metallica nothing else matters lyrics meaning

And nothing else matters in a relationship, if two souls are this closely knit. They know each other so well and they trust who they are. Because they make each other feel as if they are closer together even when they are miles apart.

The verse actually speaks of a quite strong bond between James and his girlfriend. The first verse explains what James feels as he has to rely on a long distance relationship most of the time due to the hectic schedule of the band. It’s quite amazing, it’s a true testament to honesty and exposing yourself, putting your real self out there, and taking the risk, taking a gamble that someone’s either going to step on your heart with spikes on or they’re going to put their heart right next to it, and you never know until you try.” Watch “Nothing Else Matters” Music Video by Metallica It was a song for myself in my room on tour when I was bumming out about being away from home.

“It’s absolutely crazy, that was the song that I thought was least Metallica, least likely to ever played by us, the last song anyone would really want to hear. James opened about the song in an interview with The Village Voice. However, when Lars Ulrich got the whiff of the lyrics, he insisted on making a song out of it. The song started as a personal confession by James and was never meant to be released as a song. The song was written by James Hetfield, while he was talking to his girlfriend on the phone while he was on tour. “Nothing Else Matters” was released as the third single off of this album and it broke into top 10 of most music charts across the world. Metallica band members: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo However, due this subtle change of course in their music in an attempt to make it more mainstream, Metallica lost some of its hardcore fans and hence this album is forever tagged the ‘Black Album.’ The Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album at 252 on ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time.’ Further, the album spent 363 weeks on Billboard chart, making it one of the longest charted albums of all time. “Nothing Else Matters” gets released on Metallica’s fifth studio album also titled ‘Metallica.’ This album also marks a turning point in the band’s history, as they turn somewhat towards mainstreaming their music and as a result the album sold over 16 million copies in the US alone.

A song that was never meant to be released, later became the identity of the metal group Metallica. Why? Because this song has the power to move people. Possibly one of the greatest songs of the 20th Century and it still is one of the most played songs in live concerts. “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica is a song for the centuries.

Metallica nothing else matters lyrics meaning