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RELOAD (1997)
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Lay beside me, tell me what they've done
Speak the words I wanna hear, to make my demons run
The door is locked now, but it's open if you're true
If you can understand the me, than I can understand the you
Lay beside me, under wicked sky
Through black of day, dark of night, we share this pair of lives
The door cracks open, but there's no sun shining through
Black hearts scarring darkness still, but there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
Yeah
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
Lay beside me, this won't hurt, I swear
She loves me not, she loves me still, but she'll never love again
She lay beside me, but she'll be there when I'm gone
Black hearts scarring darker steel, yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
Yeah
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
Lay beside me, tell me what I've done
The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun, now I see the sun
Yes, now I see it
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
Yeah
What I've felt, wha I've known
So sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cause I'm the one who waits
The one who waits for you
Oh, what I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Oh, what I've felt
Oh, what I've known
I take this key
And I bury it in you
Because you're unforgiven too
Never free
Never me
'cause you're unforgiven too
OH
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)
Lay beside me, tell me what they've done
Speak the words I wanna hear, to make my demons run
The door is locked now, but it's open if you're true
If you can understand the me, than I can understand the you
Lay beside me, under wicked sky
Through black of day, dark of night, we share this pair of lives
The door cracks open, but there's no sun shining through
Black hearts scarring darkness still, but there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
Yeah
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
Lay beside me, this won't hurt, I swear
She loves me not, she loves me still, but she'll never love again
She lay beside me, but she'll be there when I'm gone
Black hearts scarring darker steel, yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
Yeah
What I've felt, what I've known
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
Lay beside me, tell me what I've done
The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun, now I see the sun
Yes, now I see it
What I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
Yeah
What I've felt, wha I've known
So sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there, 'cause I'm the one who waits
The one who waits for you
Oh, what I've felt, what I've known
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
So I dub thee unforgiven
Oh, what I've felt
Oh, what I've known
I take this key
And I bury it in you
Because you're unforgiven too
Never free
Never me
'cause you're unforgiven too
OH
Lyrics submitted by elmoz, edited by KgelVlusha
Track duration: 06:10
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"The door is locked now, but it's open if you're true" - the door to his heart is locked, it means he is in a relationship with one of the women, but he wouldn't hesitate to unlock that door and let the second woman in ( and get rid of the first one ) if she is truthful.
"The door cracks open, but there's no sun shining through" - he has let the second woman in his heart, he has chosen her over the first one, but she doesn't turn out to be what he wanted, thus the lyric "no sun shining through".
"Behind the door, should I open it for you?" - those lyrics actually come after "the door" has been opened. The second woman is behind the door, which means she is so close to his heart, just a couple of steps away from entering it. But now the man hesitates - "should I open it for you?". He has grown unsure of his thoughts and choices. But as we saw in the second sighting of "the door" he indeed has opened it.
"The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun, now I see the sun
Yes now I see it!" - let's first focus on the eyes. They are closed, just like the door. Now, when are a person's eyes closed ? When he sleeps ? Nope, the door wouldn't be closed then. Death. The second woman has died. Her eyes shut, just like the door. And now, with the second woman gone, the man finally sees the sun, he so long lusted for. The first woman. The one he left. He has realised that she is more truthful than the second one, she is the one he wants, she is his sun.
"I take this key
And I bury it in you
Because you're unforgiven too"
The symbolism is too much it carries so much emotion
"key" in solving this. Yes, it seems a mystery to me.
This is one of my favorite Metallica songs. Many of their songs are about death and destruction (which I do still like) but this one shows a deeper and more meaningful side to James's songwriting. And I do take this song personally.