Yes, I agree. Its an amazing song. I think there are a few songs on Load and Re-Load that are gems. Very cool video too. Tool vibes with some grunge influence but still solidly Metallica. I dont think Metallica sold out. I think times just changed and they grew up. In fact, I wish people would have just allowed them to evolve. it seems like theyve spent the back half of their careers trying to "return to their roots" and there music has felt very uninspired since the Load era. if fans would have just allowed them to change and grow, I think we would have gotten much better music, long term.
Im guessing @ what you mean by going through shite is the Rocky Road of Addiction ? I was clean for 13 years. There is a light at the end of the tunnel to recovery! Hope we all find it😮
LYRICS: Where do I take this pain of mine? I run but it stays right my side So tear me open, pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me, until it sleeps Just like the curse, just like the stray You feed it once and now it stays, now it stays So tear me open but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, until I'm clean It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me Until it sleeps (until it sleeps, until it sleeps) So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip, don't want your greed, don't want it I'll tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me, until it sleeps It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, holds you, holds you Until it sleeps, until it sleeps Until it sleeps, until it sleeps, until it sleeps I don't want it I don't want it, want it, want it Want it, want it, no So tear me open but beware The things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me 'til I'm clean I'll tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the hate still shapes me So hold me, until it sleeps Until it sleeps, until it sleeps Until it sleeps, until it sleeps
I remember reading somewhere that its a song about cancer and what it does to people. But I agree with you that it can be interpreted as meaning so many other things.
I've read this and I kind of felt it like that. It's about his alcohol addiction and what it does to him and everything around him. I think he is sober for quite some time, like at least 7-10 years. And it's his wife that saved him.
Very powerful song about James' mother's battle with cancer and her refusal to take the treatment due to her fundamentalist beliefs. You can hear James' sadness and frustration combined in this song. The video shows his blame of religion for his mother's death
I am just turning 40 and MetallicA has been a part of my entire life. This album came out at a time I was going through difficult shit in my teen years. These guys were there when no one else was....
Closing in on 30 years, and this is still my favourite Metallica song of all time. Adding my voice to the choir that calls this a flawless masterpiece. It really is.
James hetfield is the strongest singer I've ever seen, even after his mother passed away from cancer, and his dad left him at 13, he still pulled through, then even after countless drugs and drink, he still got through it all. Continued to do what he's doing. This teaches us no matter how bad life gets there will be better times so never give up. Edit: and now thanks to a reply, I was informed he's now getting a divorce :(
@@michaelcordero5588 yes, but not everyone's mother dies from rejecting treatment for a benign form of cancer due to her crazy religious beliefs when the child is just sixteen years old.
It's a great album however I would rank this song as one of the worst on the album... it's very simplistic and highly radio friendly. Bleeding Me is more of a masterpiece.
@@houseovragnar1528 I don't think they will ever play that song live. A lot of the song is digitally edited together so playing it live would be extremely difficult, some parts are literally impossible to play live because you would need 4+ guitars, and they would need a talk box and other special equipment. It would be a huge pain in the ass for them to play it now.
@@ScorpionXII Wow do you even know what the song is about. Its about James Hatfield mom having cancer and passing away from it. Why don't you actually listen to the lyrics and you would know my mom had cancer and doesn't anymore but it could come back this song means alot to me but apparently you really don't listen to music!
Some people say that this is their worst era, but I actually like this style of Metallica a lot. The edgy make up and alternative metal esque sound has to be my favorite style of Metallica. It seems to have its own niche
It's always been a good record, it's just not a good Metallica record who at the time had branded themselves as a heavy/thrash metal band where at this record and reload were much more hard/alternative rock
I loved Metallica since age 8 and I was 13 when this came out I carried this album in my baptist school and sketched James Hetfield during class I'm gay but man for a dude he's yummy here
In my experience only over-the-hill elderly people and hipster douchebags hate this era of Metallica. The "worst era" is really just one or two albums, if anything, and not this one. Yes, it was a bit of a shift in style compared to their 80's stuff, but being able to play more than one style of music is not a flaw. I was a child in the 90's, and a kid on my hockey team who would bring a boombox and play the Black Album in the locker room to psych up before games is basically why I ever became interested in the entire metal genre. I love 90's Metallica.
I've always been more of a hard rock fan than a metal fan. So even though Metallica diehards look down on this era, it's much more in line with the music genre I prefer.
Lyrics: Where do I take this pain of mine I run, but it stays right my side So tear me open, pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me, until it sleeps Just like the curse, just like the stray You feed it once, and now it stays So tear me open, but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, until I'm clean It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me Until it sleeps So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip, don't want your greed I'll tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me, until it sleeps It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me Until it sleeps I don't want it So tear me open, but beware The things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, 'till I'm clean I'll tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the fear still shapes me So hold me, until it sleeps Until it sleeps
@@mygames4503 that actually makes sense,too bad people are afraid to give metal a chance but at the same time fuck em Im happy that I found this beautiful music.
My father died yesterday of cancer, among other things. I said goodbye to him in hospital. As I was driving home, "Until it sleeps" was the first song on the radio yesterday. The song is so fitting. Thank you for this awesome song...
I aboslutely love this song. It is soooo good and also its a blast to play on guitar. A lot of people give this album crap, but it has, in my opinion, some of the best songs. Until it sleeps, aint my bitch, the house that jack built (the solo with the talk box is awesome) BLEEDING ME changed the way I look at guitar solos. wasting my hate and The Outlaw Torn. LOVE THIS ALBUM! LOVE THIS BAND!
This song means a lot to me. I was diagnosed with MS in 1991 (was 18 years old) and the words of this song seem to resonate with the way the MS affects me. It's a good song. I like Metallica and got to see them live in 1993 (Milton Keynes Bowl).
THIS 😮. This song brought me thru the deepest depression of betrayal and darkness from 2013-2017. I cannot thank Metallica and God enough for being my savior!! They are the meaning and king of mental and metal. I only mean that in the best sense of course.
I notice that a lot of the "old" fans tapped out as soon as James found his voice, quite literally, and the band got a bit more serious about this business. Fascinating, really.
@@pinkfloydmeddle6692 I agree. But I am also glad they went through this phase. They are still thrashers by nature. Everyone knows that Spit out the Bone is the hardest they've queefed for Metallica since Dyers Eve.
@@reanimated more serious? I would definitely argue what more serious means though. Just cause they were rougher and faster in the first albums it doesnt mean those are less meaningful or deep
Sorry but they are terrible fucking albums.They may be decent enough albums had a radio friendly rock band released them for that target audience but for their massive fan base it's as bad as it gets.
Load and Reload were the 2 albums that attracted me to the band. Id heard only Enter Sandman before those 2 albums and after those 2 albums, I was completely drawn to the band. Now I cant get enough of all Metallica
This song is a must in my Metallica repertoires. "Load" is really a dark album if you pay attention. Concept, video and sound was great on many songs on this album.
trash. sorry. i dont care what spritual darkness mumbo jumbo load fans pretend to have. I recall lars saying 'people accuse of of seling out, yeah we sold out concerts" a biyich thing to say then and still holds up now.
This is the truest representation in my mind of severe mental health issues . I'm going thru 1 of the worst periods in my life mentally and every word he sings describes my struggle perfectly . Thank you for making a song I can relate to in my darkest times
That’s the thing I love so much about music. Metallica made a wonderful song that people can connect to, and relate to its lyrics. I keep seeing people suggesting the song is about cancer, but I also see others connecting it to abuse, addiction, depression, PTSD, and so much worse. It really breaks my heart knowing so many of us here are in a troubling time, but we can all get through this. My depression is very bad, but I’m sure I’ll get better one day. I hope you recover perfectly fine and well brother.
@@cmthegoat_ I’m only good at helping people because of my own experiences. But you’ll get “better” at talking about stuff like that soon. I’m sure you’re a good and compassionate person at heart.
Thankyou everyone who left a positive comment . My love and support go out to u . Message me back to let me know how u are also . This song can relate to cancer but it jus hit the right notes in regards to my mental health so as long as it reaches someone it doesn't matter wot the subject I guess .
The original Bob Dylan fans were enraged when he ditched his acoustic guitar and changed things up. He went on to be one of, if not the biggest recording artist in music history. The original Metallica fans were mad when Metallica "sold out" on albums like the black album and Load, etc. These albums, along with reload, sold over 30 million copies world wide! Meanwhile for the most part Metallica has been back to there thrashing roots on Death Magnetic and Hardwired. It`s ALL great people. Just enjoy the "ride!"
