Composition
The song begins slowly with guitar harmonics, which eventually leads into the main riff followed by the bass guitar, drums and solo. The lyrics progress and become more harsh, backed by harsher vocals (in comparison to the cleaner vocals of the song) and heavily distorted guitars. The song ends with several guitar solos, two heavy and fast drum solos by Lars Ulrich, and a few lyrics that hint about an uprising in the asylum. Like "Fade to Black", "One", and "The Day That Never Comes", the song starts off slow and clean, but becomes heavier and faster as it progresses.
The original demo version of this song features an extended ending which is eventually used as bass and guitar solos in the song "Orion".
The main riff from Rush's "Tom Sawyer" is quoted in Metallica's song.
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