I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know
So close, no matter how far
It couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know
I never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they say
Never cared for games they play
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know, yea-yeah
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No, nothing else matters
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know
So close, no matter how far
It couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
But I know
I never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
Never cared for what they say
Never cared for games they play
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know, yea-yeah
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
No, nothing else matters
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I read through some of the comments before writing my own opinion of the song's meaningful nature. Some of them were useless and a whole lot'a babble, others were religiously based, which made me want to gague and roll on the floor, and occasionally some good points were mentioned. My interpretation of the song will probably have the same reactions to the ones I'd seen above or worse of ones. So, here I go, I'll try and summerize as best I can!
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Anyway, that's my disection of the song, and how I interpreted it so many times over. Feel free to agree and disagree, but that's how I see it. A song is a song and a song holds a meaning; how we as individuals take in that meaning is how we as individuals will learn to appreciate the song as a piece of art, and even at times, a part of us. We relate and understand things differently, hope this helped!
Amazing :)
awesome i agree but... i dont think its bout... like a guy or girl that means a lot to him but his parents and and how they are going through caner or whatever... thats what i heard anyways but great response and it really does make me think every time i listen to a metallica song. btw if i come off as ignorant or stupid or something like that im not im 14!!!! :3 cheers tho now i kinda get it and i keep trying to do the same with other songs now like trying to analyse them :3
That to me is 100% on the ball! It makes perfect sense to the music, and the way he sings the different parts of the song. Even the parts that repeat he sings them differently and the music changes! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!! Metallica is one of my favorite bands and this song kind of stumped me. Metallica puts so much meaning in their music, and as a listener I love hearing what other people think.
I think you decided to take it to a "dark place". However, I have always thought this was one of the most beautifully written and honest love songs I've ever heard and it's got the gentle soothing melodic guitar paired with the heavy drums to show how tender yet firmly passionate or perhaps showing the feminine paired with masculine in their union. It's about two people who have found each other and have fallen into a love that is so deep and heartfelt that distance cannot separate them and they are "Forever trusting who we are" and they know that nothing else matters but that love that they share together. When they speak about the "Never cared for what they say, Never cared for games they play, Never cared for what they do, Never cared for what they know, And I know…" they are referring to the other lovers who came before who all broke their hearts and their trust. About how their understanding in their partner and themselves and their past lost loves that did not appreciate the things they had to offer or understand them but that they do know each other, unlike those that came before and they do appreciate them and understand them with an "Open mind for a different view...And nothing else matters". I see something totally different than something dark...
@00Birdie00 <br /> I think you are dead on. However, I think this song is a bit more positive which might be the genious behind the instrumental. <br /> <br /> First, I think when he says "They," he doesn't mean this significant other, because he refers to that person with the word "you." I think when he says "they" he means the world.<br /> <br /> Secondly, I think this song is more about love. Meaning these two people fall so much in love with each other to where he doesn't care about "they" do, but only cares about the other person. - And nothing else matters<br /> <br /> Finally, as you stated, the end has one difference in the lyics: "Forever trusting who we are". To me this tells me there wasn't a break in trust from when he said "but I know", but it is stating they forever have this bond. - I think the "but I know" means that nobody else knows what the "lovers" have, but he does.<br /> <br /> NOTE: This could be about family or a friend, but I read it as strong relationship between two people.
@00Birdie00 I wanted to explode the entire planet when I think that some person out there, which is you, could be so incredibly delusional, cringeworthy and unaware of his stupidity. And that goes for any repliers who even in the slightest agree with him. How the hell does this song talk about a love of a significant other? You're looking too deep into the lyrics and giving your ego's intellectual/deep identity a fucking blowjob. The lyrics are straight forward which when u said u listened hundreds of times and couldn't figure it out made me wanna face palm my head to the center of the earth. It's about being different and not fitting into what "they" mainstream society think/know/do it's about being who you are and having the best most adventurous life because of it. And nothing else matters.
@00Birdie00 You know, I was driving this morning and listening to this song while feeling a little down. I heard the lyrics, "trust I see and I find in you" and it struck a nerve. I have loved this song for YEARS but never thought a whole lot into what it truly meant. It's so easy to believe that this song is about finding trust in someone else but for some reason, this morning, I found comfort in the fact that it was reinforcing an idea that I've come to terms with that we can only really trust ourselves. This may seem grim or cynical but it doesn't mean you have to be guarded and closed off; more it is empowering. Each and every one of us contains our own key to success and happiness. The energy we share with others should be parallel energies not overlapping.
P.S. I came on here to see what other people had to say after I had this epiphany and boom, #1 comment was staring me in the face haha
@hellaguaptor Watch the fucking interview with James Hetfield, you muppet. The song has nothing to do with what you're saying.<br />
This is a very special song to me. My mom tells me everytime she hears it that its going to be her funeral song. She tells me because the song means that no matter what happens in life, who you meet, the things you do...remember who you are. Dont let what people think about you and what they what you to be change you. always "true in who you are". The person you truly are. And if you always remember exactly who you are, nothing else in life matters.