Probably what drove people back was the Rockstar attitude they took, it wasn't just the music and the look. Just looking to the live shit video BTS, the Some kind of, monster movie and the, current interviews, Metallica has changed massively as people.
Lol as if you need to be diagnosed with depression to appreciate this song, I'm pretty sure everyone's experienced something ungodly and dark that's made them feel this song
Metallica - Until It Sleeps Where do I take this pain of mine? I run but it stays right by my side So tear me open, pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me until it sleeps Just like the curse, just like the stray You feed it once and now it stays Now it stays So tear me open, but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, until I'm clean It grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me It hates you so hold me It holds you so hold me Until it sleeps So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip Don't want your greed Don't want it I'll Tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me until it sleeps It grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me It hates you so hold me It holds you, holds you, holds you Until it sleeps I don't want it, no So tear me open, but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, 'til clean! I'll tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the hate still shapes me So hold me until it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleeps
THIS! this is the song that started my infatuation, my love, my undying, never-ending pure love for this band, not only did this get me into Metallica and music in general, it's what got me into playing the drums, exploring my musical side and even when no one in my family cared for music, I blasted this song louder and hope i never stop falling down the Metallica rabbit hole.......long live Metallica
I don't know that I'd be lost, but I'd not have heard one of the best song writers in modern history about pain. In dozens of songs. Unforgiven is the first that comes to mind
First contact as a noob with their sound cuz it was forbidden music in my house but once I got my own TV in my room my parents lost control of me, MTV introduced me to Metallica with this vid and I was sold forever.
Where do I take this pain of mine I run but it stays right by my side So tear me open, pour me out These things inside they scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me until it sleeps Just like a curse, just like a stray You feed it once and now it stays Now it stays So tear me open, but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me until I'm clean It grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me It hates you so hold me It holds you so hold me Until it sleeps So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip Don't want your greed Don't want it I'll Tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me until it sleeps It grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me It hates you so hold me It holds you, holds you, holds you Until it sleeps I don't want it... NO So tear me open, but beware The pain's inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me til I'm clean I'll Tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the hate still shapes me So hold me until it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleeps
I suffer from chronic depression, anxiety and chronic pain from fibromyalgia. This song and your albums got me through many hard moments, many nights when one of my illnesses wouldnt let me sleep, where I wanted to die. Thank you for your music!
The brilliant thing about this song is that it’s interpreted differently by each person because of its universal themes. Some think it's about illness, cancer, James Hetfield's mother's death, or other personal struggles. Ultimately, it allows you to create your own narrative in your mind. James Hetfield: "In the lyrics, if you get more specific about it, it closes the door where people are able to walk into that lyric. The more open the door, the more they can apply that. I love it when someone comes up and says, 'Wow, I love that song you wrote about cancer.' Okay, cool-that's what it means to you."
The production on this album and re-load is SO good, the lyrics are so much more intimate and honest, hetfield was at his peak as a singer, he could do anything he wanted with his voice, the sound helped them keep the band fresh and not stagnant, the look was sleek and hot. i love this era of metallica.
@@Bearwindafloofboi It isn't because the song is bad. It is because the album was the main change from thrash to southern hard rock. On top of that they also completely changed their imagery to have shorter hair, large piercings and eye liner basically making them look like some old gay dudes trying to be hip and follow the trends. It was like opening up a box of cocoa puffs, and it all looked like apple jacks and tasted like cinnamon toast crunch. It is an understatement to say that it pissed a large portion of their core fan base who were able to still connect with the black album even though it pushed in to arena pop rock territory, but Load was the last straw. It is not something you are going to really understand if your first experiences with their music were in the 90's.
lol me too man, my neighbor had a 1,400 watt Rockford Fosgate system in there house!! the whole neighbor hood was introduced to the 90s Metallica grunge sound!
Rage Blanket you damn straight! I was given my first Metallica CD when I was 7 yrs old in 94. 24 yrs later I'm still jamming to them. Metallica for life!
This song is really hauntingly beautiful, so sad it's also very underrated. I really like James' vocals here, they are very melodic and beautiful and also the bass and guitar sound great. This looks a lot more artistic than what they have done previously and i really enjoy it.
@@lous2187 Load and Reload were quite successful albums. And very influential to many musicians, not just in metal. There were will always be nagging old widows complaining, when something changes. It's part of the fun.
Load is a masterpiece. It's not fast, not entirely thrash, but it's evolution, different, is genius. I discovered Metallica that time when I was 11 yo and fell in love
Encarna Vázquez Same brother except I was 9 and it took u til I was 12 to actually start to get into it but once you start listening to Metallica I mean every other genre of music sucks I mean it soils all other genres and to be honest I can live with that bc this is genius every fucking song
I love how stricking the imagery was in music videos back in the 90's. Like the videos itself were simple but there were so many great concepts and they were always doing different things with the camera to keep your brain engaged and fishing for all the concepts and references. They don't make music videos like this anymore.
I've always loved Metallica, but over the years, my loyalty has swung to other groups, but now I realize James, Kirk, Lars & Jason are so deeply embedded in my heart, NO band could ever replace them. I listen to their '80s stuff & it brings me back to my teens when I 1st saw them at Monsters of Rock in Foxboro. They will ALWAYS be my 1st love!!! Rock on Metallica!!!!
You brought up the term "Monsters of Rock", & it reminded me of the Monsters of Rock scenario from 1988. The groups that played were The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Dokken, Van Halen, and Metallica. Fun fact:From what I heard, Dokken literally got booed off of the stage! Apparently, their "Musical selections", song-wise, made people so furious, that, before everything was said and done, Dokken walked off the stage...and I don't think they ever toured with the four other Bands that were on this particular tour. At that point in time, there were definitely a lot of problems between George Lynch, the Guitarist, and Don Dokken, the Vocalist. From what I understand, Don Dokken can be a real Primadonna. Who needs to work with somebody that's like that? Anyway-Dokken did one more album in the late 1980s, 1988, to be exact, called Beast From The East...but it didn't sell that well, garnering only Gold, in terms of Album Sales. (Gold is between 500,000-999,999 Album Units Sold). It was the beginning of the end for Dokken. By 1990, George Lynch was out of Dokken, and formed his own Band, Lynch Mob. That didn't do very well for George, though..... & the rest, is History......
@@ronaldshank7589 That is EXACTLY the Monsters of Rock I am referring to. Yhis was about the time that Sammy Hagar had replaced David Lee Roth. So in Foxboro MA, people jammed to the other's music (I don't recall a problem with Dokken). It was SO hot that day, security brought out fire hoses & were spraying people down. I was so close to the front, James Hetfield head banged & sweated on me!!!!!! My 1st heavy metal moment. However, when Van "Hagar" came out to take the stage, people started leaving in droves in protest. It was GREAT!! That, too, was in 1988. Good times, incredible memories. Thanks for the reply, it was my 1st ever on TH-cam. Keep rockin'!!
I'm with and agree100%! There is no one like these guys they get you deep and always will no matter my age. I grew up with these bands and will always have a deep place my soul when hearing them. The emotions and memories they bring. Metallica always!
It's weird you talk in terms of loyalty as if you joined a cult. See beyond this dysfunction, let these words inspire wisdom and not servitude. Do not be bound by these false prophets, see them for who they are. Don't you understand, don't you have eyes to see and ears to hear? Be free of this vampiric curse.
Hot take:Metallica adopted a more mainstream sound and songwriting method to become a gateway band into metal. And a massive portion of their fans and metal heads in general went down exactly this route. You can hate them for their change in direction, but their sound and style for Black/Load/Reload was a big reason why metal had such a massive resurgence in the 2000’s on. Thanks Metallica👌🏻
This song is undeniably a metal anthem in my book, easily one of the most somber pieces I've heard from the genre. Every piece of the song is damn near perfect from the bass and drums to the vocals. If people have a problem with different approaches to art then those people truly don't appreciate art
@@redfirefox3568 I agree with you. Metallica was KILLING heavy music by moving to alt-rock. They weren't breaking any new ground. You would be a fucking moron to think that. They were simply following the trends because they were afraid they would no longer be relevant with their 80's thrash sound. The ones keeping heavy music alive were the ones RedFox listed, along with bands that didn't weaken their sound, like Testament and Slayer
I didn't know this was an unpopular Metallica song? It was always one of my favs. If people don't like this song it's probably because they are lucky enough not to relate to it ♥
It isn't because the song is bad. It is because the album was the main change from thrash to southern hard rock. On top of that they also completely changed their imagery to have shorter hair, large piercings and eye liner basically making them look like some old gay dudes trying to be hip and follow the trends. It was like opening up a box of cocoa puffs, and it all looked like apple jacks and tasted like cinnamon toast crunch. It is an understatement to say that it pissed a large portion of their core fan base who were able to still connect with the black album even though it pushed in to arena pop rock territory, but Load was the last straw.
