Cyanide Lyrics

Learn Metallica lyrics for “Cyanide” from the new platinum-selling Metallica album Death Magnetic.

Metallica Cyanide Lyrics
Sleep and dream of this
Death angel's kiss
Brings final bliss
Completely

Empty they say
Death, won't you let me stay?
Empty they say
Death, hear me call your name

Call your name... Suicide
I've already died
You're just the funeral
I've been waiting for... Cyanide
Living dead inside
Break this empty shell forever more

Wait, Wait patiently
Your death black wings
Unfolding sleep
Spreading o'er me!

Empty they say
Death, won't you let me stay?
Empty they say
Death, hear me call your name

Call your name... Suicide
I've already died
You're just the funeral
I've been waiting for... Cyanide
Living dead inside
Break this empty shell forever more

Say, is that rain, or are they tears
That has stained your concrete face for years?
The crying, weeping, shedding strife
Year after year, life after life

An air of freshly broken ground
The concrete angel lit right down
Upon the grave which swallows fast
It's peace at last, peace at last

Empty they say
Death, won't you let me stay?
Empty they say
Death, hear me call your name

Call your name... Suicide
I've already died
You're just the funeral
I've been waiting for... Cyanide
Living dead inside
Break this empty shell forever more

To End This War
To End This War
It's just the funeral
I've been waiting for

Metallica Cyanide: Death Magnetic
Much like the lyrics of “Fade To Black”, the Metallica song “Cyanide” is about suicide or rather the contemplation of suicide. Longtime fans with Metallica tickets have seen this as a welcome return to the days of old. “Cyanide” helps the new Metallica album Death Magnetic reach the standards of classic Metallica albums like Ride the Lightning. Fans with Metallica tickets were the first to hear “Cyanide”, the first complete song from Death Magnetic played live.

Along with singles “My Apocalypse” and “The Day That Never Comes”, “Cyanide” has helped Death Magnetic top the charts in album sales. Death Magnetic debuted No. 1 in nearly 40 countries, and the buzz around it sold out Metallica tickets in venues worldwide. Thanks to “Cyanide” and legendary live performances, Death Magnetic has already sold three million copies around the globe along with millions of MP3 downloads.

Metallica Cyanide: On Tour
Fans with Metallica tickets to Ozzfest 2008 were the first people in the world to hear the new Metallica material live. This sneak preview gave fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance that no one could take away from them. “Cyanide” continues to be the favorite new track for diehard fans with Metallica tickets due to its old-school feel and classic lyrics. The guitar playing of Kirk Hammett is also back on track and leaves the confines of St. Anger behind with one of the best guitar solos in years.