Metallica-Master Of Puppets (Reaction)

[@austin_kings]

The concept of the song is about drug adiction, the master is the drug because it controls you and makes you wish more of it, that is why the “taste me you will see, more is all you need, dedicated to how I’m killing you” and “come crawling faster” lines for example. The other thing is that the song starts rough and hard, this is making reference of the desperation of drug addiction when you will do whatever to get the drug. But later the song gets smooth and melodic making reference to that state when you finally get the drug and consume it so you get high, and finally it gets rough again because the effect is gone and you are back again in that desperation state. Im sorry about my english I tried my best! Keep it up and metallica is such a great band react more to it, enter sandman is a good one!!

[@Cold_Blue_Steel]

Song is about drug addiction-- in 3rd person, speaking as if the lyrics were actually the VOICE of the addiction. Relisten to the song now that you know the meaning--- it will blow your mind.

[@the_neej]

Specifically, it’s about cocaine. “Chop your breakfast on a mirror”.

[@rzthis1]

AskateR, I think you explained it perfectly! Peace!!☮

[@adamgardner2244]

@@Cold_Blue_Steel ya have to relisten to the song and fully enjoy Hetfields lyric writing.

[@Maiya696]

I agree completely. I would love to see her react to welcome home sanitarium

[@lexxwayne154]

Metallica loves to sing about things people don't want to talk about.

[@jjpitty4481]

Hmm tell me more...

[@chicagoray1972]

What are you babbling about?

[@FrostE789]

No one wants to talk about what was in "a little taste of heaven" by avenged sevenfold, but Metallica doesn't sing about that.

[@nickdixon3979]

As far a songs/lyrics about things people don't want to talk about, check out stinkfist and prison sex by Tool.

[@jorgeluispaes2849]

Ever since I was a young boy, metal is all about that

[@Aknight292]

This song is even better when you realize that the entire song structure is the process of drug addiction. First/ second verse and chorus. = The search for the drug Interlude= the high after taking it Breakdown/bridge = the after effects of the high and coming back down to normal and the hell that happens inside you after it. Final verse/chorus = the cycle repeats. It blends lyrics with song structure so perfectly. It's genius.

[@briancady3271]

I couldn't put it better myself

[@georgemartinez4355]

Damn I’ve been listening to and playing this song for a long ass time and never thought of it like that. Thanks.

[@johnr7279]

Well put and described!

[@mattsmith8944]

This never occurred to me in 30+ years of listening to this song -- thanks man.

[@myschiefmuintir7357]

You sound like my music theory teacher, lol... So much detail awareness

[@mcantu197]

when she missed the "chop your breakfast on a mirror" line I knew she was gonna be lost on the meaning

[@hengineer]

agree, maybe its my age but I completely understood the song when I heard that one specific line, then everything else fell into place.

[@Tilulius]

hengineer or maybe she just doesn’t know the stereotypes of drug users... I mean, she is maybe around my age (I’m 22) and I totally get the meaning of the song just reading the lyrics, even tho I never did drugs in my life

[@afreestate8466]

I've probably heard the song hundreds of times, and never realized what it was about. But I never looked up the lyrics and i realize i was completely misunderstanding what the words actually are

[@hafo1956]

Actually I waited till that "i will occupy, i will help you die" part and you know "now I rule you too" but w/e... that could be a good sign that she hasn't messed with drugs... :)

[@rafaelrp07]

I heard it when I was 15 and I completely understood it. Perhaps 'cause I'm from 3rd world country. But comsidering the song with ups and downs and Metallica history I think this is more about the use of speed

[@garytorborg8200]

The key line that opens up the meaning of the whole song is "chop your breakfast on a mirror", an obvious reference to Cocaine

[@Ninjametal]

"Needle work's the way" before that

[@robertolson483]

Or meth....

[@Nannuq]

Scarface the movie

[@brianlopez7735]

Im surprised she didn't understand those references..

[@paulriddle7818]

@@robertolson483 James brother David was a cokehead.

[@dccaleb5529]

This song is in the Library of Congress for being culturally significant to the country

[@robertkarlsson7238]

Not just The Song... The whole album

[@FrostE789]

Noice

[@shawn1928]

i didn't know that, but i definitely have no reason to doubt it. and i grew up on this band

[@BusaFisch]

It was also the very first Rock/Metal album to be added to the LoC.

