“We’d had that title “Enter Sandman” for a long time. It was originally gonna be about crib death – y’know, baby suddenly dies, the sandman killed it. But that’s a little corny. I wanted more of the mental thing where this kid gets manipulated by what adults say. And you know when you wake up with that shit in your eye? That’s supposedly been put in there by the sandman to make you dream. So the guy in the song tells this little kid that and he kinda freaks. He can’t sleep after that and it works the opposite way. Instead of a soothing thing, the table’s turned.”
“… the line ‘Off to never never land’ was originally ‘Disrupt the perfect family’.”
Say your prayers little one
Don’t forget my son
To include everyone
I tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
‘Til the sandman he comes
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Something’s wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren’t of Snow White
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon’s fire
And of things that will bite, yeah
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Now I lay me down to sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take
Pray the lord my soul to take
Hush little baby don’t say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It’s just the beasts under your bed
In your closet in your head
Exit light
Enter night
Grain of sand
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Boo! Yeah yeah!
We’re off to never-never land
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
We’re off to never-never land
We’re off to never-never land
Checking the rest of the news now (didn’t get a chance earlier, had stuff to do). Only good news I’ve seen so far is the last article I just commented on.
Hey, #1! Glad you’re rebounding. My gf and I went to see the Electric Six a few months back. Turned out it was free Carlsberg and free Tullamore Dew night so yeah, it was a good cheap night and a great show. Thought of ya
Hey, Martist… actually, I only have an hour a day on the library computer until I can get mine running again, so I have extremely limited access to the news (SUCKS!). Occasional comment or two only. I was mainly checking for an update on Mark.
I would imagine this had a pertinent message, although I couldn’t make the lyrics out, and I’m not up to searching for them on line.
Maybe it’s here because of the kid who stood his ground with the Native American elder… His last name was Sandmann.
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“We’d had that title “Enter Sandman” for a long time. It was originally gonna be about crib death – y’know, baby suddenly dies, the sandman killed it. But that’s a little corny. I wanted more of the mental thing where this kid gets manipulated by what adults say. And you know when you wake up with that shit in your eye? That’s supposedly been put in there by the sandman to make you dream. So the guy in the song tells this little kid that and he kinda freaks. He can’t sleep after that and it works the opposite way. Instead of a soothing thing, the table’s turned.”
“… the line ‘Off to never never land’ was originally ‘Disrupt the perfect family’.”
https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/the-making-of-metallica-s-enter-sandman-7618
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Say your prayers little one
Don’t forget my son
To include everyone
I tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
‘Til the sandman he comes
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Something’s wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren’t of Snow White
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon’s fire
And of things that will bite, yeah
Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Now I lay me down to sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take
Pray the lord my soul to take
Hush little baby don’t say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It’s just the beasts under your bed
In your closet in your head
Exit light
Enter night
Grain of sand
Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Boo! Yeah yeah!
We’re off to never-never land
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
Take my hand
We’re off to never-never land
We’re off to never-never land
We’re off to never-never land
Songwriters: Kirk Hammett
Enter Sandman lyrics © Creeping Death Music
🙂 Angel.
Hey Angel. 🙂
Hands down my favorite song by any heavy metal band (listening now)…
https://youtu.be/waBb-UM5m4g?t=1
😀
Thanks. 🙂
Checking the rest of the news now (didn’t get a chance earlier, had stuff to do). Only good news I’ve seen so far is the last article I just commented on.
Hey, #1! Glad you’re rebounding. My gf and I went to see the Electric Six a few months back. Turned out it was free Carlsberg and free Tullamore Dew night so yeah, it was a good cheap night and a great show. Thought of ya
Hey, Martist… actually, I only have an hour a day on the library computer until I can get mine running again, so I have extremely limited access to the news (SUCKS!). Occasional comment or two only. I was mainly checking for an update on Mark.