The Memory Remains

Song Details

Written by

  • James Hetfield
  • Lars Ulrich

Total Performances

First Performed Live

Most Recent Performance

December 14, 2023

Lyrics

                        Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains

Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor

Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna

Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains

Heavy rings hold cigarettes
Up to lips that time forgets
While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back

And can’t the band play on?
Just listen, they play my song
Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black

Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Dance, little tin goddess

Drift away
Fade away
Little tin goddess

Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black

Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
Fortune, fame
Mirror vain
Gone insane
But the memory remains

Ash to ash
Dust to dust
Fade to black
But the memory remains

To this faded prima donna

Dance, little tin goddess, dance

© 1997 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)

Live Performances

December 14, 2023

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Soundstorm Festival @ Banban

November 3, 2023

St. Louis, MO, United States

Dome at America’s Center

August 25, 2023

Los Angeles, CA, United States

SoFi Stadium

August 6, 2023

East Rutherford, NJ, United States

MetLife Stadium

June 18, 2023

Gothenburg, Sweden

Ullevi Stadium

August 14, 2022

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

PNC Park

August 11, 2022

Buffalo, NY, United States

Highmark Stadium

July 28, 2022

Chicago, IL, United States

Lollapalooza @ Grant Park

May 29, 2022

Boston, MA, United States

Boston Calling @ Harvard Athletic Complex

May 27, 2022

Napa, CA, United States

BottleRock Napa Valley @ Napa Valley Expo

May 7, 2022

Curitiba, Brazil

Estádio Couto Pereira

April 27, 2022

Santiago, Chile

Club Hípico