[@kkoz2363]

Probably a good sign you didn't catch the meaning right away. Means you haven't messed with drugs.

[@LaptopLarry330]

"Crack" cocaine and heroin (pressed into pill form) are the drugs of choice among people today. Powder cocaine was a very big problem in the 1970s and 1980s. "Crack" cocaine exploded in popularity in the early-1990s , because it caused an intense high when smoked, but it did not last very long, and was highly addictive (in spite of the cost per dose being lower than powder cocaine).

[@adameves5970]

@@LaptopLarry330 Nice, somewhat accurate, generalization.

[@Lucid_Death]

Or oblivious

[@victorseaton9123]

Naive

[@jasonshofner5322]

@@LaptopLarry330 actually crack was first noticed in 85 and was declared an epidemic in 86. The popularity actually declined in the 90s due to laws targeted directly to crack for maximum time for minimal amounts.

[@kozlovracing2772]

This song means a lot to me, I was an addict for many years of my life and It cost me my family and everything else in my life. I'm clean now, but my health is failing as I did a number on myself abusing my body and mind. Stay clean folks, its not worth it beieve me.

[@chrissede2270]

The sad thing is young people won’t listen. They think they know it all and are invincible. You have a great message, but I fear it falls on only deaf ears.

[@jamisonraymond8398]

Ya man i fell u ive been clean and sober for 7 years i was fucked up on drugs n had no control at all definitely not worth it

[@nosaltpillar]

YOU GOTTA DO: “FADE TO BLACK”!!!!

[@satyrcreekergang4985]

🤘💯🤘

[@kuplung22]

Lyric video

[@jamiekufner4929]

If she didn’t understand that this song was about drug addiction, then she probably won’t get fade to black either!

[@dthomevangelize2235]

Creeping Death.

[@kellyanderson7624]

@john kerr So? That's the point. We can explain it to her.

[@scottg1911]

One of the greatest songs ever written. Masterpiece.

[@poundinthastreets]

scottg1911 it really is. Not only very technical on the instrumental side, but the lyrics, man..... I can’t remember- did Cliff write this song?

[@poundinthastreets]

Nick Waddle they’re a great band. I will agree, Megadeth is a top tier band as well though. Honestly, I prefer them over Metallica. Took a while to get used to Dave’s voice, but as far as instruments, I def gotta give the win to Megadeth. Slayer just never really did it for me. I do like a few songs and would never try to take away from the guys’ massive level of talent, & they all seem to be genuinely great guys as well, just never really got into em too heavy. But all that said, while I wouldn’t put Metallica at the top of all bands or MOP at the top of all songs ever written, it’s definitely high on the list for me for the level of technicality and the way the lyrics were written. I did have my own battle with drug addiction when I was younger too, though, so maybe I’m a little bit biased on this one.... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@peniseusgiganticus9558]

Nick Waddle Nick Waddle your joking right? I get Megadeth, but do you seriously think Slayer has more meaningful songs? No offense but that’s one of the dumbest things I’ve heard. I would take Metallica or Megadeth over Slayer any day of the week. Maybe I just don’t get what’s so special about Slayer and why so people have a fetish for them.

[@coryr9938]

@Nick Waddle Slayer sucks...

[@antoncrowley7342]

This album, Master of Puppets, was added to the Library of Congress (2015?) for being recognized as culturally, historically and aesthetically significant..The first of its kind (metal), it’s that good.

[@nicibrugier]

The song is about addiction, basically the "master" are the drugs controlling/destroying the life of the addict

[@THOMTHOMJEROME]

that is an intresting thought, i did pick up the point that its a "MUST" to obey your Master, loud and clear...

[@breshkotashmal7362]

11:06: "I've never heard any music from Metallica". Well, thank God that nightmare is over. Listen to their entire catalog and you are in for a treat.

