The Unforgiven III (song)

Song

Tour Dates

The Unforgiven III is the seventh track on Death Magnetic.

About

It is a sequel to "The Unforgiven" and "The Unforgiven II" off Metallica (The Black Album) and ReLoad respectively.

"The Unforgiven III" does not start with the horn intro used in the first two. Instead, it has a long piano solo. This is the first Metallica song to have a piano in it, giving it a distinct sound. It is also the first song in the "Unforgiven" trilogy to not be released as a single and to not feature as the fourth track on an album.

Live

• "The Unforgiven III" has been performed live 10 times as of January, 2025.
• "The Unforgiven III" was first performed live on April 14th, 2010, in Fornebu, Norway, at the Telenor Arena, during the World Magnetic Tour.
• It was last performed live on September 8th, 2019, in San Francisco, California, at the Chase Center, for S&M 2, during the WorldWired Tour.

Lyrics

    How could he know this new dawn's light
    Would change his life forever?
    Set sail to sea, but pulled off course
    By the light of golden treasure
    
    Was he the one causing pain
    With his careless dreaming?
    Been afraid, always afraid,
    Of the things he's feeling
    
    He could just be gone
    He would just sail on
    He'll just sail on
    
         How can I be lost, if I've got nowhere to go?
         Search for seas of gold, 
         How come it's got so cold?
    
         How can I be lost? In remembrance I relive
         And how can I blame you, 
         When it's me I can't forgive?
    
    These days drift on inside a fog
    Thick and suffocating
    His sinking life, outside its hell
    Inside, intoxicating
    
    He's run aground Like his life, 
    Water much too shallow
    Slipping fast, down with his ship, 
    Fading in the shadows
    
    Now a castaway
    They've all gone away
    They've gone away
    
         How can I be lost, if I've got nowhere to go?
         Search for seas of gold, 
         How come it's got so cold?
    
         How can I be lost? In remembrance I relive
         And how can I blame you, 
         When it's me I can't forgive?
    
    Forgive me
    Forgive me not
    Why can't I forgive me?
    
    Set sail to sea, but pulled off course
    By the light of golden treasure
    How could he know this new dawn's light
    Would change his life forever?
    
         How can I be lost, if I've got nowhere to go?
         Search for seas of gold, 
         How come it's got so cold?
    
         How can I be lost? In remembrance I relive
         And how can I blame you, 
         When it's me I can't forgive?