To Live is to Die Lyrics / And Justice For All / Metallica
To Live is to Die is mostly an instrumental. The song contains a few spoken lyrics near the end of the song that were written by Paul Gerhardt, a German poet. They were popularized in the film Excalibur
. The song was written as a tribute to the Metallica's late bassist Cliff Burton.Lyrics
When a man lies he murders a part of the world,
These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives,
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer,
Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home
Check out the lyrics to Eye of the Beholder or maybe the lyrics to Metallica's One.
