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Metallica: The Four Horsemen (Tartu, Estonia - July 18, 2019)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Metallica
Metallica
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Hetfield
James Hetfield
Songwriter
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
Songwriter
Dave Mustaine
Dave Mustaine
Songwriter
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Metallica
Metallica
Producer
Mike Gillies
Mike Gillies
Recording Engineer
George Marino
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Bob Rock
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Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
By the last breath the fourth winds blow
Better raise your ears
The sound of hooves knock at your door
Lock up your wife and children now
It's time to wield the blade
For now you've got some company
[Verse 2]
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On leather steeds they ride
They've come to take your life
(On through the dead of night)
(With the Four Horsemen ride)
Or choose your fate and die
[Verse 3]
You have been dying since the day you were born
You know it's all been planned
The quartet of deliverance rides
A sinner once, a sinner twice
No need for confessions now
'Cause now you've got the fight of your life
[Verse 4]
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On leather steeds they ride
They've come to take your life
(On through the dead of night)
(With the Four Horsemen ride)
Or choose your fate and die
...or choose your fate and die
[Verse 5]
Time
Has taken its toll on you
The lines that crack your face
Famine
Your body it has torn through
Withered in every place
Pestilence
For what you've had to endure
And what you have put others through
Death
Deliverance for you for sure
Now there's nothing you can do
[Verse 6]
So gather 'round young warriors now
And saddle up your steeds
Killing scores with demon swords
Now is the death of doers of wrong
Swing the judgement hammer down
Safely inside armor blood, guts and sweat
[Verse 7]
The Horsemen are drawing nearer
On leather steeds they ride
They've come to take your life
(On through the dead of night)
(With the Four Horsemen ride)
Or choose your fate and die
Or choose your fate and die, die
Written by: James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Lars Ulrich

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