The motherfuckers got in my head
Trying to make me someone else instead

It's my world now
It's my world now
It's my world
It's my world

"Mama, why's it raining in my room?"
"Cheer up, boy, clouds will move on soon"
Heavy fog got me lost inside
Gonna sit right back, enjoy this ride

It's my world, you can't have it
It's my world, it's my world
It's my world, you can't have it
It's my world, it's my world
It's my world, you can't have it
It's my world, it's my world
It's my world
Sucker

I'm out of my head, out of my head
Get 'em out of my head, out of my head
Get 'em out

Who's in charge of my head today
Dancing devils in angels way

It's my time now
It's my time now
It's my time
Yeah, it's my time

Look out, motherfuckers, here I come
I'm gonna make my head my home
The sons of bitches tried to take my head
Tried to make me someone else instead

It's my world, you can't have it
It's my world, it's my world
It's my world, you can't have it
It's my world, it's my world
It's my world, you can't have it
It's my world, it's my world
It's my world
Sucker

Yeah, out of my head, out of my head
Get 'em out of my head, out of my head
Get 'em out

Not only do I not know the answer
I don't even know what the question is
Not only do I not know the answer
I don't even know what the question is

God, it feels like it only rains on me
God, it feels like it only rains on me
God, it feels like it only rains on me
God, it feels like it only rains on me

Not only do I not know the answer
I don't even know what the question is
Not only do I not know the answer
I don't even know what the question is

God, it feels like it only rains on me
God, it feels like it only rains on me (like it only rains on me)
God, it feels like it only rains on me (like it only rains on me)
God, it feels (oh God, oh God, oh God)
Like it only rains on me (like it only rains on me)

Not only do I not know the answer
I don't even know what the question is
Not only do I not know the answer
I don't even know what the question is

Sucka

Out of my head, out of my head
Out of my head, Get 'em out of my head
Get 'em out

Enough's enough, enough's enough
Enough's enough, enough's enough
Enough's enough, enough's enough
Enough's enough, enough's enough


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My World Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield

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    This is a song about recovery particularly Hetfields alcoholism and rehab.

    It's about being told how to act and feel, rehab is conditioning and if you ever watched 'Some Kind of Monster' you would 100% understand this song. Hetfield came back from his rehab completely different, toned down, family focused, and tame.

    'Not only do I not know the answer, I don't even know what the question is'

    Refers to rehab therapy and this new conditioning.

    'It's my world you cant have it' is a phrase meaning that hetfields not used to this new lifestyle and is finding it hard to accept this new way of thinking that is being forced onto him. His doctors were getting into his thoughts and 'trying to make me someone else instead'

    'Clouds will move on soon' 'Gotta sit right back and enjoy this ride' shows that hetfield was not happy about requiring therapy for his anger and alcoholism but he knew it was the right thing to do.

    At the end of the song 'Enough's enough' refers to hetfield being overwhelmed by his alcoholism and rejecting his past self.

    Just watch 'Some Kind of Monster' the whole album becomes very clear.

    Not about demons.

    weyeson April 25, 2014   Link

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