Heavy metal hitmakers Metallica and protopunk progenitor Lou Reed, nicknamed Loutallica, released a stream of “The View” during the weekend from their upcoming full-length collaboration Lulu.
The song features post-Black Album Metallica’s characteristic mid-tempo chugging mixed with a haunting, poetic vocal delivery from Reed.
The idea for Lulu, which is thematically a reworking of a series of plays Reed was writing for the stage, came together after Metallica and Reed performed a series of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York back in 2009.
The album is set to drop on October 31 across the globe. Here in the States we’ll have to wait a day and pick it up on November 1. Stay tuned for our review!
In the meantime, we’d love to know what you think of “The View” in the comments section.
And for the Metallica/Lou Reed completist, we’re providing the lyrics:
I AM A CHORUS OF THE VOICES
THAT GATHER UP THE MAGNETS
SET BEFORE ME
I ATTRACT YOU AND REPEL YOU
A SCIENCE OF THE HEART
AND BLOOD AND MEANING
THE COLDNESS OF MOST BEAUTIES
IS A CHALLENGE THAT OUR YOUTH
MUST QUICKLY CONQUER
THERE IS NO TIME FOR GUILT
OR SECOND GUESSING, SECOND GUESSING
BASED ON FEELING
I AM THE TRUTH, THE BEAUTY
THAT CAUSES YOU TO CROSS
YOUR SACRED BOUNDARIES
I HAVE NO MORALS
SOME THINK ME CHEAP
AND SOMEONE WHO DESPISES
THE NORMALCY OF HEARTBREAK
THE PURITY OF LOVE
BUT I WORSHIP THE YOUNG
AND JUST FORMED ANGEL
WHO SITS UPON THE PIN OF LUST
EVERYTHING ELSE
BORES ME
I WANT TO SEE YOUR SUICIDE
I WANT TO SEE YOU GIVE IT UP
YOUR LIFE OF REASON
I WANT YOU ON THE FLOOR
AND IN A COFFIN YOUR SOUL SHAKING
I WANT TO HAVE YOU DOUBTING
EVERY MEANING YOU’VE AMASSED
LIKE A FORTUNE
OH THROW IT AWAY
FOR WORSHIP SOMEONE
WHO ACTIVELY DESPISES YOU
FOR WORSHIP SOMEONE
WHO ACTIVELY DESPISES YOU
I AM THE ROOT
I AM THE PROGRESS
I’M THE AGGRESSOR
I AM THE TABLET
THESE TEN STORIES
WORSHIP
WORSHIP
PAIN AND EVIL HAVE THEIR PLACE
SITTING HERE BESIDE ME
I OFFER THEM TO YOU AS SERVANTS
OF THE GOLD THAT YOU MUST GIVE
PAIN AND EVIL HAVE THEIR PLACE
SITTING HERE BESIDE ME
AND I’LL OFFER THEM, I OFFER THEM TO YOU
AS SERVANTS OF THE GOLD
THAT YOU MUST GIVE TO ME
I WANT TO SEE YOUR SUICIDE
I WANT TO SEE YOU GIVE IT UP, GIVE IT UP
YOUR YOUR LIFE OF REASON
I WANT TO SEE YOU ON THE FLOOR
AND IN A COFFIN, SOUL SHAKING
SOUL SHAKING
I WANT TO HAVE YOU DOUBTING
EVERY MEANING YOU’VE AMASSED
LIKE A FORTUNE, LIKE A FORTUNE
THROW IT AWAY
FOR WORSHIP OF SOMEONE WHO ACTIVELY DESPISES YOU
WHO ACTIVELY DESPISES YOU
