Metallica

How could he know this new dawn’s light
Would change his life forever?
Set sail to sea, but pulled off course
By the light of golden treasure

Was he the one causing pain
With his careless dreaming?
Been afraid, always afraid
Of the things he’s feeling

He could just be gone
He would just sail on
He’ll just sail on

How can I be lost, when I’ve got nowhere to go?
Shovel streets of gold
How come it’s got so cold?

And how can I be lost, when my ship was made to drift?
And how can I blame you
When it’s me I can’t forgive?

These days drift on inside this fog
It's thick and suffocating
His sinking life, outside its hell
Inside, intoxicating

Ships run aground. Like his life
The water's much too shallow
He goes down, down with his ship
Sinking in the shadows

Now a castaway
They’ve all gone away
All gone away

How can I be lost, when I’ve got nowhere to go?
Shovel streets of gold
How come it’s got so cold?

And how can I be lost, when my ship was made to drift?
And how can I blame you
When it’s me I can’t forgive?

Forgive me
Forgive me not
Why can’t I forgive me?

Set sail to sea, but pulled off course
By the light of golden treasure
How could he know this new dawn’s light
Would change his life forever?

How can I be lost, when I’ve got nowhere to go?
Shovel streets of gold
How come it’s got so cold?

And how can I be lost, when my ship was made to drift?
And how can I blame you
When it’s me I can’t forgive?

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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