The Thing That Should Not Be (Live - Seattle ’89)

[Jason Newsted]
We're gonna play something off of "Master of Puppets" now...
That we just started doing a little bit ago
And it's about the heaviest number known to mankind
Big old fat motherfucker called "The Thing That Should Not Be"

[Intro]

[Verse 1] [James Hetfield]
Messenger of fear in sight
Dark deception kills the light
Hybrid children watch the sea
Pray for Father, roaming free

[Chorus]
Fearless wretch, insanity
He watches, lurking beneath the sea
Great Old One, forbidden site
He sеarches, hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madnеss you dwell

[Verse 2]
Crawling chaos, underground
Cult has summoned twisted sound
Out from ruins once possessed
Fallen city, living death

[Chorus]
Fearless wretch, insanity
He watches, lurking beneath the sea
Timeless sleep has been upset
He awakens, hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness you dwell
Yeah!

[Guitar Solo]

[Refrain]
In madness you dwell

[Verse 3]
Not dead, which eternal lie
Stranger eons death may die
Drain you of your sanity
Face the thing that should not be

[Chorus]
Fearless wretch, insanity
He watches, lurking beneath the sea
Great Old One, forbidden site
He searches, hunter of the shadows is rising
Immortal
In madness we dwell
Yeah!

[Outro]
Face the thing that should not be

Oh, is that too fucking heavy or what?
Hey man, I thought we had some nutty friends here tonight
What the fuck happened?
Let's wake up man! Come on!
All right