

It really works off "master of puppets", but represents it much more subtle, thus dangerous Misdirected actions of misfired instincts of people that dont know themselves. A force that feels foreign as a drug, as an addiction as greed,etc., and satan laughs at all the nasty things we do, while actually begging for love."im your hate when you want loove"!. The twist is that his incarnation of satan tries to become a cautionary tale, by mocking the puppet, how is he/her, all of us been used by the only form of a real negative force.

And it is "Sad but true" that you can't escape your past and your fears build by it and that the future has already been written by your past decisions.

It is how your past and decisions build you and have a result over your future.

The simple explanation is usually the right one. It's not about manipulation or anything like that. Ivaylo from BulgariaThis song is about life itself and how life actually controls you.Andrew from OrI always thought this song (which is AWESOME!!!) was about drugs controlling your mind!.Dano from Medford Oregon I think this song is about codependency and and how one who is in a toxic relationship is under the misconception that one cannot live without the other that one is the others pain that the other you cannot see.No One from No WhereI always thought it meant depression controlling someone and that's sad but true.Depends on where you are in your journey. Russ from NashvilleReading all the comments only solidifies for me that music has different meanings for different people.Not that I’m a religious nut, but when you listen to it and think the context fits almost perfectly Bvshr from Jacksonville I was told the song Sad But True had strong satanic elements to it.Zack from Czech RepublicThis song is simply about a soul or spirit talking to its own body.nothing else.Cults might fit that description, but not religion. Theknowerseeker from Baton RougeDoesn't sound like anything having to do with religion but rather with codependency / abusive relationship or with multiple personalities / disassociation.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Writer/s: James Alan Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
