Dragon
Metallica Feat. Lou Reed Lyrics


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You don't actually care
Love for you is no beginning
You're not really there
Hallucination

I thought you were listening
Hallucination
I thought you were listening
Hallucination

I understand you think you're above it
The adolescent sense of the sky
The feeling of billowing heartbeats
The fingertips run through your hair

They run through your hair
Hallucination
Hallucination

Oh you think you're so special
That there's no law meant for you
You come and go like the goddess you are
We're mere mortals below
Fingertips run through your hair
We are mere mortals below

Are meant to be peons
Are meant to be servants
Are meant to be dismissible objects
One fucks with
One fucks with

Poor pitiful creature

The winner in heartbreak
The winner in caring
The winner in every minuscule method of wearing
Your heart on your sleeve
A red star of idiocy

An idiot's idiocy
My, my caring for you
Caring for you
Do you think we're a book
Some kind of a table
You can rest your feet on when you're able
Red star of idiocy
An idiot's idiocy
My caring for you
Poor pitiful creature
To notice the pining
The self deprivation
The self flagellation of you
Dear worshipers

We do like you regal
We do like you haughty
We do love to look upon your perfect body

The hair on your shoulders
The smell of your armpit
The taste of your vulva and everything on it
We all really love you
And you have no meaning
You don't even see us
You were never caring

You go do what you do
You do it for you
No one exists with you
You're way above caring
Leave a trail upon the wake
That no one ever tries to take
Because waiting for you
Thinking of you
Is another way of dying
Is another way of dying

I'm clawing your chest
'Til your collarbone bleeds
Piercing your nipples 'til I bite them off
I scratch your face and bite your shoulders
Way above caring
Way above caring
And your Kotex jukebox
Your Kotex jukebox

I'm doomed, I'm swearing
Waiting for you
In your high heels and nightie
Your leather dress squeaking
Latex now sweating, waiting for you
In your tincture
Your opium white bathrobe
Your white tiles run red now
Are we both dead now?

The liquid exchange of our heart
The liquid exchange of our heart
Are we both dead now?

You're way above caring
Your heart on your sleeve
A red star of idiocy
An idiot's idiocy
My caring
My caring for you
My caring for you
You're way beyond caring
Your heart on your sleeve
A red star of idiocy
An idiot's idiocy

My caring for you
Oblivious to caring
Oblivious to caring
Oblivious to caring
Leave a trail upon the wake
That no one ever tries to take
Because waiting for you
Because thinking of you
Is another way of dying

You're way above caring
Oblivious to caring
Oblivious to caring
You poor pitiful creature
The mistake of feeling
The one who rejects you is the winner,
It's true
The winner in heartbreak
The winner in caring
The winner in every minuscule method of wearing
Your heart on your sleeve
A red star of idiocy
An idiot's idiocy
Your heart on your fuckin' sleeve
My caring for you
We were meant to be peons
We're meant to be peons
Mere mortals below
Meant to be servants
Meant to be dismissible objects one fucks with
Oh, oh, oh you're so special
No law meant for you
You come and go like the goddess you are

The fingertips run through your hair
A billowing heart beats
Feeling
Feeling
What a glorious feeling
To be so rejected
So rejected

An idiot's idiocy
My caring for you
You think I'm a book or a table
You can rest your fuckin' feet on
When you're able

The taste of your vulva, everything on it
The hair on your shoulders
The smell of your armpit
We do love you, to look upon your perfect body
We love you regal
We love you haughty
Oblivious to caring
Oblivious to caring
Caring

Oh my dear
Oh my dear
Oh my dear
Oblivious to caring





Are we really dead now?
Are we both dead now?

Overall Meaning

The song "Dragon" by Metallica and Lou Reed explores the theme of unrequited love and the pain and suffering it can cause. The lyrics suggest that the object of the singer's affection is oblivious to their caring, treating him as a mere mortal, while she sees herself as a goddess above the law. The opening lines express the futility of the singer's love, as it means nothing to the person they care for.


The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "I thought you were listening" which highlights the singer's frustration with the lack of attention he is receiving from his love interest, suggesting that he is hallucinating as he thinks she is listening to him. The lyrics also describe the self-destructive nature of the love the singer feels, as he scratches and bites his lover in despair, while she remains oblivious to his caring.


Overall, "Dragon" is a song that explores the pain of unrequited love, and the frustration of feeling invisible to the person you care for.


Line by Line Meaning

You don't actually care
You are indifferent to everything.


Love for you is no beginning
You have no feeling for love or it doesn't exist for you.


You're not really there
You are not truly present.


Hallucination
An imagined state of things or illusion.


I thought you were listening
I assumed you were hearing me.


I understand you think you're above it
You believe you are superior to everything.


The adolescent sense of the sky
Having an immature or naive understanding of the sky.


The feeling of billowing heartbeats
The sensation of strong and intense heartbeats.


The fingertips run through your hair
Someone running their fingers through your hair.


Oh you think you're so special
You believe that you are unique or superior.


That there's no law meant for you
You think that you are above the law.


We're mere mortals below
We are inferior beings to you.


Are meant to be peons
We are supposed to be servants or lowly individuals.


Are meant to be dismissible objects
We are objects that can be easily disregarded or gotten rid of.


One fucks with
Someone to have sex with or someone to mess with.


Poor pitiful creature
A person that is deserving of sympathy or compassion.


The winner in heartbreak
The person who doesn't care or shows no emotion wins in heartbreak.


