Saint Anger 'round my neck
Saint Anger 'round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger 'round my neck

You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect

Fuck it all and no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I tie a noose to hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck

I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
Hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?

I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you

Saint Anger 'round my neck
Saint Anger 'round my neck
He never gets respect
Saint Anger 'round my neck

You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect
You flush it out, you flush it out
Saint Anger 'round my neck
You flush it out, you flush it out
He never gets respect

Fuck it all and no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
Medallion noose, I hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck

I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
Hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?

I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you

And I want my anger to be healthy
And I want my anger just for me
And I need my anger not to control
Yeah, and I want my anger to be me

And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free
And I need to set my anger free

Set it free

Fuck it all and no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
Fuck it all and fuckin' no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I tie a noose, I'll hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck

I feel my world shake
Like an earthquake
Hard to see clear
Is it me? Is it fear?

I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you
I'm madly in anger with you


Lyrics submitted by ruben, edited by Calgure96, Soundtallica

St. Anger Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield

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    Is it just me, or is the lines "Fuck it all and fucking no regrets, I hit the lights on these dark sets" a reference to Damage Inc when they say "Fuck it all and fucking no regrets, Never happy ending on these dark sets"? Or is it just a coincidence? Or were they just running out of ideas? Anyway, for those of you who hate the album and/or the song, let me just say this... Metallica was going through some though shit when they made this album: James was in rehab most of the time; Newsted had just left; and their fucking producer, Bob Rock, was playing bass in the beginning so when Trujillo came in he had to play bass in a similar sounding way to him so its not his fault. I have nothing that can save Lars, but honestly, his fucked up drums kind of go with the subject matter of the album and song. I'm not saying it's the best song by Metallica, or that it is not the worst song either, but its a whole lot better than most other songs by most other bands. Be happy with what you have people. Besides, they are starting to make up for it with Death Magnetic, so its not the end of the world, yet...

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