall
You crash, then you're up again
What don’t kill ya' make ya' more strong
Rise, fall, crash, rise again
What don’t kill ya' make ya' more strong
Rise, fall, crash, rise again
What don’t kill ya' make ya' more strong

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, yeah
Yo, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus 1]
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
Before I die
Let the scars tell the story
The scars never lie

[Verse 2]
The crown, the crawl
The birth, and the end-it-all
Dying's easy, it's living that's hard
The crown, the crawl
The birth, and the end-it-all
Dying's easy, it's living that's hard
Crown, crawl, birth, end it all
Dying's easy, it's living that's hard
Crown, crawl, birth, end it all
Dying's easy, it's living that's hard

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, yeah
Yo, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus 2]
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They exist
Let the scars tell the story
Cuz they tell it best

[Chorus 2 (x2)]
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They exist
Let the scars tell the story
Cuz they tell it best

Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They exist
Let the scars tell the story
Cuz they tell it best

Like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden before, Metallica has managed to transcend the genre from which it was originated. To their metal fanbase they are considered one of the Big Four bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer; however Metallica is also one of the most commercially successful bands in all of rock music, having sold 110 million records including the 16x platinum Metallica, which stands as both the highest selling metal album of all time and most successful album of the past 25 years.

Metallica was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles after drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advert in the classifieds newspaper The Recycler, which was answered by singer/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, who later formed Megadeth after being kicked out of the band because of his substance and alchohol abuse, and bassist Ron McGovney, a childhood friend of Hetfield. These two early members were replaced with Cliff Burton (who relocated the band to San Francisco) and ex-Exodus lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett to form the band’s classic line-up.

The band released three albums, 1983’s Kill ‘Em All, 1984’s Ride The Lightning and 1986’s Master of Puppets before the tragic and untimely death of Cliff Burton on September 27th, 1986.

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