In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Born to push you around
Better just stay down
You pull away
He hits the flesh
You hit the ground
Mouth so full of lies
Tend to block your eyes
Just keep them closed
Keep praying
Just keep waiting
Waiting for the one
The day that never comes
When you stand up and feel the warmth
But the sunshine never comes, no
No, the sunshine never comes
Push you cross that line
Just stay down this time
Hide in yourself
Crawl in yourself
You'll have your time
God I'll make them pay
Take it back one day
I'll end this day
I'll splatter color on this gray
Waiting for the one
The day that never comes
When you stand up and feel that warmth, yeah
But the sunshine never comes, no way
Love is a four letter word
And never spoken here
Love is a four letter word
Here in this prison
I'll suffer this no longer
I'll put an end to this I swear
This I swear
The sun will shine
This I swear
This I swear
This I swear
Swear to you, San Francisco
Welcome, friends, to S&M 2
A wonderful adventure
We're glad you're here to witness history with us
We're here havin' a lot of fun
And I'm gonna take a moment here to introduce
The San Francisco symphony, thank you
Thank you so much for taking the risk toplay with us
And of course, conductor Edwin Outwater here
Thank you so much, Edwin
Better just stay down
You pull away
He hits the flesh
You hit the ground
Mouth so full of lies
Tend to block your eyes
Just keep them closed
Keep praying
Just keep waiting
Waiting for the one
The day that never comes
When you stand up and feel the warmth
But the sunshine never comes, no
No, the sunshine never comes
Push you cross that line
Just stay down this time
Hide in yourself
Crawl in yourself
You'll have your time
God I'll make them pay
Take it back one day
I'll end this day
I'll splatter color on this gray
Waiting for the one
The day that never comes
When you stand up and feel that warmth, yeah
But the sunshine never comes, no way
Love is a four letter word
And never spoken here
Love is a four letter word
Here in this prison
I'll suffer this no longer
I'll put an end to this I swear
This I swear
The sun will shine
This I swear
This I swear
This I swear
Swear to you, San Francisco
Welcome, friends, to S&M 2
A wonderful adventure
We're glad you're here to witness history with us
We're here havin' a lot of fun
And I'm gonna take a moment here to introduce
The San Francisco symphony, thank you
Thank you so much for taking the risk toplay with us
And of course, conductor Edwin Outwater here
Thank you so much, Edwin
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The Day That Never Comes Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield
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This one hits home with me, so i understood it from the get go and many of james' songs are about this very upbringing, it's common knowledge he's got daddy issues... however, he never got the chance to get back at his father.
Born to push you around You better just stay down You pull away He hits the flesh [ daddy is abusive ] You hit the ground Mouths so full of lies [ he tells you it won't happen again ] Tend to black your eyes Just keep them closed Keep praying Just keep waiting [waiting for the day you can get back at him ]
Waiting for the one The day that never comes [where he gets revenge] When you stand up and feel the warmth but the sunshine never comes No the sunshine never comes
Push you cross that line Just stay down this time Hide in yourself Crawl in yourself You'll have your time God I'll make them pay [ either both parents sucked, or he was bullied ] Take it back one day I'll end this day I'll splatter color on this gray [ kill him, his blood on your grey life ]
Love is a four letter word And never spoken here [this isn't love, it's abuse]
songmeanings.net/songs/view/10263/ here's another taste of what i meant in The Unforgiven.
@Kaerthon That's pretty good. But my favorite part about seeing this song live not that long ago is what James said at the end "The Day That Never Comes, it just came." which I loved because seeing as how both my parents hate Metallica I thought I would never get to see them live, but I did! Twice! Friday and Sunday!
When I listened to this song I invisioned an abusive relationship.
Born to push you around better just stay down you pull away he hits the flesh you hit the ground
I read in a metallica post somwhere that the war themed video does not flow with what the song is truely about.
This is one of those songs that can be inturpreted in many ways. LOVE IT!
i thought so too but the video seemed to be about a guy whose friend got shot in the war and he tries to save him.
listen to the chorus the way i see it its about someone whos being abused whos praying to be saved by god but he never comes and in the end he's like "fine w/e, ill deal with it myself" when he keeps saying "the sun will shine i swear"
Actually, I think the war themed video fits well with a song about an abusive relationship. They're somewhat similar concepts, but for different reasons and on a different scale, and usually with different weapons.
I agree with the relationship idea. I haven't found a single lyric that didn't fit that theme. I'll admit to not having seen the video, though.
@knighthawk127 I think you're close. I see it as more of an abusive relationship between a father and son "You pull away, HE hits the flesh, you hit the ground." Anyway just my thoughts.
