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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.

About[]

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

References[]

Garage Days Re-Revisited (EP)
Garage Days Revisited
Songs Helpless · The Small Hours · The Wait · Crash Course in Brain Surgery · Last Caress/Green Hell
Members James Hetfield · Lars Ulrich · Kirk Hammett · Jason Newsted
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)