[@oldGnRrocks1]

maybe ignore mid 90s to 2008 hahahah

[@MrDikketet]

@@oldGnRrocks1 Load/reload and even St Anger are good albums

[@salvatorepitea5862]

@wg rocks ,,,St anger Sucks ass

[@Quantavious75]

Yeah new album slaps, St. Anger features a key decision by ya boy Lars opting to use the hello kitty drum set, with the blue star

[@Quantavious75]

W.G yeah but they’re not good *Metallica* albums

[@danielrupp7578]

That instrumental though! It's the addict's high and then slowly coming down into the burning need for another fix. Love how they can speak volumes with their instruments alone.

[@drew65sep]

“Chop your breakfast on a mirror” says it all...sure as hell gives me the willys about what I was doin when I was younger (80’s), and to remember that demon that was riding around on my shoulder.

[@Burlyhawk]

This is song is about manipulation and control, drugs specifically. Its told from the drugs point of view, controlling you, killing you.

[@thunderbluff3]

Go Hawks

[@patrickholt2270]

James Hetfield also says it's intentionally open to interpretation, so it's applicable to other kinds of being controlled or dominated other than chemical addiction. So you're also free to experience it as being about sadistic, controlling bad boyfriends, tyrannical fathers (or mothers), cults, dictatorships, slave driving employers, outright slavery, demonic possession or whatever speaks to you.

[@allenellsworth5799]

Also Controlling bad girlfriends.

[@hereticalpaintjobs]

“A thousand people will sing a song for a thousand different reasons”

[@kockarSO]

Politics...

[@osez111]

addiction is addiction

[@patrickseevers3858]

Chopping your breakfast up on a mirror, cocaine.The whole song is about how drug addicts are controlled by their addictions

[@paulriddle7818]

@@marcelmolina6421 coke. James brother was a cokehead.

[@frankiek2269]

Paul Riddle It’s about the top three. Coke, heroin and alcohol. Meth wasn’t even around back then. They all partied hard. But they had to kick Dave Mustaine out because of his heroin addiction (hence the needle line, cokeheads rarely mainline). Which must’ve been really bad considering the band’s nickname by other bands was Alcoholicca. They were notorious. And Paul’s right about the brother.

[@TransportedMan34]

Frankie K your statement about meth not being around back then is incorrect. Law enforcement began cracking down on meth back in the late 60s/early 70s and as a result it went into deep cover. It was still very much existent, but cocaine and heroin had taken a lot more of the spotlight by the mid 70s. In the past band members have gone on record to say the song’s specifically about cocaine addiction. Speaking as a recovering addict, the lyrics “more is all you need” are referencing the takeaway from doing coke: it only makes you want to do more coke.

[@frankiek2269]

Devin Green When I say “around”, I meant “popular”. I learned everything I could about Metallica from ‘87 to ‘94. Believe me, they weren’t around Ice (as it was more commonly called back then). I’ve done everything under the sun practically, and every means of introduction. Never got addicted though. Now a days, the only bad chemicals I subject myself to is nicotine, and occasionally, alcohol. So I do understand every reference made.

[@richardabram4596]

i can remember a time or 2, having a breakfast on a mirror with the sun out!

[@T-rock40]

The melodic part in the middle of the song represents the "high" then it gets hard again as the addict has to chase the high again

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

I used to have a “Master” and this song struck a MAJOR cord with me back in the 80’s! I kicked and have now been clean for 17 yrs. I was lucky enough to see them back when Cliff was still alive, and seen them live 9 times all together! Absolutely the BEST live band EVER! And the biggest pit I ever seen in my life! And I’ve seen Slayer, Anthrax, Death, Cannibal Corpse, Death Angel, DRI, Danzig, Korn, Marilyn Manson and many others!

[@papaizzo]

Wow good on you bro, coming from a young Metallica fan (22, been fan since like 14 lol) I wish I could've seen him play Anesthesia live!!! I've only seen them once in Lubbock on this last tour they made but the show was AMAZING

[@lobotomizedbarbie]

CLIFF EM ALL

[@cheguevara1289]

I would probably sacrifice my left testicle to experience cliff with tallica!

[@Ohokk0]

Che Guevara only the left one?

[@SA-iw4ci]

Trigger Happy I one day hope to have the courage to begin my journey to reach a mark of 17 years. Stay strong!

[@jeanwalker4011]

I’m so happy to see someone who is innocent enough still to not understand the lyrics of the song. Gives me some hope for the world. ❤️

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Nah some people are just dumb.

