Ride The Lightning (With Intro) [Live] Lyrics
Metallica
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Lyrics
Guilty as charged
But damn it, it ain't right
There's someone else controlling me
Death in the air
Strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
Who made you god to say,
"I'll take your life from you"
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame
Wait for the sign
To flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat chilling cold
As I watch death unfold
Consciousness my only friend
My fingers grip with fear
What am I doing here?
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame
Someone help me
Oh please God help me
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
Time moving slow
The minutes seem like hours
The final curtain all I see
How true is this?
Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
Wakened by horrid scream
Freed from this frightening dream
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame
Song & Lyrics Facts
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (With Intro) [Live] is a song from Metallica's second studio album, Ride the Lightning. It was released on July 27th, 1984 and written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Cliff Burton.
The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich. This live version of the track features an intro that builds up to the main riff of the song. The lyrics explore themes such as mortality, pain and suffering, with the chorus being “Ride the lightning” – a metaphor for death.