Metallica

Released: November 18, 1997

Songwriter: Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett James Hetfield

Producer: Lars Ulrich James Hetfield Bob Rock

[Verse 1]
Hit dirt
Shake tree
Split sky
Part sea

[Chorus 1]
Strip smile
Lose cool
Bleed the day
And break the rule

[Chorus 2]
Live win
Dare fail
Eat the dirt
And bite the nail

[Chorus 3]
Then make me miss you
Then make me miss you

[Chorus 4]
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

[Verse 2]
Draw Lead
Piss wine
Sink teeth
All mine
Stoke fire
Break neck
Suffer through this
Cheat on death

[Chorus 5]
Hug the curve
Lose the time
Tear the map
And shoot the sign

[Chorus 3]
Then make me miss you
Then make me miss you

[Chorus 4]
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

[Bridge]
Yeah, Suck it!
[Solo]

[Chorus 2]
Live win
Dare fail
Eat the dirt
And bite the nail

[Chorus 1]
Strip smile
Lose cool
Bleed the day
And break the rule

[Chorus 5]
Hug the curve
Lose the time
Tear the map
And shoot the sign

[Chorus 3]
Then make me miss you
Then make me miss you

[Chorus 4]
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

[Outer]
Come make me miss you
Come carpe diem baby
Come carpe diem baby

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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