Song Details
Written by
- James Hetfield
- Lars Ulrich
- Kirk Hammett
Total Performances
991
First Performed Live
March 27, 1986
Most Recent Performance
September 9, 2023
Lyrics
Welcome to where time stands still No one leaves and no one will Moon is full, never seems to change Just labeled mentally deranged Dream the same thing every night I see our freedom in my sight No locked doors, no windows barred No things to make my brain seem scarred Sleep my friend and you will see That dream is my reality They keep me locked up in this cage Can’t they see it’s why my brain says “rage” Sanitarium, leave me be Sanitarium, just leave me alone Build my fear of what’s out there Cannot breathe the open air Whisper things into my brain Assuring me that I’m insane They think our heads are in their hands But violent use brings violent plans Keep him tied, it makes him well He’s getting better, can’t you tell? No more can they keep us in Listen, damn it, we will win They see it right, they see it well But they think this saves us from our hell Sanitarium, leave me be Sanitarium, just leave me alone Sanitarium, just leave me alone Fear of living on Natives getting restless now Mutiny in the air Got some death to do Mirror stares back hard Kill, it’s such a friendly word Seems the only way For reaching out again© 1986 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)
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September 9, 2023
Phoenix, AZ, United States
State Farm Stadium
August 27, 2023
Los Angeles, CA, United States
SoFi Stadium
August 18, 2023
Arlington, TX, United States
AT&T Stadium
August 13, 2023
Montreal, QC, Canada
Stade Olympique
August 6, 2023
East Rutherford, NJ, United States
MetLife Stadium
June 18, 2023
Gothenburg, Sweden
Ullevi Stadium
June 10, 2023
Castle Donington, England
Download Festival @ Donington Park
May 26, 2023
Hamburg, Germany
Volksparkstadion
May 19, 2023
Paris, France
Stade de France
April 29, 2023
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Johan Cruijff ArenA
July 3, 2022
Bilbao, Spain
Bilbao Bizkaia Rock Day @ Estadio San Mamés
July 1, 2022
Werchter, Belgium
Rock Werchter @ Festivalpark