Metallica - Load (1996)-----------------------The lyrics 1. Ain't my bitch 5:04 2. 2 x 4 5:28 3. The house Jack built 6:39 4. Until it sleeps 4:32 5. King nothing 5:28 6. Hero of the day 4:22 7. Bleeding me 8:18 8. Cure 4:54 9. Poor twisted me 4:0010. Wasting my hate 3:57 11. Mama said 5:2012. Thorn Within 5:52 13. Ronnie 5:1714. The Outlaw Torn 9:49 1. Ain't My Bitch (Hetfield/Ulrich)----------------------------------- Out of my wayOut of my dayOut of your mind and into mineInto no more Into not bornInto your step but out of timeHeadstrongWhat's wrong I've already heard this song before You're right but now it's time to kiss your ass goodbyeDragging me down While you were 'roundSo uselessIt ain't my faultIt ain't my call It ain't my bitchIt ain't my bitchDown on the sunDown and no fun Down and out where the hell you've beenDamn it all downDamn it unbound Damn it all down to hell againStand tallCan't fallNever even meant it all before You're right but now it's time to kiss your ass goodbyeDragging me down While you were 'roundSo uselessIt ain't my faultIt ain't my call It ain't my bitchOut of my wayOut of my wayOut of my day Out of your mind and into mineInto no moreInto not born Into your step but out of timeHeadstrongWhat's wrong I've already heard this song before You're right but now it's time to kiss your ass goodbye And now it's time to kiss your ass goodbyeDragging me downWhile you were 'round So uselessIt ain't my faultIt ain't my callIt ain't my bitchNo way but down While you were 'roundNo foolingIt ain't my smileIt ain't my style It ain't my bitchOh, it ain't mineAin't mineYour kindYour stepping out of time Ain't mineYour kindYour stepping out of timeDragging me down While you were 'roundNo foolingIt ain't my faultIt ain't my call It ain't my oh bitchYou ain't mine2. 2 x 4 (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ----------------------------------YeahI'm gonna make you, shake you, take you I'm gonna be the one who breaks youPut the screws into you, yeah, my way Yeah, come on and come on, come and make my dayOh, make my dayYeah Got some hell to pay you, I steal your thunder The joy of violent movement, pulls you underOh, bite the bullet, well hard Yeah, but I bite harder, so go too farToo farFriction, fusion, retribution I can't hear you, talk to meI can't hear you, so talk to me I can't hear you, are you talking to meI can't hear you, are you talking to me I can't hear you, trying to be my lordI can't hear you, talking 2 by 4, yeahYeah I'm gonna make you, shake you, take youI'm gonna be that one who breaks you Put the screws into you, my wayHey, come on and come on, come and make my day Make my dayFriction, fusion, retributionI can't hear you, talk to me I can't hear you, so talk to meI can't hear you, are you talking to me I can't hear you, while you're talking to me I can't hear you, trying to be my lordI can't hear you, talking 2 by 4, yeah Yeah, talking 2 by 4It don't take no more, come on yeah Come on and come on, talking 2 by 4Talking 2 by 4Friction, fusion, retribution I'm gonna make you... talk to meI'm gonna trick you... oh, so talk to me I can't hear you, are you talking to meI can't hear you, you talking to me I can't hear you, trying to be my lordI can't hear you, talk to, talk to 2 by 4 She don't take no more3. The House Jack Built (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) -------------------------------------------------Open door so I walk inside Close my eyes find my place to hideAnd I shake as I take it inLet the show begin Open my eyesJust to have them closed againWell on my way On my way to where I've beenIt swallows meAs it takes me in its homeI twist away As I give this world a nodOpen door so I walk inside Close my eyes find my place to hideAnd I shake as I take it inLet the show begin Open my eyesJust to have them closed once againDon't want control As It takes me down and down and down againIs that the moon Or just a light that lights this dead-end street?Is that you there Or just another demon that I meet?The higher you areThe farther you fall The longer the walkThe farther you crawlMy body my templeThis temple it tilts "Step into the house that Jack built"The higher you areThe farther you fall The longer the walkThe farther you crawlMy body my templeThis temple it tilts "Yes this is the house that Jack built"Open door as I walk inside Swallow me so the pain subsidesAnd I shake as I take the sinLet the show begin Let the show beginLet the show beginThe higher you areThe farther you fall The longer the walkThe farther you crawlMy body my templeThis temple it tilts "Yes this is the house that Jack built"The higher you areThe farther you fall The longer the walkThe farther you crawlMy body my templeThis temple it tilts "Yes I am I am I am"Open my eyesIt swallows meIs that you thereI twist awayAway AwayAway4. Until It Sleeps (Hetfield/Ulrich)------------------------------------ Where do I take this pain of mineI run but it stays right by my side So tear me open, pour me outThere's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates meSo hold me until it sleeps Just like a curse, just like a strayYou feed it once and now it stays Now it stays, now it staysSo tear me open but beware There's things inside without a careAnd the dirt still stains me So wash me until I'm cleanIt grips you, so hold meIt stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold meIt holds you, so hold meUntil it sleeps So tell me why you've chosen meDon't want your gripDon't want your greed Don't want itNow tear me open, make you goneNo more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes meSo hold me, until it sleepsIt grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold meIt hates you, so hold me It holds you, holds you, holds you, until it sleepsUntil it sleeps Until it sleepsUntil it sleepsUntil it sleepsDon't want it I don't want it, want it, want it, want it, want it, no So tear me open but bewareThere's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains meSo wash me till I'm clean Now tear me open make you goneNo longer will you hurt anyone And the hate still shapes meSo hold me until it sleepsUntil it sleeps Until it sleepsUntil it sleepsUntil it sleeps 5. King Nothing (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) -----------------------------------------Wish I mayWish I might Have this I wish tonightAre you satisfied?Dig for goldDig for fame You dig to make your nameAre you pacified?All the wants you waste All the things you've chasedThen it all crashes downAnd you break your crown And you point your fingerBut there's no one aroundJust want one thing Just to play the KingBut the castle's crumbledAnd you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing?Where's your crown?Hot and coldBought and sold A heart as hard as goldYeah, are you satisfied?Wish I might, wish I may You wish your life awayAre you pacified?All the wants you waste All the things you've chasedThen it all crashes downAnd you break your crown And you point your fingerBut there's no one aroundJust want one thing Just to play the KingBut the castle's crumbledAnd you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing?Where's your crown?Huh! I wish I may, I wish I mightHave this wish, I wish tonight I want that star, I want it nowI want it all and I don't care how Careful what you wishCareful what you sayCareful what you wishYou may regret it Careful what you wishYou just might get itThen it all crashes down And you break your crownAnd you point your fingerBut there's no one around Just want one thingJust to play the KingBut the castle's crumbled And you're left with just a nameWhere's your crown, King Nothing?Nothing Oh, you're just nothingWhere's your crown King Nothing?Oh, you're just nothing Absolutely nothingOff to never never land 6. Hero Of The Day (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) --------------------------------------------Mama they try and break me The window burns to light the way back home A light that warms no matter where they've gone They're off to find the hero of the day But what if they should fall by someone's wicked wayStill the window burns Time so slowly turnsAnd someone there is sighingKeepers of the flames Do you feel your name?Did you hear your babies crying?Mama they try and break me Still they try and break meExcuse me while I tend to how I feel These things return to me that still seem realNow deservingly this easy chair But the rocking starts by wheels of this painDon't want your aid But the fist I makeFor years can hold no fearNo I'm not all me So please excuse me while I tend to how I feel But now the dreams and waking screamsThat ever last the nightSo build a wall Behind it crawlAnd hide until it's lightSo can you hear your babies crying now? Still the window burnsTime so slowly turnsAnd someone there is sighing Keepers of the flamesDid you hear your name?Did you hear your babies crying? But now the dreams and waking screamsThat ever last the nightSo build a wall Behind it crawlAnd hide until it's light So can't you hear your babies crying now?Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break meMama they try and break meMama they tryMama they try Mama they try and break meMama they try and break meMama they try and break me Mama they tryMama they try7. Bleeding Me (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ----------------------------------------I'm digging my way I'm digging my way to somethingI'm digging my way to something better I'm pushing to stayI'm pushing to stay with something I'm pushing to stay with something betterI'm sowing the seeds I'm sowing the seeds I've takenI'm sowing the seeds I take for granted This thorn in my sideThis thorn in my side is from the tree This thorn in my side is from the tree I've planted Oh, it tears me and I bleed, yeahAnd I bleed, oh yeah, yeah Caught under wheels' rollI take the leechI'm bleeding me Can't stop to save my