Eye Of The Beholder

Album: ...And Justice For All (1988)
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  • Do you see what I see?
    Truth is an offense
    You silence for your confidence
    Do you hear what I hear?
    Doors are slamming shut
    Limit your imagination, keep you where they must
    Do you feel what I feel?
    Bittering distress
    Who decides what you express?
    Do you take what I take?
    Endurance is the word
    Moving back instead of forward seems to me absurd

    Doesn't matter what you see
    Or into it what you read?
    You can do it your own way
    If it's done just how I say

    Independence limited
    Freedom of choice is made for you, my friend
    Freedom of speech is words that they will bend
    Freedom with their exception

    Do you fear what I fear?
    Living properly
    Truths to you are lies to me
    Do you choose what I choose?
    More alternatives
    Energy derives from both the plus and negative
    Do you need what I need?
    Boundaries overthrown
    Look inside to each his own
    Do you trust what I trust?
    Me, myself and I
    Penetrate the smoke screen, I see through the selfish lie

    Doesn't matter what you see
    Or into it what you read?
    You can do it your own way
    If it's done just how I say

    Independence limited
    Freedom of choice is made for you, my friend
    Freedom of speech is words that they will bend
    Freedom with their exception

    Do you know what I know?
    Your money end your wealth
    Your silence just to hear yourself
    Do you want what I want?
    Desire not a thing
    I hunger after independence lengthen freedom's ring

    Doesn't matter what you see
    Or into it what you read?
    You can do it your own way
    If it's done just how I say

    Independence limited
    Freedom of choice is made for you, my friend
    Freedom of speech speech is words that they will bend
    Freedom no longer frees you

    Doesn't matter what you see
    Or into it what you read?
    You can do it your own way
    If it's done just how I say Writer/s: James Alan Hetfield, Kirk L. Hammett, Lars Ulrich
    Publisher: Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 10

  • DonaldLars is a dips--t, that is one of the most badass songs on that album.
  • Ramzy from CaI would have to agree with Johnny G. on this one!
  • Josephine from Canadaone of my favorite metallica songs
  • Johnny Goodwin from Canada I feel this songs lyrics speak of today’s world now. Being forced to do things we otherwise wouldn’t, having no say in our freedoms and being led by liars and half truths.
  • 2minuteshate from CtGreat song from when metallica didnt suck
  • Tommy Turnbull from San FranciscoI love this song a lot! I recall seeing it in a commercial back in 2005 when I was 10 shortly before leaving for my first day of acting.
  • Goombario from Jacksonville, FlThis song is really, really long... also has a pretty cool riff
  • Austin from Bristow, VaJudging from the lyrics, it feels as if they are sung from the perspective of Lucemon, the main villian from Digimon Fontier. To some extent that is.
  • Nick from Cairns, AustraliaAwesome song, just like the rest. I think the solo is in the same, if not, similar scale to the solo in wherever I May Roam, as well as The Thing That Should Not Be, not sure, just a thought.
  • Adam from Yarmouth, MeI love this song it is my favorite by Metallica!!!!!!!!
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