Song Details
Written by
- James Hetfield
- Lars Ulrich
Total Performances
1586
First Performed Live
September 11, 1988
Most Recent Performance
October 15, 2025
Appeared on These Releases
Lyrics
I can’t remember anything
Can’t tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me
Now that the war is through with me
I’m waking up, I cannot see
That there’s not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me
Back in the womb it’s much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can’t look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I’ll live
Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me
Now the world is gone, I’m just one
Oh God, help me Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, help me
Darkness
Imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell
Landmine
Has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell
© 1988 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
June 29, 2025
Denver, CO, United States
Empower Field at Mile High
June 22, 2025
Santa Clara, CA, United States
Levi's Stadium
June 14, 2025
Houston, TX, United States
NRG Stadium
June 8, 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 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