Make his fight on the hill in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
On they fight, for the right, yes, but who's to say?
For a hill, men would kill, why? They do not know
Stiffened wounds test 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's 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
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, LHGL

For Whom The Bell Tolls Lyrics as written by James Alan Hetfield Clifford Lee Burton

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    based on a book by Ernest Hemingway. Which i read its pretty cool a bit cliched in parts, it talks about the world moving when these two characters have sex, but very vivid and brutal in its descriptions of the Spanish Civil War nonetheless. I recommend reading it at somestage although you really won't find out that much more than what you already know except perhaps why they look to the sky.

    Cliff shows why he is considered by many to be one of the best bassists of all time as well. love tha bass line.

    Dressed2Depresson June 11, 2006   Link

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