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Saint Anger 'round my neck
Saint Anger 'round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
Fuck it all and fuckin' regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I it the lights on these dark sets
I tie a noose to hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
It's hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
Saint Anger 'round my neck
Saint Anger 'round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
Medallion noose, I hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
It's hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
And I want my anger to be healthy
And I want my anger just for me
And I need my anger not to control
And I want my anger to be me
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
Set it free!
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I it the lights on these dark sets
I tie noose to hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
It's hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
Saint Anger 'round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
Fuck it all and fuckin' regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I it the lights on these dark sets
I tie a noose to hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
It's hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
Saint Anger 'round my neck
Saint Anger 'round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
Medallion noose, I hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
It's hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
And I want my anger to be healthy
And I want my anger just for me
And I need my anger not to control
And I want my anger to be me
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
Set it free!
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I it the lights on these dark sets
I tie noose to hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck
I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
It's hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
I'm madly in anger with you!
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but right after there's the verse that goes- "you flush it out" this is more of a straight forward lyric and demanding statement as the vocal tone sounds rougher and serious; by flushing it out and taking the correct road instead of doing something ignorant.
So in relation to the fans in my opinion they just want people in circumstances like these on the verge of suicide to just flush it out and move on instead of dwelling on something and hurting yourself, flush it out and keep striving because anger is an emotion, flushing it out is the easiest way to ease it, by just let it go. Almost like cleansing yourself free of it by dealing with it more maturely in a sense.
If we rearrange the letters in ‘Saint Anger’ we can get ‘Satan Nigre’ which means ‘BLACK SATAN’. Also the first part of ‘Saint Anger’ is ‘Saint An’ which sounds like ‘Satan’. Saint Anger resembles Saint Agnes, a female saint who is the patron of virgins and rape victims, and Agnes resembles Agnus, Latin for ‘lamb’ [St Agnes is often depicted with a lamb]. Also , ‘Anger’ is one letter changed from ‘Angel’. So the name has many meanings and seems to describe a being with many contradictory qualities; an ‘ANGEL OF ANGER’ or a ‘SATANIC LAMB’; a SAINTLY ANGEL who is also a BLACK DEVIL. If you look closely at James Hetfield and the other members of Metallica you can see that all of these descriptors apply to them.
The song concerns James Hetfield’s obsession [let down your noose – I’ll hang myself] with this being who reminds him of himself [is it me, is it fear?] – a person with psychic dimension who terrifies him [I feel my world shake, like an earthquake]. James Hetfield can see the power of this person clearly, but ordinary mortals, cannot [he never gets respect].
Metallica has always been angry, but here Hetfield says [I’m madly in anger with you], meaning that he is madly IN LOVE with the psychic dimension of rage that he co-creates with this Black Devil/Angelic Saint/Satanic Lamb/Angry Angel.
James Hetfield desires that this mysterious entity be empowered [I want my anger to be healthy.. for me.. not to control] and finally.. Hetfield desires that this person reveal the true dimension of Metallica [I want my anger to be me] and [I need a voice to let myself go free].
Musically this album chronicles a massive sidestep away from their stock sound, in order to incorporate the diverse metal sounds in the genre their early albums inspired. They brilliantly distinguish themselves from their endless legion of wuss imitators, who are still struggling, after twenty five years, to get the palm mutings on Master of Puppets right. These losers, who say this album sucks, are A F***ING JOKE.
At least Hetfield is a functional alcoholic who can produce a great album like this while on holiday f***ing around in front of the cameras. He has been astral travelling for more than a decade (Enter Sandman, Wherever I May Roam) and he is discovering that HE IS ST ANGER. All you gay retarded losers who can’t accept Metallica darkness can just Fade To Black because you are Puppets who have been Mastered.
Have fun on day 2 of Introduction to Guitar.