Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Metallica * Track #4 On Master of Puppets
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Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica
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MetallicaWrited by
Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich & James HetfieldAbout
Keeping with the grim nature of Master of Puppets with songs about being manipulated, mistreated, abused, etc., this song is about being mentally abused in an insane asylum, which as early as Ten Days in a Mad-House was shown as a place that treats interns horribly. The song’s inspiration comes from...
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Welcome to where time stands still
No one leaves and no one will
Moon is full, never seems to change
Just labelled mentally deranged
Dream the same thing every night
I see our freedom in my sight
No locked doors, no windows barred
No things to make my brain seem scarred
Sleep, my friend, and you will see
That dream is my reality
They keep me locked up in this cage
Can't they see it's why my brain says "rage"?
[Chorus]
Sanitarium
Leave me be
Sanitarium
Just leave me alone
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
Build my fear of what's out there
Cannot breathe the open air
Whisper things into my brain
Assuring me that I'm insane
They think our heads are in their hands
But violent use brings violent plans
Keep him tied, it makes him well
He's getting better, can't you tell?
No more can they keep us in
Listen, damn it, we will win
They see it right, they see it well
But they think this saves us from our hell
[Chorus]
Sanitarium
Leave me be
Sanitarium
Just leave me alone
[Bridge]
Sanitarium
(Just leave me alone)
[Outro]
Fear of living on
Natives getting restless now
Mutiny in the air
Got some death to do
Mirror stares back hard
Kill, it's such a friendly word
Seems the only way
For reaching out again
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Q&A
Who wrote Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'s ?
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) was written by Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Who produced Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'s ?
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) was produced by Flemming Rasmussen & Metallica.
When did Metallica release Welcome Home (Sanitarium)?
Metallica released Welcome Home (Sanitarium) on Mon Mar 03 1986.
What did Metallica say about "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"?
James Hetfield:
The idea for that song came from the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. “Fade to Black” worked well, and we wanted to have another slow, clean, picking type of song, this time with a chorus. I had trouble singing that chorus. It’s really high, and when I went to sing it in the s...