Mandy from Hammond, InTo me this song is about growing up with parents that never let me go outside,I was always grounded.Always locked in the house.Great song!!!.Jacob from Jackson, TnJames is depicting his home as a sanitarium, and how he was held down with his Christian Science household.

Jacob from Jackson, TnBullet for My Valentine has also covered this song.There's so many layers to their lyrics, I don't think even they were conscious of that when they were writing these songs. Despite what he looks like on stage, James too has stage fright like most performers.Īnd so on. Vlad from BulgariaAm I the only person in the world who figured out that the Sanitarium is a metaphor for the stage? 'Moon is full, never seems to change' - the spotlight always shining in the lead singer's eyes 'Dream the same thing every night' - the same setlist every night 'I see our freedom in my sight' - yeah it is, on your left and right 'Build my fear of what's out there' - well, that's us, the audience.Covid from Locked In My HouseThis is about how people are feeling about being safer at home.Penguin from The Front DeskHas anyone else played Escape directly after this and gotten chills?.Bruce from Hervey BayDid sanatorium have a film clip?.Favorite and most underrated songs of Metallica. There's so much soul in the lyrics, vocals and musicals. Sunil Saldanha from BombayThis song makes me tearful each time.Brakoma: Decades Of Delirium from Huntington Beach, California Metallica did not write that song however they did write the lyrics they actually copied the bulk of the song from a local Huntington Beach band originally called delirium who passed their demo tape instrumental version of this to Metallica back in the early 80s, however Metallica never gave any credit to Delirium.Ray from Metallica Fan LandI love Metallica, I love kirk James and lars even more.From 'Battery' to the last kickyour ass tune 'Damage, Inc' it just doesn't get ANY better!īy the way.'Master Of Puppets' is THE best thrash metal LP EVER. Now the funny side of this song is I used to listen to it on my way to work at the factory and it fuckin' fits perfectly there for me too!īy the way.'Master Of Puppets' is THE best thrash metal LP EVER. Everyone feels like this jsut some of us have a harder time controling it.

Want more BP lyricss? Read 'Until It Sleeps' and alot of others and as mentioned 'Unnamed Feeling'. I feel good knowing that there is someone else that feels alot like I do and has the balls and talent to sing about it. Trust me this disease isn't fun and and the funny thing is the docs tell me that this music is too negative. I know this isn't a very fuckin' metal explination but believe me I am VERY metal.This is just a song that gives a point of view from someone that has been called mentally ill and is being forced to see that his views on things are wrong.Finally the only way to feel like you can make a point is to kill the fucks that have been holding you down and telling you that you are getting better. So i tcan seem that time stands still at times and no one leaves, it's always there. One problem with BPdisorder is that you 'cycle' these feelings and moods can't be controlled.There is no cure. I have read alot of these lyrics from day one and with the most recent St Anger song 'Unnamed Feeling' get the impression that James might be BP also.It lad me to drug abuse to change my moods I didn't like and try and keep people away. The word mental illness gives people a certain image that is just not fuckin'true.There are different degrees of everything.īeing 'Labeled mentally deranged' but by who? I feel alot of the rage and being misunderstood as crazy when in fact I am not. This song talks to me about my mental ilneess of being bipolar. I think that all songs will mean something different to all.you know 'Eye Of the Beholder' type shit.

Sanitarium by metallica