Released: June 5, 2003

Songwriter: Lars Ulrich Bob Rock Kirk Hammett James Hetfield

Producer: Metallica Bob Rock

[Intro]
(All within my hands)

[Verse 1]
All within my hands
Squeeze it in, crush it down
All within my hands
Hold it dear, hold it suffocate

[Chorus 1]
All within my hands
Love to death, smack you around and around and
All within my hands
Beware

[Post-Chorus]
Love is control, I'll die if I let go
Love is control, I'll die if I let go

Hate me now
Kill all within my hands
Hate me now
Crush all within my hands
Squeeze all within my hands
Choke all within my hands
Hate me now
Trap all within my hands
Hurry up and hate me now
Kill all within my hands again

[Verse 2]
All within my hands
Take your fear, pump me up
All within my hands
Let you run, then I pull your leash

[Pre-Chorus]
All within my
(Hands)

[Chorus 2]
All within my hands
Under thumb, under to myself
All within my hands
Beware

[Post-Chorus]
Love is control, I'll die if I let go
Love is control, I'll die if I let go (let it go)

Hate me now
Kill all within my hands
Hate me now
Crush all within my hands
Squeeze all within my hands
Choke all within my hands
Hate me now
Trap all within my hands
Hurry up and hate me now
Kill all within my hands again

[Bridge]
I'll die if I let go
Control is love, love is control
I'll fall if I let go
Control is love, love is control

I will only let you breath
My air that you receive
Then we'll see if I let you love me
I will only let you breath
My air that you receive
Then we'll see if I let you love me
Love is control

Hate me now
Kill all within my hands
Hate me now
Crush all within my hands again (yeah, yeah)
Choke all within my hands
Squeeze all within my hands
Hate me now
Trap all within my hands
Hurry up and hate me now
Kill all within my hands again

[Outro]
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill

Metallica

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.