I won't go away
Right here I'll stay

Stand silent in flames
Stand tall 'till it fades

Shoot me again
I ain't dead yet (x4)

Shoot me again
Shoot me again
Shoot me!
Shoot me again
Shoot me again
C'mon! (x2)

All the shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots...
All the shots...

All the shots I take
What difference did I make?
All the shots I take
I spit back at you

I won't go away
With a bullet in my back!
Right here I'll stay
With a bullet in my back!

Shoot me...
Take a shot
Shoot me...
Take a shot
Shoot me...
Take a shot
Shoot me...
Take a shot

I'll stand on my own
With a bullet in my back!
I'm stranded and sold
With a bullet in my back!

Shoot me again
I ain't dead yet (x4)

Shoot me again
Shoot me again
C'mon!
Shoot me again
Shoot me again
C'mon! (x2)

All the shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots...
All the shots...

All the shots I take
What difference did I make?
All the shots I take
I spit back at you

I bite my tongue
Trying not to shoot back
No compromise
My heart won't pump the other way

Wake the sleeping giant
Wake the beast
Wake the sleeping dog
No, let him sleep

I bite my tongue
Trying not to shoot back...

All the shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots...
All the shots...

All the shots I take
What difference did I make?
All the shots I take
I spit back at you



Lyrics submitted by ruben

Track duration: 05:16

"Shoot Me Again" as written by Robert Jens/hetfield Rock

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:i feel this song is about steroids. even thought none of the band ever did steroids, the intro sounds exactly like 1) the injection of a needle, 2) the elixir taking effect, 3) feeling the effects, power, and roid rage, and then the lyrics feed right into they manner in which harmful substances changes the psyche and ruins a life.
    Flag bentleytheyetion July 03, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This is a good song, just when I think I'm done, ready to throw in the towel, it gives me hope.
    Flag ShankTheDarkon August 01, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"the man takes another bullet"?
    Flag razean55on May 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:better_than_you stole that from another site! I READ THAT ON ANOTHER SITE!!! YOUR NOT ALOUD TO DO THAT!!!!
    Flag Leblancon February 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:although the last two minutes could probably have been left out to make a more coherent and shorter song...

    I dunno if this song justifies it's seven minute length....
    Flag Dressed2Depresson September 18, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I thinkit has a similar meaningto sweet amber, watch the some kida monster docu for the meaning of that song.

    AnywayI think this is one of the better songs from st anger
    Flag Dressed2Depresson September 18, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song is based Ulrich's varied feelings during the case against napster. In the movie 'some kind of monster' he says that sometimes he feels all mighty one moment, and then wonders why he's doing it the next, as shown in the line 'All the shots I take, What difference did I make?' great line.
    And lazyasdrmr, no Metallica song ahould be dedicated to 50 cent. why would the best-selling heavy rock band dedicate a song to a rank asshole who's taken up making 'music' because he's tired of dealing drugs
    Flag venu_rm1286on January 10, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:St. Anger is far from 'gay'. There are two divisions of Metallica fans: the ones that love them for being heavy, and the ones that love them for being Metallica. Those who are in the first group can fuck off.
    Flag Matthew_Xon January 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:For me, this song reflects the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If you know any about it, this song, to me anyway, reflects what the Palestinians are thinking. Consider:

    I won't go away
    Right here I'll stay
    (They won't leave b/c it's their land)

    All the shit you fake
    Comes back to haunt you
    (This refers to the claims the Israelis make about Palestine being their land and their land only)

    All the shots I take
    I spit back at you
    (The Palestinians are being killed everyday of their lives, yet are trying to deal with it)

    Bite my tongue
    Trying not to shoot back
    (The Palestinians try not to retaliate for fear of being labelled terrorists, yet they do with suicide bombings)

    I stand on my own
    I'm stranded and sold
    (The Palestinians are alone in this b/c everyone, or at least most people, support Israel for false reasons)

    All the shots I take
    Hey, what difference did I make
    (The Palestinians attack the Israeli officials in whatever manner possible, yet it only gets them labelled as terrorists; no one sees that they are only trying to defend themselves.
    Flag DoomRulzon December 12, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:St anger is quite the gay, I only like this song when it goes into the "all the shots i take, wat difference did i make.." bit. A song that had potenial but was destroyed by repition and no solos, Basically st anger in a nutshell. BRING BACK THE THRASH
    Flag Metal_Up_Ya_Ass_Jayon August 29, 2005   Link

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