I think that the song is about a person who is beaten down by society and taken advantage of all his life. It tells of the different stages of his life: "The young boy learns their rules" "This bitter man he is" "The old man then prepares"
This person does not forgive the people that have wronged him, shown by "So I dub thee unforgiven"
This has probably been discussed on the metallica version, but my comp wont go there for some reason, so im sharing my ideas here
...this is the same as metallica...
I think that the song is about a person who is beaten down by society and taken advantage of all his life. It tells of the different stages of his life: "The young boy learns their rules" "This bitter man he is" "The old man then prepares"
This person does not forgive the people that have wronged him, shown by "So I dub thee unforgiven"
This has probably been discussed on the metallica version, but my comp wont go there for some reason, so im sharing my ideas here