When a man lies he murders some part of the world
These are the pale deaths
Which men miscall their lives
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer
Cannot the kingdom of salvation
Take me home


Lyrics submitted by fennsk, edited by RyanWolfeh, Ashram

To Live Is To Die Lyrics as written by James Alan Hetfield Clifford Lee Burton

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    This truly is a masterpiece. It is a lovely piece of music and a great composition which is a fitting piece to commemorate a band mate especially one who was as great a bassist as Cliff. No words they would have written would have matched up to this, true James is a gifted lyricist but I think their emotions where well expressed here.

    R.I.P Cliff

    shingamion September 07, 2009   Link

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