soulI take the leash that's leading meI'm bleeding me Oh, I can't take itCaught under wheels' rollOh, the bleeding of me, yeah Oh, of meThe bleeding of meCaught under wheels' rollI take the leech I'm bleeding meCan't stop to save my soulI take the leash that's leading me I'm bleeding me, whoa, ohOh, I can't take itCaught under wheels' roll Oh, the bleeding of meOh, the bleeding of meYeah I am the beast that feeds the feastI am the bloodI am releaseCome make me pure Bleed me a cureI'm caught, I'm caught, I'm caught underCaught under wheels' roll I take that leechI'm bleeding meCan't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading meI'm bleeding meOh, I can't take it I can't take itI can't take itOh, the bleeding of meOh, come on, bleeding me I'm digging my wayI'm digging my way to something I'm digging my way to something betterI'm pushing to stay I'm pushing to stay with somethingI'm pushing to stay with something better With something better8. Cure (Hetfield/Ulrich)------------------------- The man takes another bulletHe keeps them all within He must seek no matter how it hurtsSo don't fool again He thinks the answer's cold and in his handHe takes his medicine The man takes another bulletYeah, he's been fooled againUncross your arms Take and throw them to the cure, say...I do believeUncross your arms now Take them to it, say...I do believeYeah, I do believe, yeah Yeah, the lies tempt her and she followsAgain she lets him in She must believe to feel the hollowShe's been fooled againUncross your arms Take and throw them to the cure, say...I do believeUncross your arms now Take them to it, say...I do believeOh yeah, I do believe, yeah, oh Betting on the cureIt must get better than thisBetting on the cure Yeah, everyone's got to to have the sickness 'cause everyone seems to need the curePrecious cureBetting on the cure 'cause it must get better than thisBetting on the cure Yeah, everyone's got to to have the sickness 'cause everyone seems to need the cureOh yeah, precious cureI do believe I do believeI do believeI do believeI do believeI do believeI do believe I do believeI do believeI do believeI do believeI do believeI do believe I do believeI do believeI do believeI do believeBetting on the cure Yeah, it must get better than thisNeed to feel secure Yeah, it's got to get better than this, yeah, this, yeah It must get better than thisBetting on the cure Yeah, everyone's got to to have the sickness 'cause everyone seems to need the cureI do believeI do believeI do believe 9. Poor Twisted Me (Hetfield/Ulrich)------------------------------------ Oh poor twisted meOh poor twisted meI feast on sympathyI chew on suffer Yeah, I chew on agonySwallow whole the painOh, it's too good to be That all this miseryIs just for oh poor twisted me, oh yeahPoor twisted me, oh Poor mistreated mePoor mistreated meI drown without a sea Lungs filled with sorrowLungs filled with miseryInhaling the deep dark blue Such a burden to bearPoor mistreated me, yeahYeah, finally reached the shore Survive the stormNow you're bare and coldThe sea was warm So warm, you bathe your soul againBaby again and again and again, yeahBaby Yeah, finally reached the shoreSurvive the stormNow you're bare and cold The sea was warmSo warm, you bathe your soul againGood to see my friend Oh, always meSuch a burden to beOh poor twisted me Yeah, yeah, yeah, yo poor twisted me, yeahOh, yo, yo, poor twisted me 10. Wasting My Hate (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ---------------------------------------------Good dayHow you do And I send a smile to youDon't wasteWaste your breath And I won't waste my hate on youAin't gonna waste my hate Ain't gonna waste my hate on youI think I'll keep it for myself Ain't gonna give no moreAin't got the time to help you score I think it's time you pleased yourselfYourselfGood dayHow you do And I send a smile to youDon't wasteWaste your breath And I won't waste my hate on youWaste my hate on youYou think you're worthy now You think enough to even raise the brow And to laugh and tip that two pronged crownWhen I see my hands I see my feet I feel that blood that pumps in beatBut where the hell's my mind going now? Get going nowGood dayHow you doAnd I send a smile to youDon't waste Waste your breathAnd I won't waste my hate on youWaste my hate on you Think I'll keep it for myselfHate!Ain't gonna waste my hate But I'm so greedy when they sayBetter to give then to receive Ain't gonna waste my hate, no, noAin't got time to waste my hate on you I think I'll keep it all for myselfFor myselfGood dayHow you do And I send a smile to youDon't wasteWaste your breath And I won't waste my hate on youWaste my hate on you Think I'll keep it for myselfYeahHate!11. Mama Said (Hetfield/Ulrich) -------------------------------Mama, she has taught me well Told me when I was young"Son, your life's an open book Don't close it 'fore it's done""The brightest flame burns quickest" That's what I heard her sayA son's heart