Holy shit.
i havent thought any other ways to see this song but as i was reading all the comments and i was shocked. i totally disagree with everybody. allright so here we go on my point of view. its about a growing up person who is looking for love. he knows it is there. the day just never comes. ive allways thought it was obivious but i guess you see what you want to see :S
I agree
@zlickdude ...And who exactly is hitting this person and often giving them a black eye but not being abusive...?
I believe this song is about the release of Tools next album!
As a tool fan you feel beaten and lied to with hope of a new album but the day never comes....
Metallica like the rest of us just want to hear more Tool.
I like all of the interpretations I've seen. I've been listening to this song a lot likely and for me, it takes a more general perspective on everything I've seen. When I coupled the lyrics with the instruments, it came together for me.
Born to push you around You better just stay down You pull away He hits the flesh You hit the ground Mouths so full of lies Tend to black your eyes Just keep them closed Keep praying Just keep waiting
The idea of "just stay[ing] down" when in the eyes of some kind of adversity (someone "born to push you around") is of course suppose to be the opposing voice of the songs message. The person goes to hit the ground i.e. having some sort of struggle such as being bullied or maybe failing at what someone aspires to be great at. The "mouth so full of lies" could be akin to naysayers surrounding this individuals or even to those trying to console the person saying "things will get better" which tends to black your eyes because it doesn't get any better or because the negative things said only hurt you. Classically, this individual is weak and meager and just hopes whatever they are going through will end.
Waiting for the one The day that never comes When you stand up and feel the warmth but the sunshine never comes No the sunshine never comes
This individual sits around waiting for the day he will be free of whatever problems he has- the day that never comes, the sunshine that he won't feel because the sun won't come.
Push you cross that line Just stay down this time Hide in yourself Crawl in yourself You'll have your time God I'll make them pay Take it back one day I'll end this day I'll splatter color on this gray
This individual has been pushed by whatever problem he has so much that he crawls inside of himself and hides, hoping that one day he can make whoever caused the pain pay for what they did. But again, this is all "wishful thinking". He speaks in the future but it has never happened. We see that "the day that never comes"- the day of redemption- doesn't come because these individuals are sitting back and taking it and not standing up. In a way its about making that day come, not waiting for it.
The music goes from sad, depressed and painful to full of angst, passion and energy as the lyrics come to with
Love is a four letter word And never spoken here Love is a four letter word Here in this prison I suffer this no longer I put it into This I swear! This I swear! The sun will shine This I swear!
There is no love because the problem has been overthrown by "the prison" (the problem entrapping the individual). He must deal with his problem head on, fully facing it and create his own sunshine because it won't simply come to him. And this individual swears he will break free from his problem and feel that sunshine.
After this, the music becomes immensely powerful and full of passion, the same passion we see during the chorus, but that passion ends and becomes a sad melody again because the individual simply gave up and waited. Now, the power is in full force because the individual had sworn to make change and to take all of the empty promises they had made in the second verse and make them happy.
I believe this song is about standing up and fighting, not sitting back and waiting for the good times to come. You have to make your good times and fight hard and energetically for them- The sun will shine, this I swear.
This song is so powerfully emotional and raw. The lyrics fit the music and the song is a masterpiece and my favorite of the whole album.
@tjwojo ....So you\'re stupid?
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I don't know what it means, and i don't care. It's just such an amazing song. It has everything that metallica has done, from old to new stuff. Amazing. We love you, Metallica.
@yndisis .....So you\'re stupid?
@mewgirl Rude. Just because they don't know what it's about doesn't mean he's stupid. Most of the songs I love I don't even know most of the lyrics, let alone what the song is about. But my opinion is this song is about an abusive father abusing(who coulda guessed lol) his son. Just my opinion though.
Given the video's got a war theme, I think this song's about a wounded soldier in Iraq who feels betrayed by the "people in charge" and no longer has the will to fight.
Its about his relationship with his penis
Born to push you around - sex You better just stay down - uncontrollable erections You pull away - masturbation He hits the flesh - masturbation You hit the ground - girl kneeling down to give head Mouths so full of lies - he shoots in her mouth Tend to black your eyes - skull fucking Just keep them closed -[legs] Keep praying Just keep waiting
Waiting for the one The day that never comes When you stand up and feel the warmth - Cum runs down her legs after sex but the sun shine never comes - masturbating outside No the sun shine never comes
@metalsamurai this is so retarded it his about 20 extra chromosomes
@metalsamurai This is the funniest shit ever man
@metalsamurai The sun doesn\'t have a penis and you are not going to hell because its way too happy there for you.
@metalsamurai what in actual hell my guy. It's about an abusive relationship, in my opinion an abusive father son relationship.
I always thought it was a mockery towards his bully victims from his childhood glory days.