The 5th track of Metallica’s 2023 72 Seasons album, ‘You Must Burn!’ is a take on Metallica’s heavy, chuggy sound.
‘You Must Burn!’ takes the light/dark theme of the album to the extreme. The song is a take on duplicity, falsehood and justice, where the protagonist “burns” away his true self in fav...
[Verse 1: James Hetfield]
Catch a fire and burn all the misery
Foul fingers spin mob mentality
Anger on the rise as the flames grow higher
Choke on the smoke of the funeral pyre
Backfire
[Pre-Chorus: James Hetfield]
Killing all we've learned
History will burn
Burn it
[Chorus]
Smile as it burns to the ground
The perfect don't want you around
Question yourself, you may learn
Who's the next witch you must burn?
You must burn!
[Verse 2: James Hetfield]
In the name of hell, henchmen to conspire
Black figures loom as a dark desire
Inquisition served, build your enemy
Tied to the stake, torching heresy
Flame out
[Pre-Chorus: James Hetfield]
Killing all we've learned
History will burn
Burn it
[Chorus: James Hetfield]
Smile as it burns to the ground
The perfect don't want you around
Question yourself, you may learn
You are the witch, you must burn
You must burn!
[Bridge: James Hetfield & Robert Trujillo]
In the heat of the night
In the moon's shining light
Feed the appetite
In the heat of the night
In the moon's shining light
Feed the appetite
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus: James Hetfield]
Smile as it burns to the ground
The perfect don't want you around
Question yourself, you may learn
You are the witch, you must burn
You must burn!
[Outro: James Hetfield]
You must burn!
You must burn!
You must burn!
You Must Burn! was written by James Hetfield & Robert Trujillo & Lars Ulrich.
You Must Burn! was produced by Greg Fidelman & James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich.
Metallica released You Must Burn! on Fri Apr 14 2023.