Ronnie (song)

Song

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Ronnie is the thirteenth song from Metallica's sixth album. It was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.

About

The song is about a child called "Ronnie", and the lyrics revolve around a theme similar to a school shooting. The theme for the song was taken from a 1990's school shooting in Washington state.

Live

• "Ronnie" has never been performed live.

Lyrics

 Story starts, quiet town
 Small-town boy, big-time frown
 Never talks, never plays
 Different path, lost his way
 
 Then streets of red... red, I'm afraid... 
 There's no confetti, no parade
 Nothing happens in this boring place
 But, oh my God, how it all did change
 
 Now they all pray,
 "Blood stain, wash away"
 
     He said,
     "Lost my way
     This bloody day
     Lost my way"

     I heard it
     He said,
     "Lost my way
     This bloody day
     Lost my way"
     Oh, please wash away
     But blood stained the sun red today
 
 I always said something's wrong
 With little, strange Ronnie Long
 Never laughed, never smiled
 Talked alone for miles and miles and miles
 
 "Gallows calls, son," I say
 Keep your smile and laugh all day
 Think once again in this boring place
 For little boys, how they soon change
 And they all pray,
 "Blood stain, wash away"
 
     He said,
     "I lost my way
     This bloody day
     Lost my way"
     I heard it
     He said,
     "I lost my way
     This bloody day
     I lost my way"
     Oh, please wash away
     But blood stained the sun red today
 
 Well, all the green things died when Ronnie moved to this place
 He said, "Don't you dare ask why I'm cursed to wear this face"
 Now we all know why the children called him Ronnie Frown
 When he pulled that gun from his pocket they all fall down, down, down
  
     He said,
     "Lost my way
     This bloody day
     Lost my way"
 
     Yeah, yeah
     I heard it
     He screamed,
     "Lost my way
     This bloody day
     Lost my way"
 
     Oh, please wash away
     But blood stained the sun red today
 
     All things wash away
     And they all fall down
     But blood stained the sun today
 
     All things wash away
     And they all fall down
     But blood stained the sun today