Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, Master of Puppets (1986), which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, ...And Justice for All (1988), gave Metallica its first Grammy Award nomination. Its self-titled fifth album, Metallica (1991), was the band's first not to root predominantly in thrash metal; it appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, Metallica returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums. This was followed by the band's 10th studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016), with its 11th album, 72 Seasons, releasing in 2023.
In 2000, Metallica led the case against the peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster, in which the band and several other artists filed lawsuits against the service for sharing their copyright-protected material without consent, eventually reaching a settlement. Metallica was the subject of the acclaimed 2004 documentary film Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, which documented the troubled production of the band's eighth album, St. Anger (2003), and the internal struggles within the band at the time. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band co-wrote the screenplay for and starred alongside Dane DeHaan in the 2013 concert film Metallica: Through the Never, in which the band performed live against a fictional thriller storyline.
Metallica has released 10 studio albums, four live albums (including two performances with the San Francisco Symphony), 12 video albums, a cover album, two extended plays, 37 singles and 39 music videos. The band has won nine Grammy Awards from 23 nominations, and its last six studio albums (beginning with Metallica) have consecutively debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time, having sold over 125 million albums worldwide as of 2018. Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by magazines such as Rolling Stone, which ranked the band No. 61 on its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list. As of 2017, Metallica is the third-best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling a total of 58 million albums in the United States.
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Studio albums
Kill 'Em All (1983)
Ride the Lightning (1984)
Master of Puppets (1986)
...And Justice for All (1988)
Metallica (1991)
Load (1996)
Reload (1997)
St. Anger (2003)
Death Magnetic (2008)
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
72 Seasons (2023)
- Human
Metallica Lyrics
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Take me with you
Tell me does your sun still shine
Come squeeze the world and drip it down my throat...oh yeah
Down my throat again...woooah
You got to breathe man, breathe!
Coming up for air
Coming up for air
Touch me so I think I'm here
Skin my senses
Barely breathing
Minus human
Please squeeze the world and drip it down my throat again
Down my throat again...woooah
You got to breathe man, breathe!
Coming up for air
Breathe man, breathe!
Coming up for air
You got to breathe man, breathe!
Coming up for air
Breathe man, breathe!
Coming up for!
The lyrics of Metallica's "Human" seem to contemplate the nature of existence and the struggle of living for those who feel out of touch with their senses. The opening lines, "Don't you leave me Father Time, take me with you, tell me does your sun still shine," suggests the singer's yearning for an escape from the burdens of living in a world where time brings decay and decay brings death. The following line "Come squeeze the world and drip it down my throat" proposes a desire for a full and complete experience of life, even with all of its pain and suffering.
The next verse adds to the idea that the singer feels a sense of disconnect from his physical senses, as he pleads to be touched so that he can feel that he is still present in the world. The line "Minus human" implies that the singer is questioning his own humanity, indicating that he may feel detached from himself and his surroundings. The repeated chorus line "You got to breathe man, breathe" brings us back to the idea of wanting to experience life fully, pushing the idea that the singer needs to take in all the world around him and not just exist, but live.
Overall, the song's lyrics delve into the existential angst felt by many of us throughout our lives. The singer's desire to fully experience life, to feel present and alive, even in the face of pain and fear, is a universal theme that we can all relate to.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you leave me Father Time
Asking Time, who is often framed as a father figure, not to leave and take them away.
Take me with you
Expressing the desire to go wherever Time is going.
Tell me does your sun still shine
Questioning whether the concept of time, and all it entails, is still considered valuable and worthwhile.
Come squeeze the world and drip it down my throat...oh yeah
Asking for the world's experiences and knowledge to be deeply and completely consumed, taken in without reservation.
Down my throat again...woooah
Repeating the desire to consume everything the world has to offer, with enthusiasm.
Touch me so I think I'm here
Asking to be touched and affected by the world in a way that makes them feel more real and present in it.
Skin my senses
Describing a desire to be fully immersed in the experiences and sensations of the world, until their senses are nearly overwhelmed.
Barely breathing
Indicating that the intensity and depth of the experiences being sought are almost suffocating, but still desirable.
Minus human
Describing a temporary state of being less than fully human, due to the overwhelming nature of the consumed experiences.
Please squeeze the world and drip it down my throat again
Repeating the desire to consume the world's experiences as completely as possible.
You got to breathe man, breathe!
Reminding themselves to take a break and come up for air, to avoid completely drowning in the experiences they seek.
Coming up for air
Reinforcing the idea that taking a break to breathe is necessary for survival and sanity.
Breathe man, breathe!
Repeating the reminder to take necessary breaths and avoid being overwhelmed.
Coming up for!
Breaking off mid-sentence, suggesting the interruption of their thoughts and experiences.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAMES ALAN HETFIELD, LARS ULRICH
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Nino Amora
on No Remorse
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