In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Reaching out for something you've got to feel
While clutching to what you had thought was real
Kicking at a dead horse pleases you
No way of showing your gratitude
So many things you don't want to do
What is it What have you got to lose
What the hell
What is you think you're gonna find?
Hypocrite
Boredom sets into the boring mind
Struggle within it suits you fine
Struggle within your ruin
Struggle within you seal your own coffin
Struggle within the struggling within
Home is not a home it becomes a hell
Turning it into your prison cell
Advantages are taken, not handed out
While you struggle inside your hell
Reaching out
Grabbing for something you've got to feel
Closing in
The pressure upon you is so real
Struggle within it suits you fine
Struggle within your ruin
Struggle within you seal your own coffin
Struggle within the struggling within
Struggle
Go
Reaching out for something you've got to feel
While clutching to what you had thought was real
What the hell
What is you think you're gonna find
Hypocrite
Boredom sets into the boring mind
Struggle within it suits you fine
Struggle within your ruin
Struggle within you seal your own coffin
Struggle within the struggling within
While clutching to what you had thought was real
Kicking at a dead horse pleases you
No way of showing your gratitude
So many things you don't want to do
What is it What have you got to lose
What the hell
What is you think you're gonna find?
Hypocrite
Boredom sets into the boring mind
Struggle within it suits you fine
Struggle within your ruin
Struggle within you seal your own coffin
Struggle within the struggling within
Home is not a home it becomes a hell
Turning it into your prison cell
Advantages are taken, not handed out
While you struggle inside your hell
Reaching out
Grabbing for something you've got to feel
Closing in
The pressure upon you is so real
Struggle within it suits you fine
Struggle within your ruin
Struggle within you seal your own coffin
Struggle within the struggling within
Struggle
Go
Reaching out for something you've got to feel
While clutching to what you had thought was real
What the hell
What is you think you're gonna find
Hypocrite
Boredom sets into the boring mind
Struggle within it suits you fine
Struggle within your ruin
Struggle within you seal your own coffin
Struggle within the struggling within
Lyrics submitted by fennsk, edited by Saint Arkham, Ashram
The Struggle Within Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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its about taking a dump and the struggle within when trying to force it out
Rofl
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i love the intero to this song :)
hmm yep, this is how i feel a lot of the time
when it hits 2:55...favourite part of the song
This could be written for themselves, like after being frustrated about their own (Hetfield / Ulrich) personality shortcomings.. I don't know if that is what it's saying though..
But assuming it's not directed to themselves, then probably it's to the stupid masses. Most people are stupid. Most people in these fanzines are stupid. Most Mathematics students are stupid. Most art majors are stupid.
Most people with Phd's in Anthropology are stupid. Most high school dropouts are stupid. Most foreigners are stupid.
Boredom sets into a boring mind.. The struggle within suits them fine.
I am smart. Most of you reading this are stupid. Don't blame me, you seal your own coffin.
@lyricstudent if you have to say "I am Smart" then you are obviously a dumbass!
The intro kicks ass! It reminds me of a tank rolling in...
you all got it wrong!
it's about the HULK!
na, i don't really think that but you can totally plug in the lyrics and it fits kinda nice. then you can close your eyes and imagine the HULK busting some shit up!
HULK STRUGGLES!!!
I think it's so awesome how this song fades in from My Friend of Misery. It's just awesome and perfect.