Battery
Metallica feat. San Francisco Symphony with Michael Kamen Lyrics

Oh yeah baby
Expressing enthusiasm and setting an upbeat tone for the upcoming performance.

Oh I love you Coors Light yeah
Acknowledging the presence and enjoyment of alcoholic beverages, possibly as a means of coping with the challenges of performing.

When I get you in my guts
Referring again to the consumption of alcoholic beverages as a way to get energized and focused for the performance.

It makes me play way too fucking good yeah
Asserting that the combination of alcohol and performing have the power to elevate one's musical abilities beyond what would normally be possible.

Hey
Addressing the audience and signaling a shift to a more confrontational tone.

You guys don't mind if we play some more do ya
Challenging the audience to continue to engage with the performance, while also showing subtle disdain for any potential negative reaction.

Oh fuck you, man
Reacting with anger to a perceived slight or negative response, possibly from the audience.

You guys don't know this shit
Asserting the superiority of the band's musical knowledge and experience over that of the audience.

Don't fucking lie to us
Demanding honesty and respect from the audience, and challenging them to engage with the performance more honestly.

What what waht what?
Asking for clarification or repetition, possibly in response to a surprising or unexpected request from the audience.

What do you want to hear?
Offering to engage with the audience's requests and showing a willingness to adapt to their needs.

It don't matter man
Dismissing the importance of the audience's desires, while also acknowledging that the specific song chosen doesn't matter as much as the overall performance.

So fucking what?
Indicating a complete disregard for norms or established expectations, while also showing a willingness to embrace chaos and challenge limitations.

Well, I've been to Hastings and I've been to Brighton
Listing a series of places that the band has visited or performed at, each one reinforcing the notion of the band's extensive travel and experiences.

I've been to Eastbourne too
Including a specific location to further emphasize the point made in the previous line, and to demonstrate that the band has performed in many different places.

So what, so what
Reinforcing the idea that the specific locations visited or performed at don't matter as much as the overall experience of travel and performing.

And I've been here, I've been there
Building on the previous list of locations and reinforcing the idea that the band has traveled extensively.

I've been every fucking where
Emphasizing the totality of the band's travel experience and reasserting their status as seasoned performers and travelers.

So what, so what
Repeating the refrain to reinforce the idea that the specifics don't matter as much as the overall experience of travel and performing.

So what, so what, you boring little cunt
Using provocative language to challenge the audience and assert the band's superiority and experience.

Well, who cares, who cares what you do
Showing disdain for the audience's opinions or actions, and asserting again the band's superiority.

Yeah, who cares, who cares about you, you, you, you, you
Emphasizing the collective nature of the band's opinion and contention that the audience doesn't matter as much as the band.

Well, I've fucked the queen, I've fucked Bach
Using graphic language to intentionally shock or offend, while also asserting that the band is transgressive and in a league of its own.

I've even sucked an old man's cock
Further using provocative language to disgust and challenge the audience, while also asserting the band's transgressive and irreverent nature.

So what, so what
Reaffirming the idea that the specifics don't matter as much as the overall transgressive nature and experience of the band.

I've fucked this, I've fucked that
Using repetition and provocative language to continue to shock the audience and assert the band's transgressive nature.

I've even fucked a school girl's twat
Using provocative language to disgust and challenge the audience, while also asserting the band's transgressive and irreverent nature.

So what, so what
Continuing to emphasize the idea that the specifics don't matter as much as the overall experience and transgressive nature of the band.

So what, so what, you boring little fuck
Continuing to provoke and challenge the audience, while also asserting the band's ability to shock and transgress boundaries.

Well, who cares, who cares what you do
Repeating the refrain to emphasize the band's contempt for the audience and their opinions, while continuing to assert their superiority and experience.

And, who cares, who cares about you, you, you, you, you, you
Repeating the refrain to drive home the point that the band does not care about the audience's opinions or desires, and that they are superior in every way.

So mother fucking what mother fucker
Using crude language and provocation to assert the band's power and disregard for norms or conventions.

Well this is it my friends
Signaling that the performance is coming to an end, and that the band has delivered a powerful and complete experience.

One more here for you
Acknowledging the audience's desire for an encore, and showing a willingness to give more before ending the performance.

Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Starting the final song with a powerful, forceful opening, indicating that the band will give everything they have in the final moments of the performance.

Weak are ripped and torn away
Using violent imagery to convey the intense physical and emotional experience of the performance.

Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower
Using language and imagery to convey the power and intensity of the performance, and the sense of control and domination that the band has over the audience.

Battery is here to stay
Using repetition and forceful language to assert the band's power and urge the audience to embrace the intensity of the moment.

Smashing through the boundaries
Repeating the idea of power and dominance, this time through imagery of breaking free from established norms and conventions.

Lunacy has found me
Using language to convey a sense of madness, intensity, and overwhelming energy.

Cannot kill the battery
Asserting the power and persistence of the band's music and performance, and urging the audience to continue to engage with it.

Pounding out aggression
Using forceful and aggressive language to convey the intensity and power of the music and performance.

Turns into obsession
Building on the idea of intensity and forcefulness, while also conveying the sense that the band and the audience are in a deep and shared trance-like state.

Cannot kill the battery (yeah)
Reasserting the power and persistence of the band's music and performance, and again urging the audience to continue to engage with it.

Cannot kill the family
Using language to convey the sense that the band and the audience are part of a larger communal experience, and emphasizing the shared nature of the performance.

Battery is found in me
Repeating the refrain from earlier to assert that the power and energy of the performance is within the individual, and urging the audience to tap into that energy and intensity.

Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing
Returning to violent and aggressive imagery to build tension and intensity in the final moments of the performance.

Powerhouse of energy
Using language to assert that the band and the performance are a conduit for intense and overwhelming energy and power.

Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry
Using forceful and aggressive language to convey the intensity and power of the music and performance.

We create the battery
Asserting that the band and the audience are partners in the creation and sustaining of the power and energy that drives the music and performance.

Cannot stop the battery
Using repetition and forceful language to reassert the band's dominance and power, and to convey the sense that nothing can stop the intensity and energy generated by the performance.

Cannot kill the battery that's right
Repeating and emphasizing the idea that the band and the performance are invincible and unstoppable, and urging the audience to embrace that energy and power.

See ya around man
Concluding the performance with a relatively benign statement of parting, signaling that the intensity and energy of the performance is fading away.

Thank you mexico city
Acknowledging and thanking the audience for their participation in the performance, and acknowledging the specific location of the performance.

You treat us good here man
Expressing gratitude for the audience and the location, and signaling a sense of shared experience and connection between the band and the audience.

See you all mother fuckers
Using provocative language to signal the end of the performance and the band's disconnection from the audience.

Metallica says see ya!
Concluding with a statement of the band's name and acknowledging their identity as performers and artists.