For Whom the Bell Tolls
Metallica * Track #3 On Ride the Lightning
Download "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica
Release Date
Performed by
MetallicaWrited by
Cliff Burton & Lars Ulrich & James HetfieldAbout
Metallica’s take on Hemingway’s novel of the same name about the reproach of modern warfare and the combatants impending demise during the Spanish Civil War.
This continues their string of literary adaptations that runs from the Bible through Dalton Trumbo.
For Whom the Bell Tolls Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Make his fight, on the hill, in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run, through the endless grey
On they fight, for their right, yes, but who's to say?
For a hill, men would kill — Why? They do not know
Stiffened wounds test their pride
Men of five, still alive, through the raging glow
Gone insane from the pain that they surely know
[Chorus]
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
Take a look to the sky just before you die
It's the last time you will
Blackened roar, massive roar, fills the crumbling sky
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry
Stranger now are his eyes to this mystery
Hears the silence so loud
Crack of dawn, all is gone, except the will to be
Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see
[Chorus]
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls
[Outro]
For Whom the Bell Tolls Q&A
Who wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls's ?
For Whom the Bell Tolls was written by Cliff Burton & Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Who produced For Whom the Bell Tolls's ?
For Whom the Bell Tolls was produced by Flemming Rasmussen & Metallica.
When did Metallica release For Whom the Bell Tolls?
Metallica released For Whom the Bell Tolls on Fri Jul 27 1984.
What did Metallica say about "For Whom the Bell Tolls"?
We often use “For Whom the Bell Tolls” as a reference point for chasing simplicity. Which we never seem to be able to do anymore (laughs).
—Lars Ulrich, *Metal Hammer
That was a key song for us. Again, that intro was a Cliff thing—he’d play it all the time, and the rest of would stiffen up and go,...