[@jesterinadeck_2980]

Arian Serrano. Disagree this is a person who is used to hearing rap and is actually willing to broaden their horizons. I’ll avoid insulting any good person in anyway that will do that. Don’t be a dickhead and push away potential future metal fans.

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

TheStranger _ 👍

[@chrisb9577]

"Needlework the way" (heroin) "Chop your breakfast on a mirror" (cocaine) ..... it's a song about how drug addiction takes over and controls your life and eventually kills you.

[@lukenotskywalker2957]

This song is about how drugs actually have a control over you.. “Your life burns faster” “Chopping your breakfast on a mirror” “Obey your master”

[@yearginclarke]

Where's the dreams that I've been after? Promised only lies.

[@forbiddenyasuo6386]

Taste me you will see more is all you need 🙄

[@jacobmyers5846]

"Needle work the way"

[@billbrasky1288]

“Chop your breakfast on a mirror” should be a dead giveaway. Have you never seen a rated R movie:)

[@scottsager440]

A rated "R" movie from the 80's.

[@satyrcreekergang4985]

😉💯

[@ernieherrera1034]

Just ask if she's ever seen "Scarface"! Lol

[@richarddimeck4578]

@@ernieherrera1034 the only difference tony don't chop on a mirror...he chops on a table...with his forearm 😂

[@ernieherrera1034]

@@richarddimeck4578 I know, but they said 1980's "R" rated movies! About drugs(cocaine), "Scarface" is the poster child!!!

[@DuolosX]

Once you realize the song is about drug addiction, every line holds so much more meaning!

[@kill-gw2zn]

Orion by metallica its an instrumental so only hear the music and enjoy

[@austin_kings]

kill1332 great song indeed

[@jaredhildebrandt7210]

Cliff's masterpiece!!

[@Mrcarvalher]

She needs to call the ktulu too ehehe

[@PongGod]

"Fade to Black" and "The Unforgiven" should be next up on your Metallica list!

[@Ishm4el]

This song is about cocaine addiction "Chop your breakfast on a mirror". Even if you took out all the lyrics is and just listened to the music you hear what it's like to experience the high, the crash, the need for more and finally when you get the fix again. The interpretation of Metallica songs you do are interesting and show where your concerns and struggles are in life. Theres so much more to metal than what's experienced on the surface. The list of songs for you to experience to vast and daunting. But it's ok. If you want to take the dive the metal heads are here for you. Though you may want to get some background on songs before listening to them the first time. If I may suggest: Slipknot - Duality (live version at Download), Spit It Out (live version at Download) That's just a snowflake on the iceberg.

[@Hilariumosis]

C'mon girl :) "Chop your breakfast on a mirror" is a dead giveway that it's about drug addiction if the listner havn't figured it out earlier. The drug becomes your master and you're the puppet basically. Appreciate you branching out to new genres and on KZbin hip-hop and metal has been taking over the past year. Especially hip-hop heads reacting to metal and metalheads reacting to hip-hop, an usually the reactor always becomes a fan of the genre. Hip-hop heads tends to appreciate the lyricsism in metal but also the intrumentals you don't see as much in hip-hop meaning the intrumentals coming from instruments played by talented musicians and not from some software. And metalheads also besides the instumentals appreciates good lyrisism and content which is why hip-hop comes more naturally to them. I'm a metalhead and I've come a long way with hip-hop the past year from where I was with it and it all started with when Eminem dropped Kamikaze and everything that happened after so I've been keeping up to date with everything involving Eminem and some others. Always liked him but never dived into his music and the past year hip-hop and Eminem particulary has been my most listened to music and artist :)

[@charlesfitzgerald9631]

ExuberantRaptor, I don’t think these younger people get that reference....We we’re bombarded with it in the 80’s early 90’s with Scarface, Miami Vice etc.

[@Hilariumosis]

@@charlesfitzgerald9631 Well, I get that. But not like drugs and the likes are rare news these days, with all the celebrities destroying their images or build their image around it, artists passing away from overdoses, drug wars and drug related crimes going on like it's ever been, a common problem and subject in most societies. More or less as many have grown up around it as those only read and heard about it but never seen it with their own eyes. And how many movies have we not seen with cocaine/heroine being chopped on tables etc. Just saying the exposure is there so drug references are as easy to catch/connect today as it has been since then. Maybe I'm rambling but yeah. I hold no negativity towards her inability here where she comes from and Metal being such a foreign genre to her an all. I get it. Just that out of everything that reference is one of if not the most obvious clue in the song. One would think it's a universal point of attention.

