Song Details
Written by
- James Hetfield
- Lars Ulrich
- Cliff Burton
Total Performances
1575
First Performed Live
August 3, 1984
Most Recent Performance
June 3, 2025
Appeared on These Releases
Lyrics
Make his fight on the hill in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
On they fight, for they’re right, yes, but who’s to say?
For a hill, men would kill. Why? They do not know
Stiffened wounds test their pride
Men of five, still alive through the raging glow
Gone insane from the pain that they surely know
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls
Take a look to the sky just before you die
It’s the last time he will
Blackened roar, massive roar, fills the crumbling sky
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry
Stranger now are his eyes to this mystery
Hears the silence so loud
Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be
Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls
© 1984 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)
Live Performances
June 3, 2025
Atlanta, GA, United States
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 31, 2025
Charlotte, NC, United States
Bank of America Stadium
May 28, 2025
Landover, United States
Northwest Stadium
May 25, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Lincoln Financial Field
May 11, 2025
Columbus, OH, United States
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival @ Historic Crew Stadium
May 7, 2025
Blacksburg, VA, United States
Lane Stadium
May 3, 2025
Nashville, TN, United States
Nissan Stadium
April 26, 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
Rogers Centre
April 19, 2025
Syracuse, NY, United States
JMA Wireless Dome
September 29, 2024
Mexico City, Mexico
Estadio GNP Seguros
September 22, 2024
Mexico City, Mexico
Estadio GNP Seguros
September 1, 2024
Seattle, WA, United States
Lumen Field