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Garage, Inc. (album)

The Prince is the ninth track from the second disc of Metallica's cover album Garage, Inc. It was written by Sean Harris and Brian Tatler, with a length of 4:24.

About[]

Originally released by Diamond Head in 1980 on the Lightning to the Nations album, Metallica have already released their version in their 1988's Harvester of Sorrow single. It also appears in the Eye of the Beholder single and in the One single, and in the Whiskey in the Jar single (as a live version, recorded on 1998 in New York, NY).

Live[]

  • "The Prince" has been performed live 33 times as of January, 2025.
  • "The Prince" was first performed live on March 14th, 1982, in Anaheim, California, at Radio City, for Metallica's Live Debut.
  • It was last performed live on December 5th, 2021, in San Francisco, California, at the Fillmore, during the 30th Anniversary Tour.

Trivia[]

Lyrics[]

Now I see his face, I see his smile
Such a lonely place, no golden mile 
Eyes tell of morbid tales of his black heart
His deeds through ages past tell of his part

See his face, see his smile
Time to die

Angel from below, change my dreams
I want for glory's hour, for wealth's esteem
I wish to sell my soul, to be reborn
I wish for earthly riches, don't want no crown of thorns

See his face, see his smile
Time to die

I was born a fool, don't want to stay that way
Devil take my soul, with diamonds you repay
I don't care for heaven, so don't you look for me to cry
And I will burn in hell, from the day I die

See his face, see his smile
Time to die

References[]

Garage, Inc.
Songs Free Speech For the Dumb · It's Electric · Sabbra Cadabra · Turn the Page · Die, Die, My Darling · Loverman · Mercyful Fate Medley · Astronomy · Whiskey in the Jar · Tuesday's Gone · The More I See · Helpless · The Small Hours · The Wait · Crash Course In Brain Surgery · Last Caress/Green Hell · Am I Evil? · Blitzkrieg · Breadfan · The Prince · Stone Cold Crazy · So What? · Killing Time · Overkill · Damage Case · Stone Dead Forever · Too Late Too Late
Members James Hetfield · Lars Ulrich · Kirk Hammett · Jason Newsted · Cliff Burton (On Am I Evil? and Blitzkrieg)