This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Say your prayers little one
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone
Tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
Till the sandman he comes
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land
Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of snow white
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon's fire
And of things that will bite
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take
Hush little baby, don't say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It's just the beasts under your bed,
In your closet, in your head
Exit: light
Enter: night
Grain of sand
Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone
Tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
Till the sandman he comes
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land
Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of snow white
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon's fire
And of things that will bite
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take
Hush little baby, don't say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It's just the beasts under your bed,
In your closet, in your head
Exit: light
Enter: night
Grain of sand
Exit: light
Enter: night
Take my hand
We're off to never never land
Lyrics submitted by biso
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Metallica is just a bunch of pussy sellouts. Motorhead was formed 6 years before Metallica, Motorhead precedes Metallica. Moreover, there were metal bands before either of them. And Motorhead denies that they're a metal band. They prefer to call it rock'n'roll. Furthermore ya dumbasses, ask anyone of these so called "pioneers" of metal that began in the 80's and they will all cite Black Sabbath. That's where that form of rock originated, No one had heard it before that so stop it you stupid dipshits.
If they hate em' why did they cover like 3 of their songs?
Hahaha, at first I thought you were being sarcastic, Avarice. Then i looked at your comment history and realized you were being serious! What a ignorant fool you are.
I don't Get it! I mean Metallica DID play at Lemmy's birthday and Lemmy seemed welcoming etc! Hetfield is kinda a Motorhead fan, I don't think they don't like Hetfield & the guys...
They covered a metallica song? I didn't know that... I hope Lars didn't sue them for covering this.
I'd just like to say FUCK "biso" for blaspheming the good name of Motorhead. I say "FUCK Metallica!"
I'd just like to say FUCK "biso" for blaspheming the good name of Motorhead. I say "FUCK Metallica!"
...yeah! fuck "biso", he has hardcore sex with Metallica, with no lube, and he likes it. He also likes to drink toilet water...
Fuck Biso. Motorhead forever.
If it wasnt for Motorhead there wouldnt be a metallica u dumbass