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Metallica - Disposable Heroes Lyrics

Song details
TitleDisposable Heroes
ArtistMetallica
AlbumMaster Of Puppets [1986], Track 5
Genre
Duration08:17
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Song lyrics
BBodies fill the fields I see, hungry heroes end
No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend
Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all
Victim of what said should be, a servant till I fall

Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty-one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Do just as we say
Finished here. Greetings, Death,
He's yours to take away

Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward, you servant, you blind man

Barking of machine-gun fire does nothing to me now
Sounding of the clock that ticks, get used to it somehow
More a man, more stripes you wear, glory-seeker trends
Bodies fill the fields I see
The slaughter never ends

Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty-one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Do just as we say
Finished here. Greetings, Death,
He's yours to take away

Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward, you servant, you blind man

Why am I dying?
Kill, have no fear
Lie, live off lying
Hell, hell is here

I was born for dying

Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say
Had no chance to see myself, moulded day by day
Looking back I realize, nothing have I done
Left to die with only friend
Alone I clench my gun

Soldier boy, made of clay
Now an empty shell
Twenty-one, only son
But he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
Just do as we say
Finished here. Greetings, Death,
He's yours to take away

Back to the front
You will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
You will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
You coward, you servant, you blind man

Back to the front
submitted by Helge Larsen
corrected on 26-06-2012

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 Song comments
  09-08-2012 11:35 n102da 
n102da
 
1 posts
Positively brilliant Metallica song. It's my second favorite out of all right behind Sanitarium.

For those of you wondering about the lyrics, Hetfield has previously stated that this song is about WWI, not WWII.

During the war both sides would attempt to charge across no-man's land and take the opposing trench. Due to machine gun fire and artillery this was almost never successful. An order to go "over the top" (of your trench) was basically a death sentence.

  31-03-2011 01:38 a7xmetallica43 
a7xmetallica43
 
33 posts
fuckin best highly underrated song
  25-06-2010 16:57 anggathereds 
anggathereds
 
689 posts
  12-08-2009 08:06 StruggleWithin 
StruggleWithin
 
135 posts
  08-08-2009 17:22 ezpeuknikel 
ezpeuknikel
 
2 posts
As with most Metallica songs i believe this songs deals with Vietnam...not Iraq.to recent and WWII is too long ago...Most underrated Metallica Song...

"You will die when i say, you must die".
  02-05-2009 04:29 Matt246 
Matt246
 
241 posts
diz iz my 4th fave song from diz album, u gotta hear diz song.
  12-10-2008 19:21 fullmetalfan 
fullmetalfan
 
18 posts
Amazing...Hetfeild is THE best lyricist EVER!!! HE OWNS YOU ALL!!!
  07-09-2007 15:47 AndrewThePirate 
AndrewThePirate
 
9 posts
Bodies fill the fields I see
  13-12-2006 13:03 Dragonite 
Dragonite
 
91 posts
+5 to all simply because this song is fucking addictive. The intro is wonderful and the solo in the mid of the song is just fucking awesome. Metallica is just full of wonderful music in MoP, I mean what OTHER album can top it? NOTHING! MoP is just awesome. This song is NO exception. This song is just so awesome, I almost play it all the time when I hear a crappy song playing.

"I WAS BORN FOR DYING!"
  20-09-2006 16:15 Jakke_ 
Jakke_
 
2 posts
I just love this song
Metallica are the thrash metal gods !!!!!
  29-04-2006 03:27 Chrisrocks53 
Chrisrocks53
 
13,570 posts
this is such a good song, people should bow before it.
  16-01-2006 11:23 Littlejoe 
Littlejoe
 
79 posts
love this song cant belive that they have gathered al the good songs on one album >
  19-12-2005 12:16 MKK_girl 
MKK_girl
 
236 posts
hahahahhahaa, very funny...

btw great song love it!!
  24-09-2005 06:24 metllca4ever 
metllca4ever
 
144 posts
SHUT! UP! Hetfield is the best this songs lyrics=awesome
  09-09-2005 21:46 Littlejoe 
Littlejoe
 
79 posts
im best I sing mutch better than hetfield and my mom too

  27-04-2005 20:22 EnterMetal22 
EnterMetal22
 
7,354 posts
Kick Ass song
  12-04-2005 00:49 HELTFIELD 
HELTFIELD
 
47 posts
Soldier boy, made of clay
now an empty shell
twenty one, only son
but he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care
do just as we say
finished here, Greeting Death
he's yours to take away

Back to the front
you will do what I say, when I say
Back to the front
you will die when I say, you must die
Back to the front
you coward
you servant
you blindman

*Chico soldado, Hecho de valor
ahora un caparazon vacio
veintiuno, unico hijo
pero el nos sirve bien
???? pra matar, sin cuidado
hace todo como se lo decimos
acanbado aqui, saludando muerto
el es tuyo para sacarlo

regresa al frente
haras lo que diga, cuando diga
regresa al frente
moriras cuando yo diga, debes morir
regresa al frente
covarde
sirviente
ciego
  07-04-2005 19:29 SilverStar001 
SilverStar001
 
776 posts
this is a good song!!!
yay!
Back to the front!
hail 'tallica
  24-03-2005 06:23 irriterendekage 
irriterendekage
 
25 posts
I think its about WWII too...Though it fits Hitlerjugend, it may also be something about Stalin's regime...
Great song though
  01-01-2005 04:35 Certified 
Certified
 
38 posts
BWAHAHAHA, anyone who thinks it's about Iraq (not Irak or whatever) needs to check the date when this album came out.

  28-12-2004 22:16 ncke 
ncke
 
2 posts
Iraq?? I'd rather say WWII and the Hitlerjugend..

"Life planned out before my birth,
nothing could I say had no chance to see myself,
moulded day by day
Looking back I realize,
nothing have I done
left to die with only friend
Alone I clench my gun"


But that's not correct either.
  28-12-2004 11:41 TypeXNEMESIS 
TypeXNEMESIS
 
104 posts
yeah this song is FUCKING AMAZING its so heavy and the vocals are amazing they r mysterious
i love the part where he says 'why am i dying kill have n fear' and then 'i was boring for dying'
and they solo is one of the best ever
the second best song in this album after , of course, Master Of Puppets!!!!!

it is not for the soldiers in irak!
wat the fuck r u talkin about?
  23-10-2004 03:34 dannyramone 
dannyramone
 
37 posts
I love it!! Its almost like I'm there being shot at, james is the king of all rock lyrics!!
  19-10-2004 13:40 ChokoFant 
ChokoFant
 
58 posts
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHH
unless Metallica can see in to the future
the album got out in 1986

btw great song
  01-06-2004 10:43 vnzla 
vnzla
 
53 posts
this song is from metallica for those soldiers on IRAK!!!!

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