Song Details
Written by
- James Hetfield
- Lars Ulrich
- Cliff Burton
Total Performances
1589
First Performed Live
August 3, 1984
Most Recent Performance
November 30, 2025
Appeared on These Releases
Lyrics
Make his fight on the hill in the early day
Constant chill deep inside
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
On they fight, for they’re right, yes, but who’s to say?
For a hill, men would kill. Why? They do not know
Stiffened wounds test their pride
Men of five, still alive through the raging glow
Gone insane from the pain that they surely know
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls
Take a look to the sky just before you die
It’s the last time he will
Blackened roar, massive roar, fills the crumbling sky
Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry
Stranger now are his eyes to this mystery
Hears the silence so loud
Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be
Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see
For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls
© 1984 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)
Live Performances
November 30, 2025
Doha, Qatar
Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix @ Lusail International Circuit
November 19, 2025
Auckland, New Zealand
Eden Park
November 15, 2025
Sydney, Australia
Accor Stadium
November 12, 2025
Brisbane, Australia
Suncorp Stadium
November 8, 2025
Melbourne, Australia
Marvel Stadium
November 5, 2025
Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide Oval
November 1, 2025
Perth, Australia
Optus Stadium
October 15, 2025
San Francisco, CA, United States
Dreamfest Concert for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals @ Chase Center
August 28, 2025
Amagansett, NY, United States
Stephen Talkhouse
July 5, 2025
Birmingham, England
Back to the Beginning @ Villa Park
June 29, 2025
Denver, CO, United States
Empower Field at Mile High
June 22, 2025
Santa Clara, CA, United States
Levi's Stadium