"Broken, Beat
& Scarred" is the
forty-fifth single by American heavy metal band Metallica,
and the sixth from their ninth studio
album, Death Magnetic, released
on April 3.
Hetfield and Lars Ulrich argued at
length over the title of this song. Hetfield said that he did not like the
title, but Ulrich was "very adamant" that it should be called
"Broken, Beat & Scarred."
On March 19, Metallica's website
announced "Broken, Beat & Scarred" as the next single from the
album. The single was released in two formats - a digi-collector’s edition and
a maxi single.
On
March 26, the official video for "Broken, Beat & Scarred"
premiered on Metallica.com. The video features the band performing the song
live on the Death Magnetic tour. It was directed by Wayne Isham, who has
previously worked with the band on several videos including Cunning Stunts.
You
rise you fall your down and you rise again
What don’t Kill you Makes you more strong
You rise you fall your down and you rise again
What don’t Kill you Made you more strong
Rise Fall down Rise again
What don’t Kill you Makes you more strong
Rise Fall down Rise again
What don’t Kill you Made you more strong
Through black days through black nights
Through pitch black insides
What don’t Kill you Makes you more strong
You rise you fall your down and you rise again
What don’t Kill you Made you more strong
Rise Fall down Rise again
What don’t Kill you Makes you more strong
Rise Fall down Rise again
What don’t Kill you Made you more strong
Through black days through black nights
Through pitch black insides
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Broken Beat and Scarred
But we die hard
But we die hard
Dawn the death the fight to the final breath
What don’t Kill you Made you more strong
The Dawn the death the fight to the final breath
What don’t Kill you Make you more strong
Dawn Death Fight Final breath
What don’t Kill you Make you more strong
Dawn Death Fight Final breath
What don’t Kill you Make you more strong
The scratch me they scrape me they cut and rape me
What don’t Kill you Made you more strong
The Dawn the death the fight to the final breath
What don’t Kill you Make you more strong
Dawn Death Fight Final breath
What don’t Kill you Make you more strong
Dawn Death Fight Final breath
What don’t Kill you Make you more strong
The scratch me they scrape me they cut and rape me
Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Breaking
your life and Broken Beat and Scarred
But we die hard
But we die hard
Breaking your teeth on the hard life a coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Bleeding your soul in a hard luck story
Show your scars
Spilling your blood in the hot sun’s glory
Show your scars
Spilling your blood in the hot sun’s glory
Breaking your life and Broken Beat and Scarred
But we die hard
But we die hard
We die hard!!!
We die hard
We die hard