One Lyrics - Metallica

like the title of this review says i am scared of them.part of that might be because i am 12 and when i was 5 to 6,the time my youngest sister was born, my dad would get phnamomnia (sorry for the spelling) and go to the hospital.it kept on happening more and in june 2010 exactly 2 months before i turned 10 he died.we would visit him in the hospital and the cleanness creeps me out.even when my great grandmom had to go to an old people place it would scare me but she can walk now after her hip surgery and shes out so i'm happy.my dad was on life support or whatever you call it and he didn't really have a chance so they took him off and he died.that reminds me of this video when he asks them to kill him.i don't see why they have that if the person can't do anything and has no/not much hope.our language arts class has to print out lyrics from a song that is written for trying to persuade us or inform us and i;'m trying to decide between one by metallica,peace sells by megadeth,something to believe in by poison and i recently thought of hide your heart by KISS.we have to explain to her in person why it is.i'll probably do peace sells.by the way hide your heart is about this girl who's dating this guy that treats her like dirt pretty much and she falls in love with another man who is nicer and they date even though she says they can't.the 1st dude found out and searched for the other dude and i get confused here.i think the good dude is murdered but it could be the girl.its about gang related murders.i obviously am not the normal 12 year old girl.one more thing,i don't remember getting out of bed i only barely remember shivering in the hall and next thing i knew i was standing in the bathroom shivering and couldn't think straight with the time and what i had to do but for some reason i was thinking about metallica,slayer,and the song raining blood.i think i fell asleep on the bus.

I'm a US Marine. Yes a "Jarhead". Marines,Soldiers,Sailors fight because of a country they (we and I) believe in. Not Just because we are ordered. Nobody told me or any other person that fights for America we had to Join. We did so our Families and our Country can be free. Free from from the things you only hear about on CNN. I for one am Proud that I served. Don't take "Pitty" on me. I wouldn't want you to if I was in a body bag. I am proud to fight next to the finest men in America for something most have forgotten or lossed hope in. America!

I love this song. I know all the words by heart and I start to sing it at random times. The words just speak to me."I can't remember anything Can't tell if this is true or dream Deep down inside I feel the scream This terrible silence stops it there." These words explain me on how I feel. Best song. I love Metallica. Their songs have made a huge impact in my life. <3 ^_^

this song is so sad yet i cannot turn my ears away. i was singing this (almost involuntarily)in math class to myself and i was just to the "imprisioning me, absolute horror..." when the teacher told me to stop and pay attention. so i sang louder. when she said i was going to get wrote up if i didn't stop immediately, i said "do you not wonder what war causes to the families home and the soldiers dead?" and she was completely tounge tied. priceless...

yeaah die die die my darling don't utter a single world die die die my darling just shut your pretty eyes i'll be seeing you again i'll be seeing you in...heellll so don't cry to me oh baby your future's in an oblong box don't cry to me oh baby you should have seen it-a coming on

yeaah die die die my darling don't utter a single world die die die my darling just shut your pretty eyes i'll be seeing you again i'll be seeing you in....heellll so don't cry to me oh baby your future's in an oblong box don't cry to me oh baby you should have seen it-a coming on

This song just really shows what life is. It is all a dream (as instrumentals show with happy tune) and BAM! It's all taken away. You will never be the same again. It my happen to criminals and terrible people but also innocent people. But just bare in mind, in a way we are all guilty but also all innocent at the same time. I know that this song does show the inprisonment ABD effects of war but adverse people experience feeling similar to this e.g autism or dementia. Even if you don't have helth issues like that, I assure you many people feel imprisoned in themselves at some stage of there lives. This song doesn't need to relait to war; the word 'ladmine' may be a substutte to 'abuse' and 'war' could be a substitute for 'home'. I'm only 12, but this song SCREAMS to me about how selfish I could be come and more...

