I won't go away
Right, right here, I stay

Stand silent in flames
Stand tall 'til it fades

Shoot me again, I ain't dead yet
Come on, shoot me again, I ain't dead yet
I said, shoot me again, I ain't dead yet
Come on, shoot me again, I ain't dead yet

Come on, shoot me again
Shoot me again, shoot me
Shoot me again, shoot me again
Come on, shoot me again
Shoot me again, shoot me
Shoot me again, shoot me again, come on

All the shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots
All the shots

All the shots I take
What difference did I make?
All the shots I take
I spit back at you

I won't go away (with a bullet in my back)
Right, right here, I stay (with a bullet in my back)

Shoot me, shoot me
Shoot me, shoot me

I stand on my own (with a bullet in my back)
I'm stranded and sold (with a bullet in my back)

Shoot me again, I ain't dead yet
Go on, shoot me again, I ain't dead yet
Yeah, shoot me again, I ain't dead yet
Come on, shoot me again, I ain't dead yet

I said, shoot me again, shoot me again
Come on, shoot me again, shoot me again
Come on, shoot me again, shoot me again
Shoot me, shoot me again, shoot me again, yeah

All the shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots
All the shots

All the shots I take
What difference did I make? (What difference did I make?)
All the shots I take
I spit back at you

Bite my tongue
Trying not to shoot back
No compromise
My heart won't pump the other way

Wake the sleeping giant
Wake the beast
Wake the sleeping dog
Don't let him sleep
Wake the sleeping giant
Wake the beast
Wake the sleeping dog
Don't let him sleep

Bite my tongue
Trying not to shoot back

All the shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots
All the shots

All the shots I take
Hey, what difference did I make? (What difference did I make?)
Yeah, all the shots I take
I spit back at you


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Shoot Me Again Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield

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    thanks to drop2 for the lyrics

    rubenon June 12, 2003   Link
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    Basically put, this is from the point of view of either James himself or the entire band. Metallica, having not released an original cd in like 6 years, has put up with a lot of lip from everyone, even their own fans. I was turned into a skeptic myself. In retaliation, the song states that they are not backing off yet and that they are making a good effort, once again, to get back on top "i wont go away, right here i'll stay". Being "shot again" is metallica saying "bring that shit on", and "i bite my tongue, trying not to shoot back" is the final plea for everyone to shut the fuck up, for metallica will try to avoid sinking to the lowest depths of the angry critict. The last verse "wake the sleeping giant..." goes hand in hand with "I bit my tongue...", basically stating that they will let their hate and desire to fire back fade, or "sleep".

    better_than_youon June 14, 2003   Link
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    after reading wut u wrote and listening to the song again.. u sound pretty right man. so i started laughing while i hear it.. kinda cool. but hey i luv the song. very good. MetallicA 4ever

    iron_dethon June 15, 2003   Link
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    better than you, I agree totally. This is my favourite song on St. Anger, because of the meaning. I've been known to hang shit because of the whole Ja Rule thing, but damn these people screaming "sellouts!" are starting to piss me off big time.

    psychochickenon June 26, 2003   Link
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    The're tossers because they want money? Makes sense to me.

    From what I gather you've gone out and paid for the album, yet you're calling the band a bunch of sell outs. Seems a tad hypocritical, yes?

    psychochickenon June 27, 2003   Link
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    Joey, works fine on my PC. That's weird, why would they be worried about MP3s, yet it works on almost everyone's PCs?

    Fuck off.

    ChaseKendereson July 06, 2003   Link
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    hey joey... maybe your computer's fucked up, or maybe you just don't like metallica... but I don't think they're a bunch of sellouts... they're succesful, yeah, but what do u want them to be? Never to be known by the public? shit... you probly weren't born yet when they were an underground band. But I can say the same and I am saying the same. I heard of metallica when they were succesful and they made a shitload of money for their cd's. big fuckin deal. they're still a good band, they still made good music. I don't see anything wrong with their attitudes, either. Secondly, and lastly, I think this song is about a man who's not afraid to die.

    TruthSpeakeron May 23, 2004   Link
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    This song Rocks my socks digidy d dog it the best Metallica song ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!mmkkay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and truthspeaker is right it is about a guy whos not afriad to die..................................................................................................................

    RATM13LJHon June 02, 2004   Link
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    Why shouldn't Metallica have a fucking computer game?!! Bring that shit on, it'll be fucking cool! They have the money (that I may remind you, they earned through sheer hard work) so why the hell not? Seems like a fun idea to me.

    Anyway, this song is fucking hilarious. Not my favourite song to listen to, but one of my favourites to sing while drunk or in public. AWWW SHOOT ME!

    Manxbasson June 09, 2004   Link
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    hey truthspeaker, well said, and i wasnt born when they were an underground band, but i still have all the albums, and i love the shit pulling teeth,awesome...... yeah and for joeytheboy u been ragged on already but, cept the new bassist? hes my least fav bassist thats played for metallica cliff was the best.aw but who am i to b talkin rite? im only 13 and i dont kno shit and i shouldnt b talking eh? WTFE metallica r not sellouts all yall wanna b fans back the fck off NOW and SHUTUP

    MetaLLiCA-FRkon June 17, 2004   Link

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