Metallica

Released: June 4, 1996

Songwriter: Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Bob Rock

[Verse 1]
I'm digging my way
I'm digging my way to something
I'm digging my way to something better
I'm pushing to stay, yes
I'm pushing to stay with something
I'm pushing to stay with something better

[Bridge]
Woah, woah oh, yeah
Woah oh oh, yeah, oh yeah

[Verse 2]
I'm sowing the seeds, yes
I'm sowing the seeds I've taken
I'm sowing the seeds I take for granted
This thorn in my side
Yes, this thorn in my side is from the tree
This thorn in my side is from the tree I've planted

[Bridge]
Oh, it tears me and I bleed, yeah
And I bleed, oh yeah, oh yeah

[Chorus]
Caught under wheel's roll
I take the leech I'm bleeding me
Can't stop to save my soul
I take the leash that's leading me
I'm bleeding me, whoa
I can't take it
Caught under wheel's roll, whoa
The bleeding of me, yeah
Yes, of me
The bleeding of me

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
Caught under wheel's roll
I take the leech I'm bleeding me
Can't stop to save my soul
I take the leash that's leading me
I'm bleeding me, woah-oh
I can't take it
Caught under wheel's roll, oh
The bleeding of me
Woah, oh
The bleeding of me

[Verse 2]
I am the beast that feeds the feast
I am the blood, I am release
Come make me pure
Bleed me a cure
I'm caught, I'm caught, I'm caught under

[Chorus]
Caught under wheel's roll
I take the leech I'm bleeding me
I can't stop to save my soul
I take the leash that's leading me
I'm bleeding me, oh
I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it
Oh, the bleeding of me, yeah
I'm bleeding me, yeah

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
I'm digging my way, yeah
I'm digging my way to something
I'm digging my way to something better, yeah
I'm pushing to stay, hey
Yes, I'm pushing to stay with something
I'm pushing to stay with something better, yeah

[Outro]
With something better

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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