“Moth into Flame” Is the second single for Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, released on September 26th, 2016 on Howard Stern’s show.
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The song’s main theme is fame and celebrity, inspired by the documentary Amy, as James Hetfield said he was sad...
[Verse 1]
Blacked out
Pop queen, amphetamine
The screams crashed into silence
Tapped out
Doused in the gasoline
The high times going timeless
[Verse 2]
Decadence
Death of the innocence
The pathway starts to spiral
Infamy
All for publicity
Destruction going viral
[Pre-Chorus]
Light it up
Ah, light it up
Another hit erases all the pain
Bulletproof
Ah, kill the truth
You're falling, but you think you're flying high
High again
[Chorus]
Sold your soul
Built a higher wall
Yesterday
Now you're thrown away
Same rise and fall
Who cares at all?
Seduced by fame
A moth into the flame
[Verse 3]
Twisted
Backstabbing wicked
The delusion absolution
Perjurer
Fame is the murderer
Seduce you into ruin
[Pre-Chorus]
Light it up
Ah, light it up
Another hit erases all the pain
Bulletproof
Ah, tell the truth
You're falling, but you think you're flying high
High again
[Chorus]
Sold your soul
Built a higher wall
Yesterday
Now you're thrown away
Same rise and fall
Who cares at all?
Seduced by fame
A moth into the flame
[Post-Chorus]
Burn!
[Bridge]
Guarantee your name, you go and kill yourself
The vultures feast around you still
Overdose on shame and insecurity
If one won't do that fistful will
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Death scene
Black hearse the limousine
A grave filled with seduction
Vaccine
Fame does the murdering
She builds up for destruction
[Pre-Chorus]
So light it up
Ah, light it up
Another hit erases all the pain
Bulletproof
Ah, no excuse
You're falling, but you think you're flying high
High again
[Chorus]
Sold your soul
Built a higher wall
Yesterday
Now you're thrown away
Same rise and fall
Who cares at all?
Seduced by fame
A moth into the flame
[Outro]
Addicted to the fame
Moth Into Flame was written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich.
Moth Into Flame was produced by Greg Fidelman & James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich.
Metallica released Moth Into Flame on Fri Nov 18 2016.
In an interview for the band’s official fan magazine So What! prior to the release of Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, James Hetfield discussed the lyrical themes covered on the track:
‘Moth Into Flame’ is pretty literal. These days everyone [has] an obsession with being famous. Being popular. Whether...