[@michaelgifford9305]

Like many have said, it's addiction... "End of passion play, crumbling away" "I'm your source of self-destruction" - I = drug will kill you "Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear" - The darkest = heroin "Leading on your death's construction" - It is determining your fate "Taste me you will see" "More is all you need" - Become addicted "You're dedicated to" "How I'm killing you" "Come crawling faster" "Obey your master" - Master = drug "Your life burns faster" "Obey your master" "Master" "Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings" - The drug is now controlling you "Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams" - The impact of the drug "Blinded by me, you can't see a thing" - Can't see that it's killing you "Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream" "Master" "Master" "Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream" "Master" "Master" "Needlework the way, never you betray" - Needlework = fixing "Life of death becoming clearer" "Pain monopoly, ritual misery" - You're playing with your life "Chop your breakfast on a mirror" - Breakfast = taking cocaine on a mirror; or heroin if mirror = spoon "Taste me you will see" "(...)" "Come crawling faster" "(...)" "Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings"

[@Yonkers7]

She's not dumb! It's kind of obvious what the song is about...

[@michaelgifford9305]

@@Yonkers7 actually I was just answering your question that was asked. If you were minding yours instead of hers like a jealous 12 year old afraid his mommy might talk to somebody else you would have realized that.

[@Yonkers7]

@@michaelgifford9305 ahahahahahh, dude, wtf are u talking about... you were literally explaining every single word to her... like no one but you understands the meaning of the song... you could have explained just in a few words a not every damn word... ridiculous

[@jasonmcdonald7267]

Metallica has been my favorite band since I was ten years old, and your genuine reactions to their songs are amazing. Thank you for these videos!

[@RakuPL]

The song is about a drug addiction, how drugs control people.

[@ReverenXero]

"Chop your breakfast on a mirror" is a mighty huge clue.

[@Enoch5939]

This.. Right here ... Major clue ... unless she's never seen a movie, of people doin coke ...

[@snowice8816]

It's about drug addiction. "Chop your breakfast on a mirror."

[@shawnsford7071]

I've watched so many of your reactions and can't believe I missed this one. I hope your little man is doing well and he must be getting so big!! Always enjoy your reactions old and new!

[@2152pastorn]

Hi there! If you like Metallica you should also listen to: “Welcome home (Sanatarium)” “Fade to black” “Creeping death”

[@truefirstmagic]

Your hair is everything. Metallica are masters at tempo changes, transitions, and catchy thrash rhythms. Love that you dig this.

[@RishabhMishraIndia]

"Lot of guys said I pause at wrong moment", Pauses at the riff again! 😂😂

[@al3ssi0._6]

she paused in the middle of the solo from one

[@TheAvRaM360]

there's basically no part in the song she can pause at lol, let the masterpiece play!

[@RishabhMishraIndia]

@@TheAvRaM360 no denying that!!

[@johnmcelroy5804]

The fact that you didn't know what it was about and yet gathered that much insight from the lyrics about control and having a voice was fascinating, because that was really rue even though you didn't realize it was about addiction. Cool video, been waiting to see you do Metallica again.

[@MattMuirhead]

I was 11 years old when this album dropped.... I knew by the second verse what the song was about lol. Took me a few years and experiences to understand that the musical and tempo drop mid-song was representing the peace and euphoric feeling of being high, but as far as the overall theme of the song... unsure how they could have spelled it out any clearer that this song was about drugs controlling your life.

[@steventhornhill3984]

Check out Killswitch Engage hatered by design

[@dipn]

"Eating your breakfast off a mirrior" It's a metaphor for snorting coke. The master is your drug of choice

[@Tbellzy]

The other comments nailed it about the song meaning, so I'd like to request you listen to "Fade to Black" or "Nothing Else Matters" two very great songs!!! I think fade to black would bring a tear to your eyes once you heard the lyrics.

