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I listen to Metal for the first time!
i wanted to listen to some Metal and so i thought what better band to start me off on this Journey than Metallica! What. A. Song!
For the first minute or so i was taken back by the complex musicality of the song; the everchanging riffs, energy and fantstic playing but it wasnt until the line 'chop your breakfast on a mirror', that i understood what the song was about. It all clicked from that minute! the song was about addiction. The song was written from the perspective of the dugs itself; referring to itself as the 'Master'.
The start of the song is very fast-paced, energetic, angry almost. it made you feel on edge listening to it, as the riffs constantly changed, i never felt stable as a listener. Then the music changed. It transitioned into this slower, melodic, almost euphoric sound that instantly put that instability to rest. I initially interpretted this as the come-down after the drugs have worn off - the lull in mood when you are getting over the effects, but then i changed my mind and decided this was representing the relief from finally taking the drug. it was the high.
Moved from that phase into the next phase seamlessly and then came the trouble. Very quickly, that agitation built uo again. and for the only time in the song we hear the lyrics from the user's point of view calling to their 'master'. I think he shouts 'you promised only lies' - questioning all the things you think drugs are going to help you achieve hasnt come to fruition!
i loved this song! i loved the energy, the thought that went into how the song was created and finally the lyrics and the overall message. It was only at the end of the song i then realised the whole album must be about control - hence the name master of puppets!