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Leper Messiah is the sixth track of Metallica’s 1986 album Master of Puppets.
Religion’s control over people is castigated throughout the song by James Hetfield. Hetfield’s relationship with Christianity is well-established and stems from his mother’s death because of her refusal to seek medical treatment for cancer because of her Christian Science beliefs. Religion is frequently discussed in other Metallica songs. In this song, the Leper Messiah of the title is someone who uses others’ faith for their own personal gain and for control over them. After the first chorus, the narrator changes to a dissident of religion, asserts that religion is nothing but mental slavery and that those heading religions only do so for power and control.
Religion’s control over people is castigated throughout the song by James Hetfield. Hetfield’s relationship with Christianity is well-established and stems from his mother’s death because of her refusal to seek medical treatment for cancer because of her Christian Science beliefs. Religion is frequently discussed in other Metallica songs. In this song, the Leper Messiah of the title is someone who uses others’ faith for their own personal gain and for control over them. After the first chorus, the narrator changes to a dissident of religion, asserts that religion is nothing but mental slavery and that those heading religions only do so for power and control.
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Justgotmyperiod wrote:
First time i've ever heard this live...not too shabby
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LotemBen wrote:
rocks my socks
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Portalsoflight wrote:
as simple as this song is considering the album, i just love it. i dunno if these riffs would have worked so well without the chunky, mean sound of this album.
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adziu88 wrote:
Bow to Leper Messiah !!!
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octopuss22 wrote:
One of my favourite Metallica songs ever! Pure classic!
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Sheik777 wrote:
I just can't like this song
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Fynar wrote:
Great song.
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KoRnish-san wrote:
Lepper nie żyje, nie Leper. Leper to z angielskiego trędowaty, jakby co...
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pagankid wrote:
Leper nie żyje ....
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MrRandomnezZ wrote:
Love the dudu dudu dudu at the beginning, love the lyrics, love the vocals, love the solo, love the drums (yes you heard me METALLICA-DRUMS which are GOOD :D), and especially the harmony :P This song is just perfect as it is (:
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Metalknight88 wrote:
MASTERPIECE!!!
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the_betterman wrote:
back when matallica was good
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Metalchris666 wrote:
That intro!
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Metalknight88 wrote:
great stuff, love every second on this fucking track!!!
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Unforgiven1991 wrote:
best `tallica`s song
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Boris_Tulen wrote:
I realy love waiting for 3:15 when listening to this song :D
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LRPohlmann wrote:
Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie. Lieeeeeeeeeee[2]
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Marrrtijn wrote:
This used to be one of my least favorite tracks off MoP. Then I realized how awesome it is. [14]
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henriquee_t88 wrote:
Dis one, sweet riffage.
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Iago_Oliveira wrote:
This used to be one of my least favorite tracks off MoP. Then I realized how awesome it is. [13]
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