Metallica – Invisible Kid

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  General Comment:I do quite like this one. I can relate to pretty much every word.
  
  I think it's more about just locking yourself out from the world. You just live in your own little world and don't want anyone else entering that world.

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  General Comment:I think the whole point of St Anger, was a release for Kirk, Lars and James the lyrics are intelligent in they're own way, sure it's different to a "normal" Metallica album but they've done that on purpose, they are playing with more soul then they ever did at the time, I think St Anger helped pave the way for the great things that have come from.
  
  As for the song, It might be a son or daughter that isn't noticed by the rest of the family or the fact that James' problems in his life were ignored or not seen by the fans and only saw the famous him, not the real him.

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  General Comment:I would identify with this song due to depression. I had a virally induced episode by glandular fever and it destroyed a year of my life...it took that long before i seeked treatment and help.
  
  Invisible kid
  Never see what he did
  Got stuck where he did
  Fallen through the grid
  
  Feeling left behind by the world, as everything carries on functioning without you. Due to your absence, it feels like the void you left in the world has been filled in, so you are stuck in your own isolation, as friends and family get on with their own lives.
  
  Invisible kid
  Got a place of his own
  Where he'll never be known
  Inward he's grown
  
  Before I was treated, I essentially isolated myself because I couldn't cope with anyone elses problems. In the end, youre climbing the walls of your own house in the middle of the night, going crazy for some company.
  
  Invisible kid
  Locked away in his brain
  From the shame and the pain
  World down the drain
  
  The depression drives you inwards, tormenting yourself with self perpetuating hatred, regret, torment, etc. In the end, you feel like your whole world is just you, and you are the most awful company as you become so detatched from the world you feel like actually admitting your problem to someone would be far too shameful to ever contemplate, while the further you detatch yourself, the bigger the bridge would be to reach out for help.
  
  Invisible kid
  Suspicious of your touch
  Don't want no crutch
  But it's all too much
  
  You feel like everyone is out for themselves, every time you talk to someone, they tell you to snap out of it, cheer up, like its your choice, like you WANT to be miserable and them telling you to snap out of it will suddenly make you realise. You dont want help because it is humiliating, but you cant cope and go on alone, it is far too painful to bear.
  
  I hide inside
  I hurt inside
  I hide inside, but I'll show you...
  
  The one who did decide to help me was a girl I met, this was the first time I opened up to someone. Coincidentally, she had gone through it before.
  
  I'm OK, just go away
  Into distance let me fade
  I'm OK, just go away
  I'm OK, please don't stray too far
  
  You almost fear the torment people give you with their judgemental eyes as the depression is nothingthey could ever understand unless they had been through it themselves...but you know that as your mood ebbs and flows, at some point, youll want them to be there for you...but not at their convenience...you cant help what mood you will be in, so when you are climbing the walls, you want them within reach to help you.
  
  Open your heart
  I'm beating right here
  Open your mind
  I'm being right here
  Open your heart
  I'm beating right here
  Open your mind
  I'm being right here, right now
  
  This is the wish that people could possibly understand the torment in your own mind, how much you hurt and how you wish you had relief from your own mind....but how? it is relentless.
  
  Ooh, what a good boy you are
  Out of the way you're kept to yourself
  Ooh, can't you see that he's not here
  He doesn't want the attention you give
  Ooh, unplugging from it all
  Invisible kid floats alone in his room
  Ooh, what a quiet boy you are
  He looks so calm floating 'round and around in himself.
  
  This is how people look at you and see that there is nothing wrong with you. They see your surroundings, your body, they see no pain, no injury, they dont see what is wrong, so they just presume youre an emo or something.

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  General Comment:its not " got stuck where he did" its got stuck where he HID" only songi like on st. anger

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  General Comment:Whatever you say - for me it is great. I do not know a lot of Metallica myself but I like this album. And this songs lyrics are great too. It is totally amazing. I thought that Metallica should have lyrics like: ... i gonna kill you / kill your mother / kill you father ... etc.
  
  I like the part:
  "Open your heart
  I'm beating right here
  Open your mind
  I'm being right here"
  I believe it is the part of the person who wants to get to this kid.

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  General Comment:I didn't know metallica is an emo band. Or It turned emo lately? You know knew audience and so on ... :)

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  General Comment:It's about a boy who is kinda left behind by everyone...so he,literally becomes invisible...everyone who desire to know his story are taken to his heart which bleeds.I think this song is about James and his rough childhood.

  Flag Uchiha2000on August 04, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:I don't think this song is about the basic "invisible kid" in terms of being a loner at school, parents not paying attention to him, etc., it's about his thoughts and ideas never surface, and he's "invisible" in that his feelings don't matter to anyone. After that he just says stuff he feels in his brain only, and growing inside unknown to others. The last part I can really compare with,
  "Ooh, unplugging from it all
  Invisible kid floats alone in his room
  Ooh, what a quiet boy you are
  He looks so calm floating 'round and around in himself'
  if anyone in my family listened to that line, it would make me extremely paranoid in that they know what goes on inside. Everyone thinks I'm just quiet and agree and accept everything, and I always agree to what people tell me, but in my mind I'm screaming "NO! that's idiotic!" but alas, arguing never helps anything. So after many years of only being deviant in your mind, that simple disagreement that it started out with turns into a schitzophrenic serial killer persona.

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  General Comment:I've listened to this song an awfull lot of times, and in my opinion is one of the best songs Metallica ever made.
  
  The harsh sounds and the introvercy of the lyrics complement each other in a way that really tells how the character is set up.
  
  On the outside (the lyrics) he seems to be a socialy forgottn person, someone who is not noticed, left alone, and accepted this state of being (a state I can relate to). On the inside though (the music) he is a raging bomb, waiting to explode and cause some damage, if only just to prove he's not invisible (including himself, but since he won't be missed he's willing to make the sacrifice). I don't relate to the second part, by I can understand the feelings and the reasoning.
  
  I'm not saying this is the true meaning of the song, but the way I interpret it.
  
  One of my Metallica favorites even though the album is a bit sub par...

  Flag DoomCowon June 30, 2008   Link

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    if i had to order their albums it would be 1kill 2S/M 3 master 4 justoce 5 reload 6 lightning 7load 8 black 9 garage 10st anger i HATE st anger idk its lars :/ those loose snares just soo annoyin only song i like from S.A. is invis. kid oh and no solos?????? CMON :(

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  General Comment:James was the best singer of Metallica and always will be

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