[Spoken: James Hetfield]
L.A., "Ride the Lightning!"

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Guilty as charged, but dammit, it ain't right
Someone else controlling me
Death in the air, strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
Who made you God to say
You'll take my life from me?

[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Verse 2]
Wait for the sign to flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat, chilling cold, as I watch death unfold
Consciousness, my only friend
My fingers grip with fear
What am I doing here?
[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Bridge]
Someone help me
Oh, please, God, help me
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Someone help me
Oh, please, God, help me
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die

[Spoken: James Hetfield]
Hey, hey, hey
Can we have some fuckin' hands?
Hey, hey, hey

[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Time moving slow, the minutes seem like hours
The final curtain all I see
How true is this? Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
Wakened by horrid scream
Freed from this frightening dream

[Chorus]
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Instrumental Outro]

[Spoken: James Hetfield]
Ah, ha-ha-ha!
It's good to see the old freaks again
Looks like we got a few people came here
To get out of control tonight
I've been hearin' a lot of shit
About how fuckin' wild you've been getting these days