The Small Hours (song)

Song

Tour Dates

The Small Hours is the second song from 1998's album Garage, Inc. second disc. 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

Metallica played this song live seven times, first on August 20, 1987, in London (England). A live version of The Small Hours, recorded on 1998 in New York, NY, appears in the Whiskey in the Jar single.

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