...And Justice for All

Song Details

Written by

  • James Hetfield
  • Lars Ulrich
  • Kirk Hammett

Total Performances

First Performed Live

September 11, 1988

Most Recent Performance

August 9, 2014

Lyrics

                        Halls of justice painted green
Money talking
Power wolves beset your door
Hear them stalking
Soon you’ll please their appetite
They devour
Hammer of justice crushes you
Overpower

The ultimate in vanity
Exploiting their supremacy
I can’t believe the things you say
I can’t believe
I can’t believe the price you pay
Nothing can save you

Justice is lost
Justice is raped
Justice is gone
Pulling your strings
Justice is done
Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

Apathy their stepping stone
So unfeeling
Hidden deep animosity
So deceiving
Through your eyes their light burns
Hoping to find
Inquisition sinking you
With prying minds

The ultimate in vanity
Exploiting their supremacy
I can’t believe the things you say
I can’t believe
I can’t believe the price you pay
Nothing can save you

Justice is lost
Justice is raped
Justice is gone
Pulling your strings
Justice is done
Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

Lady Justice has been raped
Truth assassin
Rolls of red tape seal your lips
Now you’re done in
Their money tips her scales again
Make your deal
Just what is truth? I cannot tell
Cannot feel

The ultimate in vanity
Exploiting their supremacy
I can’t believe the things you say
I can’t believe
I can’t believe the price you pay
Nothing can save you

Justice is lost
Justice is raped
Justice is gone
Pulling your strings
Justice is done
Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

© 1988 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)

Live Performances

August 9, 2014

Montreal, QC, Canada

Heavy MTL @ Parc Jean-Drapeau

July 13, 2014

Istanbul, Turkey

İTÜ Stadium

July 9, 2014

Vienna, Austria

Krieau Rocks @ Krieau Open Air

July 8, 2014

Prague, Czech Republic

Aerodrome Festival @ Incheba Open Air

July 6, 2014

Knebworth, England

Sonisphere @ Knebworth House

July 4, 2014

Basel, Switzerland

Sonisphere @ St. Jakob-Park

July 3, 2014

Werchter, Belgium

Rock Werchter @ Festivalpark

July 1, 2014

Rome, Italy

Rock in Rome Sonisphere @ Ippodromo delle Capannelle

June 9, 2014

Landgraaf, Netherlands

Pinkpop @ Megaland

June 8, 2014

Nürburg, Germany

Rock am Ring @ Nürburgring

June 6, 2014

Nuremberg, Germany

Rock im Park @ Zeppelinfeld

June 4, 2014

Hamburg, Germany

Sonisphere @ Imtech Arena