The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull)

Metallica

Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
(But the memory remains) yeah

Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor

Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna

Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the (memory remains) yeah

Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets
While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back
And can't the band play on
Just listen, they play my song
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black

Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Dance little tin goddess

Sing it for us
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)

Drift away
Fade away
Little tin goddess
Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains

Ash to ash (ash to ash)
Dust to dust (dust to dust)
Fade to black (fade to black)
The memories remain
Yeah
Like a faded prima donna
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, suck it

Dance little tin goddess dance
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
Sing it baby
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)

Sing it, sing
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da)
(Na na na na na na na na na na da na)
(Na na na na na na na na na da na na na)
(Na na na na na na na da na)


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    i thought this song was about themselves getting old and coming too the end of such a long and distinguished career.......

    Bulkyoneon August 24, 2002   Link

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