Yes, Metallica rocks my socks!
I think this track is directed towards Jaymz alcohol addiction, in a sense. If you read the lyrics, St. Anger being the 'bottle', and the medallion noose with medallion being the thing that is cherished and glorified (alcohol, which is, in todays society, everyone just likes to get fucked up)...it's a glorified death due to alcohol addiction if he continues down this road.
St. Anger 'round my neck
He never gets respect
This verse is about how St. Anger is overpowering his actions and he needs to drown his sorrows in said bottle because he needs the respect he lacks.
Fuck it all and no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
Tie a noose or hang myself
Saint Anger 'round my neck
This is sayin that hes just diggin himself into a hole deeper, and deeper because he cant conquer the demons.
I need to set my anger free
Get rid of the addiction
I'm madly in anger with you
He's still in love with the alcohol but at the same time he hates it, wants the need to be gone
This song is identifying with the contradiction St. (meaning of holy or higher power) and Anger (meaning hate and dislike). St. Anger has the power to corrupt everyone's lives if the person becomes vulnerable enough not to stay in control. Metallica have done a good job portraying this imagery and the ability to make one use their third eye to see outside the face value of the lyrics. That is all.
Yes, Metallica rocks my socks! I think this track is directed towards Jaymz alcohol addiction, in a sense. If you read the lyrics, St. Anger being the 'bottle', and the medallion noose with medallion being the thing that is cherished and glorified (alcohol, which is, in todays society, everyone just likes to get fucked up)...it's a glorified death due to alcohol addiction if he continues down this road.
St. Anger 'round my neck He never gets respect This verse is about how St. Anger is overpowering his actions and he needs to drown his sorrows in said bottle because he needs the respect he lacks.
Fuck it all and no regrets I hit the lights on these dark sets Tie a noose or hang myself Saint Anger 'round my neck This is sayin that hes just diggin himself into a hole deeper, and deeper because he cant conquer the demons.
I need to set my anger free Get rid of the addiction
I'm madly in anger with you He's still in love with the alcohol but at the same time he hates it, wants the need to be gone
This song is identifying with the contradiction St. (meaning of holy or higher power) and Anger (meaning hate and dislike). St. Anger has the power to corrupt everyone's lives if the person becomes vulnerable enough not to stay in control. Metallica have done a good job portraying this imagery and the ability to make one use their third eye to see outside the face value of the lyrics. That is all.