[@Tougebeat]

Welcome home too

[@Tbellzy]

@@Tougebeat agreed!

[@lesliemcarthur4856]

This was their third album and it really put them on the map. Afterward they really hit their stride in the early nineties with enter sandman. That is my fav. You should also really check out their S/M album where they combined their heavy metal sound with a full classical orchestra I think you would really love that one.

[@Nannuq]

No leaf clover, and -Human was the two new songs from that album loved them

[@neblettadam]

Definitely love No leaf Clover.

[@dylankopff7139]

Your on fire today you look like a goddess and great choice for a reaction

[@TOOSUSHI]

Thanks Dylan

[@shaun374]

You’re right, it’s about giving up control and not having a say in the matter. What do you “chop on a mirror” that might take control of your life? Keep in mind, it runs through your veins, which begin to pump with fear. And you start doing it for fun (a passion), but eventually just do it because you have to. Took me many listens as a teen to get the meaning. But it’s all there after you listen a few times. Thanks for checking out an all time great.

[@markwillis675]

To quote the great RICK JAMES: "Cocaine is one hell of a drug"!

[@briburwhyudie]

The instrumental in the middle of the song is a representation of the calm before the storm where it starts out slow an individual is calm and starts building up the urge to find another fix . Once it gets to the part of the song where it says fix me you will hear the instrumentals very high in intensity, representing the high of the drug the individual has just taken. Once you realize the drug is the master and you are the puppet the song will make a lot more sense to you.

[@johnvanidestine4990]

It's a good thing you didn't pick up on the meeting that quickly, it means you've had a healthy normal upbringing. The song refers to drug addiction the references to both IV drug use and cocaine. In the song order itself starts off with a craving then a high then coming down off the high. All that being said it's a kickass song.

[@markyates1116]

Love it .never change your format

[@onepieceofgumleft]

Another great Metallica song dealing with addiction is "Bleeding Me" , where they using the analogy of using leeches to "bleed" a person of their addiction

[@HeadspaceCools]

Widely considered the greatest Heavy Metal Thrash song of all time. More impressive to watch them play it live where, even recently (about 35 yrs after the song came out) they play it faster and more intricately than the recorded version. The transitions are impressive in the recorded version, but it's art to watch them do that live... the amount of technical skill required is crazy.

[@Fiddler186]

Go into this song thinking, "Cocaine", and it will make since.

[@HarryRacer18]

That’s what the song was about but you can put any narcotics and it works.

[@greedyeaceo8396]

metal music as a whole sings about what people dont talk about. metal is outsider music for the outsiders.

[@TheSurrealist.]

Greedy EA CEO And she’s clearly not an outsider. Not that that’s particularly a bad thing. But she doesn’t understand the darkness like we do.

[@animeman84]

It sucks that Cliff Burton,the bass player,died in a bus accident during the promotional tour for this album in Sweden. 😢It would be interesting to think about how the group would have evolved had he lived.

[@Ed-qo4oz]

This song is poetry, the tempo at start is fast and frantic signifying the addicts mind desperate for a fix, then mid way through it slows and mellows our showing he got his fix then picking back up hard and frantic saying fixes don’t last. One of the great things about Metallica they can really make a great song with a message in both music and lyrics

[@EdGonzalez1970]

The “Master” is cocaine. The “puppet” is the user, pretty lady...

[@frankiek2269]

Edgar Gonzalez It’s about all addiction (coke, heroin and alcohol). Dave Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica because of his heroin addiction. Their nickname by all the other bands they toured with was Alcoholicca.

[@trevorbrowning6345]

Its heroin and other addictions as well. Sucking darkest clear, needle work the way. Even heroin can be chopped on a mirror for breakfast.

[@noahjones4237]

Me: is hunting for a simp "Looks like we've caught a live one boys!"

[@4383csherman]

Did anyone realize how the solo in this song starts off sounding soothing and comforting, like the drug’s affects but as it wears off, the tone of the solo speeds up and becomes more aggressive as if the need to get more gets more intense?

[@BrekstadPK]

Omg! Now we need metallica - Fade to black! (Audio) i think you will enjoy the music, and the lyrics are pretty straight forward and deep.

[@theveryspawn]

Metal music makes you read a lot about metaphors about historical exploits. It's why I love history, novels and metal music.

