Album: Death Magnetic (2008)

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• Luck runs out
  
  Crawl from the wreckage one more time
  Horrific memory twists the mind
  Dark, rutted, cold and hard to turn
  Path of destruction feel it burn
  
  Still life, incarnation
  Still life, infamy
  
  Hallucination
  Heresy
  Still you run, what's to come, what's to be
  
  'Cause we hunt you down without mercy
  Hunt you down all nightmare long
  Feel us breathe upon your face
  Feel us shift, every move we trace
  Hunt you down without mercy
  Hunt you down all nightmare long, yeah
  
  Luck runs out
  You crawl back in
  But your luck runs out
  
  Luck runs out
  
  The light that is not light is here
  To flush you out with your own fear
  You hide, you hide but will be found
  Release your grip without a sound
  
  Still life, immolation
  Still life, infamy
  
  Hallucination
  Heresy
  Still you run, what's to come, what's to be
  
  'Cause we hunt you down without mercy
  Hunt you down all nightmare long
  Feel us breathe upon your face
  Feel us shift, every move we trace
  Hunt you down without mercy
  Hunt you down all nightmare long, yeah
  
  Luck runs out
  You crawl back in, but your luck runs out
  
  One, two, three, four
  
  Then you crawl back in
  Into your obsession
  Never to return
  This is your confession
  
  Hunt you down without mercy
  Hunt you down all nightmare long
  Feel us breathe upon your face
  Feel us shift, every move we trace
  Hunt you down without mercy
  Hunt you down all nightmare long
  
  Luck runs out
  
  You crawl back in, but your luck runs out
  Your luck runs out Writer/s: James Alan Hetfield, Kirk L. Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Augustine Trujillo
  Publisher: Word Collections Publishing
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 19

• Wake Up from In The Here And NowThe music is incredibly captivating but it’s obvious the song is from the perspective of demons , maybe even Satan himself , mocking and taunting the human race over the allure of sin, as if to say temptations are inevitable losses for humanity , and he hits all the key words . Humanity seems somehow willfully ignorant or oblivious to its own desire to gamble on itself , gamble one’s life on the pursuit of pleasure or self obtained glory , but it always proved to be self destructive and whatever fruits gained, the person decays as quickly as the fruits do. It of course begs you to deny the reality of Jesus Christ, the song itself begs you to take the negative perception of everything I do is in vain and the monster wins, but I’m having so much fun , I’ll let him chase me down and devour me.
  Metallica has of course willfully taken their role as a satanic band, even if they feign that it’s not the case . They are indeed talented. But just read to the hopelessness in the lyrics to this album if you dont get entranced in the music - it expands on the same ideas in this song . Heck the next song is a stillborn baby calling for the angel of death to release it from its prison , death is the only escape. And we praise this stuff lol.
• Tim H from U.sThe video was f--king crazy but the song was very very good. I don't know what it was but the video creeped me the hell out just thinking about it. Strange as hell but wicked f--king song.
• Zander from Los AngelesI loved hearing this album- It gave me hope that Metallica has gone back to their roots (and you can tell because the songs are about death and destruction).
• Zero from Nowhere, NjI don't know, somehow I think this album could've been made better. It kinda sounds like a rawer version of Slayer. (Well Rick Rubin did produce it) Maybe it's the way it was produced or maybe the songwriting and/or performances weren't up to par. I can't put my finger on it. I WILL say that these songs transfer very well into a live setting, so maybe it was done on purpose.
• Shingami from Lusaka, ZambiaDefinitely a great song, My favorite of the album which is an overall good album. I laugh in the faces of people who kept saying metallica where done after St Anger. this album proves that Metallica are still a great band for a bunch of old guys they still rock cause this album is heavy and fast its an amazing listen.
• Mike from Ny, NyThis song makes me think of a sniper at night using a night vision scope with his crosshairs on whomever his target is and taunting him
• Matt from Bakersfield, CaWhen i first got this album my oldest brother supporting me and my youngest brother on getting into Metallica finally! he came and dropped it off for us he had his own of course. at first i didn't know what to make of it but after awhile i got hooked on it diffenitly a great album and an awesome tune!
• Charlie from Las Vegas, Nvif i had to name my favorite Metallica songs from each decade they'd been around, this song would definitely be my favorite from this '00-'09 (the other two are 'ride the lightning' [1984] and 'enter sandman' [1991]).
• Abdullaah from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1.....2.........!!!!!! Headbang!!!
• Jeff from Austin, TxThis is definitely my favorite song on DM. I've listened to it several dozen times, and 6:00-6:27 still gives me goosebumps. That riff is straight out of early 80s Metallica!
• Liquid Len from Ottawa, CanadaSeems to be a retread of lyrical themes from earlier tunes (in this case, Enter Sandman).
• Hetfield from Port Louis, MauritiusMy favourite song in Death Magnetic....
• Michael J from Needles, CaRules the album. The one you need to hear to make a decision if you want to own this release or not. The feel is very And Justice For All. Nothing like recapturing the old glory.
• Steve from Lala Vile, Inits true i closed my eyes while listening to this song and i saw things even tho i couldnt make out what they were.
• Matt from Houston, TxMy favorite off death magnetic
• Armando from Winona, MnWow its really left over from St. Anger? Too bad they didn't put this on St. Anger then that album wouldn't have been one of the biggest wastes of my money.
• Eric from Lorton, VaThis is my favorite on the album... the solos kick major ass and doesnt stop until the song ends!!!
• Nick from Cairns, AustraliaThis song is awesome!! i love those H.P Lovecraft themed songs that james reflects on and the songs always turn out good too!! even if its instrumental or not
• Brandon from Haltom, TxOK this a badass SONG!!!! and the video is awesome!

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