@@georgewalker81 well, that's the point. For a lot of guys, thrash metal bands are not supposedto have hit singles. I remember that they criticized even the haircuts back in the day. This show how closed mind some metal fans are...
It's not a bad song it's just that the loyal fan base could not come to grips with the change in style at the time. The song is ok but nothing compares to the Metallica albums up until the black Album of the early 90s. I was a loyal fan but I was not too crazy about Load when it first came out. I lost touch after the Reload album
In 96 I was in 6th grade and I saw this video and I thought it was great...so I asked my older brother...hey have you heard of a band called Metallica? I saw this video from an album called Load?. His blank stare at me, and said, you have a lot to learn. Next day he showed me the Master of Puppets album...I didn't know what to say when I heard Battery...been a fan ever since, so technically this video brought me to get into Metallica. True story!
+leadriff126 Same here. I was 8 years old and just starting to appreciate music. My older cousin showed me more of the "real" Metallica, and I've been a cool kid ever since.
You can really feel the pain this song transmit, the lyrics combined with the depressive tone of the bass and guitar is really effective, it feels like suddenly razor edges are forming on my throat
Amen to that. Their songs make me feel protected. I started listening to Metallica when I was seven. In those moments when my father beat the shit out of my mom and I couldn't do anything about it, I locked myself in the toilet, put on headphones and listened to Unforgiven from the Black Album. My father was not a protection, but a danger, so I imagined that I was protected by James and his voice. Their music really helped me get through a lot of shit. Probably thanks to them I'm still alive.
@@esmemcgill4570 yeah. I still have some mental health issue (who wouldn't?) and my mom spent a couple of years in a mental hospital, but we're both alive and we're doing pretty well now, considering the circumstances. But yeah, it's the music that got me through all of that, and I will be grateful for this forever.
It is no underrated. Load kept Metallica on top after Black Album helped get them up there. 8 of the 14 songs were top 5 and this album won a bunch of awards. I believe it was certified triple platinum a few years ago. Reload is underrated having to follow this monster
Intro] Where do I take this pain of mine I run but it stays right by my side [Chorus 1] So tear me open and pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me until it sleeps [Verse 1] Just like the curse, just like the stray You feed it once and now it stays Now, it stays [Chorus 2] So tear me open but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me until I'm clean [Post-Chorus] It grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me (yeah) It hates you so hold me (yeah) It holds you so hold me Until it sleeps (Until it sleeps) Until it sleeps [Verse 2] So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip, don't want your greed Don't want it [Chorus 3] I'll tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me, until it sleeps [Post-Chorus] It grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me It hates you so hold me (yeah) It holds you Holds you, holds you Until it sleeps (Until it sleeps) Until it sleeps (Until it sleeps, until it sleeps) [Bridge] I don't want it, I don't want it Want it, want it, want it, want it, no, woah-woah [Chorus 2] So tear me open but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me 'til I'm clean [Chorus 4] I'll tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the hate still shapes me So hold me until it sleeps [Outro] Until it sleeps, until it sleeps Until it sleeps, until it sleeps
This song along with Ronnie are my favorite songs off Load. They are so under appreciated. The chorus from this song and the line "But blood stained the sun red today" from Ronnie are just so hauntingly beautiful, not to mention the way James transitions from a calm melodic verse to a more aggressive chorus in this song
1:59 WHAT A VOICE ----- "SO TELL ME WHY YOU'VE CHOSEN ME". SOMETIMES with all of the yelling and screaming in rock we do not hear their great voice in the more MELLOW PARTS!!
@@Stone_Sour83 I didn't say it couldn't. That doesn't negate James Hetfield's own personal reasons and statements about why he wrote the song and what it's about.
Agreed bro I always get weird looks when I tell people Load is in my top three favorite Metallica albums the other two are Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning
+Dyllan Stinger Splash I think the best Metallica albums are Justice For All and Ride The Lightning but Load is right up there and there's something about it I really like!
Coming from a person who listened to Metallica ever since Ride The Lightning and learnt every song on all the albums on the guitar, and as I started to grow older, I felt Load and Reload were the best Metallica. To me Load and Reload were their best albums. The "newer" albums since St. Anger, I just couldn't relate anymore.
Where do I take this pain of mine? I run but it stays right by my side. So tear me open, pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me, until it sleeps. Just like the curse, just like the stray You feed it once and now it stays Now it stays. So tear me open but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me until I'm clean. It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me... Until it sleeps. So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip, don't want your greed Don't want it. I'll tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me, until it sleeps. It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, holds you, holds you Until it sleeps... (I don't want it, want it Want it, want it, want it, no!) So tear me open but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me 'til I'm clean. I'll tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the hate still shapes me So hold me, until it sleeps.
I love coming back to these kind of songs Metallica did. People that complain that it does not sound like their earlier stuff should actually listen to the lyrics of these songs. They are a lot more interesting for me. This is music about about something else, a deeper evil...your own lost mind.
Where do I take this pain of mine? I run but it stays right by my sideSo tear me open and pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me until it sleepsJust like the curse, just like a stray You feed it once and now it stays Now it staysSo tear me open but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me until I'm cleanIt grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me It hates you so hold me It holds you so hold me Until it sleepsSo tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip Don't want your greed Don't want itI'll tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me until it sleepsIt grips you so hold me It stains you so hold me It hates you so hold me It holds you, holds you Holds you until it sleepsUntil it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleepsI don't want it I don't want it, want it, want it Want it, want it, noSo tear me open but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me 'til I'm cleanI'll tear thee open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the hate still shapes me So hold me until it sleepsUntil it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleeps Until it sleeps
This era of Metallica is criminally underrated, and mainly coz some idiots rejected it just because it wasn’t thrash and they can’t handle bands trying different shit. There are a lot of gems from Load and ReLoad - brilliant musicianship, some of Hetfields best lyrics, and great musical arrangement.
you must address what meant to be Thrasher in the eighties. Those 'idiots' you call had a whole conception against the establishment. That is precisely what Metallica rubbed in our faces with this album and its commercial proposal. I'm not saying is a bad album, I'm just saying it was a kind of moral betrayal to most of the 80's and early 90's fans. Those who arrived to Metallica later, probably don't give a damn about it. I do.
@@rodrigootero3820 but that its not entirely true, they were, are, and will be against any kind of force that will prevent them to be who they truly are. Even if it means to go against whatever a scene dictates, and thats the ultimate form of rebellion. Be free and be who you truly are. With integrity and balls. Metallicas history as a whole , musically, its a masterpiece and is all part a of whole picture. They will be remembered as pioneers of a scene that mastered it and dared to explore different territories against they voices that told them no. I respect that. And plus musically load/reload were fkn awesome. Having said all that , I still prefer 80s metallica ngl.
James always has meaningful lyrics..and Metallica songs never feel outdated. No matter how many other crazier heavier bands out there. At the end of the day, I only enjoy my very own therapist that grips my soul... only Metallica, but that's just me.
love this song. its about getting rid of the parts of yourself that you don't like. like a part of yourself that you hate and you are just trying to purge yourself of. until it sleeps.
this video really is quite interesting....someone in the band is obviously familiar with the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and other medieval masters from the Low Countries such as Rogier van der Weyden and Jan van Eyck. The iconography is straight out of paintings of Hell and the Last Judgement....quite appropriate for a song about death, sin and judgement...nice one guys!
I remember when this was first released. I don't think it's what everybody expected especially the follow up to the black album. I think it's still a masterpiece always was and always will be
One of their best songs...melodic metal with some truly dark and deep undertones. Interprete how ever you like... we all have demons like this inside us somewhere.
This song is flawless.
This album is criminally underrated.
We take Metallica for granted.
Yup, you just don't know what you've got until it's gone.
@@MorbidCrow666 well said
It's a hard rock/alternative album by a band that branded itself a metal band for their whole career.
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@@johnp82 Says who ?
I don't care what anyone says, this song is a masterpiece. There's so much raw emotion in it.
This whole album is one of the greatest ever!
One of my favorites!
