Holier Than Thou

Metallica * Track #3 On Metallica

Download "Holier Than Thou"

Album Metallica

ALBUM

Metallica

1991

Holier Than Thou by Metallica

Release Date

Mon Aug 12 1991

Performed by

Metallica

Produced by

Bob Rock & James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich

Writed by

James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich

About

Although described by James Hetfield as “one of the sillier songs” by the band, “Holier Than Thou” deals with the issue of a self-righteous person, paraphrasing Jesus in the book of Matthew:

Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine...

Holier Than Thou Lyrics

[Verse 1]
No more, the crap rolls out your mouth again
Haven't changed, your brain is still gelatin
Little whispers circle around your head
Why don't you worry about yourself instead?
Who are you? Where ya been? Where ya from?
Gossip burning on the tip of your tongue
You lie so much, you believe yourself
Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself

[Chorus]
Holier than thou
You are
Holier than thou
You are
You know not

[Verse 2]
Before you judge me, take a look at you
Can't you find something better to do?
Point the finger, slow to understand
Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand
It's not who you are, it's who you know
Others' lives are the basis of your own
Burn your bridges and build them back with wealth
Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself

[Chorus]
Holier than thou
You are
Holier than thou
You are
You know not
Yeah, who the hell are you?

[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, you

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Holier than thou
You are
Holier than thou
You are
You know not

[Outro]
Not

Holier Than Thou Q&A

Who wrote Holier Than Thou's ?

Holier Than Thou was written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich.

Who produced Holier Than Thou's ?

Holier Than Thou was produced by Bob Rock & James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich.

When did Metallica release Holier Than Thou?

Metallica released Holier Than Thou on Mon Aug 12 1991.

What did Metallica say about "Holier Than Thou"?

Final mixes were done in New York. “Enter Sandman” took 10 days. As time ground Rock, Ulrich and Hetfield down, “Holier Than Thou” was mixed in one last, desperate session. That was ironic. Lars and James had felt that “Holier Than Thou” would probably be the first single from the record when theyʼd...