Master of Puppets Lyrics

Metallica lyrics for “Master of Puppets” from the groundbreaking album Master of Puppets.

Master of Puppets Lyrics

End of passion play, crumbling away
I'm your source of self-destruction
Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear
Leading on your death's construction

Taste me, you will see
More is all you need
You're dedicated to
How I'm killing you

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master

Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Needlework the way, never you betray
Life of death becoming clearer
Pain monopoly, ritual misery
Chop your breakfast on a mirror

Taste me you will see
More is all you need
You're dedicated to
How I'm killing you

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master

Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Master, master
Where's the dreams that I've been after?
Master, master
You promised only lies
Laughter, laughter
All I hear and see is laughter
Laughter, laughter
Laughing at my cries
Fix me

Hell is worth all that, natural habitat
Just a rhyme without a reason
Never-ending maze, drift on numbered days
Now your life is out of season

I will occupy
I will help you die
I will run through you
Now I rule you, too

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master

Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Master of Puppets: Inspiration

“Master of Puppets” was written by all four members of Metallica, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton, and Kirk Hammett and was the title track to definitive modern Metal album Master of Puppets. Drugs and Heavy Metal had become intertwined in the 1980s, and the abuse was often glorified in hit songs. Metallica struck back at Glam and the glorification of drugs with “Master of Puppets”, which is about how drugs can control a user and run his life instead of the user controlling his own fate.

Master of Puppets: Effect on Music

“Master of Puppets” the single was a big break for Metallica but was an even bigger one for Metal as a whole. Lasting over eight minutes and packed with shredding and a legendary guitar solo, “Master of Puppets” set the standard by which Thrash Metal and other forms of the genre were judged. The album Master of Puppets would become the inspiration of an entire generation of musicians and remains a favorite of diehard Metallica fans and music critics alike.

Master of Puppets: On Tour

Always a key part of the setlist, fans with Metallica tickets will get a chance to hear these legendary lyrics live from not only James Hetfield himself but from the tens of thousands of fans singing in unison. Metallica tickets always deliver the show of the year. With “Master of Puppets” joining classic songs like “Enter Sandman”, “Sad But True”, and “For Whom the Bell Tolls” in the setlist, Metallica tickets will allow lifelong fans a chance to be a part of music history with every word.