I hope, when I die, that someone I love will hear this song and think of me...I'd like to think this is what I'd want to say to them when I'm gone, especially my little nephew and cousins...you're mom rocks :)
This song is what you'd get if you made the poem Invictus into a beautiful love song. There are two threads to it, the first thread is the love song:
"So close, no matter how far" We're emotionally close even when we're physically apart "Couldn't be much more from the heart" I love you from the bottom of my heart "Never opened myself this way" I've never opened up to someone like I have with you "Forever trusting who we are" We'll always believe in ourselves and each other "Trust I seek and I find in you" I need someone I can trust and it's you "Every day for us something new" We're not growing stale, every day of our relationship feels exciting and new "And nothing else matters" Nothing matters but our love "All these words I don't just say" I'm not just saying these words, I mean them
The second thread is a fierce "declaration of independence", a rejection of the rest of the world:
"Life is ours, we live it our way" We'll live how we want, not how others tell us to "Open mind for a different view" We see the world with our own eyes and that gives us a different view. We don't copy the unexamined opinions of others. "Never cared for what they say" Other people gossip and disapprove but we ignore those fools "Never cared for games they play" Other people play games and don't mean what they say but we ignore those fools "Never cared for what they do" Other people do bad or stupid things but we ignore those fools "Never cared for what they know" Other people gossip but we ignore those fools "And nothing else matters" The rest of the world doesn't matter, only our love matters
A couple more points:
Kind of like an unfaltering love for someone...<br /> A relationship that can't be torn apart by society's rules, family, frienemies, etc...<br /> Two unconquerable souls, masters of their own fate...<br /> All they need is one another and..."nothing else matters".
Thank you.<br /> <br /> Your interpretation is as beautiful as the song itself. Best compliment I can think of.<br /> <br /> Totally subjective I know, but I find Sully Erna's (Godsmack) performance more powerful than the original.
i don't think this is a love song)) melody, atmosphere and so on aspire to tell us something more than "i love u, we are created to each other and *uck'em all who think we cant be together", common, Hetfield is not so superficial )
i think a lot of people miss the whole point of this album. just about every song talks about youth being lost and the struggle of finding purpose in life. and this song is basically about how you should find what you want to do in life and be happy doing it - nothing else matters. true it could be about love, but it doesn't really fit with the unforgiven or don't tread on me. which what makes this album such a political statement for me. it basically is saying - screw the educational system, we need to get back to what people want to do with their lives, and that doesn't necessarily mean moving into meaningless positions created by business people/politicians.
correct me if im wrong tho
this song is about the prosperity and preservation of human friendship, and that's all that matters, no matter what kind of personality you have the need for companionship is always there, lover, friend, or relative.
'Personally' I think Sephiroth is correct (appealing to my understanding and feelings), although people must understand that a song does not have one fixed meaning, even though the artist(s) have set the path to imply one. If the song means something unique to you that other people don't agree on 'So fucking what!' No matter why you listen to an artist, everyone likes to listen to them for different reasons and that should never be scrutinized by the likes of someones mind, such as the user 'no one important'.
I think its about releationships.. of any kind. Whether it be your spouse.. boyfriend or girlfriend.. your best friend.. whatever. To James I think it might have meant his band-mates. I think it'd be an excellent wedding song. If I ever do get married again, this will be the first dance.
@Fireraven It WAS our wedding song! We had an instrumental version. Love it. :)
hey everyone metallica is my favorite band this song james wrote about his girlfriend. He wrote it because he was missing her he had been on the road all the tiem and didn't get to see her very much. James did not want this song on the black album but the rest of the band loved it so the put it on.
Well, im not sure about yall guys, but i think the meaning is pretty obvious... Here it is:
I think this song is about how everyone should not care about what others think, or what others have said to you that are mean or disrespectful. It's also about not letting those words they say effect you or make you feel bad or insecure. But you still should respect everyone else, and respect their opinions. If you think differently from the rest of the crowd, then dont worry about it. Nothing Else Matters except YOUR opinion.
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this song made me cry the first time i heard it it is so emotionally powerful its just telling you to be yourself and not care what people think
it is very deep, I agrree with you, nothing else matters.
Tis a love song... no doubt.. it doesn't need the word "love" in the lyrics to be about love... It's the straight forward feeling you get form the words, and how he sings them... You can tell that he's singing to someone who means just an incredible amount to him, someone that he misses...
ADMM85- lol... I've been trying to get my gf to accept this as "our song" she insists we get one... and I can't stand the poppy junk she suggests... I think I almost have her for it.... and about the wedding song... My older cousin and his bride actually had an acoutic version of the song played during their ceremony... it was funny... I was up in the balcony taping, and it started playing.... I was sittin there singin along... They also danced to it for their special dance at the reception...