Overload (album)/Bad Seed

These are the lyrics to Bad Seed, a song originally released on American heavy metal band Metallica's "ReLoad" album in 1997. The song is about the general collective greed of man and how they always want and want and want. And when they get it, they can't handle it, and they choke on it. On the album Overload, the superstar feels greedier by the life they spawned from all the alcoholic abuse and starts paying the price for how much they choke on their bad seed.

Lyrics
'' Yeah-yeah... yeah-yeah... Mmm, bad... Yeah, yeah-yeah!

Come clean - 'fess up Tell all - spill gut Off the veil - stand revealed Show the cards Bring it on - break the seal

("Ladies and Gentlemen: step right up And see the man who wants the truth!")

Swing the noose again Pierce the apple's skin Ya bit more than you need Now you're chokin' on the bad seed On the bad seed... ah, chokin'

Yeah-h'eh...

Let on - load up Confess all - cast down At the mercy - cat is out Drop the disguise Spit it up - spit it out

("And now, what you've all been waiting for... I give you: He, who suffers the truth!")

Swing the noose again Pierce the apple's skin Yeah, ya bit more than you need Now you're chokin' on the bad seed Chokin' on the bad seed, yeah

Off the veil - stand revealed Bring it on - break the seal At the mercy - cat is out Spit it up - spit it out Spit it up - spit it out Spit it out, now! At the mercy

(Swing the noose again) (Pierce the apple's skin) (You bit more than you need) (Chokin' on the seed...)

Swing the noose again Pierce the apple's skin Yeah, ya bit more than you need Now you're chokin' on the Chokin', chokin', chokin' on the bad seed, yeah

Off the veil - stand revealed Bring it on - break the seal At the mercy - cat is out Spit it up - spit it out Spit it out - spit it out Spit it out, now! Chokin' on the bad seed Bad, bad, bad, bad seed! ''