The Struggle Within

Metallica

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    About someone suffering from a self-defeating personality.
    King Nothingon May 06, 2002   Link
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    its about taking a dump and the struggle within when trying to force it out
    inux101on February 14, 2005   Link
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    i believe this is the sequal (or similar) to "The frayed ends of sanity" it's about a paranoid person who's eating himself alive because of his own paranoia, this reminds me of my stoner mate who gets paranoid about jack-shit
    wildyon February 17, 2005   Link
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    i love the intero to this song :)
    drumminggurl9089on July 19, 2002   Link
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    hmm yep, this is how i feel a lot of the time
    just_another_brickon February 26, 2005   Link
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    when it hits 2:55...favourite part of the song
    wildyon March 01, 2005   Link
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    This could be written for themselves, like after being frustrated about their own (Hetfield / Ulrich) personality shortcomings.. I don't know if that is what it's saying though.. But assuming it's not directed to themselves, then probably it's to the stupid masses. Most people are stupid. Most people in these fanzines are stupid. Most Mathematics students are stupid. Most art majors are stupid. Most people with Phd's in Anthropology are stupid. Most high school dropouts are stupid. Most foreigners are stupid. Boredom sets into a boring mind.. The struggle within suits them fine. I am smart. Most of you reading this are stupid. Don't blame me, you seal your own coffin.
    lyricstudenton April 09, 2005   Link
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    The intro kicks ass! It reminds me of a tank rolling in...
    MetallicaRockz93on July 19, 2005   Link
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    you all got it wrong! it's about the HULK! na, i don't really think that but you can totally plug in the lyrics and it fits kinda nice. then you can close your eyes and imagine the HULK busting some shit up! HULK STRUGGLES!!!
    devastatorg1on July 30, 2005   Link
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    I think it's so awesome how this song fades in from My Friend of Misery. It's just awesome and perfect.
    killswitch916on March 07, 2006   Link

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