This song may be a few word when you think in fact it let our heart transformed in reality to touch individual feelings in the name of destiny to realize that we are one in this cynical world , what we are to bring equal feelings 2 bring our burden ends.

Joe Bonham, a young soldier serving in World War I, awakens in a hospital bed after being caught in the blast of an exploding artillery shell. He gradually realizes that he has lost his arms, legs, and face, but that his mind functions perfectly, leaving him a prisoner in his own body. He tries to die by suffocating himself but he has been given a tracheotomy, which he cannot remove or control. He successfully attempts to communicate with his doctors by banging his head on his pillow in Morse code. At first he wishes to die, but then he decides that he wants to be put in a glass box and tour the country, to show people the true horrors of war. Neither wish is granted, however, and it is implied that he will live the rest of his natural life in this condition.

As he drifts between reality and fantasy, he remembers his old life with his family and girlfriend, and reflects upon the myths and realities of war. He also forms a bond, of sorts, with a young nurse who senses his plight.

this is powerful music, it's about the horrors of war, without a doubt, it's about death and wishing for death because reality is too much , too painful to bear, just kill, me he says, because death so much better than reality..

Oh Man! What a song. I really like the way they showed the pain and suffering of a soldier in War. Metallica Is very talented. Metallica Can never be beaten, it can never be brought down. THEY ARE ABOVE ALL. Metallica Rulz ! ! !

I am not a music professor i dont play any instrument but the first time i heard One it instantly made my list of greatest songsEVER you can feel the emotion as the story is being told very few songs do that to me James sings as he is that soldier from the slow start the driving duh duh duh dunt duh duh duh dunt and kickass guitar rifts Metalica hit the fucker out of the park i have friends not metal fans metalica has converted THEY R THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME

I don't mean to sound like an ass, but what the hell is this book everyone's talking about? I've seen the music video but I got no fuckin clue about any book... also, some bitch has sent me an email saying she wanted my picture and was 'interested' in me, WTF?!?! I blocked someone on youtube for saying I suck for using a grenade launcher in cod4, do it again and don't think I won't take action. btw great song Metallica Forever!!!

"A place for everything and everything in its place." - That's What I meant!
I love Opera, I love Classic Music, I love Baroque Music, but we have to give space to music beyond the True music. Metallica have been, most of the times, an inovating, message bearer band to whom many people relate to. This song is fantastic and appeals to you in a way that sould make you curious towards whats behind this lyrics, and that's a way to compel people to find culture.
Everyone should be asking to take out Madonna from musical panorama, that is poor music, not Metallica.

Enjoy The Proms by the way!

Fist to JRG,

Yes it is true that Johnny tried to use Morse Code to communicate with the doctors. He tried to, like you said, get himself shipped around the world. I have also heard that he had at first used Morse Code and spelled out K-I-L-L-M-E. This was the part that he was trying to keep sane but had a lapse in doing so. I am not positive if this is true I would enjoy hearing more feed back if someone knows this.

Now, Dear Jackass

I will not even give you the satisfaction of calling you by your 'so called' title. You are truly a disgrace to music. I am embarrassed for the opera industry as a whole if you are indeed who you say you are. I would have to say that you have a lot of growing up to do. I do not think that people that love metal music go around bashing classical. I believe that they have enough intelligence to respect different music. I would even have to admit you are childish like my little brother who goes out of his way to make a big deal about things and puts his input in where it is not needed.
It is indeed too bad that Darwin's Theory of Evolution cannot be enforced into today's society so we could weed out incompetent people like yourself 'Anonymous'. I honestly would prefer to listen to good music and be a productive member of society than be a brain washed snob like you. I am not sure how you say that Metallica has bad music. That is far beyond me simply because I have a 15 year old cousin and she can play Tchaikovsky but I do not know anyone that can play a guitar quite like Kirk Hammett. So to 'Anonymous' please get out of the music industry to save you and your peers a lot of embarrassment.

Thanks Jackass