Make his fight on the hill in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
On the fight, for they are right, yes, by who's to say?
For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know
Stiffened wounds test there their pride
Men of five, still alive through the raging glow
Gone insane from the pain that they surely know
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls
Take a look to the sky just before you die
It is the last time you will
Blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry
Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery
He hears the silence so loud
Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be
Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls



Lyrics submitted by fennsk, edited by syko_brat, RyanWolfeh

Track duration: 04:27

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" as written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Ernest Gibb, Robin Hugh Gibb

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  • +1
    General Comment:Badass riff and lyrics. So dark too. Vintage Metallica.
    Flag mb2621on May 12, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"take a look to the sky just before you die its the last time you will"

    Airstrike...
    Flag clawz01on November 01, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I really like this song it reminds me of Cliff Burton whenever i listen the song..
    Flag Penglamon September 19, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I think all Metallica songs put together describe some sort of prophecy they unconsciously wrote. In this case I think, like other artists, they unconsciously express the thoughts of the conscious collective. Now, in this particular case I think men of 5 refers to servicemen of the Pentagon, that is, the Army.
    Flag johnzeitgeiston August 01, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:5/1/2011
    American Special Forces kill Osama Bin Laden

    ...and I immediately put on Metallica's 1989 rendition of this song where Kirk strums the National Anthem at the end

    GOD BLESS AMERICA.
    Flagged Melekithon May 02, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:What is the intro played on?
    Flag monsteryash122on December 18, 2010   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:Both Metallica's and Iron Maiden's songs have total kickass meanings but the difference b/w the 2 is that Metallica's music is just at a new level!
    Flag monsteryash122on December 18, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song is defineately about Ernest Hemmingway's book, "For whom the bell tolls". Specifically, it's about El Sordo's Last Stand in the book, where 5 men on a hill hold off a bunch of faschist troops until they're bombed by planes. It is also about war in general.
    Flag lockand1oadon August 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:love this song.the scratchy guitar is the best
    Flag fungion August 06, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Metallica is the best end of story
    Flag metalshatzon March 07, 2010   Link

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