The Day That Never Comes

The first single off the 2008 Metallica album Death Magnetic. It's 7 minutes and 56 seconds long. Premiered at 11am PST on August 21, 2008 at Metallica.com and MissionMetallica.com as well as on many radio stations worldwide. The song was played live for the first time on August 22, 2008 at Leeds Festival, where Metallica headlined the first day. Music video for The Day That Never Comes was shot in the desert outside of Los Angeles, CA on July 31, 2008 and directed by Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg.

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Born to push you 'round Better just stay down You pull away, he hits the flesh, you hit the ground Mouth so full of lies Tend to black your eyes Just keep them closed, keep praying, just keep waiting [Chorus] Waiting for the one The day that never comes, ah When you stand up and feel the warmth But the sunshine never comes, no No, the sunshine never comes [Verse 2] Push you cross that line Just stay down this time Hide in yourself, crawl in yourself, you'll have your time God, I'll make them pay Take it back one day I'll end this day, I'll splatter color on this gray [Chorus] Waiting for the one The day that never comes, ah When you stand up and feel the warmth, huh But the sunshine never comes [Bridge] Love is a four letter word And never spoken here Love is a four letter word Here in this prison I suffer this no longer I'll put an end to this, I swear This, I swear, the sun will shine This, I swear! This, I swear! This! I! Swear! [Instrumental Outro]