Metallica

Released: June 5, 2003

Songwriter: Bob Rock Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett James Hetfield

Producer: Bob Rock Metallica

[Intro]
Invisible kid
Never see what he did
Got stuck where he hid
Fallen through the grid

[Verse 1]
Invisible kid
Got a place of his own
Where he'll never be known
Inward he's grown

[Verse 2]
Invisible kid
Locked away in his brain
From the shame and the pain
World down the drain

[Verse 3]
Invisible kid
Suspicious of your touch
Don't want no crutch
But it's all too much

[Verse 4]
I hide inside
I hurt inside
I hide inside, bull I'll show you

[Verse 5]
I'm OK, just go away
Into distance let me fade
I'm OK, just go away
I'm OK, but please don't stray too far

[Verse 6]
Open your heart
I'm beating right here
Open your mind
I'm beating right here
Right now
Open your heart
I'm beating right here
Open your mind
I'm beating right here
Right now

[Verse 7]
Ooh, what a good boy you are
Out of the way and you're kept to yourself
Ooh, can't you see that he's not here
He doesn't want the attention you give
Ooh, unplugging from it all
Invisible kid floats alone in his room
Ooh, what a quiet boy you are
He looks so calm floating 'round and around himself

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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