The winner in caring
The person who cares the least and shows no emotion wins in this context.


The winner in every minuscule method of wearing
The person who shows no vulnerability wins in every aspect of the relationship.


Your heart on your sleeve
You display your emotions openly and honestly.


A red star of idiocy
A symbol of foolishness or stupidity.


An idiot's idiocy
One's own foolishness or stupidity.


My, my caring for you
My affection for you.


Do you think we're a book
Do you think we're mere objects or expendable.


Some kind of a table
A simple and plain object.


You can rest your feet on when you're able
Something that you can take advantage of when it is convenient to you.


To notice the pining
To recognize the longing or yearning.


The self deprivation
The act of depriving oneself.


The self flagellation of you
Punishing yourself mentally or emotionally.


Dear worshipers
People who treat you like a god or idolize you.


We do like you regal
We have a high opinion of you and consider you to be like royalty.


We do like you haughty
We appreciate your arrogance and consider it to be an attractive quality.


We do love to look upon your perfect body
We enjoy admiring your faultless appearance.


The hair on your shoulders
Hair growing from the shoulders.


The smell of your armpit
The scent of the area beneath your arm.


The taste of your vulva and everything on it
The flavor of the external sex organs of a female and anything covering it.


You have no meaning
You have no purpose, value or importance.


You don't even see us
You don't even notice us or acknowledge our presence.


You go do what you do
You do whatever you want.


You do it for you
You do it for yourself, not for anyone else.


No one exists with you
You are always alone or isolated.


You're way beyond caring
You don't care about anything, no matter how important it is.


Leave a trail upon the wake
Leave behind a mark or impression that others can follow.


That no one ever tries to take
Something that no one ever tries to follow or copy.


Because waiting for you
Because someone is eagerly anticipating and waiting for you.


Thinking of you
Hoping or wondering about what you are doing or what you are like.


Is another way of dying
An expression of the painful emotions experienced when desiring or wanting something that is unobtainable or unavailable.


I'm clawing your chest
I am scratching your chest with my fingernails.


Til your collarbone bleeds
Until the bone connecting the breastbone and shoulder blade is injured to the point of bleeding.


Piercing your nipples 'til I bite them off
Making holes in your nipples with sharp objects until I bite them off.


I scratch your face and bite your shoulders
I scratch your face and bite your shoulders with my teeth.


Way above caring
You don't care because you're superior to everything.


And your Kotex jukebox
Referring to a female's menstrual cycle.


I'm doomed, I'm swearing
I am destined to a terrible fate and cursing my circumstances.


Waiting for you in your high heels and nightie
Waiting for you when you are dressed only in high heeled shoes and a night dress.


Your leather dress squeaking
The noise that a leather garment makes when rubbed or moved.


Latex now sweating, waiting for you
A material that is hot and beginning to sweat while waiting for you.


In your tincture
In your tinted glass.


Your opium white bathrobe
A metaphorical white-colored robe that represents a trance-like state.


Your white tiles run red now
Blood is shown against white tiles.


Are we both dead now?
We may have metaphorically died with our actions and behaviors.


The liquid exchange of our heart
Sharing of our emotions.


You're way beyond caring
You don't care about anything, no matter how important it is.


Your heart on your sleeve
You display your emotions openly and honestly.


A red star of idiocy
A symbol of foolishness or stupidity.


An idiot's idiocy
One's own foolishness or stupidity.


My caring for you
My affection for you.


Oblivious to caring
Not aware of or not caring about someone's feelings or emotions.


Leave a trail upon the wake
Leave behind a mark or impression that others can follow.


Because waiting for you
Because someone is eagerly anticipating and waiting for you.


Because thinking of you
Because someone is preoccupied with thoughts of you.


Is another way of dying
An expression of the painful emotions experienced when desiring or wanting something that is unobtainable or unavailable.


You poor pitiful creature
A person that is deserving of sympathy or compassion.


The mistake of feeling
The misguided experience of emotion.


The one who rejects you is the winner
The person who shows no emotion in the relationship and rejects or ends it is the one who comes out on top.


It's true
This outcome is accurate.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KIRK HAMMETT, JAMES HETFIELD, LOU REED, ROBERT TRUJILLO, LARS ULRICH

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Comments from YouTube:

@deimosrock4415

Man this is avant garde, it's a master piece. Not for the masses.

@infectedvoice4670

Thankfully.

@MichaelDFox

Imagine if this was your introduction to Metallica.

@estromberg5153

Ngl I've only heard a couple of Metallica songs before so lulu has been my main introduction lmao

@millershredz2044

@E Stromberg yeah. this is fucking garbage. the riffs are wasted with a guy like this

@HeavyRaiden

@E Stromberg Please check out Master Of Puppets and Ride The Lightning. You'll get it then.

@oscarbrittingham-detxemend396

@Rippy No Cap metallica was beyond lucky to play with someone as cool as lou reed lmao

@Samford_

@Oscar Brittingham-Detxemendy sure but lulu is still hot fucking garbage

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@alejandroserrano7755

This album truly is some abstract stuff. Two styles that clash hard and makes for an uncomfortable experience. Which I think its the purpose of the album. Even the artwork makes you feel like that. Props to Metallica for making such a artsy album given their fame and status.

@johnnymoon

I never thot about it like that. It’s weird because I hated this album when I first hear about it, but as the years go on I’m starting to appreciate it.

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