sowed to motherBut I must find my way Let my heart goLet your son growMama, let my heart goOr, let this heart be still Yeah, stillRebel, my new last nameWild blood in my veins Apron strings around my neckThe mark that still remainsLeft home at an early age Of what I heard was wrongI never asked forgivenessBut what is said is done Let my heart goLet your son growMama, let my heart goOr, let this heart be still Never I ask of youBut never I gaveBut you gave me your emptiness I now take to my graveNever I ask of youBut never I gave But you gave me your emptinessI now take to my graveSo let this heart be still Mama, now I'm coming homeI'm not all you wished of meA mother's love for her son Spoken, help me beI took your love for grantedAnd all the things you said to me I need your arms to welcome meBut a cold stone's all I seeLet my heart go Let your son growMama, let my heart goOr, let this heart be stillLet my heart go Mama, let my heart goYou never let my heart goSo let this heart be still, oh Never I ask of youBut never I gaveBut you gave me your emptiness I now take to my graveNever I ask of youBut never I gave But you gave me your emptinessI now take to my graveSo let this heart be still 12. The Thorn Within (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett) ----------------------------------------------Forgive me fatherFor I have sinned Find me guilty of the life I feel withinWhen I'm brandedThis mark of shame Should I look down disgracedOr straight aheadAnd know that you must blame I am, I am the secretI am, I am the sinI am, I am the guilty And I, I am the thorn withinForgive me fatherFor I have sinned Find me guilty when true guilt is from withinSo point your fingers Point right at meFor I am shadows and will follow youOne and the same are we I am, I am the secretI am, I am the sinI am, I am the guilty And I, I am the thorn withinI do your timeI take your fall I'm branded guilty for us allSo point your fingersPoint right at me For I am shadows and will follow youOne and the same are we I am, I am your secretsI am, I am your sinI am, I am your guilty And I, I am the thorn withinI am the thorn withinI am the thorn within I am the thorn withinI am the thorn withinI am the thorn within 13. Ronnie (Hetfield/Ulrich)----------------------------Story startsQuiet town Small time boyBig time frownNever talksNever playsDifferent pathLost his way Then streets of redRed I'm afraidThere's no confettiNo parade Nothing happens in this boring placeBut oh my god how it all did change Now they all prayBlood stains wash awayHe said"Lost my wayThis bloody day Lost my way"I heard itHe said"Lost my wayThis bloody dayLost my way" Oh, please wash awayBut blood stained the sun red todayI always said Something wrongLittle strangeRonnie LongNever laughedNever smiled Talked alone for miles and miles and milesGallow callsSon I say "Keep your smile and laugh all day"Think once again in this boring place For little boys how they soon changeAnd they all prayBlood stains wash away He said"Lost my wayThis bloody dayLost my way"I heard itHe said"Lost my way This bloody dayLost my way"Oh, please wash away But blood stained the sun red today, yeahYeah, well all the green things died When Ronnie moved to this placeHe said"Don't you dare ask Why I'm cursed to wear this face" Now we all know why the children called him Ronnie Frown When he pulled that gun from his pocketThey all fall down, down, downHe said "Lost my wayThis bloody dayLost my way"Yeah, yeahI heard itHe screamed "Lost my wayThis bloody dayLost my way"Oh, please wash away But blood stained the sun red todayThat's rightAll things wash away And they all fall downBut blood stained the sun today, yeah, yeah All things wash awayAnd they all fall downBut blood stained the sun today, yeah 14. The Outlaw Torn (Hetfield/Ulrich)------------------------------------- And now I wait my whole lifetime for youAnd now I wait my whole lifetime for you I ride the dirt I ride the tide for you I search the outside search inside for youTo take back what you left me I know I'll always burn to beThe one who seeks so I may find And now I wait my whole lifetimeOutlaw of tornOutlaw of tornAnd I'm torn So on I wait my whole lifetime for youSo on I wait my whole lifetime for you The more I search the more my need for you The more I blast the more I bleed for youYou make me smash the clock and feel I'd rather die behind the wheelTime was never on my side So on I wait my whole lifetimeOutlaw of tornOutlaw of tornOutlaw of torn And I'm tornHear meAnd if I close my mind in fearPlease pry it openSee me And if my face becomes sincereBewareHold meAnd when I start to come undone Stitch me togetherSave meAnd when you see me strut Remind me of what left this outlaw tornHear meAnd if I close my mind in fear Please pry it openSee meAnd if my face becomes sincereBewareHold me And when I start to come undoneStitch me togetherSave me And when you see me strutRemind me of what left this outlaw torn