[Verse 1]
Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Different path, lost his way
The streets are red, red i'm afraid
There's no confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But oh by God, how it all did change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stain wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Verse 2]
I always said, something wrong
With little strange Ronnie Long
Never laughed, never smiled
He talked alone for miles and miles and miles
Gallows call, son I say
Keep your smile, and laugh all day
Think once again in this boring place
For little boys, how they soon change
[Pre-chorus]
Now they all pray
Blood stains wash away
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, I heard him
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
Yeah
[Bridge]
Yeah, well all the green things died
When Ronnie moved to this place
He said, don't you dare ask
Why I'm cursed to wear this face
Now we all know why
Children called him Ronnie Frown
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
And they'd all fall down, down, down
[Chorus]
He said, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
Yeah, yeah, I heard him
He screamed, lost my way
This bloody day
Lost my way
All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today
[Outro]
That's right
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Yeah, yeah
All things wash away
And they'd all fall down
But blood stained the sun today
Always thought this was an amazing song with great riffs and awesome lyrics. But today with this awful shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, these lyrics are more true and relevant than ever. The words in this song depict what happened in real life so well that it looks as if James were telling Adam Lanza's story 16 years ago. And the part where he writes: "Now we all know why the children called him Ronnie frown When he pulled that gun from his pocket They all fall down, down and down" is particularly scary given the current situation we're hearing about on the news. It sends shivers to my spine. Incredible tune by the boys, as usual.
I don't think I ever heard a song that's so flippant and serious at the same time. On the one hand, the lyrics show a great deal of understanding for how deeply disturbed the perpetrator felt, and on the other hand, when all is said and done, it just laughs it all off. It reminds me of No Leaf Clover, which has a similar intonation. The underlying message to me is that the whole of life is just a big joke anyway, and even its tragedies have a comical side to them.
yes it is ^
I kinda like this song
I kinda like this song
ronnie defeo? amityville?
About a school shooting in about 1995, I think. The shooter's name was Ron Brown a.k.a. Ronnie Frown.
Is it a coincidence that this song sounds uncannily like Rainbow, whose original - and best - vocalist was the legendary Ronnie James Dio?
I love this song, it sounds nothing like any of their other songs, and it is about a school shooting, ronnie frown, can't point out the exact date, but still a "stand alone song."
For some reason I really love this song. Weird, especially when compared to the fact that I really prefer older Metallica to any of their new stuff. Maybe I'm just crazy. I'm okay with that.
For some reason I really love this song. Weird, especially when compared to the fact that I really prefer older Metallica to any of their new stuff. Maybe I'm just crazy. I'm okay with that.
Guitar sounds really cool. I think Kirk used a Fender Tricaster and its hard to get the same sound using any other guitar