Metallica Song Catalog: Helpless (Diamond Head Cover)

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Written by

Sean Harris
Brian Tatler

Total Performances

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First Performed Live

March 14, 1982

Anaheim, CA, United States

Most Recent Performance

December 13, 2024

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Appeared on These Releases

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Lyrics

I gotta see you moving fast See you come my way See the dreams, I hope they last Never fade away Gotta see the lights above Make it loud tonight Gotta set it all a-fire Set it all a-light See the flashing lights Hear the thunder roar I am gonna set you all a-light Gotta make it man I ain’t got a choice Gotta fill this hall tonight Helpless Helpless Helpless Helpless I don’t what I’m gonna do Maybe not tonight Gotta set you all a-fire Gotta treat you right I can see the flashing lights Lit before your love Gotta hear the thunder roar Coming from above See the flashing lights Hear the thunder roar I’m gonna set you all a-light Gotta make it man I ain’t got no choice Gotta fill this hall tonight Helpless Helpless Helpless Helpless I can see the stars I can see what’s going on Every night alone I sing my song just for fun Only time will tell If I’ll make it myself someday This stage is mine Music is my destiny Cannot squeeze the life from me I can see the stars I can see what’s going on Every night alone I sing my song just for fun Only time will tell If I’ll make it myself someday This stage is mine Music is my destiny Cannot squeeze the life from me

Originally released by Diamond Head in 1980 on the Lightning to the Nations album.

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