This song was about James Hetfield watching his mom die of cancer. She was strict Christian Science, so no doctors, no treatment

Getting into the load songs I see. Gotta check out Outlaw Torn and Bleeding Me

I love the way Hetfield shapes his lyrics to where you can relate to it even if what he was writing about isn't what you were going through.

The Killer Bunny thing is just whoever created the lyric video. The song itself is about James Hetfield's Mom's cancer battle. Effectively he's telling it from the perspective of the cancer and his mother . Edit - the lines about 'wash me, until I'm clean' is referring to chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

I think the song is from the perspective of James Hatfield’s mother who had cancer. This “curse” that they mention in the song is well, the cancer.

This song is about Hetfield's mother and her battle with cancer. The it in the song refers to the disease and he wrote it more or less from her point of view

Both of James’ parents died of cancer. James is speaking about cancer “it grips so (so hold me), it stains you (sold hold me), it HATES you (so hold me), it holds you, holds you, HOLDS YOU....Until it Sleeps”. He then talks directly to the cancer...”I’ll tear me open, make you gone.....no more can you hurt anyone....and the fear still shakes me, so wash me...til I’m clean (meaning cured)”. “Until It Sleeps” is a direct address to how fcuked up cancer is. “So hold me...until it Sleeps”....almost meaning “if it chooses to spare me/if I should survive it”. Sobering song!

The beauty of this song is that you can just insert your own foil as the it and it works... I think this about the cancer fold James' mom did and about his own inner demons. Drinking etc. But it is pretty much the same for whatever your poison is. It is very relatable and that is the greatness of James as a song writer.

the best art raises more questions than it answers … so how the song makes you feel is the answer you are looking for

Finally someone is reacting to some load reload stuff so many great songs from this era please do fixxxer but can't argue with other suggestions bleeding me and outlaw torn are great as well and yes do s&m version live

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It'so so underrated the album load &ram

Check out Bleeding Me. That song helped me quit alcohol two years ago. Been sober ever since.

u have to react bleeding me from this album

Billy sooooo crazy. Try ACCEPT BALLS TO THE WALL metal song.

From this album you must hear Bleeding Me.Or if you want some heavy and good lyrics listen Eye of Beholder,or And justice for All.

This was a great reaction Billy!!!

Outlaw Torn next!

Load was so underrated because all the original fans were mad that after the Black album they were labeled sell outs but reality the music was just as deep it just brought it out to mainstream public. I love this song and The House that Jack Built but the whole thing was awesome.

As someone else said in the comments section it is about James Hetfield's mother's battle with cancer and I agree that it is probably sung from her point of view. "Sleep" is no doubly used to express "remission" of the cancer and "it" is the cancer itself. One of the lines in the song could be thought of in this way: "Hold me, until the cancer sleeps."

This song is how I feel every day plus it's my ring tone for 1 year now never sick of it. Good reaction buddy.

This was very genuine and I didn’t know what the song was true my about also and your opinion made a ton of sense to me

Sorry forgot low man's lyric from reload

Just starting to get into your vids bro. So far so good! Loving the music choices

I heard this song and watched the video and was instantly a Metallica addict. I was 12.

If you're going to listen to Load, check out King Nothing.

Great song, and it's one of the rare songs where Jason played fretless bass on the track. You can hear that "mwah" sound as he slides between notes.

This is a great song to react to! Great choice 👌

You had to react this song live at s&m

It’s about dealing with both of his parents cancer and how he wants to get rid of it all and all the bad things that come with it

It's trying to pull me away, so you need to hold me and keep me from being pulled away. But, beware, it lives inside me and it's only sleeping. It's going to come back and I'll need you to hold me again.

I personally look as we sin every day big or small, we have to deal with sickness big or small for others or our selves until we sleep we have to live with it.

ONE OF THE DEEPEST METALLICA SONGS EVER, AND FUNNY FACTS ARE: "UNTIL IT SLEEPS" and "MAMA SAID" are talking about the James Hetfield's mother who suffered from the cancer, and then James had to let his heart go away from her suffering, and so his mother finally died, because of that cancer, before James formed his band (almost the same thing happened to U2's leader - Bono, 'cause his parents died just before he formed his ICONIC ROCK/POST-PUNK BAND OF ALL TIME; althought U2 have got ALSO some songs that are talking about Bono's hard life after his mother suddenly passed away - these songs are: "I WILL FOLLOW" (1980), "TOMORROW" [and "OCTOBER"] (1981), "LEMON" (1993), "MOFO" (1997), "IRIS (HOLD ME CLOSE)" [and, also, "SONG FOR SOMEONE"] (2013/2014), and "13 (THERE IS A LIGHT)" (2017)!!!!!!!!!!!).

Love load and reload and the songs work really well live.

Songs are open to interpretation. This particular song has ment a couple things to me throughout its existence.

James wanted this to be open to interpretation. So however it fits you. Is how you see fit.

The pain is so so hard likes it hates me... so hold me untils it sleep (the pain).

This is james talking how the pain he felt when his mom died from cancer. The anger the pain he felt not knowing how to deal with it

Outlaw torn, also from this album... Live verison from Woodstock 99!!!!

I love this song, but it does remind of a 90's Salt n Peppa song! ooh baby , baby...baby, baby!

This song is about his fathers battle with cancer

the bunny thing is from the person who uploaded the lyric video, and the song is referring to his inner demon

Until It Sleeps is not about his mom...it is about Hatfield battle with addiction.

Please react to Guns and Roses November Rain, also an oldie but goodie Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne Close your eyes!

