Album: Metallica (1991)

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• No more the craps rolls out your mouth again
  Haven't changed, your brain is still gelatin
  Little whispers circle around your head
  Why don't you worry about yourself instead
  Who are you where ya been where ya from?
  Gossip is burning on the tip of your tongue
  You lie so much you believe yourself
  Judge not lest ye be judged yourself
  
  Holier than thou
  You are
  Holier than thou
  You are
  You know not
  Before you judge me take a look at you
  Can't you find something better to do
  Point the finger, slow to understand
  Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand
  It's not who you are it's who you know
  Others lives are the basis of your own
  Burn your bridges build them back with wealth
  Judge not lest ye be judged yourself
  
  Holier than thou
  You are
  Holier than thou
  You are
  You know not
  
  Yeah who that hell are you?
  
  Holier than thou
  You are
  Holier than thou
  You are
  You know not Writer/s: James Alan Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  Publisher: Word Collections Publishing
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

• Zander from Los Angeles"Judge not lest ye be judged yourself" comes from a Bible verse- Matthew 7:1-3: "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
• Zero from Nowhere, NjScott, also listen to Sanitarium, the riff right after Kirk's third solo. Da na da da da! Da na da da da! Doesn't that sound a lot like that Tom Sawyer riff? They even thank Rush in the liner notes to the Master of Puppets album.
• Scott from Vafb, CaThere is a nod to RUSH's Witch Hunt with the lyrics: Point the finger, slow to understand arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand. The Witch Hunt lyrics are : Quick to judge, Quick to anger, Slow to understand/Ignorance and prejudice And fear Walk hand in hand. According to RUSH they and Metallica were good friends and shared a mutual respect for the other's work.-Scott, Ca.
  
• Steve from Lala Vile, Ini thought it was about lies and how people litterly strangle themselves by covering more lies with more lies
• Nick from Cairns, AustraliaWell here comes the first comment on this songfact.....That talkbox is so funny to hear in the begining of the song. Great sound, the solo, the rhythm guitars, drums, and bass (particularly after the solo, even though its just the chorus riff on bass). Finally, as every comment on a songfacts page should have, the song is overall full of awesomeness!!

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