Thorn Within
(Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett)

Forgive me, Father
For I have sinned
Find me guilty of the life I feel within

When I'm branded
This mark of shame
Should I look down, disgraced
Or straight ahead and know that you must blame

        I am (I am) the secret
        I am (I am) the sin
        I am (I am) the guilty
        And I, (and I) I am the thorn within

Forgive me, Father
For I have sinned
Find me guilty when true guilt is from within

So point your fingers
Point right at me
For I am shadows and will follow you
One and the same are we

        I am (I am) the secret
        I am (I am) the sin
        I am (I am) the guilty
        And I, (and I) I am the thorn within

I do your time 
I take your fall
I'm branded guilty for us all

So point your fingers
Point right at me
For I am shadows and will follow you
One and the same are we

        I am (I am) your secrets
        I am (I am) your sin
        I am (I am) your guilty
        And I, (and I) I am the thorn within
        I am the thorn within
        I am the thorn within
        I am the thorn within
        I am the thorn within
        I am the thorn within

Ronnie
(Hetfield, Ulrich)

Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Diff'rent path, lost his way

Then streets of red, red I'm afraid
There's no confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But, oh my God, how it all did change
Now they all pray
Blood stain wash away

        He said
        "Lost my way this bloody day
        Lost my way"
        I heard him
        He said
        "Lost my way this bloody day
        Lost my way"
        All things wash away
        But blood stained the sun red today

I always said
"Somethin' wrong with little, strange Ronnie Long"
Never laughed, never smiled
Talked alone for miles and miles and miles

Gallow calls, "Son", I say
"Keep your smile and laugh all day
Think once again in this boring place
For little boys, how they soon change"
Now they all pray
Blood stain wash away

        He said
        "Lost my way this bloody day
        Lost my way"
        I heard him
        He said
        "Lost my way this bloody day
        Lost my way"
        All things wash away
        But blood stained the sun red today

(Spoken)
Yeah, well, all the green things died when Ronnie moved to this place
He said
"Don't you dare ask why I'm cursed to wear this face"
Well now we all know why the children called him "Ronnie frown"
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
And they all fall down, down, down

        He said
        "Lost my way this bloody day
        Lost my way" 
        Yeah, yeah, I heard him
        He screamed
        "Lost my way this bloody day
        Lost my way"
        All things wash away
        But blood stained the sun red today

That's right
All things wash away
And they all fall down, down
But blood stained the sun today
Yeah, yeah
All things wash away
And they all fall down
But blood stained the sun today