Sad But True

uhh... since I once heard James Hetfield say that this song is about addiction, that is what I'm going to go with here. If anyone here has had the unfortunate experience of dealing with addiction you could see where it would make sense. Those of you who interpret the song as being about evil aren't far off as being addicted to drugs and/or alcohol is a bitch and sometimes leads people to do things they wouldn't ordinarily do. the lines "I'm your life, I'm the one who takes you there....I'm the one who cares....do my dirty work scape goat......pay the price, pay for nothings fair." really work for the addiction scenario. The sad fact is that you can turn your back on your friends and family but you can't turn your back on a drug. And once you are controlled by a substance, and i mean really controlled by one it really changes your persona.