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The Unforgiven III

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The Unforgiven III was released on September 12, 2008 by Blackened Recordings as a part of the album Death Magnetic

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

James Hetfield

Vocals

Lars Ulrich

Drums

Kirk Hammett

Guitar

Robert Trujillo

Robert Trujillo

Bass

David Campbell

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

James Hetfield

Songwriter

Kirk Hammett

Composer

David Campbell

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Rick Rubin

Producer

Greg Fidelman

Mixing Engineer

Andrew Scheps

Mixing Engineer

Mike Gillies

Additional Engineer

Dana Nielsen

Editing Engineer

Dan Monti

Editing Engineer

Kent Matcke

Editing Engineer

DD Erlich

Editing Engineer

Sara Lyn Killion

Sara Lyn Killion

Assistant Engineer

Joshua Smith

Assistant Engineer

Adam Fuller

Assistant Engineer

Jason Gossman

Assistant Engineer

Jason Mott

Assistant Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

How could he know this new dawn's light

Would change his life forever?

Set sail to sea, but pulled off course

By the light of golden treasure

[Verse 2]

Was he the one causing pain

With his careless dreaming?

Been afraid, always afraid

Of the things he's feeling

[Verse 3]

He could just be gone

He would just sail on

He'll just sail on

[Verse 4]

How can I be lost, if I've got nowhere to go?

Search for seas of gold

How come it's got so cold?

[Verse 5]

How can I be lost? In remembrance I relive

And how can I blame you

When it's me I can't forgive?

[Verse 6]

These days drift on inside a fog

It's thick and suffocating

His sinking life, outside it's hell

Inside, intoxicating

[Verse 7]

He's run aground, like his life

Water much too shallow

Slipping fast, down with his ship

Fading in the shadows

[Verse 8]

Now a castaway

They've all gone away

They've gone away

[Verse 9]

How can I be lost, if I've got nowhere to go?

Search for seas of gold

How come it's got so cold?

[Verse 10]

How can I be lost? In remembrance I relive

And how can I blame you

When it's me I can't forgive?

[Verse 11]

Forgive me

Forgive me not

Why can't I forgive me?

[Verse 12]

Set sail to sea, but pulled off course

By the light of golden treasure

How could he know this new dawn's light

Would change his life forever?

[Verse 13]

How can I be lost, if I've got nowhere to go?

Search for seas of gold

How come it's got so cold?

[Verse 14]

How can I be lost? In remembrance I relive

So how can I blame you

When it's me I can't forgive?

Written by: Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich

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