[@andrewwilliams10785]

Ahh the 80s Cocaine fueled rage, i wouldn't know though i was a baby.

[@MushyUndTingly]

As everyone else is saying, the song is about drug addiction, but also you might notice that in the middle of the song during the guitar solo, it's slow and melodic, as that high is soothing you, and calming you, before it starts to get more intense and harsher, as you're crashing from the drugs.

[@Phillip-ino]

Could you react to Metallica - Enter Sandman (live in Moscow 91)?

[@SnakeMannn]

Ok, I've spent over 5 hours watching your videos! Wow! Just Wow! You are amazing! I'm going to sleep now. Happy Mothers Day!

[@TheRealPhilG]

You should do stained "it's been a while "

[@TheRealPhilG]

@@herecomesthescience yup. Not bad for a high school drop out

[@AlanRoweintheuk]

And with this song, you've finished thrash. You don't need to listen to any more, you can't get any more perfect than this song or indeed this entire album.

[@GatriotPames]

As another 'James' said, "Cocaine is a hell of a drug!!"

[@sjoekiloeki]

Blown away by Kirk's guitar solos? This guy is just killing it, such talent! You should listen to The Day That Never Comes and All Nightmare Long too, both on the same album 'Death Magnetic'!

[@MarkDoesAirsoft]

sjoekiloeki unforgiven iii is one kirks best solos in my opinion. Death magnetic is a bit underrated.

[@guitargod3476]

Tell me when you know it bc I’m sad you didn’t know what it was aboutttt

[@kauvran]

its so sad these day's younger people don't know nothing about metallica.. but if u ask them what kim kardashian had for breakfast today they gonna mumble rap the shit out of it

[@jmarkly]

You should check out Metallica’s song King Nothing. It’s a real toe tapper. 😜

[@afreestate8466]

I enjoy getting see someone branching out and appreciating this style of music. I also find it interesting how her world view changes how she interprets it. It really shows how one's perspective changes the understanding of art. Her perspective and interpretation here seems really consistent with her take away from one. Thanks for a great reaction video!

[@lizardkingof1968]

IMHO, Metallics's apex song is the epic instrumental Orion, it's like a heavy metal 3 part symphony into the cosmos

[@prestona.4288]

I love that you have an appreciation for all forms of music!

[@TransportedMan34]

“More is all you need” Hello again, cocaine addiction.

[@aaronhiemforth6400]

Drugs are the Master, you are the Puppet. I have always loved this song since I was a kid. In the last 10 years I've gone from a homeless and jobless drug addicted bum to a high paying career, a nice truck and my own house. I owe all of my upcomings in life to getting off of drugs. If you don't want to be a puppet to them you need to kill your master. Stop using, sever all ties with other addicts, suffer withdrawals, and seek out nonusers who might want to help you get clean. This song has resonated with me throughout my lifetime but will always remain a favorite among one of the best bands of all time.

[@thebadguy9058]

Unforgiven is not only one of Metallica’s best songs but one of music’s best song’s period.

[@matthewdawson2095]

I love how you are so diverse with your music reviews. You have an open mind. And your beautiful!

[@LFRFAMILY]

YOU ARE DOPE. Period. KEEP GOIN‼️

[@craigsrc6205]

If you keep replaying the song and looking at the lyrics it tells a story that the drugs will pull you in no matter what you will do anything for the drugs you will sell your soul. It is a very emotional song How It Takes one's life

[@ll7868]

Easiest way to not pause at the worst moments is to understand song structure, like the average number of bars before vocals kick in, the length of verses and when to recognize a breakdown, tempo change and solo intros and the solos themselves, it becomes second nature after a few songs. Most thrash bands use the same general structures based on classical baroque techniques made popular by composers like Mozart and Strauss.

[@danb.3887]

The line “ chop your breakfast on a mirror” should have gave you a clue of what the song is about.

[@marie-francelalancette4548]

The context is addiction. Your drug of choice is the master of puppets.

[@jamesmyrick9083]

It's funny how almost every 'reaction' to this song has the listener confused until about "chop your breakfast on a mirror."

[@rubentullenaar2934]

Dang, how could she miss the "Chop your breakfast on a mirror" reference... I'm always waiting for that point in the reaction to see the moment where they realize what it is about.

