Blackened Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Trinidadian 

Cover art for Blackened lyrics by Metallica

ALLRIGHT!

This song fucking ownz. I love the intro to the song, along with it's actual meaning.....which is touched upon in earlier posts...but never thouroughly explained...so here goes.

The above posts talk about nuclear winter, apocalypse, and humans killing the Earth....who is right? The Answer: All of you.

There is obvious evidence that points to thermonuclear weapons: 'Blackened is the end Winter will it send... ...Fire'

If anyone was ever a Nuclear weapons afficianado like I am, and if you have seen pictures of nuclear devastation, you will notice that human bodies are litterally charred 'blackened' due to the intense heat of a nuclear blast. Considering that the heat generated but a nuclear bomb compared to the surface temperature of the sun is greater by a factor of 100, blackened indeed is the end.'

If you are familiar with the apocalyptic book 'Alas, Babylon', then the statement of an apocalypse caused directly by nuclear war is correct.

Lastly, humans, by using nuclear weapons will indeed kill the earth and all carbon based life. Nuclear Fallout or Black Rain will saturate the atmosphere with deadly radiation. Other radioactive constituents would promote genetic mutation NOT on a natural level 'Evolutions end...Never will it mend'. The amount of particles in the air would most likely be in a great enough concentration to severely limit the heating effects of the sun, thus initiating nuclear winter. The desolation would kill virtually all life.

Needless to say....a song that perhaps may not be far from the truth.. considering how things are going right now.. Population lay to waste....an excellent verse. SO....we have nukes causing much apocalyptic havoc, which thus hitherfore kill the earth...which is already dying anyways. Good job human race, for being big dum-dums...