Ride the Lightning
Metallica * Track #2 On Ride the Lightning
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Ride the Lightning by Metallica
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MetallicaWrited by
Dave Mustaine & Cliff Burton & Lars Ulrich & James HetfieldAbout
Metallica’s gut-wrenching “Ride The Lightning” is about spending your final moments in an electric chair. The title was taken from Stephen King’s The Stand.
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Ride the Lightning Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Guilty as charged, but dammit, it ain't right
There's someone else controlling me
Death in the air, strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
Who made you God to say
"I'll take your life from you"?
[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame
[Verse 2]
Wait for the sign to flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat, chilling cold, as I watch death unfold
Consciousness, my only friend
My fingers grip with fear
What am I doing here?
[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame
[Bridge]
Someone help me
Oh please, God, help me
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Someone help me
Oh please, God, help me
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
[Verse 3]
Time moving slow, the minutes seem like hours
The final curtain all I see
How true is this? Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
Wakened by horrid scream
Freed from this frightening dream
[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame
Ride the Lightning Q&A
Who wrote Ride the Lightning's ?
Ride the Lightning was written by Dave Mustaine & Cliff Burton & Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Who produced Ride the Lightning's ?
Ride the Lightning was produced by Metallica & Flemming Rasmussen.
When did Metallica release Ride the Lightning?
Metallica released Ride the Lightning on Fri Jul 27 1984.
What did Metallica say about "Ride the Lightning"?
“Ride the Lightning” is a song about being trapped in a situation you can’t get out of. Big Brother, The Man, fear, and manipulation. Those sort of things became the lyrical tentpoles over the next couple of records.
—Lars Ulrich, Metal Hammer
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