🎵 One // by Metallica

170 ContributorsTranslationsFrançaisPortuguêsRomânăTürkçeРусский (Russian)Deutsch One Lyrics The fourth track on Metallica’s …And Justice for All, is based on the novel Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. There, Joe Bonham, a soldier in World War I, is hit by a landmine explosion that takes away… Read More  [Skit: James Hetfield & Jason Newsted] Goddamn coward, get your ass out of that trench Move, move, move, move, move Get out of here, oh, fuck We're all fucking trapped here, we're all fucking trapped here [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1: James Hetfield] I can't remember anything Can't tell if this is true or a dream Deep down inside, I feel the scream This terrible silence stops me Now that the war is through with me I'm waking up, I cannot see That there's not much left of me Nothing is real but pain now [Chorus: James Hetfield] Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh, please, God, wake me [Verse 2: James Hetfield] Back in the womb, it's much too real In pumps life that I must feel But can't look forward to reveal Look to the time when I'll live Fed through the tube that sticks in me Just like a wartime novelty Tied to machines that make me be Cut this life off from me [Chorus: James Hetfield] Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh, please, God, wake me [Guitar Solo] [Chorus: James Hetfield] Now the world is gone, I'm just one Oh, God, help me Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh, please, God, help me [Instrumental Break] [Bridge: James Hetfield] Darkness, imprisoning me All that I see, absolute horror I cannot live, I cannot die Trapped in myself, body my holding cell Landmine has taken my sight Taken my speech, taken my hearing Taken my arms, taken my legs Taken my soul, left me with life in Hell [Instrumental Break] [Guitar Solo] [Instrumental Outro]