Battery – English Lyrics

• By: Metallica
• Album: Master of Puppets

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the high-octane world of thrash metal with 'Battery'. This song is perfect for advanced learners looking to master rapid-fire English pronunciation and intense, rhythmic vocabulary used in heavy music.

[English]

Lashing out the action, returning the reaction

Weak are ripped and torn away

Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower

Battery is here to stay

Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me

Cannot stop the battery

...

Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession

Cannot kill the battery

Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me

Battery, battery

Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers

Never-ending potency

Hungry violence-seeker, feeding off the weaker

Breeding on insanity

Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me

Cannot stop the battery

...

Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession

Cannot kill the battery

Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me

Battery, battery

...

Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing

Powerhouse of energy

Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry

We create the battery

Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me

Cannot stop the battery

...

Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession

Cannot kill the battery

Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me

Battery, battery

Battery, battery

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
battery /ˈbætəri/ B2	noun - a device that stores electrical energy
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - ability to do something; energy
aggression /əˈɡrɛʃən/ C1	noun - hostile or violent behavior
obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/ C1	noun - persistent preoccupation with a particular idea
lunacy /ˈluːnəsi/ C1	noun - extreme foolishness; insanity
boundaries /ˈbaʊndəriz/ B2	noun - limits or edges of an area
crushing /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - to press or squeeze with great force
smashing /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - to break something into pieces violently
hypnotizing /ˈhɪpnətaɪzɪŋ/ C1	verb - to induce a trance-like state
potency /ˈpəʊtənsi/ C1	noun - great power or influence
insanity /ɪnˈsænɪti/ C1	noun - the state of being seriously mentally ill
destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ B2	noun - the act of destroying something
hammer /ˈhæmər/ B1	noun - a tool with a heavy head used for striking
fury /ˈfjʊəri/ C1	noun - violent anger
energy /ˈɛnərdʒi/ B1	noun - the capacity for vigorous activity
feeding /ˈfiːdɪŋ/ B2	verb - to give food to; to supply
breeding /ˈbriːdɪŋ/ B2	verb - to produce offspring; to cultivate (a trait)
cower /ˈkaʊər/ C1	verb - to crouch down in fear
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking strength or power

Key Grammar Structures

• Weak are ripped and torn away

  ➔ Passive voice (present simple)

  ➔ The verb phrase **"are ripped and torn"** is in the passive voice, showing that *Weak* receives the action.

• Lashing out the action, returning the reaction

  ➔ Present‑participle (‑ing) phrase used as a modifier

  ➔ Both **"Lashing"** and **"returning"** are present‑participle forms that act like adjectives describing the nouns that follow.

• Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower

  ➔ Present‑participle clause + relative clause (that‑clause)

  ➔ The **"crushing"** phrase is a present‑participle clause, and **"that cower"** is a relative clause modifying *all*.

• Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me

  ➔ Present perfect (has + past participle)

  ➔ The verb **"has found"** uses the present perfect, linking a past action (*found*) with its present relevance (*me*).

• Cannot stop the battery

  ➔ Modal verb (cannot) + base verb (stop)

  ➔ The modal **"cannot"** expresses impossibility and is followed directly by the base verb **"stop"**.

• Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession

  ➔ Subject‑verb agreement (singular third‑person "turns")

  ➔ The subject *Pounding out aggression* is treated as singular, so the verb **"turns"** takes the -s ending.

• We create the battery

  ➔ Simple present affirmative

  ➔ The verb **"create"** is in the simple present, expressing a habitual or general action performed by *we*.

• Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing

  ➔ Simple present + present‑participle adjunct (comes crushing)

  ➔ The verb **"comes"** is in simple present, and the following **"crushing"** is a present‑participle phrase giving extra information about how the hammer comes.

• Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me

  ➔ Passive voice (is found) + modal verb (cannot) + base verb (kill)

  ➔ The clause **"battery is found"** uses the passive voice, while **"cannot kill"** combines the modal **"cannot"** with the base verb **"kill"** to express impossibility.