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“The Unforgiven” had such a big impact on the fans that the band decided to follow it up with a sequel: “The Unforgiven II” on 1997's Reload. Musically, the difference between the two is very subtle, the first being a softer acoustic flavoured track while the latter is all electric guitars. I like the use of electric guitars on “Unforgiven II” but prefer the original version. Like I said before, I like picking these songs on my acoustic electric guitar. On this track Hetfield describes someone’s life, from early childhood to old age, and how that life was affected by those raising him. I’ve included more lyrics than is perhaps necessary, but this is truly one un-f**king-believable song:
“New blood joins this earth
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pained disgrace
The young boy learns their rules
With time the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man struggles on and on he's known
A vow unto his own
That never from this day
His will they'll take away
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never be
Never see
Won't see what might have been
What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven”
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