Master of Puppets
Metallica * Track #2 On Master of Puppets
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Master of Puppets by Metallica
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MetallicaWrited by
Cliff Burton & Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich & James HetfieldAbout
The title track off Master of Puppets is mainly about the effects drugs can have on a person’s life. It is the single most performed song in Metallica’s career, and always provides a great reaction from audiences, as Hetfield will leave the singing of the MASTER! exclamations to the audience (to gre...
Master of Puppets Lyrics
[Verse 1]
End of passion play, crumbling away
I'm your source of self-destruction
Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear
Leading on your death's construction
[Refrain]
Taste me, you will see
More is all you need
Dedicated to
How I'm killing you
[Pre-Chorus]
Come crawling faster (Faster)
Obey your master (Master)
Your life burns faster (Faster)
Obey your
[Chorus]
Master, master
Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master, master
Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master, master
[Verse 2]
Needlework the way, never you betray
Life of death becoming clearer
Pain monopoly, ritual misery
Chop your breakfast on a mirror
[Refrain]
Taste me, you will see
More is all you need
Dedicated to
How I'm killing you
[Pre-Chorus]
Come crawling faster (Faster)
Obey your master (Master)
Your life burns faster (Faster)
Obey your
[Chorus]
Master, master
Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master, master
Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master, master
[Post-Chorus]
(Master, master, master, master)
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Bridge]
Master, master
Where's the dreams that I've been after?
Master, master
You promised only lies
Laughter, laughter
All I hear or see is laughter
Laughter, laughter
Laughing at my cries
Fix me
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Hell is worth all that, natural habitat
Just a rhyme without a reason
Never-ending maze, drift on numbered days
Now your life is out of season
[Refrain]
I will occupy
I will help you die
I will run through you
Now I rule you too
[Pre-Chorus]
Come crawling faster (Faster)
Obey your master (Master)
Your life burns faster (Faster)
Obey your
[Chorus]
Master, master
Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master, master
Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master, master
[Laughter]
Master of Puppets Q&A
Who wrote Master of Puppets's ?
Master of Puppets was written by Cliff Burton & Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Who produced Master of Puppets's ?
Master of Puppets was produced by Flemming Rasmussen & Metallica.
When did Metallica release Master of Puppets?
Metallica released Master of Puppets on Mon Mar 03 1986.
What did Metallica say about "Master of Puppets"?
Why are you saying “Master of Puppets”? Is it something that you’ve felt has been done to you or that you see being done to your friends?
Nah, I see it done to different people. Some of the stuff… well, “Master of Puppets” deals pretty much with drugs. How things get switched around, instead of you...
How did the song perform on the Billboard charts?
“Master of Puppets” debuted at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week ending of July 16, 2022, after just over 36 years of its release.
The song marks Metallica’s first entry on the Hot 100 since 2008.