Prince Charming (song)

Song

Tour Dates

Prince Charming is the tenth song from the 1997 album ReLoad. It was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, and has a length of 6:03. It doesn't appear in any official release.

About

Prince Charming is about alienation, self-loathing, addiction, and societal rejection through the persona of an outcast. While the title of Prince Charming isn't sung in the song, it is used ironically to demonstrate that the narrator is the polar opposite of what's expected, yet seeking validation.

Live

"Prince Charming" has never been performed live.

Trivia

• The chorus instrumental is similar to that of The Four Horsemen.
• Among the songs of Low Man's Lyric, Fixxxer, Slither, Devil's Dance, and The Unforgiven II, the title of Prince Charming isn't sung in the song itself.

Lyrics

There's a black cloud overhead
That's me
And the poison ivy chokes the tree
Again it's me
I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street you walk on by
I'm the little boy that pushes hard and makes it cry

There's a dirty needle in your child
Stick me
Empty bottles still in hand, still dead
Still me
I'm the suit and tie that bleeds the street and still wants more
I'm the forty-five that's in your mouth, I'm a dirty, dirty whore

Look, it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see

Hey, look, it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you want to see
Hey, Ma
Hey, Mom! Look, it's me

And he wants to be called "Father" now
Me again, me
The marks inside your arms spell me
Spell only me
I'm the nothing face that plants the bomb and strolls away
I'm the one who doesn't look quite right as children play

Look, it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see

Hey, look, it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you want you want to see
Hey, Ma
Hey, Ma! Look, it's me

Look up to me,
What to be and what to fear
Look up to me
Look, it's me. Like what you hear?
See right through me
See the one who can't be free
See right through me
Look, it's me, what no one wants to see

Now see the black cloud up ahead
That's me
And this poison ivy chokes the tree
Again it's me
And I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street you walk on by
I'm the little boy that pushes, pushes, makes it cry 

Look, it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see

Hey, look, it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you want to see
Hey, Ma
Hey, Ma! Look, it's me

Hey, Ma
Hey, Ma! Look, it's me