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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.
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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?
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Death Magnetic |
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Songs | That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · Broken, Beat & Scarred · The Day That Never Comes · All Nightmare Long · Cyanide · The Unforgiven III · The Judas Kiss · Suicide and Redemption · My Apocalypse |
Members | James Hetfield · Lars Ulrich · Kirk Hammett · Robert Trujillo |