Some Kind Of Monster

Album: St. Anger (2003)
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  • These are the eyes that can't see me
    These are the hands that drop your trust
    These are the boots that kick you around
    This is the tongue that speaks on the inside
    These are the ears that ring with hate
    This is the face that I'll never change
    This is the fist that grinds you down
    This is the voice of silence no more

    These are the legs in circles run
    This is the beating you'll never know
    These are the lips that taste no freedom
    This is the feel that's not so safe
    This is the face you'll never change
    This is the god that ain't so pure
    This is the god that is that pure
    This is the voice of silence no more

    We the people
    Are we the people?
    We the people
    Are we the people?

    Some kind of monster
    Some kind of monster
    Some kind of monster
    This monster lives

    This is the face that stones you cold
    This is the moment that needs to breathe
    These are the claws that scratch these wounds
    This is the pain that never leaves
    This is the tongue that whips you down
    This is the burden of every man
    These are the screams that pierce your skin
    This is the voice of silence no more

    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Yeah, yeah, yeah

    This is the test of flesh and soul
    This is the trap that smells so good
    This is the flood that drains these eyes
    These are the looks that chill to the bone
    These are the fears that swing over head
    These are the weights that hold you down
    This is the end that will never end
    This is the voice of silence no more

    We the people
    Are we the people?
    We the people
    Are we the people?

    Some kind of monster
    Some kind of monster
    Some kind of monster
    This monster lives

    This is the cloud that swallows trust
    This is the black that uncolors us
    This is the face that you hide from
    This is the mask that comes undone

    Ominous, I'm in us
    Ominous, I'm in us
    Ominous, I'm in us
    Ominous, I'm in us

    This is the cloud that swallows trust
    This is the black that uncolors us
    This is the face that you hide from
    This is the mask that comes undone

    Ominous, I'm in us
    Ominous, I'm in us
    Ominous, I'm in us
    Ominous, I'm in us

    Are we the people?

    Some kind of monster
    Some kind of monster
    Some kind of monster
    This monster lives Writer/s: James Alan Hetfield, Kirk L. Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Jens Rock
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Zero from Nowhere, NjThe only Metallica song where James uses a 7 string guitar.
  • Ian from Leeds, United KingdomAnyone who complains about St. Anger needs to go and watch 'Some Kind of Monster' when you see the kind of stress that they were going through at the time you'll appreciate St. Anger for what it was, a way of Metallica venting their frustration of the pressures they were under.
  • Matt from Houston, TxI saw the some kind of monster movie and it's kind of ironic that everone hated st. anger but didn't know the turmoil metallica was going through. I did miss the guitar solos though
  • Nady from Adelaide, AustraliaI watched the documentary on the making of St Anger called Some Kind Of Monster. Im loving this song
  • Nick from Cairns, AustraliaWho says Metallica sux with their cd st. anger?
    If you ask me, making a decent amount of songs without the use of much solos is a challenge metallica can complete pretty easily. My favourite off st. anger. I love the distorted riff that hits you right where there's silence after the clean intro.
  • Theartofbalance from Mary Esther, FlWhat was the point of this album, go out a legend? They would have been if this was never made.
  • Brandon from Ocean, Nji heard this song is about of rapist...
    i mean check out this line right here...
    'This is the feel that's not so safe'
    and the boots and everything if you listen closely its more about a rapist than anything
  • Jt from Tullahoma, TnBout time this gets up here. This was one of my favorites off of St Anger
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