Metallica

Better Than You

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Better Than You Lyrics

	


I look at you, then you, me
Hungry and thirsty are we
Holding the lion’s share, holding the key
Holding me back ‘cause I’m striving to be

Better than you
Better than you

Lock horns, I push and I strive
Somehow I feel more alive
Bury the need for it, bury the seed
Bury me deep when there’s no will to be

Better than you
Better than you

Can’t stop this train from rolling
Nothing brings me down
No, can’t stop this train from rolling on and on, on
Forever on and on

Can’t stop this train from rolling
You can’t take it down
No, never stop this locomotion, on and on and on
No, you can’t bring me down ‘cause I’m

Better than you
Better than you

	

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fennsk On May 28, 2001

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by EvilLawyer

22y ago

My band played this song my senior year at a football game against our rival school. It was totally unplanned (The Principle thought we were gonna play something slow and soft), and we got into huge trouble, but it was worth it to see the crowd go wild and the other team get really really pissed off.

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by King Nothing

23y ago

A persons struggle to be better than someone else and not resting until they are.

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by frostedflakes098

22y ago

yep

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by ViciousMachine

20y ago

haha lawyer that musta been sweet :)

would definately make a kickass football song!

the meaning was pretty much nailed by king nothing

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by Glennox

20y ago

It's about a comparison of someone to somebody.

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by traviswrdunbar

20y ago

Human nature at its finest. Hell, nature's nature at its finest. Survival of the fittest (bury me deep when there's no will to be better than you). Animals, humans included, are competitive. Insect hives maintain only one matriarch, maintaining control. Even young animals like puppies wrestle to establish an order to things.

Is there anyway to get that performance on tape, EvilLawyer?

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by inspectedinspector

19y ago

This song is all about how James Hetfield is better than you!

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by silversun_rapture

18y ago

And what reason have you to suspect "EvilLawyer" of lying, "Cleveland Steamer"? The story seems perfectly believable. Anyways, yeah, the song seems to be describing the human nature to survive over others. Interesting to note, this song won a Grammy award for best metal performance...