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Am I Evil? Lyrics
GARAGE INC. (1998)

(Tatler, Harris)
Originally recorded by Diamond Head in 1982

My mother was a witch, she was burned alive.
Thankless little bitch, for the tears I've cried.
Take her down now, don't want to see her face.
All blistered and burned, can't hide my disgrace.

Twenty-seven, every one is nice,
Gotta see 'em, make 'em pay the price,
See their bodies out on the ice,
Take my time...

Am I Evil?
Yes I am
Am I Evil?
I am man, yes I am

As I watched my mother die, I lost my head
Revenge now I sought, to break with my bread
Takin' no chances, you come with me
I'll split you to the bone, help set you free

Twenty-seven, every one is nice,
Gotta see 'em, make 'em pay the price,
See their bodies out on the ice,
Take my time...

Am I Evil?
Yes I am
Am I Evil?
I am man, yes I am

On with the action now, I'll strip your pride
I'll spread your blood around, I'll see you ride
Your face is scarred with steel, wounds deep and neat
Like a double dozen before ya, smell so sweet


Am I Evil?
Yes I am
Am I Evil?
I am man

I'll make my residence, I'll watch your fire
You can come with me, sweet desire
My face is long forgot, my face not my own
Sweet and timely whore, take me home

Am I Evil?
Yes I am
Am I Evil?
I am man

My soul is longing for, await my heir
Sent to avenge my mother, sleep myself
My face is long forgot, my face not my own
Sweet and timely whore, take me home

Am I Evil?
Yes I am
Am I Evil?
I am man

Am I Evil?
Yes I fuckin' am
Am I Evil?
I am man... yeah!

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King Nothing
05-12-2002

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They play the intro with guitars instead of whatever they used in the original

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soothsayer
08-30-2002

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Anyone who likes the cover should check out Diamond Head. They were one of the Metallica's biggest influences in their earlier days. I got a most of the better songs on KaZaA and a very fast connection.

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ks7702
09-09-2002

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FUCK YA I AM!!!!!!! d.h is lame compared to metallica.

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angelwithoutwings
06-11-2003

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some ppl *cough*ks7702*cough* annoy me...

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aphex_Twin2002
04-10-2004

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the lyrics are rather pointless satanic fluff but that riff is amazing! kudos to metallica to enhancing to an already great song!

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Ben2k9
09-25-2004

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the D.H version was better.

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the King of shit
02-12-2005

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a lot of peopl elike this song but i dont see what so great about it compared to the other songs on the garage days revisited 2nd disc.

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Vannaroth
02-12-2005

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I don't like this version; original Diamond Head version was better.

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ClaytonOT
03-10-2005

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Revenge...

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katwiskers
03-15-2005

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i like this song its my fav one out of all metallica.I im only 12 so this may not be the beat song there is out of all of them.But I like and theres nothing to say more than that.

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Exp
05-15-2005

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Diamond Head version owns this to the ground

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Shadowbitch
05-28-2005

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I haven't heard the Diamond Head version, but this one's pretty good! I love that short solo at 1:20 of the song. One of my favorite songs in this album.

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JtK
06-22-2005

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Twenty-seven, every one is nice,
Gotta see 'em, make 'em pay the price,
See their bodies out on the ice,
Take my time...
why 27?

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TheEvilBlueberry1
07-20-2005

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The intro of this song kicks ass. If I'm not mistaken, I think it's the "Mars" theme from Gustav Holst's "The Planets". I haven't heard the Diamond Head version yet, though.

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Matthew_X
12-30-2005

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I've always thought this song was about a boy whose mother was convicted of being a witch and killed. He figures that since his mother was evil, then he must be evil too and might as well live up to it by doing evil things and getting revenge.

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devilslittlesister
03-24-2006

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Yeah, I think it's about a guy whose mother was a witch and burned for her "crime". He thought that since she was supposedly evil, he likely was as well and went around doing a bunch of wicked things in an attempt to avenge his poor mommy's death. I like this song 'cuz I know a lot of people who wonder if they're evil.

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zeboath
05-08-2006

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His mother was a witch. He then, must be a son of evil(or satan, depending where the story take place). He doesn't understand that at first: Am I Evil? Yes I am, Am I Evil, I am Man, Yes I am.
Apparently he went psycho, or thought that the bullshit was actually real. So taking no chances, he has to live up to his name. So he took out an entire village.

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Cleveland_Steamer
07-04-2006

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Fuck all you Metallica bum boys the Diamond Head version was 10 times better. You gays need to get an education in heavy metal. Im so sick of those pricks whose musical knowledge goes back as far as Slipknot or Korn. Thankless little bitches!!!!

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Dressed2Depress
09-15-2006

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Love the first verse and the chorus and to answer your question

YES I FUCKING AM!

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metalmaster2
10-05-2006

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It seems wierd to me that this song was originally sung by D.H. because James' mother was a "christian scientist" so they didn't believe in modern medicine (hence the witch). She got cancer and died b/c they wouldn't treat her (burned alive)

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Metallfreak_puppetz
12-14-2006

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Sweet song, best on disc 2 of the album..... what can i say besides ive never heard the Diamond Head version and i want to

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Dyoxen
01-09-2007

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Diamond Head fuckin Rules - Metallica's first four albums are all some of the best metal album ever. Therefore
Both bands are fuckin rad

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burnsheepy
01-31-2007

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Cleaveland Steamer tuning metallica is gay u fuckwad. Metallica were the best in the 80's when slipknot nd korn were just little kids with dreams of nu metal shit.

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metallijim
02-24-2007

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this song iz fucken sweeet!! the riffs in the song is the meaning of all fuked up heavy metal (the song roooooockz). i played this song with my band for the school.... i think jaymz voice is better.

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metalmaster2
03-11-2007

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I = evil, I = Man
therefore
Man = evil

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