This is about James’s mom battle with cancer

Great song, but I have a request or a dozen. I'm a big fan of Gary Allan. His life has been rough, and his music speaks to me very much. He has some kinda dark songs, but he's also transitioned to songs that are more hopeful. His wife killed herself because she couldn't deal with intense migraines and the depression that spiraled out of being in pain all the time. So I would like to see your reaction to "Best I Ever Had", "Life Ain't Always Beautiful", "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)", "It Ain't The Whiskey", "No Regrets", "Watching Airplanes", and "Hangover Tonight". I think you'll like his voice, the music is pretty awesome, and the lyrics are really meaningful. Not many people have reacted to Gary Allan's videos, but when they have, they really liked them. One guy that analyzes the music and how it mimics the tone and story of the songs says it is an 9 out of 10, compared to other stuff he heard. Another said the message of the song he heard was uplifting and helpful. I would like to see your take on it, oh so crazy one! Would you think Gary Allan is an under-rated artist, an inspirational artist, or a run of the mill artist that is appealing to some and not so much to others?

The song is about James Hetfields father losing his battle with cancer and finding peace!

Billy you should listen to Slayer I think you'd love that shit they are also part of the Big 4! Try listening to Postmortem or At dawn they sleep!!

This is about the singers moms battle with cancer. Listen to the words with that in mind

Please do "The god that failed" by metallica. It is related to this song about his mother dying from cancer.

I read an interview years ago with James Hetfield wherein he stated that he wrote this song about the experience of watching one (or both?) of his parents die of cancer. It's been a while since I read the interview, so I might be misremembering some parts of it, but I recall that he said that his parents were strict Christians who refused any sort of medical intervention and, instead, relied solely on prayer and other religious rituals to "heal". I don't think that James ever bought into the religion to the extent that his parents did so I suspect that he felt helpless and frustrated while watching his parents die. I also suspect that much of the wording of the lyrics was chosen to highlight the religious spin that his parents put on it. You might be on to something with your comment about demonic possession as Jame's parents might have thought of the cancer as something that they needed to be "cleansed" of.

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BILLY YOU SO CRAZY 😆. METALLICA/ BLEEDING ME.

Everyone keeps saying this is about his mom. Not true. God That Failed is about his mom. He has said in many interviews that this is specifically about his father.

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Dude read the comments, It's about James Mom suffering with cancer,

It’s for sure made to be relatable but he probably did write it while dealing with his addiction... listen to Outlaw Torn from the same album. Totally about addiction

One of the few good ones from this record

Lonely if you are - Chace Rice YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED

Hellyeah - hush

Oh yeah....this song! LOL. So back when they came out with this album, this was the first single/video and Metallica fans were like WTF. They looked different, they sounded different and they changed their songwriting structure altogether. People were already unhappy with them after the Black album and when this came out, it took a long time for the hardcore fans to embrace them again. That wouldn't happen until they rediscovered their roots with Death Magnetic.

ANYTHING from Five finger death punch!!!!!

Obviously Killer Bunny is the name of the KZfaqr from the video you're watching.

Can you reacted to (The Dead South ) In Hell I’ll be in good company

Can you react to Metallica - No Leaf Clover, Helpless, Crash Course on Brain Surgery, Blitzkrieg, am i Evil some of my favorite Metallica songs keep the great reactions.

Great reaction billy and I have Metallica lyric videos on my channel when you wanna react to Metallica

Mama said next pleaseeeee

Don't try to figure it out. Just apply it to your life..... Then it will will make sense. To me killer bunny means something that looks so innocent can take your life and soul. Like smoking pot for the first time MAY lead to more...... Just a thought.

Billy you need to react to The Truth About Men by Tracy Bird

Metallica is to be interrupted by the listener, everyone has a different connection to the songs, regardless it's pure magic!

React to any Brantley Gilbert. He’s awesome

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Still waiting on Monster Ball by Butcher Babies!

There is a video to this song

Hello Bill, give this a listen if you have not already Lady Antebellum- You Look Good..

Check out the dragon ball video "hero of the day" from Metallica

metallica the outlaw torn its really good.

I still can't figure this song out...

The evil inside

can you react to Without Me - Eminem (Acoustic) plez it's really good

Depression

its about a serial killer before he starts....

The song is about his alcohol addiction and anger management problems. His demons, the darkness that needs to be washed out, that grips you, etc. It's a running theme in most of Load/Reload. 'Cure' is very clever about it... Low Man's Lyric is the ultimate end of it. Inner demons.

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Should've watched the original video

If ya watch the video, it's sin that's the topic of the song.

“IT” is cancer. James wrote the song while his mother was dying from cancer.

Demons are every where.

The song was written for the cancer james mother had.

Billy You So Crazy, I suppose it's time for me to educate you. This is one of my absolute favorite Metallica songs, it's awesome. I think some of the lyrics in the video are wrong and need to be corrected. Do you know what this song talks about ?!?! CANCER, James Hetfield lost his mom from cancer "You beat it once but now it stays.." Think about it.

Do bleeding me

To everyone hating on the Load Re-Load era a question for you??? What did you think Metallica were going to do put out MasterRideJustice albums until they die???

Too bad you didn't watch the music video.

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The person who made the lyrics video 👍

Fixxxer

Addiction and mental illness not his mom

This is the last good song by Metallica until now, when it was released, we thought that Metallica is back to its roots after the disappointment with the Black Album. But it was just a hopeless thought, once the Load album was released, we held a mourning service on old Metallica.

Top 5? From the Meh-tallica years? If they played this at a concert, I would boo and half of the audience would take a bathroom break.

Dude seriously STOP PAUSING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!