Yes, I agree. Its an amazing song. I think there are a few songs on Load and Re-Load that are gems. Very cool video too. Tool vibes with some grunge influence but still solidly Metallica. I dont think Metallica sold out. I think times just changed and they grew up. In fact, I wish people would have just allowed them to evolve. it seems like theyve spent the back half of their careers trying to "return to their roots" and there music has felt very uninspired since the Load era. if fans would have just allowed them to change and grow, I think we would have gotten much better music, long term.
Fair enough, since most people don't care about what you say.
it's the perfect workout song for heartbreak. "tear me open, make u gone"
when you’ve been thru some shit you can appreciate this masterpiece even more. every lyric is so powerful
I've been through 18 years of shit so this song is powerful to me
@@legend-ir9gg
Don't worry...
it'll get worse. 😔
agreed!
Im guessing @ what you mean by going through shite is the Rocky Road of Addiction ? I was clean for 13 years. There is a light at the end of the tunnel to recovery! Hope we all find it😮
@dannycattell8084
Usually it's the headlight of a train coming. Beware!
LYRICS:
Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run but it stays right my side
So tear me open, pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me, until it sleeps
Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once and now it stays, now it stays
So tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me, until I'm clean
It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, so hold me
Until it sleeps (until it sleeps, until it sleeps)
So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip, don't want your greed, don't want it
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me, until it sleeps
It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, holds you, holds you
Until it sleeps, until it sleeps
Until it sleeps, until it sleeps, until it sleeps
I don't want it
I don't want it, want it, want it
Want it, want it, no
So tear me open but beware
The things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me 'til I'm clean
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the hate still shapes me
So hold me, until it sleeps
Until it sleeps, until it sleeps
Until it sleeps, until it sleeps
Falta um Pai, um Amigo, um bom conselho. O Cara vai sentir DOR a vida inteira. RJ BRASIL
@@vitorgalati7121Metallica Load 1996
The lyrics, the music, the arrangement. Everything is spot on here. Maybe the best song in this era, and truly a Metallica classic.
Pretty edgy crap
This piece resonates big time.
Anger. Hatred. Demons. Self destruction.
This song is a very indepth psychological statement of truth.
I remember reading somewhere that its a song about cancer and what it does to people. But I agree with you that it can be interpreted as meaning so many other things.
I've read this and I kind of felt it like that. It's about his alcohol addiction and what it does to him and everything around him. I think he is sober for quite some time, like at least 7-10 years. And it's his wife that saved him.
But, yeah. Just googled it now. It's about his mom's cancer and the aftermath.
Very powerful song about James' mother's battle with cancer and her refusal to take the treatment due to her fundamentalist beliefs. You can hear James' sadness and frustration combined in this song. The video shows his blame of religion for his mother's death
Many Metallica songs remind me of my past battles, I've suffered from dysthymic depression from 18 to 29.
I am just turning 40 and MetallicA has been a part of my entire life. This album came out at a time I was going through difficult shit in my teen years. These guys were there when no one else was....
Same age.
Lol those 90’s were powerful years.
A decade that really sticks out.
Im 40 too this year u right. Metallica is growing emotionaly with me ...
Just turned 43 and yeah, same...
Right now I'm in my teen years and I agree totally, they are helping me to to trougth my problems a lot
44 and MetallicA rulz
I remember sneaking out of bed as a kid to watch MTV, hoping to hear this song before I got grounded. Worth it.
I got my arse kicked all over my bedroom for listening to this..I understand
So you sort of listened to this song Until «*You*» slept?
@@verzangel2106 ahahahahahahahahahahahahah. that was funny ngl
Of course it was.. Luckily I had a kickass older sister that bought the album lol..
Haha, same here.. almost... 😌
Closing in on 30 years, and this is still my favourite Metallica song of all time.
Adding my voice to the choir that calls this a flawless masterpiece. It really is.
😅😆
James hetfield is the strongest singer I've ever seen, even after his mother passed away from cancer, and his dad left him at 13, he still pulled through, then even after countless drugs and drink, he still got through it all. Continued to do what he's doing. This teaches us no matter how bad life gets there will be better times so never give up. Edit: and now thanks to a reply, I was informed he's now getting a divorce :(
The only thing I
Everybody's mom die.
Perhaps he wasnt interested in
@@michaelcordero5588 yes, but not everyone's mother dies from rejecting treatment for a benign form of cancer due to her crazy religious beliefs when the child is just sixteen years old.
Alcoholic
This album is actually crazily underrated and this song is a masterpiece.
It's a great album however I would rank this song as one of the worst on the album... it's very simplistic and highly radio friendly. Bleeding Me is more of a masterpiece.
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The House That Jack Built is the total dark horse of the album for me. Wish they would play it live.
@@houseovragnar1528 I don't think they will ever play that song live. A lot of the song is digitally edited together so playing it live would be extremely difficult, some parts are literally impossible to play live because you would need 4+ guitars, and they would need a talk box and other special equipment. It would be a huge pain in the ass for them to play it now.
@@ScorpionXII Wow do you even know what the song is about. Its about James Hatfield mom having cancer and passing away from it. Why don't you actually listen to the lyrics and you would know my mom had cancer and doesn't anymore but it could come back this song means alot to me but apparently you really don't listen to music!
James lost his mum in 1978, and it took him 18 years to get over it. Such a tremendous song!
Are you sure it wasn't 16 or 18??? Get the f*** out of here already
@@glenngarman2871 It was 17 years, because Load was released in 1996. What's your issue??
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@@glenngarman2871
here we have a good example of a person who knows the order of Metallica albums (irony)👍
Some people say that this is their worst era, but I actually like this style of Metallica a lot. The edgy make up and alternative metal esque sound has to be my favorite style of Metallica. It seems to have its own niche
It's always been a good record, it's just not a good Metallica record who at the time had branded themselves as a heavy/thrash metal band where at this record and reload were much more hard/alternative rock
This album is more like Southern rock
I loved Metallica since age 8 and I was 13 when this came out I carried this album in my baptist school and sketched James Hetfield during class I'm gay but man for a dude he's yummy here
In my experience only over-the-hill elderly people and hipster douchebags hate this era of Metallica.
The "worst era" is really just one or two albums, if anything, and not this one.
Yes, it was a bit of a shift in style compared to their 80's stuff, but being able to play more than one style of music is not a flaw.
I was a child in the 90's, and a kid on my hockey team who would bring a boombox and play the Black Album in the locker room to psych up before games is basically why I ever became interested in the entire metal genre. I love 90's Metallica.
I've always been more of a hard rock fan than a metal fan. So even though Metallica diehards look down on this era, it's much more in line with the music genre I prefer.
Man this is so 90s! The grunge undertones, the weird surrealism of the music video and dark lyrics. I fucking love this song
They have MUCH BETTER THAN THIS....
@@dimitrakapa4887 thank you for your opinion.
The music video is weird but the song is dark man
@@Takaichi666- The video is based in Hieronymus Bosch's Triptych of The Garden of Earthly Delights, a Dutch painter who lived at 15th - 16th century.
Damn sometimes I sure do miss the 90s!
Lyrics:
Where do I take this pain of mine
I run, but it stays right my side
So tear me open, pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me, until it sleeps
Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once, and now it stays
So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me, until I'm clean
It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, so hold me
Until it sleeps
So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip, don't want your greed
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me, until it sleeps
It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, so hold me
Until it sleeps
I don't want it
So tear me open, but beware
The things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me, 'till I'm clean
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the fear still shapes me
So hold me, until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Please... the acting.. Metallica does not "act". meh.
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Thanks! 😊❤
What's the meaning?
And the *hate* still shapes me *
Let’s be honest. This is underrated
Rat_kinG 30 millions is a lot but, it should be more
honestly - every single one of their songs is underrated.... even their biggest hits
@@mygames4503 that actually makes sense,too bad people are afraid to give metal a chance but at the same time fuck em Im happy that I found this beautiful music.
very much. I do not remember seeing a video of this artistic magnitude in quite some time. and that was probably soul to squeeze by the peppers
@Godmachine 999 no it's not one of their hits
My father died yesterday of cancer, among other things. I said goodbye to him in hospital. As I was driving home, "Until it sleeps" was the first song on the radio yesterday. The song is so fitting. Thank you for this awesome song...
This is one of their best songs. Period.
Coming from an 80's thrash fan
Love D.R.I my guy. And I agree
I aboslutely love this song. It is soooo good and also its a blast to play on guitar. A lot of people give this album crap, but it has, in my opinion, some of the best songs. Until it sleeps, aint my bitch, the house that jack built (the solo with the talk box is awesome) BLEEDING ME changed the way I look at guitar solos. wasting my hate and The Outlaw Torn. LOVE THIS ALBUM! LOVE THIS BAND!
