Official music video of Metallica's 'One' depicting the harrowing story of a severely wounded soldier trapped in his own body.
Key Takeaways
- War can cause irreversible physical and psychological damage.
- The soldier's condition symbolizes the loss of identity and humanity.
- The video questions the justification of war and its impact on individuals.
- Desperation and isolation are central themes in the soldier's experience.
- The narrative urges empathy and awareness of war's true cost.
What the video covers
- The video portrays a soldier suffering massive brain damage, unable to feel or think normally.
- It explores themes of war, pain, and the struggle between life and death.
- The soldier questions the meaning of democracy and the cost of war.
- He experiences confusion between dreams and reality, trapped in a nightmare state.
- The narrative includes his desperate pleas for death and help from his family.
- The soldier is depicted as a living corpse, unable to communicate or escape his condition.
- The video highlights the emotional and physical torment caused by war injuries.
- It reflects on the dignity and tragedy of a man reduced to a helpless state.
- The story critiques the futility and horror of war through the soldier's perspective.
- The video combines dialogue, narration, and music to convey its powerful anti-war message.
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The cerebrum has suffered massive irreparable damage. You never know what has happened to him. Had I not been sure of this, I would not have permitted him to live. Where, father? What happened? I need [Music] money. What is democracy? What is democracy? It's got something to do with young men killing each other. When it comes my turn, will you want me to go for democracy? Any man would give his only begotten [Music] son. [Music] It is impossible for a defeated individual to experience pain, pleasure, memory, dreams, or thought of any kind. This young man will be as unfeeling as unthinking as there until the day he joins me. I don't know whether I'm alive and dreaming or dead and remembering. How can you tell what's a dream and what's real? And you can't even tell when you're awake and when you're asleep. Where am I? I can't remember anything. Can't tell if this is true or dream. Deep down inside, I feel this dream, this terrible silence stopping me. Now that the war is through with me, I'm waking up. I cannot see that there's not much left to me. Nothing is real but pain. Now hold my breath. This high wish for death. Oh, please God, wake me. I just went ahead and chopped off everything. Oh God, please make them hear me. They won't listen. They don't hear me. You don't wake me up. I'll be like this for years. Hear me back in the—it's much too real in pumps life that I'm must SP but can't look forward to reveal. Look to the time when I live head to the D that sticks in me just like a wartime Noy tied to machines that make me be cut this life off from me. Hold my breath as I wish for death. Oh, please God, wake me. Just like a piece of meat that keeps on living. Won't always be like this. I can't live like this. I—I can't. Please, no. I can't. I can't. Help me. Somebody, please help me. Mother, where are you? Help me, mother. I'm having a nightmare and I can't wake up. Now the world is gone. I'm just one. Oh God, help me. Hold my breath. This I wish for here. Oh, please God, help me. Me lying here like some freak in a carnival show. He is the AR leg wonder of the 20th [Music] [Music] century. Has a dignity all its own. Father, I need help. I'm in terrible trouble and I need help. Don't you remember when you were little how you and Bill Harper would bring a wire between the two houses so you could telegraph to each other? You'll remember the mor Darkness en visiting me all that I see absolute. I can—I live. I cannot die myself. My it's moris c what [Music] SOS my my spe taking my ha taking my arms dying my legs dying my soul happy with life. [Applause] And what's he say? Say kill me over and over again. [Music] Don't you have some message for him? He's the product of your profession, not [Music] mind. [Music] Kill me. I'm asking you to kill [Music] me. Thank pray for me, please. These man face dead by himself. Hello. Goodbye. [Music] Father, inside me I'm screaming. Nobody pays any attention. If I had arms, I could kill myself. I had legs, I could run away. I had a voice, I could talk and be some kind of company for myself. Why did they get it over with and kill me? I can y for help but nobody help me. Just got to do something. Let's see how I can go on like [Music] [Music] this. Keep the home fires burn while heart. [Applause] Are
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wish for here oh please God help me me lying here like like some freak in carnival show he is the AR leg wonder of the 20th [Music] [Music] century has a dignity all its own father I need help I'm in terrible
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trouble and I need help don't you remember when you were little how you and Bill Harper would uh bring a wire between the two houses so you could Telegraph to each other you'll remember the mor Darkness en visiting me all that I
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see absolute I can I live I canot die myself my it's moris c what [Music] SOS my my spe taking my ha taking my arms diing my legs diing my soul happy with life [Applause] in what's he say say kill
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me over and over again [Music] don't you have some message for him he's the product of your profession not [Music] mind [Music] kill me I'm asking you to kill [Music] me thank pray for me please these man face dead by
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himself Hello Goodbye [Music] father inside me I'm screaming nobody pays any attention if I had arms I could kill myself I had legs I could run away I had a voice I could talk and be some kind of company for myself why did they
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get it over with and kill me I can y for help but nobody help me just got to do something let's see how I can go on like [Music] [Music] this keep the Home Fires burn while heart [Applause]
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