Song Details
Written by
- James Hetfield
- Lars Ulrich
- Cliff Burton
- Kirk Hammett
Total Performances
1738
First Performed Live
December 31, 1985
Most Recent Performance
October 15, 2025
Appeared on These Releases
Lyrics
End of passion play, crumbling away
I’m your source of self-destruction
Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear
Leading on your death’s construction
Taste me you will see
More is all you need
You’re dedicated to
How I’m killing you
Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master
Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can’t see a thing
Just call my name, ‘cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, ‘cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
Needlework the way, never you betray
Life of death becoming clearer
Pain monopoly, ritual misery
Chop your breakfast on a mirror
Taste me you will see
More is all you need
You’re dedicated to
How I’m killing you
Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master
Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can’t see a thing
Just call my name, ‘cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, ‘cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
Master, master
Where’s the dreams that I’ve been after?
Master, master
You promised only lies
Laughter, laughter
All I hear or see is laughter
Laughter, laughter
Laughing at my cries
Fix me
Hell is worth all that, natural habitat
Just a rhyme without a reason
Never-ending maze, drift on numbered days
Now your life is out of season
I will occupy
I will help you die
I will run through you
Now I rule you too
Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master
Master of puppets I’m pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can’t see a thing
Just call my name, ‘cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, ‘cause I’ll hear you scream
Master
Master
© 1986 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)
Live Performances
October 15, 2025
San Francisco, CA, United States
Dreamfest Concert for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals @ Chase Center
August 28, 2025
Amagansett, NY, United States
Stephen Talkhouse
July 5, 2025
Birmingham, England
Back to the Beginning @ Villa Park
June 27, 2025
Denver, CO, United States
Empower Field at Mile High
June 20, 2025
Santa Clara, CA, United States
Levi's Stadium
June 14, 2025
Houston, TX, United States
NRG Stadium
June 6, 2025
Tampa, FL, United States
Raymond James Stadium
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, MD, United States
Northwest Stadium
May 23, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Lincoln Financial Field
May 9, 2025
Columbus, OH, United States
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival @ Historic Crew Stadium