Metallica

Released: June 4, 1996

Songwriter: Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: Bob Rock

[Verse 1]
Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Different path, lost his way
Then streets of red, red, I'm afraid
There's no confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But, oh my God, how it all did change

[Pre-Chorus]
Now, they all pray
"Bloodstain, wash away"

[Chorus]
He said
"Lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way"
I heard it
He said
"Lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way"
Oh, please wash away
But blood stained the sun red today

[Verse 2]
I always said something's wrong
With little, strange Ronnie Long
Never laughed, never smiled
Talked alone for miles and miles and miles
"Gallows calls, son," I say
Keep your smile and laugh all day
Think once again in this boring place
For little boys, how they soon change

[Pre-Chorus]
And they all pray
"Bloodstain, wash away"

[Chorus]
He said
"I lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way"
I heard it
He said
"I lost my way
This bloody day
I lost my way"
Oh, please wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
Yeah

[Interlude]
Yeah, well all the green things died
When Ronnie moved to this place
He said, don’t you dare ask
Why I'm cursed to wear this face
Now we all know why
Children called him Ronnie Frown
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
And they'd all fall down, down, down

[Chorus]
He said
"Lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, yeah
I heard it
He screamed
"Lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way"
Oh, please wash away
But blood stained the sun red today

[Outro]
(That's right)
All things wash away...
(And they'd all fall down)
But blood stained the sun today...
(Yeah, yeah)
All things wash away...
(And they'd all fall down)
But blood stained the sun today...

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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