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Nothing Else Matters Lyrics
METALLICA (1991)

(Hetfield, Ulrich)

So close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

so close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they say
never cared for games they play
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
and I know
YE-YEAH!!!

so close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
no nothing else matters

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MetallicaBowler
06-11-2002

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This song is a soulful love song that Jaymz wrote after a hard breakup with a girl. Beautiful song and lyrics, James' voice is fantastic on this song. The S&M version of this song with a full orchestra is outstanding and the best version of this song.

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Farrantionion
06-18-2002

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Yea I must agree wiv u there it is a soulful song and I really love this song it has so much meaning it helps me clear my head and my emtions. The S&M version of this is better than the black album he sings sooo much better live and wiv more feelin. This song means a lot 2 me so do a lot of metallica songs they r the best.

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fu-CKY-ou
06-18-2002

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Yea I must agree wiv u there it is a soulful song and I really love this song it has so much meaning it helps me clear my head and my emtions. The S&M version of this is better than the black album he sings sooo much better live and wiv more feelin. This song means a lot 2 me so do a lot of metallica songs they r the best.

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sabbracaddbra
07-02-2002

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This song was me and my girlfriends song for two years before she was killed. James is a lyrical God. This song is the best ballard of all time. The perfect song for a relationship between you and your signifigant other or a band and their fans. This song will always have a special meaning to me. It is a very beautiful song.

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One_armed_scissor
07-07-2002

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sorry to hear about your girlfriend dude, this is a VERY powerful song for me, and easily one of my favs of all time, but it have twice the impact on you

sorry to hear it man.....

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papercutdoll
07-23-2002

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This song rocks.

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Mr_Chips
07-25-2002

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I've always liked Metallica, especially their older stuff, but this song means so much more to me. About a week ago a good friend of mine killed himself. This was the last piece they played at his funeral, as he was teaching himself to play it on his guitar shortly before his death. This song makes me remember my friend and it will always make me tear up.

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SexyTippit
07-28-2002

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well what can i say? i was never a real big metallica fan until someone very special to me had sent it to me saying it had reminded him of me. Ever since then ive falling inlove with him, and this song. Unfortunatly things are over between us now but this song will always mean sumthing special to me. There was a period where i stopped listening to metallica all together bcuz it was depressing but now "nothing else matters" just brings back all these memories, and it makes me smile.

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4saken4
08-06-2002

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You are all so worng. It isn't a love song. It is about a the band, that they do what ever the wont, don't mind the ctitcs and that nothing else matters. I saw it in Black Album Tribute DVD.

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SteptOnB1tch
08-15-2002

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this song means to me, about loosing your virginity. By so close no matter how far, and nothing else mattres at that point and time when you r with the person you r openning yourself to that way.. it makes sense uh??? It is a great song.

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riot69grrl
08-16-2002

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It's such a beautiful song -- especially the S&M version with the orchestra. What more do you really need? James Hetfield is not only a lyrical god, he's got the most beautiful voice that rock could ever offer. I don't know what this song's about, maybe it's about a little about what everyone says -- a love song, and maybe about the fans or the critics. But why worry about the details when you can lose yourself in it?

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Bulkyone
08-24-2002

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easily my favorite metallica song too sing and play....just on an 2 piece acoustic arrangement (two acoustic guitars) sounds great....love the SM version too

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catherineks
08-24-2002

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yeah, I agree with everyone. this is probably the sweetest thing metallica has ever put out. it has lines that just stick in your head (for me, "all these words I don't just say" has always struck a chord). I would love to be able to let someone in the way that this song talks about.

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catherineks
08-24-2002

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yeah, I agree with everyone. this is probably the sweetest thing metallica has ever put out. it has lines that just stick in your head (for me, "all these words I don't just say" has always struck a chord). I would love to be able to let someone in the way that this song talks about.

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thequeenofdoorbells
08-24-2002

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best metallica song, agreed, it was my song with an ex and it still means a lot to me

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Mercury
08-24-2002

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This song rocks. I can listen to it all day and just figure out life and whats going on. Great Metallica. Greatly sung.

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luckybutcher7
08-28-2002

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i never liked metallica until i heard this song. it hit me so hard i cried the first time i ever heard it.i can really relate to what james is sayign in this unque love song.

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buttphucker333
08-28-2002

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phuck mettalica in the ass

mettallicca sucks


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buterfly_3201
08-29-2002

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hey yo this song is prolly 1 of the best metalica songs ever written. it was written about a gf james had while he was on the road and he missed her so much.....lars insisted he put it on the album and after the first time he did it live, he got emotional in the back

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buterfly_3201
08-29-2002

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hey yo this song is prolly 1 of the best metalica songs ever written. it was written about a gf james had while he was on the road and he missed her so much.....lars insisted he put it on the album and after the first time he did it live, he got emotional in the back

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SALegend
09-03-2002

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really? i thought it was a song just for metallica's fans out there

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killerk
09-05-2002

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Hey, you guys are pretty much bang on with the meaning of this song, Turns out from a dvd I saw that Jaymez origionally wrote the song for a lady, Lars heard it, Loved it and thought it should be a metallica song. It is, like every other metallica song open for inturpretation. It may have been modified by the band to be about the fans but that is also said indirectly on the dvd too

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killerk
09-05-2002

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.... the best part about this song is the harmonics that fade in before the first verse of this song and the simple guitar intro that was built into complex coolness

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anni
09-07-2002

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To me this song clearly talks about a group (or just a couple) that are different from averyone else, like maybe a couple where a 14 year old is going out with a 21 year old or something, and he is telling her that he doesnt care what the other people say, except for them nothing else matters to them..... It can relate to everone who feels different, like christians or something...

i think it's written to speak to everyone in his own way, that makes it special.....

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dylmeister
09-07-2002

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i love this song cuz its so simple and yet so complicated. i have no idea what it means but the ppl who claim its a love song might have something... all that matters to me is that it is a great song and the solo DOES kick serious ass. and the very beginning sounds a little like pink floyd's "hey you"... a little....

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