The Judas Kiss
Metallica Lyrics
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When the days have turned pitch black
When the fear abducts your tongue
When the fire's dead and gone
So what now?
Where go I?
When you think it's all said and done
When you are the ostracized
Selfish ridden dead goodbyes
Twisting on the tourniquet
When the pieces never fit
So what now?
Where go I?
When you think it's all said and done
Bow down, sell your soul to me
I will set you free
Pacify your demons
Bow down, surrender unto me
Submit infectiously
Sanctify your demons
Into abyss
You don't exist
Cannot resist the Judas kiss
When the storm has blacked your sky
Intuition crucify
When the ego strips your reign
Assassinate the living flame
So what now?
Where go I?
When you think it's all said and done
Venom of a life insane
Bites into your fragile veins
Internalize and decimate
Patronize and complicate
So what now?
Where go I?
When you think it's all said and done
Bow down, sell your soul to me
I will set you free
Pacify your demons
Bow down, surrender unto me
Submit infectiously
Sanctify your demons
Into abyss
You don't exist
Cannot resist the Judas kiss
Judas lives, recite this vow
I've become your new god now
Follow you from dawn of time
Whisper thoughts into your mind
Watched your towers hit the ground
Lured your children, never found
Helped your kings abuse their crown
In the heart of evil man
Plant the seeds of my own plan
The strong and powerful will fall
Find a piece of me in all
Inside you all, so
Bow down, sell your soul to me
I will set you free
Pacify your demons
Bow down, surrender unto me
Submit infectiously
Sanctify your demons
Into abyss
You don't exist
Cannot resist the Judas kiss (ah, Judas)
The lyrics of Metallica's song The Judas Kiss are reflective of the internal struggles of an individual, at the brink of his/her breaking point, looking for solace to move forward. The opening lines, "When the world has turned its back, When the days have turned pitch black, When the fear abducts your tongue, When the fire's dead and gone," signify a sense of abandonment and hopelessness. The singer is lost, and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. As the song progresses, the lyrics reflect a sense of helplessness as the individual feels ostracized, and their life is spiralling out of control. The lyrics "Twisting of the tourniquet, When the pieces never fit" signify the struggles of trying to hold things together when life keeps falling apart.
The chorus of the song, "Bow down, sell your soul to me, I will set you free, Pacify your demons. Surrender unto me, Submit infectiously, Sanctify your demons," is symbolic of the individual's search for redemption, as the singer looks for someone to pacify them and help them find closure. Towards the end of the song, Metallica alludes to Judas, who betrayed Jesus with a kiss. In the lyrics "Judas lives, recite this vow, I've become your new god now," Metallica symbolically represents the singer's inner demons, which have taken over, becoming the "new god" in their life. The singer is struggling to distinguish between their right and wrong as they are haunted by their past.
Line by Line Meaning
When the world has turned its back
When everyone has abandoned you
When the days have turned pitch black
When everything seems hopeless and bleak
When the fear abducts your tongue
When fear prevents you from speaking up
When the fire's dead and gone
When passion and excitement have faded away
So what now?
What do I do in this situation?
Where do I head?
What direction should I take?
When you think it's all said and done
When you think everything has ended
When you are the ostracized
When you are excluded and isolated
Selfish written, dead goodbyes
Saying goodbye for selfish reasons, without considering the other person's feelings
Twisting of the tourniquet
Feeling like you're being suffocated
When the pieces never fit
When things don't come together as planned
Bow down
Submit and be subservient
Sell your soul to me
Give up everything for me
I will set you free
I will liberate you
Pacify your demons
Calm the inner turmoil within yourself
Surrender unto me
Give all control to me
Submit infectiously
Give in to me and spread that idea to others
Sanctify your demons
Accept and embrace your inner demons
Into abyss
Into the unknown
You don't exist
You are insignificant
Cannot resist
Unable to fight against
The Judas kiss
The betrayal from someone who was previously trusted
When the storm has blacked your sky
When life becomes tumultuous and chaotic
Intuition crucify
Feeling the pain of intuition that you're ignoring
When the ego strips your reign
When your ego takes control and destroys what you've built
Assassinate the living flame
Destroy the passion and drive that once fueled you
Venom of a life insane
The poison of a life that is not sane
Bites into your fragile veins
The negativity consumes you
Internalize and decimate
Internalize the pain and destroy yourself
Pitting it as complicate
Making it more complicated than it should be
Judas lives recite this vow
Those who betray live by this mantra
I've become your new god now
I have taken control of your life
Follow you from dawn of time
I have been with you since the beginning
Whisper thoughts into your mind
Planting ideas in your head
Watched your towers hit the ground
Seeing the downfall of all that you built
Lured the children never found
Tricked and fooled those who couldn't fend for themselves
Helped your kings abuse their crown
Assisting those in power to compromise their morality
In the heart of evil man
Embedded in the evil that exists within mankind
Plant the seeds of my own plan
Setting up the pieces for my own benefit
Strong and powerful will fall
Even those who seem invincible will eventually succumb
Find a piece of me in all
I exist within everyone
Inside you all
I exist within you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: James Alan Hetfield, Kirk L Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Augustine Trujillo
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Nino Amora
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