Metallica – Cure

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  My Interpretation:I always saw this song as "the Cure" being, frankly, "shotgun mouthwash." All the stupid people in the world that just need to take a giant swig. Of course, at the time I didn't have a lot of clarity on the verses. *shrug* Just my two cents.

  Flag TaneMardukon November 09, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:No_bullshit is right on this one - james has always harbored a sort of disdain for a certain type of Christianity - most specifically, those that believe in faith healing (i.e. Christian Scientists). His mother was a christian scientist- for those of you who don't know, they don't use modern medicine, but instead pray for their illnesses to be healed.
  You will hear about the "laying of hands" and people getting out of wheelchairs and walking at tent revivals, etc. James's mother died of cancer and even after it was diagnosed, they did not use any medical treatments. Growing up with his parents' religious beliefs (which he does not hold himself, and probably didn't when she was dying of cancer either) has been the inspiration for several metallica songs, and certainly is for this one.
  So this song, as I understand it, is about how so many people by into religion, and pray daily to be cured of their sins and eventually enter heaven - or be cured of their illnesses hear on earth in the case of his parents.
  
  To those who don't/didn't like load/reload - I didn't like it all that much at first either, but actually listen to it a few times uninterrupted and there's a good chance you'll grow to love it - the riffs are killer, the songs well written, and it rocks! It's definitely a bit more hard rock and less speed metal though - but badass in its own way.
  

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    I agree. I put Load to the side for over a decade then dug it out and now it's playing on a continuous loop! There are some real classics on it, like Ain't My Bitch, King Nothing, Until it Sleeps, Bleeding Me and this one, Cure. Even Ronnie has a certain appeal (despite it reminding me of some old Tina Turner stuff. Sorry Metallica!) People, you need to give this album a chance. In fact, give St. Anger another go too as it does have a few good tunes; Frantic, St. Anger and Invisible Kid. But i guess that is just IMHO.

    Flag CandyLadyon July 08, 2011  
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  General Comment:uncross your arms (crossing your arms is an ignorant guesture)take em and throw em tothe cure say "i do belive" giving in

  Flag razean55on June 21, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:who's that singing with james?

  Flag SerpentSeedon June 17, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:ok heres what i think its about ignorance like say this guy goes to say buy some thing and is warned against it by his brother and gets fooled

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  General Comment:That is the beauty of James' lyrics...multiple meanings can be thought out...simply a genius

  Flag Dubblej23on March 16, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:okay... i compeltey disagree with everyone that has comment this song and i dont see how noone else has come to my conclusion cuase i have always thought this about the song i believe that this song is about religion
  
  "Uncross your arms now
  Take them to it, say...
  I do believe
  Yeah, I do believe"
  
  crossing your arms is a show of defiance he is saying stop being defiant and bring them to the cure 'religion' and in church people bring their hands up high when worshipping and singing for god they dont have them crossed and what do you think he wants you to say 'i do believe' in alcohal or drugs? like eveyone else has commented this song thinks it is about? no say i do believe in god
  
  "Betting on the cure
  It must get better than this
  Betting on the cure
  Yeah, everyone's gotta to have the sickness
  Cause everyone seems to need the cure
  Precious cure"
  
  your taking a bet on the cure that it is correct "it must get better than this" life must get better than earth everyone must have the 'sickness' cause every civalization has had a 'cure' it is "precious" because people die for their faith and eveyone has needed one to make sense of things
  
  "The lie is tempted and she follows
  Again she hits him in
  She must believe to feel the hollow
  She's been fooled again"
  
  the lie has been put out on her plate and she eats it and she must believe in it to feel that she is still hollow she has been fooled again; it is not the real cure
  
  "The man takes another bullet
  He keeps them all within
  He must seek no matter how it hurts
  So don't fool again
  
  He thinks the answer is cold and in his hand
  He takes his medicine
  The man takes another bullet
  Yeah! He's been fooled again"
  
  he is trying to take the quick route to find out the truth he is trying to commit suicide to get to find out what is the truth "he must seek no matter how it hurts" he must seek out the answer no matter how much it is going to hurt killing himself or if it is true and he might go to hell for not believing or cause he commited suicide he just feels the need to find out the truth which one was the real cure and which ones were the poisons? "yeah hes been fooled again" he has possibly been fooled to kill himself to find out maybe someone has pushed him over the edge to try it
  
  "The lie is tempted and she follows
  Again she hits him in
  She must believe to feel the hollow
  She's been fooled again"
  
  again i bring you back to this for the line "again she hits him in" maybe that could mean she killed him because the man didnt have the strength to do it himself
  
  "Need to feel secure"
  
  we need to know what is going to happen so we wont be so afraid we need to feel secure that we know what is going to happen when we die
  
  please comment my comment cause i havnt found anyone that agrees with me on any site and i wonder if anyone has the same thought; thanks

  Flag no bullshiton August 07, 2008   Link

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    I disagree with your interpretation. wouldn't it be strange if the same band that has songs called like The God That Failed etc. now would do songs in which they worship the church?in addition hetfield had bad experiences with religion when he was a child.his parents died because of diseases they didn't want do fight with medicines because they were so religious that they thought god would cure them if they pray enough.well of course that didn't happen and hetfield had to watch them die without fighting against it because of church so i would guess that this is not a pro religion song

    Flag TheEndon February 21, 2009  

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    @theend: He is not telling that Metallica likes religion, he is saying the opposite. That's a good interpretation, both are. I see it more as religion even tho there are some lines that seem to imply that is about the use of drugs.

    Flag rpgmakeron March 13, 2009  
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  General Comment:Load did grow on me, and i now appreciate the cool riffs. but st anger is really not asgood as anything else they'vedone.
  
  i always thought the 'cure' was alcohol..which few people actually need, yetsomanypeople depend on it now. just a thought.

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  General Comment:Load was ok, not quite good, but ok.. St. Anger was the WORST SHIT I HAD EVER HEARD METALLICA PERFORM!!!

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  General Comment:Load was ok, not quite good, but ok.. St. Anger was the WORST SHIT I HAD EVER HEARD METALLICA PERFORM!!!

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