Based on the movie Johnny Got His Gun, and is about a man who was blown up by a landmine. He lost his Arms, Legs and all of his senses. It's a very strong song with a great build up and a thrashing solo. Metallica is trying to portray what this would be like, not knowing if your awake, sleeping, dead, or remembering. He is trapped inside of his own head, it is a concept that is very hard to imagine.
It was actually a mortar strike he was blown up by. If you have read the book and watched during the scene with the explosion it was a mortar shell. You can also hear the screeching ( the "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSZZZZZZZZZZWOW...BOOM! sort of sound) of the shell.
It was actually a mortar strike he was blown up by. If you have read the book and watched during the scene with the explosion it was a mortar shell. You can also hear the screeching ( the "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSZZZZZZZZZZWOW...BOOM! sort of sound) of the shell.
Based on the movie Johnny Got His Gun, and is about a man who was blown up by a landmine. He lost his Arms, Legs and all of his senses. It's a very strong song with a great build up and a thrashing solo. Metallica is trying to portray what this would be like, not knowing if your awake, sleeping, dead, or remembering. He is trapped inside of his own head, it is a concept that is very hard to imagine.
It was actually a mortar strike he was blown up by. If you have read the book and watched during the scene with the explosion it was a mortar shell. You can also hear the screeching ( the "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSZZZZZZZZZZWOW...BOOM! sort of sound) of the shell.
It was actually a mortar strike he was blown up by. If you have read the book and watched during the scene with the explosion it was a mortar shell. You can also hear the screeching ( the "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSZZZZZZZZZZWOW...BOOM! sort of sound) of the shell.