Podría escuchar esta canción hasta quedar sordo......aún siendo en "trasher" antiguo, como decimos en Chile....
Lies again? Sleeping @ armoury store
One and From Whom the Bell Tolls
This song means a lot to me. I was diagnosed with MS in 1991 (was 18 years old) and the words of this song seem to resonate with the way the MS affects me.
It's a good song.
I like Metallica and got to see them live in 1993 (Milton Keynes Bowl).
sorry to hear you got microsoft bro
@@nsh4741 and sensitive people like you who can’t understand a joke to lighten the mood
you'll be happy to hear that the Milton Keynes 1993 show is available to watch here on TH-cam
How is the MS affecting you today? I know you're not well, but is it somewhat manageble?
How are you today?
Metallica to the video director... ,'just imagine if REM actually lost their religion...'
Beautifully shot and a fantastic song
LMFAO hahaha, so good
It's a representation of The garden of earthly delights painting
@@GerssonCastillo I didn't know that. It's a stunning video
Maybe add in a Zombie too...
@@GerssonCastillo Thanks, I knew when I saw the frog eating someone it was a reference to a Heironymous Bosch painting, but didn't know which one.
THIS 😮. This song brought me thru the deepest depression of betrayal and darkness from 2013-2017. I cannot thank Metallica and God enough for being my savior!! They are the meaning and king of mental and metal. I only mean that in the best sense of course.
and you're still standing strong! they showed you the door BUT you walked the path... well done!
\m/
Praise the LORD and METALLICA 🙏🏼
There are certain 90’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.
Same here!
Love this song I wasn’t alive until 97 lol
But I get what you mean beautifully described
@@Waxedem9199 born in 92, feel the same about 70s and 80s songs. It's a human thing.
God I am so grateful for _"SeLLoUt"_ Metallica. These are masterpieces of tracks.
I notice that a lot of the "old" fans tapped out as soon as James found his voice, quite literally, and the band got a bit more serious about this business. Fascinating, really.
I’d rather them just stick to the thrash and heavy era stuff
@@pinkfloydmeddle6692 I agree. But I am also glad they went through this phase. They are still thrashers by nature. Everyone knows that Spit out the Bone is the hardest they've queefed for Metallica since Dyers Eve.
@@reanimated The irony is people called them sellouts basically for finding success and then making the music they were passionate for.
@@reanimated more serious? I would definitely argue what more serious means though. Just cause they were rougher and faster in the first albums it doesnt mean those are less meaningful or deep
The song is amazing but the video clip is out of this world. It’s like a live version of Hieronymus Bosch paintings. Just amazing.
Bravo !
Those paintings are spectacular pieces of art!
Eh… pretty typical for the time really. Lotta similar vids in the 90s
you are very right
@@mkv2718Godsmack Voo Doo!
You can tell how grunge/alt rock changed everything for everybody, this song and video seem to closely mirror "Heart Shaped Box"
REM losing my religion did it first in 1990 then Metallica unforgiving in 1991
Heart shaped box was in 1993
Came here to say the same thing! Heart Shaped Box all over it.
Load is one of the most under-rated album in music history. Sleeps, Torn, King and 2x4 are just fucking great songs.
tibic mama said and ronnie kick serious ass too
Sorry but they are terrible fucking albums.They may be decent enough albums had a radio friendly rock band released them for that target audience but for their massive fan base it's as bad as it gets.
Resident Weazel don't fucking listen to them pal! negative comments fuck off!
Resident Weazel u are a very ignorant Metallica fan you don't even count as a fan stop hating
Load and Reload were the 2 albums that attracted me to the band. Id heard only Enter Sandman before those 2 albums and after those 2 albums, I was completely drawn to the band. Now I cant get enough of all Metallica
This song is a must in my Metallica repertoires. "Load" is really a dark album if you pay attention. Concept, video and sound was great on many songs on this album.
trash. sorry. i dont care what spritual darkness mumbo jumbo load fans pretend to have. I recall lars saying 'people accuse of of seling out, yeah we sold out concerts" a biyich thing to say then and still holds up now.
This is the truest representation in my mind of severe mental health issues . I'm going thru 1 of the worst periods in my life mentally and every word he sings describes my struggle perfectly . Thank you for making a song I can relate to in my darkest times
That’s the thing I love so much about music. Metallica made a wonderful song that people can connect to, and relate to its lyrics. I keep seeing people suggesting the song is about cancer, but I also see others connecting it to abuse, addiction, depression, PTSD, and so much worse. It really breaks my heart knowing so many of us here are in a troubling time, but we can all get through this. My depression is very bad, but I’m sure I’ll get better one day. I hope you recover perfectly fine and well brother.
Life sucks sometimes bro hopefully the dark times become not dark lol not good at helping ppl sooo 👍🏻
@@cmthegoat_ I’m only good at helping people because of my own experiences. But you’ll get “better” at talking about stuff like that soon. I’m sure you’re a good and compassionate person at heart.
@@joshuakurtz7159 and you have mine too.
Thankyou everyone who left a positive comment . My love and support go out to u . Message me back to let me know how u are also . This song can relate to cancer but it jus hit the right notes in regards to my mental health so as long as it reaches someone it doesn't matter wot the subject I guess .
Between the lyrics and the symbolism everything is told in this music video.
This era was pure art for Metallica, so bad that fans didn't support them back then
BiLL I remember when it was only 25 $. To see them play 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼
The problem it's not the music compositions they do. It's because their new albums have lost their origin - their soul. It's not the same.
Nah, this just didn't sound like a Metallica tune. They were pandering to the grunge scene when they should have went full throttle.
The original Bob Dylan fans were enraged when he ditched his acoustic guitar and changed things up. He went on to be one of, if not the biggest recording artist in music history. The original Metallica fans were mad when Metallica "sold out" on albums like the black album and Load, etc. These albums, along with reload, sold over 30 million copies world wide! Meanwhile for the most part Metallica has been back to there thrashing roots on Death Magnetic and Hardwired. It`s ALL great people. Just enjoy the "ride!"
Probably what drove people back was the Rockstar attitude they took, it wasn't just the music and the look. Just looking to the live shit video BTS, the Some kind of, monster movie and the, current interviews, Metallica has changed massively as people.
If anyone has ever been diagnosed with depression, I'm sure could easily relate. What an amazing way to express it.
This song is about cancer
He described my darkness in this song perfectly.he put into words how i feel so precise, its scary
@@fantawi7999 well i see depression in it too... everybody see there his demons
Lol as if you need to be diagnosed with depression to appreciate this song, I'm pretty sure everyone's experienced something ungodly and dark that's made them feel this song
Thats the thing about metallica we can relate
Metallica - Until It Sleeps
Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run but it stays right by my side
So tear me open, pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me until it sleeps
Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once and now it stays
Now it stays
So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me, until I'm clean
It grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me
It hates you so hold me
It holds you so hold me
Until it sleeps
So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip
Don't want your greed
Don't want it
I'll Tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me until it sleeps
It grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me
It hates you so hold me
It holds you, holds you, holds you
Until it sleeps
I don't want it, no
So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me, 'til clean!
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the hate still shapes me
So hold me until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Thanks:)
Thanks bro.
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Crazy things is until now I always heard It grips you so obay. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Lol
i wanted to sing this song now, thanks for lyrics man!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
THIS! this is the song that started my infatuation, my love, my undying, never-ending pure love for this band, not only did this get me into Metallica and music in general, it's what got me into playing the drums, exploring my musical side and even when no one in my family cared for music, I blasted this song louder and hope i never stop falling down the Metallica rabbit hole.......long live Metallica
This is probably my favorite song of theirs. The vocals are haunting. The lyrics are chilling. It's perfect.
Totally agree with you!!
My son is 4 and can always identify a Metallica song, makes me so proud as a parent. He's my little metal buddy because of this band!
congrats
@@hakimzermane may there be as much kids as yours, this new generations are..empty..
That's sweet. My baby daughter hasn't even been born yet, but we found out she dances inside my wife when we play Kiss
My kids also love Metallica. Girl 14, boy 11. They convince me to play guess what Metallica songs with them often.
@@ZoranLjubicic-po9pg don’t worry there’s still so many young metal heads out there
I would be lost without Metallica's music
Same
Same
You're not alone bro!
