Metallica Song Catalog: The Thing That Should Not Be

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Written by

James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett

Total Performances

267

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First Performed Live

May 23, 1986

Tulsa, OK, United States

Most Recent Performance

June 13, 2019

Cologne, Germany

Appeared on These Releases

Master of Puppets (Remastered Expanded Edition) Album Cover

Master of Puppets (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) Album Cover

"Live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan – November 18th, 1986" Album Cover

...And Justice for All (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) Album Cover

"Live in Brazil (1993-2017)" Album Cover

Metallica (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) Album Cover

Lyrics

Messenger of fear in sight Dark deception kills the light Hybrid children watch the sea Pray for father, roaming free Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great old one Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell Crawling chaos, underground Cult has summoned, twisted sound Out from ruins once possessed Fallen city, living death Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Timeless sleep Has been upset He awakens Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell Not dead which eternal lie Stranger eons death may die Drain you of your sanity Face the thing that should not be Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great old one Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell