“Damage, Inc.” is the eighth and final song on the Master of Puppets album, released in 1986. It details the titular savage and vicious corporation that enslaves the population and lays waste to humanity.
The swelling bass intro to “Damage, Inc.” is based on a Johann Sebastian Bach piece, titled “C...
[Bass Intro]
[Verse 1]
Dealing out the agony within
Charging hard, and no one's going to give in
Living on your knees, conformity
Or dying on your feet for honesty
Inbred, our bodies work as one
Bloody, but never cry submission
Following our instinct not a trend
Go against the grain until the end
[Chorus]
Blood will follow blood
Dying time is here
(Damage Incorporated)
[Verse 2]
Slamming through, don't fuck with razorback
Stepping out? You'll feel our hell on your back
Blood follows blood, and we make sure
Life isn't for you, and we're the cure
Honesty is my only excuse
Try to rob us of it, but it's no use
Steamroller action crushing all
Victim is your name, and you shall fall
[Chorus]
Blood will follow blood
Dying time is here
(Damage Incorporated)
[Bridge]
We chew and spit you out
We laugh, you scream and shout
All flee, with fear you run
You'll know just where we come from
(Damage Incorporated)
Go
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Damage jackals ripping right through you
Sight and smell of this, it gets me going
Know just how to get just what we want
Tear it from your soul in nightly hunt
Fuck it all, and fucking no regrets
Never happy endings on these dark sets
All's fair for Damage Inc., you see
Step a little closer, if you please
[Chorus]
Blood will follow blood
Dying time is here
(Damage Incorporated)
Damage, Inc. was written by Cliff Burton & Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Damage, Inc. was produced by Metallica & Flemming Rasmussen.
Metallica released Damage, Inc. on Mon Mar 03 1986.