Same
I don't know that I'd be lost, but I'd not have heard one of the best song writers in modern history about pain.
In dozens of songs. Unforgiven is the first that comes to mind
First contact as a noob with their sound cuz it was forbidden music in my house but once I got my own TV in my room my parents lost control of me, MTV introduced me to Metallica with this vid and I was sold forever.
Such a wicked fucking tune. The lyrics are so real. I’m sure many of us fight the battles this song speaks to
Cualquier semejanza con la realidad es mera coincidencia (saludos desde bs as.)
Where do I take this pain of mine
I run but it stays right by my side
So tear me open, pour me out
These things inside they scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me until it sleeps
Just like a curse, just like a stray
You feed it once and now it stays
Now it stays
So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me until I'm clean
It grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me
It hates you so hold me
It holds you so hold me
Until it sleeps
So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip
Don't want your greed
Don't want it
I'll Tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me until it sleeps
It grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me
It hates you so hold me
It holds you, holds you, holds you
Until it sleeps
I don't want it... NO
So tear me open, but beware
The pain's inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me til I'm clean
I'll Tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the hate still shapes me
So hold me until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Laila Guimarães bllllllllll
Thanks for that mate
Sorry I don't need your lyrics, I know the whole song XD
you addiction sleeps when you put your mind to other things. recovery is a slow process.
@@harmonyferrington4647 try to write your own song!
I suffer from chronic depression, anxiety and chronic pain from fibromyalgia. This song and your albums got me through many hard moments, many nights when one of my illnesses wouldnt let me sleep, where I wanted to die. Thank you for your music!
Brain Fart it could be something dimple like Vietnam charlie just turn self I to miltary base tell the truth
I hope this song helped you get over your button addiction too.
(Edit: his username used to be "button addict")
I have had anxiety for some time..I am too emotional, too emphatic..this song saves each time I feel down...
there's always something worth living for in Jesus. He is how I get through my anxiety issues when the drugs won't work.
James 1:5
The brilliant thing about this song is that it’s interpreted differently by each person because of its universal themes. Some think it's about illness, cancer, James Hetfield's mother's death, or other personal struggles. Ultimately, it allows you to create your own narrative in your mind.
James Hetfield: "In the lyrics, if you get more specific about it, it closes the door where people are able to walk into that lyric. The more open the door, the more they can apply that. I love it when someone comes up and says, 'Wow, I love that song you wrote about cancer.' Okay, cool-that's what it means to you."
The production on this album and re-load is SO good, the lyrics are so much more intimate and honest, hetfield was at his peak as a singer, he could do anything he wanted with his voice, the sound helped them keep the band fresh and not stagnant, the look was sleek and hot. i love this era of metallica.
Wow.
I wish i heard stuff like that growing up when this came out.
😄👍
Gimmie a break. This song was already stale on the day of release. Too much nirvana.
@@citoante nirvana is never too much
This song is waaaaaaay underrated!
SupperMassive : as is the album
@Rat_kinG He means that this album is least known that the great ones, like BLACK ALBUM or M.O. P for example .
Rat_kinG being more popular and well-known makes it lean towards being over-rated? Don’t make any sense, at all.
no offense, but have you read what some people say in the comments on these song, I swear most of them are haters, not me though I love these albums
@@Bearwindafloofboi It isn't because the song is bad. It is because the album was the main change from thrash to southern hard rock. On top of that they also completely changed their imagery to have shorter hair, large piercings and eye liner basically making them look like some old gay dudes trying to be hip and follow the trends. It was like opening up a box of cocoa puffs, and it all looked like apple jacks and tasted like cinnamon toast crunch. It is an understatement to say that it pissed a large portion of their core fan base who were able to still connect with the black album even though it pushed in to arena pop rock territory, but Load was the last straw. It is not something you are going to really understand if your first experiences with their music were in the 90's.
I saw this video when I was 13.......I was hooked.....I'm 30 now! Metallica for life!
lol me too man, my neighbor had a 1,400 watt Rockford Fosgate system in there house!! the whole neighbor hood was introduced to the 90s Metallica grunge sound!
hell yeah!
Rage Blanket you damn straight! I was given my first Metallica CD when I was 7 yrs old in 94. 24 yrs later I'm still jamming to them. Metallica for life!
“Yeah-Yeah”
-James Hetfield
I don't think those numbers add up?
Short list for my favorite song ever. Criminally underrated.
This song is really hauntingly beautiful, so sad it's also very underrated. I really like James' vocals here, they are very melodic and beautiful and also the bass and guitar sound great. This looks a lot more artistic than what they have done previously and i really enjoy it.
The most artistic video of METALLICA I think
Yes and they were proud of it, too bad journalists and music elitists were spewing out bs against this
George Six They tried to copy nirvana
@@MrLump lol shhhh
@@MrLump Did I miss a Nirvana video where they use Bosch paintings?
This is emo AF. Although the song on it's own is decent
I dont care what anyone says. LOAD is one of the best albums ever made, so many good songs.
Lenn my its my favorite from Metallica
Load and Reload are some of their best works, people only hate it because the band cut their hair
@@lous2187 Load and Reload were quite successful albums. And very influential to many musicians, not just in metal. There were will always be nagging old widows complaining, when something changes. It's part of the fun.
It's not bad, but it doesn't hold up against master pieces like ...And Justice For All, Master Of Puppets and Ride The Lightning
@@JustThinkAboutIt2681 true, but there's not 1 bad song on there.
For those who even love 90s 'Tallica... Thank you, for making me feel less alone!!!!
We are everywhere 🤟
That bass at the end is glorious.
Literally one of their best songs
Top 2, imo
Pe rdidos na tradução
The greatest of all time in my opinion
@@damewanpli2152 Yes, positive.
Mine too!!! And nothing else matters.
I seriously feel sorry for the people for claim to be Metallica fans but don't enjoy the Load and Reload Era, it's pure true music from their Souls.
That vocal at 2:24 tho... since first time i listened to back in 96, still gets me the same. Real pure talent, i got nothing but repect for james.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😢😮😮
amateur vocal, low quality.
Load is a masterpiece. It's not fast, not entirely thrash, but it's evolution, different, is genius.
I discovered Metallica that time when I was 11 yo and fell in love
Same and the crazy thing is my grandma bought me the cassette so this always will hold a special place in my heart. She passed in 08 after Christmas.
lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Encarna Vázquez Same brother except I was 9 and it took u til I was 12 to actually start to get into it but once you start listening to Metallica I mean every other genre of music sucks I mean it soils all other genres and to be honest I can live with that bc this is genius every fucking song
@@peter2213 i'm not a brother, I'm a sister xD (Spain has unnusual names :P)
No, its no masterpiece. But it's inperfections make it badass
I can listen to this song OVER and OVER and OVER again ....
I have been for years 🤪
@@izzywizzy9330 me too ...like 24 years!
Rapido Furioso it ain’t that this a pretty good song by then my favorite from this album
Rapido Furioso lol
Until you sleep?
I love how stricking the imagery was in music videos back in the 90's. Like the videos itself were simple but there were so many great concepts and they were always doing different things with the camera to keep your brain engaged and fishing for all the concepts and references. They don't make music videos like this anymore.
Metallica Load 1996
1996
This video is heavily -ripped off of- inspired by the “Heart Shaped Box” video…
@@dewilew2137 Yees
This applies to videos up until 2001-2003. Since then music videos just aren't as good even if done with hundreds of millions of dollars budget.
I've always loved Metallica, but over the years, my loyalty has swung to other groups, but now I realize James, Kirk, Lars & Jason are so deeply embedded in my heart, NO band could ever replace them. I listen to their '80s stuff & it brings me back to my teens when I 1st saw them at Monsters of Rock in Foxboro. They will ALWAYS be my 1st love!!! Rock on Metallica!!!!
You brought up the term "Monsters of Rock", & it reminded me of the Monsters of Rock scenario from 1988. The groups that played were The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Dokken, Van Halen, and Metallica.
Fun fact:From what I heard, Dokken literally got booed off of the stage! Apparently, their "Musical selections", song-wise, made people so furious, that, before everything was said and done, Dokken walked off the stage...and I don't think they ever toured with the four other Bands that were on this particular tour.
At that point in time, there were definitely a lot of problems between George Lynch, the Guitarist, and Don Dokken, the Vocalist. From what I understand, Don Dokken can be a real Primadonna. Who needs to work with somebody that's like that?