[@terryberkshire5504]

This song is about addiction, in this case, drugs.. cocaine to be exact. The first section is written from the perspective of the drug, the user is craving to fill his addiction... during the long instrumental the addict is consuming his drug and getting his high ... after the instrumental he comes down off his high and realizes that the hype of the drug was a lie. He questions the addiction, but then realizes that his addiction killed his dreams and his future. The addiction now rules him. You mentioned control in the beginning of the video, the song is about how addictions control people. The next Metallica song I would recommend is Creeping Death... Tushino Airfield Moscow 1991, From the Monsters of Rock Tour. There were over 1.3 MILLION people at that show. The video of the crowd reaction is breath taking.

[@micheledirocco4994]

It was very common back in the 80's to litterally chop your cocaine dose on a small portable mirror using your credit card in order to make a well-ordered white line to sniff by a rolled up banknote. This song is all about the misery of cocaine addiction

[@Chick_N_A_Flick]

A lot of reaction channels research the song they are about to listen to so it helps them understand what's behind it, or what they're about to listen to.

[@davidharder8411]

This song should be applied to anyones family member at the first sign of addiction ! This song is so very true !

[@artexkahlo4108]

I love your channel keep doing what you doing 🤟🏽❤️

[@adambittner6187]

"Chop your Breakfast on mirror" let that sink in for a moment, than you'll get the premise of the song

[@RigorMortisRape]

So, just some quick facts: “Chop your breakfast on a mirror” is a direct reference to drug use. The ‘master’ is the drug of choice, the ‘puppet’ is the drug user. The song is about how easily things get switched around, instead of you controlling what you’re taking and doing, it’s the drugs controlling you until the point of death. The lead singer, James Hetfield, mentioned that he didn’t realize until after it was written that it was related to his alcoholism, which he still struggles with to this day and this song came out in ‘86. It was written by all members of the band at the time which included James Hetfield (lead singer and rhythm guitarist), Lars Ulrich (drummer), Kirk Hammet (lead guitarist), and Cliff Burton (bass player, who, unfortunately, died whilst on tour for this album by being thrown out of the tour bus and the bus rolling over him. He was only 24 years old). This song is played more than any other song at Metallica’s concerts and was deemed culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant enough for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the United States Library of Congress in 2016, the first metal recording to do so.

[@johnschumacher3245]

The previous comments about the song being about addiction are spot on. With all Metallica songs, they're always telling a story. Id really like to see your take on Metallica No Leaf Clover or The Day the never comes

[@TheSurrealist.]

This girls catch phrase “So I’m a little confused”. 😂 It’s ok. Takes time sometimes.

[@seanjames4783]

"Master of Puppets" is a pwerful song about what drugs can and will do to people. I'm a recovering addict & alcoholic, so I can relate to this song.

[@DethCoveredHoneyBuns]

This song pairs super well with Halo on Fire. This, to me, is about addiction at a time they were all experiencing some form of it whereas Halo on Fire feels like a more reflective look back and warning for all about the traps of addiction.

[@LexTalionis6]

If you're wanting to do more Metallica. I'd suggest Fade To Black, Orion, Wherever I May Roam, Enter Sandman. Just to name a couple.

[@JimBlessman]

Metallica used to have a nickname Alcoholica because of their addiction to alcohol. I always took this song as being about addiction itself though rather then any specific drug. The way the craving for whatever your drug is (alcohol, heroin, fame, etc) takes over your life.

[@JarrodMiller]

'Go to this master to get a voice' Almost had it. I hope you get to see this again as per the descriptions of what the song is about below. And just like the first Metallica video, I love the way her face lights up hearing the guitar solos like hearing music for the first time.

[@tintin9274]

The Metaphoric references are beautifully written. Its an anti- drug song that talks about addiction. The master is the drug and you are the puppet it controls. Its written in 1st person of the drug talking to the addict. How its controlling you. there is no escape. You want more even though its slowly killing you...It also refers to because it controls you, you will die.

[@familypl4n]

James, the lead singer and writer has battled alcoholism his whole life. He suffers for the gift of writing perfect songs like these.

[@memphismarvel127]

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