Make his fight on the hill in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
On the fight, for they are right, yes, by who's to say?

For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know
Stiffened wounds test their pride
Men of five, still alive through the raging glow
Gone insane from the pain that they surely know

For whom the bell tolls

Time marches on

For whom the bell tolls

Take a look to the sky just before you die

It is the last time you will

Blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry

Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery
He hears the silence so loud

Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be
Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see

For whom the bell tolls

Time marches on

For whom the bell tolls

James Hetfield
Guitars & Vocals

Lars Ulrich
Drums

Cliff Burton
Bass guitar

Kirk Hammett
Guitars

Ride the Lightning

Megaforce Records
Released: July 27th, 1984
Produced by Flemming Rasmussen
at Sweet Silence Studios

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For whom the bell tolls

Time marches on

For whom the bell tolls

Take a look to the sky just before you die

It is the last time you will

For whom the bell tolls

Time marches on

For whom the bell tolls