I read through some of the comments before writing my own opinion of the song’s meaningful nature. Some of them were useless and a whole lot’a babble, others were religiously based, which made me want to gague and roll on the floor, and occasionally some good points were mentioned. My interpretation of the song will probably have the same reactions to the ones I’d seen above or worse of ones. So, here I go, I’ll try and summerize as best I can!
Nothing Else Matters-Metallica
When I’d first heard this song I was stumped, I didn’t know what they were talking about, how could such a melody have lyrics of such dark nature, well, this is how I percieve it after replaying it to the point of having 567 plays on my Itunes:
So close, no matter how far Couldn’t be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator speaks of a first love, or maybe even a true love after searching many years for him/her (perhaps also a signifacant other). In love we need to trust, and even more so in ourselves. The narrator says that in love trust and being true to your heart is all that matters. Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don’t just say And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator is opening himself to him/her like a book, telling secrets and sharing things he/she’d of never imagined sharing. He/she is having a spur of reality, rebellion even, deciding that their life is their own and that he/she is determined to live it how they want no matter what people say. Being true to you is all that matters. Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator now is finding a sense of belonging and trust in their significant other, learning new things and keeping an open mind towards what’s happening. Being open and willing to change is all that matters. Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know But I know Comment: The narrator is accusing people of not caring enough for their actions and shaming them for not using their knoweledge. He says he knows, something of the reality. Perhaps a break in the trust? Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don’t just say Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us, something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Comment: The narrator repeats himself, obviosuly destressed from some event, telling you that he/she needs to stay true to themselves and rebuild a trust. Again, he/she says that trust and staying true is all that matters. Never cared for what they say Never cared for games they play Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know And I know Comment: Now we know there has been a break somewhere between then and now. The narrator tells us that they don’t care about their actions, that they’re playing games and know it. He/she might appear oblivious to what’s going on, but he/she makes it clear that they KNOW what’s happening, that they have and still do. So close, no matter how far Couldn’t be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are No, nothing else matters Comment: The song ends with a specific cluster of lyrics, saying that you need to trust in you and not others. He/she says that no matter how far you are, or how close you are to love or something more than what you have, always stay close and true to you, that’s all that matters.
Anyway, that’s my disection of the song, and how I interpreted it so many times over. Feel free to agree and disagree, but that’s how I see it. A song is a song and a song holds a meaning; how we as individuals take in that meaning is how we as individuals will learn to appreciate the song as a piece of art, and even at times, a part of us. We relate and understand things differently, hope this helped!
