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"The God that Failed" is a song from [[Metallica]]'s self-titled album. This album was a controversial album written in 1991, because of the change in lyrics (from death and destruction to more personal topics). 

"The God that Failed", written by [[James Hetfield | Hetfield]] and [[Lars Ulrich | Ulrich]], is a song about Hetfield's mother's [[Christian Science]] beliefs. Because of her [[faith]] she refused treatement and died from [[cancer]].


==Lyrics==
Pride you took
pride you feel
pride that you felt when you'd kneel

not the word
not the love
not what you thought from above

it feeds
it grows
it clouds all that you will know
deceit
deceive
decide just what you believe

I see faith in your eyes
never your hear the discouraging lies
I hear faith in your cries
broken is the promise, betrayal
the healing hand held back by the deepened nail

follow the god that failed

find your peace
find your say
find the smooth road in your way

trust you gave
a child to save
left you cold and him in grave

it feeds
it grows
it clouds all that you will know
deceit
deceive
decide just what you believe

I see faith in your eyes
never you hear the discouraging lies
I hear faith in your cries
broken is the promise, betrayal
the healing hand held back by the deepened nail

follow the god that failed

I see faith in your eyes
broken is the promise, betrayal
the healing hand held back by the deepened nail

follow the god that failed

pride you took
pride you feel
pride that you felt when you'd kneel

trust you gave
a child to save
left you cold and him in grave

I see faith in your eyes
never you hear the discouraging lies
I hear faith in your cries
broken is the promise, betrayal
the healing hand held back by deepened nail

Follow the god that failed…ye-yeah!!
Broken is the promise, betrayal, betrayal, Yeah

==Works Cited==
Other wikipedia sites

http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=36916

[[Category:Metallica songs]]