Life's greatest paradox gets a heavy metal treatment in this profound philosophical musing. The lyrics paint a dark picture of how living itself can be a form of spiritual death when we're not being true to ourselves. 💀 Through poetic imagery, Metallica suggests that every lie we tell chips away at the world's authenticity - and by extension, our own souls. The song, written as a tribute to their late bassist Cliff Burton, takes on an even deeper meaning when you consider that it explores how merely existing isn't the same as truly living. It's a metal meditation on the heavy toll of inauthenticity and the yearning for something more meaningful than just going through the motions. Pretty deep stuff for a band that's usually thrashing about Master of Puppets, right?
