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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Hetfield
James Hetfield
Vocals
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
Drums
Cliff Burton
Cliff Burton
Bass
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett
Lead Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Hetfield
James Hetfield
Songwriter
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
Songwriter
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Metallica
Metallica
Producer
Flemming Rasmussen
Flemming Rasmussen
Engineer
Mark Whitaker
Mark Whitaker
Assistant Producer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I don't know how to live through this hell
Woken up, I'm still locked in this shell
Frozen soul, frozen down to the core
Break the ice, I can't take anymore
[Verse 2]
Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice
[Verse 3]
Crystallized, as I lay here and rest
Eyes of glass stare directly at death
From deep sleep I have broken away
No one knows, no one hears what I say
[Verse 4]
Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice
[Verse 5]
Scream, from my soul
Fate, mystified
Hell, forevermore
[Verse 6]
Scream, from my soul
Fate, mystified
Hell, forevermore
[Verse 7]
No release from my cryonic state
What is this? I've been stricken by fate
Wrapped up tight, cannot move, can't break free
Hand of doom has a tight grip on me
[Verse 8]
Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice
[Verse 9]
Freezing
Can't move at all
Screaming
Can't hear my call
I am dying to live
Cry out
I'm trapped under ice
Written by: Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich

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