Delving into the harrowing experience of a condemned prisoner facing execution, this song explores themes of fear, helplessness, and injustice. The protagonist is acutely aware of their impending death in the electric chair, grappling with the chilling realization that someone else holds the power over their life. The lyrics vividly depict the psychological torment and physical sensations leading up to the final moments, capturing a desperate plea for divine intervention and mercy. Ultimately, it questions the morality and authority of those who decide life and death. #ExistentialDread #JudicialInjustice
Ride the Lightning
Lyrics
Guilty as charged
But damn it, it ain't right
There's someone else controlling me
Death in the air
Strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
Who made you God to say
"I'll take your life from you"
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flames
Wait for the sign
To flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat, chilling cold
As I watch death unfold
Consciousness my only friend
My fingers grip with fear
What I am doing here?
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flames
Someone help me
Oh please, God, help me
They are trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
Someone help me
Oh please God help me
They are trying to take it all away
I don't want to die
Time moving slow
The minutes seem like hours
The final curtain call I see
How true is this?
Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
Wakened by the horrid scream
Freed from the frightening dream
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flames
Writer(s): Clifford Lee Burton, Dave Mustaine, James Alan Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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