The Frayed Ends of Sanity

Song Details

Written by

  • James Hetfield
  • Lars Ulrich
  • Kirk Hammett

Total Performances

First Performed Live

May 28, 2014

Most Recent Performance

September 19, 2015

Lyrics

                        Never hunger
Never prosper
I have fallen prey to failure
Struggle within
Triggered again
Now the candle burns at both ends

Twisting under schizophrenia
Falling deep into dementia

Old habits reappear
Fighting the fear of fear
Growing conspiracy
Everyone’s after me
Frayed ends of sanity
Hear them calling
Hear them calling me

Birth of terror
Death of much more
I’m the slave of fear, my captor
Never warnings
Spreading its wings
As I wait for the horror she brings

Loss of interest, question, wonder
Waves of fear they pull me under

Old habits reappear
Fighting the fear of fear
Growing conspiracy
Everyone’s after me
Frayed ends of sanity
Hear them calling
Hear them calling me

Into ruin
I am sinking
Hostage of this nameless feeling
Hell is set free
Flooded I’ll be
Feel the undertow inside me

Height, hell, time, haste, terror, tension
Life, death, want, waste, mass depression

Old habits reappear
Fighting the fear of fear
Growing conspiracy
Myself is after me
Frayed ends of sanity
Hear them calling
Frayed ends of sanity
Hear them calling
Hear them calling me

© 1988 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)

Live Performances

September 19, 2015

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rock in Rio @ Cidade do Rock

September 16, 2015

Quebec City, QC, Canada

Centre Vidéotron

August 30, 2015

Leeds, England

Leeds Festival @ Bramham Park

August 27, 2015

Moscow, Russia

Olympijskiy Stadium

August 25, 2015

Saint Petersburg, Russia

SKK Arena

August 22, 2015

Gothenburg, Sweden

Ullevi Stadium

August 20, 2015

Bergen, Norway

Koengen

June 4, 2015

Vienna, Austria

Rock in Vienna @ Donauinsel

June 2, 2015

Assago, Italy

Sonisphere Italy @ Assago Arena

May 31, 2015

Munich, Germany

Rockavaria @ Olympiastadion

May 29, 2015

Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Rock im Revier @ Veltins-Arena

May 28, 2014

Helsinki, Finland

Sonisphere @ Hietaniemi