Anyway-Dokken did one more album in the late 1980s, 1988, to be exact, called Beast From The East...but it didn't sell that well, garnering only Gold, in terms of Album Sales. (Gold is between 500,000-999,999 Album Units Sold). It was the beginning of the end for Dokken. By 1990, George Lynch was out of Dokken, and formed his own Band, Lynch Mob. That didn't do very well for George, though.....
& the rest, is History......
@@ronaldshank7589 That is EXACTLY the Monsters of Rock I am referring to. Yhis was about the time that Sammy Hagar had replaced David Lee Roth. So in Foxboro MA, people jammed to the other's music (I don't recall a problem with Dokken). It was SO hot that day, security brought out fire hoses & were spraying people down. I was so close to the front, James Hetfield head banged & sweated on me!!!!!! My 1st heavy metal moment. However, when Van "Hagar" came out to take the stage, people started leaving in droves in protest. It was GREAT!! That, too, was in 1988. Good times, incredible memories. Thanks for the reply, it was my 1st ever on TH-cam. Keep rockin'!!
I'm with and agree100%! There is no one like these guys they get you deep and always will no matter my age. I grew up with these bands and will always have a deep place my soul when hearing them. The emotions and memories they bring. Metallica always!
It's weird you talk in terms of loyalty as if you joined a cult. See beyond this dysfunction, let these words inspire wisdom and not servitude. Do not be bound by these false prophets, see them for who they are. Don't you understand, don't you have eyes to see and ears to hear? Be free of this vampiric curse.
Hot take:Metallica adopted a more mainstream sound and songwriting method to become a gateway band into metal. And a massive portion of their fans and metal heads in general went down exactly this route. You can hate them for their change in direction, but their sound and style for Black/Load/Reload was a big reason why metal had such a massive resurgence in the 2000’s on. Thanks Metallica👌🏻
This song is undeniably a metal anthem in my book, easily one of the most somber pieces I've heard from the genre. Every piece of the song is damn near perfect from the bass and drums to the vocals. If people have a problem with different approaches to art then those people truly don't appreciate art
I hate most of those albums, but I aplreciate where they come from and what it is
I disagree..bands like Fear Factory, Machine Head, Type O Negative, Slipknot and Pantera is why metal made a big resurgence in the 2000's
RIGHT ON!
@@redfirefox3568 I agree with you. Metallica was KILLING heavy music by moving to alt-rock. They weren't breaking any new ground. You would be a fucking moron to think that. They were simply following the trends because they were afraid they would no longer be relevant with their 80's thrash sound. The ones keeping heavy music alive were the ones RedFox listed, along with bands that didn't weaken their sound, like Testament and Slayer
The more I listen and re-listen to Load and Reload - the more I like them. They keep speaking to me.
I didn't know this was an unpopular Metallica song? It was always one of my favs. If people don't like this song it's probably because they are lucky enough not to relate to it ♥
It isn't because the song is bad. It is because the album was the main change from thrash to southern hard rock. On top of that they also completely changed their imagery to have shorter hair, large piercings and eye liner basically making them look like some old gay dudes trying to be hip and follow the trends. It was like opening up a box of cocoa puffs, and it all looked like apple jacks and tasted like cinnamon toast crunch. It is an understatement to say that it pissed a large portion of their core fan base who were able to still connect with the black album even though it pushed in to arena pop rock territory, but Load was the last straw.
This is the only top 10 metallica single so
@@georgewalker81 well, that's the point. For a lot of guys, thrash metal bands are not supposedto have hit singles. I remember that they criticized even the haircuts back in the day. This show how closed mind some metal fans are...
Danielle Watson why? Why am I an idiot for explaining to people why their fans were pissed off back in the day? Am I wrong? Explain... Idiot.
It's not a bad song it's just that the loyal fan base could not come to grips with the change in style at the time. The song is ok but nothing compares to the Metallica albums up until the black Album of the early 90s. I was a loyal fan but I was not too crazy about Load when it first came out. I lost touch after the Reload album
This album is so completely underrated, thank you gentlemen for expressing things in words that I can not.
James is a straight up poet!
In 96 I was in 6th grade and I saw this video and I thought it was great...so I asked my older brother...hey have you heard of a band called Metallica? I saw this video from an album called Load?. His blank stare at me, and said, you have a lot to learn. Next day he showed me the Master of Puppets album...I didn't know what to say when I heard Battery...been a fan ever since, so technically this video brought me to get into Metallica. True story!
Good enough for me.
+leadriff126 Same here. I was 8 years old and just starting to appreciate music. My older cousin showed me more of the "real" Metallica, and I've been a cool kid ever since.
+R JN define "real"
+famaplay Between Kill 'Em All and ...And Justice for All and some of the Black Album.
+leadriff126 "His blank stare at me, and said, you have a lot to learn" AHAHAHAHA... Good brother.
You can really feel the pain this song transmit, the lyrics combined with the depressive tone of the bass and guitar is really effective, it feels like suddenly razor edges are forming on my throat
ESPECIALLY when James screams I DONT WANT IT WANT IT NOUOUOUU
still alive?
I feel for the lords love in this song
Betooie Torres I feel bad for my man Risotto
:(
Makes me get a stabbing pain in my throat, like a pair of scissors.
There's nothing better than Metallica to overcome the pain and the shit that this live brings.
Amen to that. Their songs make me feel protected. I started listening to Metallica when I was seven. In those moments when my father beat the shit out of my mom and I couldn't do anything about it, I locked myself in the toilet, put on headphones and listened to Unforgiven from the Black Album. My father was not a protection, but a danger, so I imagined that I was protected by James and his voice. Their music really helped me get through a lot of shit. Probably thanks to them I'm still alive.
@@arima_song Dude that just gave me chills.
@@fokkwasabi I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare anyone or something like that...
@@arima_song So sad to read but, music got you got through it. glad you did. Hope mom did too.
@@esmemcgill4570 yeah. I still have some mental health issue (who wouldn't?) and my mom spent a couple of years in a mental hospital, but we're both alive and we're doing pretty well now, considering the circumstances. But yeah, it's the music that got me through all of that, and I will be grateful for this forever.
Troll me, but this is my favorite Metallica song.
Stay calm, this is one of my favorite too, man...
This is the song that first got me into Metallica
@@josephfisher2203 same here. I was in middle school when this came out.
Me too
Nothing wrong with that!
I'm glad after so many years load actually gets the recognition it deserves.......such an underrated album
It is no underrated. Load kept Metallica on top after Black Album helped get them up there.
8 of the 14 songs were top 5 and this album won a bunch of awards.
I believe it was certified triple platinum a few years ago.
Reload is underrated having to follow this monster
@@tompatchak8706 i think critics were overly harsh on it, like usual with when they talked about metallica, but the sales dont lie
@@beboid exactly
Metallica is one of the best heavy metal bands ever I grew up listening to Metallica this one of my most favorite songs
Same here
Metallica is Trash Metal band.
@@nelitolio i hope u meant thrash-
@@nelitolio I think you mean ✨Thrash✨
This is neither heavy metal or thrash metal tho 😂
I feel like this was Metallica’s take on grunge or something and I really love it. Sometimes the “best” albums aren’t what everyone likes 😊
90's music-videos are pure art.
Uncanny, intriguing and very symbolic, this one is no exception. I do also like the reference to Hieronymus Bosch
Intro]
Where do I take this pain of mine
I run but it stays right by my side
[Chorus 1]
So tear me open and pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me until it sleeps
[Verse 1]
Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once and now it stays
Now, it stays
[Chorus 2]
So tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me until I'm clean
[Post-Chorus]
It grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me (yeah)
It hates you so hold me (yeah)
It holds you so hold me
Until it sleeps (Until it sleeps)
Until it sleeps
[Verse 2]
So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip, don't want your greed
Don't want it
[Chorus 3]
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me, until it sleeps
[Post-Chorus]
It grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me
It hates you so hold me (yeah)
It holds you
Holds you, holds you
Until it sleeps (Until it sleeps)
Until it sleeps (Until it sleeps, until it sleeps)
[Bridge]
I don't want it, I don't want it
Want it, want it, want it, want it, no, woah-woah
[Chorus 2]
So tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me 'til I'm clean
[Chorus 4]
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the hate still shapes me
So hold me until it sleeps
[Outro]
Until it sleeps, until it sleeps
Until it sleeps, until it sleeps
Thank you. 😺
@@ricardoposada9112 u're welcome, thank u!
