The Small Hours is the second song on 1987's EP Garage Days Re-Revisited and on the second disc of 1998's album Garage, Inc.. It was written by John Mortimer, John McCullim, Bryan Bartley and Ron Levine, with a length of 6:40.
Originally released by Holocaust in 1983 on the Holocaust Live - Hot Curry and Wine album, Metallica released their own version on 1987's Garage Days Re-Revisited mini-album.
Live[]
"The Small Hours" has been performed live 7 times as of January, 2025.
"The Small Hours" was first performed live on August 20th, 1987, in London, England, at the 100 Club.
It was last performed live on May 7th, 2009, in Leipzig, Germany, at Arena Leipzig, for the World Magnetic Tour.
Trivia[]
Lyrics[]
Look hard at the darkness
And you will see
Just call my name and I'll be there
You cannot touch me
You would not dare
I am the chill that's in the air
And I try to get through to you
In my own special way
As the barriers crumble
At the end of the day
Dark rivers are flowing
Back into the past
You are the fish for which I cast
And what of the future
What is to be
As the rivers flow into the sea
And I try to get through to you
In my own special way
As the barriers crumble
At the end of the day
Do not take for granted
Powers out there
Don't step into the demon's lair
Time is an illusion
Rising from time
Steep is the mountain which we climb
And I try to get through to you
In my own special way
As the barriers crumble
At the end of the day
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