A lot of bands are used as conduits for messages. Imo this song is a first person account from the perspective of the Devil (similar to the Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil). ‘There's a shadow just behind me, Shrouding every step I take, Making every promise empty, Pointing every finger at me’ aka everyone blames satan for everything, likely because he is behind all sin. Next ‘ Waiting like the stalking butler, Whom upon the finger rests, Murder now the path of "must we", Just because the Son has come’ God has judgement over him so now he is...

A lot of bands are used as conduits for messages. Imo this song is a first person account from the perspective of the Devil (similar to the Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil). ‘There's a shadow just behind me, Shrouding every step I take, Making every promise empty, Pointing every finger at me’ aka everyone blames satan for everything, likely because he is behind all sin. Next ‘ Waiting like the stalking butler, Whom upon the finger rests, Murder now the path of "must we", Just because the Son has come’ God has judgement over him so now he is forced to murder bc he has no other choice bc he is damned. Son is Jesus, which sealed his fate, the book had been written and everything will happen as it has been foretold. ‘ Jesus, won't you whistle, Something but the past is done? Jesus, won't you whistle, Something but the past is done?’ He is crying out for God/Jesus to simply do something, anything (at his name every knee will bow) and have him (Satan) restart over but his fate is sealed. God’s word is final and nothing will change that. This most interesting passage is the next one which describes the devil aka Satan perfectly: ‘ I am just a worthless liar, I am just an imbecile, I will only complicate you Trust in me and fall as well’ fall references his fall from heaven as a fallen angel and he is dragging humans to hell with him, misery loves company. ‘I will find a center in you, I will chew it up and leave, I will work to elevate you, Just enough to bring you down.’ This is how the devil operates everyday to destroy people if you let him in and give into sin like drugs or addiction is a great avenue for him to accomplish his mission. Next he tries to cry out to the Virgin Mary who also sealed his fate because her seed (Jesus) crushed the head if the serpent (satan which is why he rebelled in the first place and was thrown out of heaven) but again there is no use, his fate is sealed and he can’t do anything to change it so he just focuses on the destruction of the human race while he still feels sorry for himself, he never stops sinning or turns away from his evil ways, he just blames everyone else for his state. Repent and turn to Christ. This is not a joke and the lyrics are real and literal. Open your bible - don’t just sing lyrics, know what you are taking part in. Great song and lyrics no doubt, Lucifer was the angel of music and he is incredible at sharing his gift with those who help him spread his message but it isn’t worth the fall that will result for your soul.

The song is quoting proverbs. In the Bible, wisdom is personified as a woman on a hill, calling the simple in to eat with her, while "folly" sits at her doorway calling the simple in, stating "Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious." (NIV) The lyrics then refer to wisdom as "my true love" and describe her as warning against the lies of folly, which are poison. The song is about the struggle between wisdom and folly; recalling the difficulty of being drawn in by lies, as they sound so appealing compared to true wisdom. It then...

The song is quoting proverbs. In the Bible, wisdom is personified as a woman on a hill, calling the simple in to eat with her, while "folly" sits at her doorway calling the simple in, stating "Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious." (NIV) The lyrics then refer to wisdom as "my true love" and describe her as warning against the lies of folly, which are poison. The song is about the struggle between wisdom and folly; recalling the difficulty of being drawn in by lies, as they sound so appealing compared to true wisdom. It then expresses the regret of falling for the lies. Both are there, it's just a matter of which one you choose to follow.

I read through some of the comments before writing my own opinion of the song's meaningful nature. Some of them were useless and a whole lot'a babble, others were religiously based, which made me want to gague and roll on the floor, and occasionally some good points were mentioned. My interpretation of the song will probably have the same reactions to the ones I'd seen above or worse of ones. So, here I go, I'll try and summerize as best I can!

I read through some of the comments before writing my own opinion of the song's meaningful nature. Some of them were useless and a whole lot'a babble, others were religiously based, which made me want to gague and roll on the floor, and occasionally some good points were mentioned. My interpretation of the song will probably have the same reactions to the ones I'd seen above or worse of ones. So, here I go, I'll try and summerize as best I can!

Nothing Else Matters-Metallica

Nothing Else Matters-Metallica

When I'd first heard this song I was stumped, I didn't know what they were...

When I'd first heard this song I was stumped, I didn't know what they were talking about, how could such a melody have lyrics of such dark nature, well, this is how I percieve it after replaying it to the point of having 567 plays on my Itunes:

e> So close, no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator speaks of a first love, or maybe even a true love after searching many years for him/her (perhaps also a signifacant other). In love we need to trust, and even more so in ourselves. The narrator says that in love trust and being true to your heart is all that matters. Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don't just say And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator is opening himself to him/her like a book, telling secrets and sharing things he/she'd of never imagined sharing. He/she is having a spur of reality, rebellion even, deciding that their life is their own and that he/she is determined to live it how they want no matter what people say. Being true to you is all that matters. Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator now is finding a sense of belonging and trust in their significant other, learning new things and keeping an open mind towards what's happening. Being open and willing to change is all that matters. Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know But I know Comment: The narrator is accusing people of not caring enough for their actions and shaming them for not using their knoweledge. He says he knows, something of the reality. Perhaps a break in the trust? Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don't just say Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us, something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator repeats himself, obviosuly destressed from some event, telling you that he/she needs to stay true to themselves and rebuild a trust. Again, he/she says that trust and staying true is all that matters. Never cared for what they say Never cared for games they play Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know And I know Comment: Now we know there has been a break somewhere between then and now. The narrator tells us that they don't care about their actions, that they're playing games and know it. He/she might appear oblivious to what's going on, but he/she makes it clear that they KNOW what's happening, that they have and still do. So close, no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are No, nothing else matters Comment: The song ends with a specific cluster of lyrics, saying that you need to trust in you and not others. He/she says that no matter how far you are, or how close you are to love or something more than what you have, always stay close and true to you, that's all that matters.

Anyway, that's my disection of the song, and how I interpreted it so many times over. Feel free to agree and disagree, but that's how I see it. A song is a song and a song holds a meaning; how we as individuals take in that meaning is how we as individuals will learn to appreciate the song as a piece of art, and even at times, a part of us. We relate and understand things differently, hope this helped!