Obrigado
Thanks alot
👌
This song along with Ronnie are my favorite songs off Load. They are so under appreciated. The chorus from this song and the line "But blood stained the sun red today" from Ronnie are just so hauntingly beautiful, not to mention the way James transitions from a calm melodic verse to a more aggressive chorus in this song
without shedding of blood there is no remission.
A song that speaks in my soul...fears, tears and loneliness..one of the best of Metallica.
Masterpiece. It was my favorite Metallica era. I'm 40 now and it hits stronger when I listen to it.
Metallica's Until it sleeps is one of those songs from the late 90's that never went away.
1:59 WHAT A VOICE ----- "SO TELL ME WHY YOU'VE CHOSEN ME". SOMETIMES with all of the yelling and screaming in rock we do not hear their great voice in the more MELLOW PARTS!!
"Load" is my favorite Metallica album, and I don't give a shit what you think.
K den
hOw dArE YoU! MaStAh oF PuPpEtS
Load is amazing n stuff but Kill em all is my favorite
Brother same here
My father, rest his soul, loved Metallica beyond belif. This one was his favorite.
Addiction and depression - That's what it's all about. Metallica are the greatest modern poets ever, in my opinion. True down to their core!
It's actually about his parents dying from cancer.
I've battled depression and a meth addiction...this shit is like a reference to my life..hits home
Paul Mallon that is what the song is about but any song can be interpreted in any away
@@Stone_Sour83 I didn't say it couldn't. That doesn't negate James Hetfield's own personal reasons and statements about why he wrote the song and what it's about.
Paul Mallon sorry man didn’t want to come off as hostile
Such an underrated song and album! Load is brilliant
Agreed bro I always get weird looks when I tell people Load is in my top three favorite Metallica albums the other two are Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning
+Dyllan Stinger Splash I think the best Metallica albums are Justice For All and Ride The Lightning but Load is right up there and there's something about it I really like!
Max Kull-Sandin yeah I like all of em except Death Magnetic and LuLU
I'd still say I prefer Death Magnetic to St.Anger tho :)
So is reload
Praying for you James!! The METALLICA FAMILY loves you!!!
Coming from a person who listened to Metallica ever since Ride The Lightning and learnt every song on all the albums on the guitar, and as I started to grow older, I felt Load and Reload were the best Metallica. To me Load and Reload were their best albums. The "newer" albums since St. Anger, I just couldn't relate anymore.
I can't get bored of this song, just perfect. Masterpiece
The last chorus is so damn powerful with its subtle changes - great production.
Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run but it stays right by my side.
So tear me open, pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me, until it sleeps.
Just like the curse, just like the stray
You feed it once and now it stays
Now it stays.
So tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me until I'm clean.
It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, so hold me...
Until it sleeps.
So tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip, don't want your greed
Don't want it.
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me, until it sleeps.
It grips you, so hold me
It stains you, so hold me
It hates you, so hold me
It holds you, holds you, holds you
Until it sleeps...
(I don't want it, want it
Want it, want it, want it, no!)
So tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me 'til I'm clean.
I'll tear me open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the hate still shapes me
So hold me, until it sleeps.
Thanks Xander M.😺
Awesome!
Thank you
Thanks for the lyrics 🙂
I lost my son in 2022. I took him to a Metallica concert before he was even born. This song is mine and perfect.
A message to the future generations: "DON'T LET THIS SONG DIE" 💞👌😊👍
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Amen to that brother 7/2/23
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HELL YEAH 🩷🤘🏻
Don't let any of Metallica's music die!
I love coming back to these kind of songs Metallica did. People that complain that it does not sound like their earlier stuff should actually listen to the lyrics of these songs. They are a lot more interesting for me.
This is music about about something else, a deeper evil...your own lost mind.
Where do I take this pain of mine?
I run but it stays right by my sideSo tear me open and pour me out
There's things inside that scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me until it sleepsJust like the curse, just like a stray
You feed it once and now it stays
Now it staysSo tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me until I'm cleanIt grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me
It hates you so hold me
It holds you so hold me
Until it sleepsSo tell me why you've chosen me
Don't want your grip
Don't want your greed
Don't want itI'll tear me open, make you gone
No more can you hurt anyone
And the fear still shakes me
So hold me until it sleepsIt grips you so hold me
It stains you so hold me
It hates you so hold me
It holds you, holds you
Holds you until it sleepsUntil it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleepsI don't want it
I don't want it, want it, want it
Want it, want it, noSo tear me open but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me 'til I'm cleanI'll tear thee open, make you gone
No longer will you hurt anyone
And the hate still shapes me
So hold me until it sleepsUntil it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Until it sleeps
Metallica lo mejor
No matter how much this life tries to change me ill remain that kid with hope and happiness inside for as long as I live.
This era of Metallica is criminally underrated, and mainly coz some idiots rejected it just because it wasn’t thrash and they can’t handle bands trying different shit.
There are a lot of gems from Load and ReLoad - brilliant musicianship, some of Hetfields best lyrics, and great musical arrangement.
you must address what meant to be Thrasher in the eighties. Those 'idiots' you call had a whole conception against the establishment. That is precisely what Metallica rubbed in our faces with this album and its commercial proposal. I'm not saying is a bad album, I'm just saying it was a kind of moral betrayal to most of the 80's and early 90's fans. Those who arrived to Metallica later, probably don't give a damn about it. I do.
Right cutting off your hair and wearing fucking makeup lipstick and nail polish these MFers wrote Masters Of Puppets for pete sakes.
@@rodrigootero3820 but that its not entirely true, they were, are, and will be against any kind of force that will prevent them to be who they truly are. Even if it means to go against whatever a scene dictates, and thats the ultimate form of rebellion. Be free and be who you truly are. With integrity and balls. Metallicas history as a whole , musically, its a masterpiece and is all part a of whole picture. They will be remembered as pioneers of a scene that mastered it and dared to explore different territories against they voices that told them no. I respect that. And plus musically load/reload were fkn awesome. Having said all that , I still prefer 80s metallica ngl.
King Nothing, Until It Sleeps and The Unforgiven 2 are some of their best tbh.
@@felipecavalera8729 Right! In other words FUCK anyone who's against us making MONEY!!
1st day of being sober, this will get me through the days I hope 🤘🔥
💗
One day at a time 💙 Wishing you well!
You can do it, bro! Keep it up.
Good luck to you, brother. Time heals all wounds. Give yourself enough time....and you will heal.
Good luck brother, I've been looking at rehab facilities all day myself. We can do this.
this song is cure for my PTSD
That's beautiful!
James always has meaningful lyrics..and Metallica songs never feel outdated. No matter how many other crazier heavier bands out there. At the end of the day, I only enjoy my very own therapist that grips my soul... only Metallica, but that's just me.
Metallica is awesome right
love this song. its about getting rid of the parts of yourself that you don't like. like a
part of yourself that you hate and you are just trying to purge yourself of. until it sleeps.
this video really is quite interesting....someone in the band is obviously familiar with the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and other medieval masters from the Low Countries such as Rogier van der Weyden and Jan van Eyck. The iconography is straight out of paintings of Hell and the Last Judgement....quite appropriate for a song about death, sin and judgement...nice one guys!
Yeah was gonna say, likely Lars
*insert random comment about Lars being the worst to happen to 'Tallica"
Pavel Gribok *inserts comment about how Lars isn't actually a terrible drummer*
Patrick Niehus Kirk lol
Patrick Niehus excellent observation
I cannot stop playing this over and over again!
Noob
I'm actually kinda mad this song doesn't even make it to 5 min. This is a masterpiece 👌
Does a,song have to be 8 minutes of Stairway To Heaven to be great?
John Lennon's Imagine is an average length song but is great.
Remeber Best punk songs are about 20sec
Just gives one even more reason to hit the replay button. Part of its brilliance is its brevity.
Just listen to bleeding me afterwards then come back to this
I remember when this was first released. I don't think it's what everybody expected especially the follow up to the black album. I think it's still a masterpiece always was and always will be
It's about cancer
@LLcoolDel James's mother having cancer, right?
This is what we missed with Metallica now. The backing vocals of Jason Newsted
That's not Jason singing on the record. That's all James, but I know what you meant. Cheers
Oh God he was my fav (no disrespect to the late great Cliff).
Newsted the best.🤘
@@danymalsound Р-н
@@АлександрКапков-р5х русский язык
James’s voice was at its best then! Iconic.
One of their best songs...melodic metal with some truly dark and deep undertones. Interprete how ever you like... we all have demons like this inside us somewhere.
@@dave23024 it’s more alternative rock than metal
One of their best songs????🤔
Highly debatable...to say the least