Welcome Home (Sanitarium) – English Lyrics

• By: Metallica
• Album: Master of Puppets (Remastered)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Welcome to where time stands still

No one leaves and no one will

Moon is full, never seems to change

Just labelled mentally deranged

Dream the same thing every night

I see our freedom in my sight

No locked doors, no windows barred

No things to make my brain seem scarred

Sleep my friend, and you will see

The dream is my reality

They keep me locked up in this cage

Can't they see it's why my brain says rage?

Sanitarium

Leave me be

Sanitarium

Just leave me alone

...

Build my fear of what's out there

Cannot breathe the open air

Whisper things into my brain

Assuring me that I'm insane

They think our heads are in their hands

But violent use brings violent plans

Keep him tied, it makes him well

He's getting better, can't you tell?

No more can they keep us in

Listen, damn it, we will win

They see it right, they see it well

But they think this saves us from our hell

Sanitarium

Leave me be

Sanitarium

Just leave me alone

...

Sanitarium

(Just leave me alone)

...

Fear of living on

Natives getting restless now

Mutiny in the air

Got some death to do

Mirror stares back hard

Kill, it's such a friendly word

Seems the only way

For reaching out again

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stands /stændz/ B1	verb - remain upright; be in or take a specified position.
labelled /ˈleɪbəld/ B1	verb - attach a label to.
deranged /dɪˈreɪndʒd/ C1	adjective - affected by mental derangement.
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance.
barred /bɑːrd/ B1	verb - secure with bars.
scarred /skɑːrd/ B1	adjective - marked with scars.
cage /keɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a structure of bars or mesh used to confine animals.
rage /reɪdʒ/ B2	noun - violent, uncontrollable anger.
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - take air into and expel it from the lungs.
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged.
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B2	adjective - using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
tied /taɪd/ A2	verb - fastened with string or rope.
restless /ˈrestləs/ B1	adjective - unable to rest or relax because of worry or boredom.
mutiny /ˈmjuːtɪni/ C1	noun - an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by sailors against their officers.
stares /steərz/ B1	verb - look fixedly or intently with one's eyes.
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - cause the death of.
reaching /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - put (an arm or leg) or something else into a particular position.

Key Grammar Structures

• Welcome to where time stands still

  ➔ Present Simple with 'stands'

  ➔ The verb 'stands' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general truth. It describes a state that is ongoing or permanent.

• No one leaves and no one will

  ➔ Present Simple with 'leaves' and 'will'

  ➔ Both 'leaves' and 'will' are in the present simple, emphasizing a general truth or prediction. 'Will' here is used for future certainty.

• Dream the same thing every night

  ➔ Present Simple with 'dream'

  ➔ The verb 'dream' is in the present simple, indicating a habitual action. It suggests that dreaming the same thing is a regular occurrence.

• They keep me locked up in this cage

  ➔ Present Simple with 'keep'

  ➔ The verb 'keep' is in the present simple, indicating a continuous or repeated action. It emphasizes that the speaker is currently being confined.

• Cannot breathe the open air

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' in Negative Form

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used in its negative form 'cannot' to express inability. It indicates that the speaker is unable to breathe the open air.

• Assuring me that I'm insane

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'assuring'

  ➔ The verb 'assuring' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now. It suggests that the assurance is an ongoing process.

• Got some death to do

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'have got'

  ➔ The phrase 'got some death to do' uses the present perfect with 'have got' to indicate an action that began in the past and is relevant now. It suggests an obligation or necessity.