Metallica – Slither

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(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)

Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?
Oh, watch the puppets dancing
Yeah, see the clowns fall down
Hey, tie your tap shoes tightly
Yeah, wear them into town

See you crawling
See you crawling

Don't go looking fr snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?
There ain't no heroes here
No, no, no

Hey, hey, hey
Oh, play the game so nicely
Oh, check, it's your move now
Yeah, we're standing in this jungle
Yeah, with some things I have found

See you crawling
See you crawling

Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?
Your heroes disappeared

See you crawling
See you crawling

So don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them
Haven't I seen you here before?
No, there ain't no heroes here
No, no

Haven't I seen you here before?
No, there ain't no heroes here

Don't go looking for snakes you might find them
Yeah, haven't I seen you here before?
Your heroes disappeared

Don't send your eyes to the sun you might blind them

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Track duration: 05:14


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    General Comment:There's some killer riffs in this song.
    Flag kirkhammettforprezon December 11, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:rockster punkster suks cockster
    Flag boredashellon January 29, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:ah i love this song, i love metallica and disturbed for the most part, and by the way, snail man has a valid opinion, i think his interpretation of the song was very accurate
    Flag Zaktanon January 28, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:its a little ironic that rockster/punkster made it all the way to the metallica forum to one of their least popular songs to say that they all sound the same and that they're bad. personally its songs like these that make me really love metallica. The ones that not as many people like but are still just as mindblowingly awesome.
    Flag thrashmanon April 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:"fuck u snailman and fuck u to death rockstar punk emo fagget"

    that's what i call constructive criticism ;-)
    Flag brzion April 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:fuck u snailman and fuck u to death rockstar punk emo fagget
    Flag Nickachion April 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Man i hate it when someone mocks a band and everyone else jumps in and abuses him for it... well actualy i find it kinda amusing.. stupid idiots shuld always be diplomatic when mocking somthing..

    I agree that the most stupid thing is when a such a good band as metallica sells out so catistrophicly see them selling dvds of there just general life makes me sick.
    however i do like metallica for there music, even load and reload. like the rest of the world, st anger=meh,

    Now that i got that out of the way, i see this song being (like many metal songs) about war, "see you crawling" and :there aint no heroes here" fit into that genre so nicly...

    and the whole verse

    Oh, play the game so nicely
    Oh, check, it's your move now
    Yeah, we're standing in this jungle
    Yeah, with some things I have found

    "the game" is chess which is a war game in itself and is often used as a metaphor for war. when i hear "jungle" i think vietnam, infact the whole snake theme fits in there quite well, america went there looking for a war and they sure as hell got one. well thats sterotyping americans i apologise, it works vice versa, look at wat happened wen any country attacks another country, generaly, they fight back.

    the puppets with the tap shoes are soldiers, doing a final march through town or watever before heading overseas.

    Havent i seen you here before.. obvious, war, it just keeps happening
    Flag Snailman8on March 31, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Why is this dumbshit giving its opinion on this song, this band if he doesn't like them? You are one stupid little kid, "rockster/punkster," it's funny you say they aren't original when your name, nor any of the music you listen to, I'm sure is original. Fall out boy, U2, Kids in the Way, and Pillar are all gay.
    Flag thurisaz odalon March 20, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:well said silence and hammer!!
    ironic that rockster/punkster posted that comment on a song about looking for trouble, well, they've found it.
    Flag fade-to-tornon June 01, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:rockster/punkster - And you're here WHY? When people want to know your opinion about a band, they will ASK YOU. If you don't like them, good for you. Nobody else gives a shit.
    Flag hammerhead300on April 17, 2006   Link

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